After becoming the hero by scoring the decisive goal against Abahani Limited on Sunday, Mohammedan striker Wahed Ahmed made a plea to the team management to provide him more opportunity to play in the first eleven. This was Wahed’s third goal in a row in the same number of games which helped his get into the ... Read more
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BCB to dig deep into Shane saga
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will make a decision on national team’s head coach Shane Jurgensen only after knowing why he had resigned, president Nazmul Hasan said on Saturday. ‘Till now we have not thought of removing him,’ Nazmul told reporters at the Apollo Hospital, where he went to visit Mushfiqur Rahim. ‘We must think that
Farhad cracks ton as BCL resumes
Middle-order batsman Farhad Hossain cracked a century to help BCB North Zone complete the day one comfortably at 287-4 against Walton Central Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League which resumed after a break at BKSP on Saturday. In the other match, Abdur Razzak and Sohag Gazi shared seven wickets between them as Prime Bank South Zone
Russell leave with high hopes
Reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Russell KC will leave for Colombo today to participate in the AFC President’s Cup with an eye on the second round. Abahani Limited participated five times in the President’s Cup, which will be scrapped after this year, but they never could qualify for the final round.
Mohammedan, Abahani lock horns today
Arch-rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club will face off in a crucial Bangladesh Premier League encounter today aiming to reduce the gap on table-toppers Sheikh Jamal DC. The match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium will kick off at 6:00pm and will be telecast live on BTV World. Abahani are in the second position with 25 points
Jurgensen’s resignation not a surprise for BCB chief
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Friday that the resignation of head coach Shane Jurgensen did not come as a surprise and they are not willing to make an approach to keep him for long. ‘When a tournament ends and the performance of the team is not up to the mark, the coach is ... Read more
Mushfiq admitted to Apollo with liver problems
Bangladesh national cricket team captain Mushfiqur Rahim was admitted to Apollo Hospitals on Thursday as he had been suffering from fever for the last four days and after some tests he was diagnosed with some complications in his liver, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s physician said on Friday. Mushfiq’s unexpected illness came as a major blow for BCB ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal blank Muktis
Table-toppers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2-0 in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Banganbandhu National Stadium on Friday. After a draw with Feni Soccer in their previous match, Jamal managed their ninth victory in the league and they are only side to stay unbeaten.
BCB left waiting for Jurgensen
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is being kept on their toes as the wait for Shane Jurgensen lingers on after the Australian head coach of the national team, who resigned recently, changed his arrival flight schedule. BCB’s cricket operations chairman Akram Khan said on Tuesday that Jurgensen was expected on Wednesday rescheduling his original arrival date on
Star, Ten bid for media rights
Stars Sports and Ten Sports are among the bidders for Bangladesh’s media rights for the next six years, said the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday. Gazi Television and a private consortium Mediacom also bought the tender documents, providing BCB a major boost in their quest for a permanent broadcaster
Goldmark names Mushfiq as Brand Ambassador
National cricket captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Tuesday signed a one-year deal with cookies and biscuit manufacturer Goldmark Foods Ltd as its Brand Ambassador. A grand signing ceremony was held on the occasion at the Westin Hotel where managing director of the company, Mohammed Bashir was present
Board silent on Jurgensen affair
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is silent about the national head coach Shane Jurgensen after he resigned on Monday that took officials by surprise. Jurgensen is expected to return to Dhaka today to complete his resignation formalities and serve a notice period that will end in June with
Parvez gives BJMC incredible win
Supersub Abdullah Parvez gave Team BJMC an incredible injury time 3–2 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Parvez came into the field in the 77th minute as a substitute for Shahanur Rahman Rony and changed the match. As his team were trailing 2–1, he ... Read more
Jurgensen quits as Tigers’ coach
BCB did not accept resignation, says decision spurred by emotion The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday suffered a serious blow as national team’s Australian head coach Shane Jurgensen resigned from his post apparently being upset by certain media speculation about his future. The BCB received an e-mail minutes before it was preparing to hold an emergency ... Read more
BCB forms committee for media rights
The Bangladesh Cricket Board at an emergency meeting on Monday formed a committee to finalise the details of media rights, said the officials. BCB’s chairman of the marketing and commercial committee Kazi Enam Ahmed will head the committee which also included directors Afzalur Rahman Sinha,
Abahani close gap on Jamal
Four-time champions Abahani Limited closed to gap with table-toppers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club thanks to their 1-0 win over Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra in the Bangladesh Premier League in Dhaka on Monday. Abahani now moved to 25 points from 12 matches, just three shy of Jamal, who until a draw against Feni Soccer in
Shane safe, Corey faces the heat?
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is unlikely to take any action against head coach Shane Jurgensen and has rather shifted its focus on Australian batting and fielding coach Corey Richard, the officials said ahead of a crunch Board of Directors meeting today. The emergency meeting was convened to discuss the media rights for which the BCB is
BCB lifts ban on Gladiators duo
The Bangladesh Cricket Board lifted the provisional ban on Dhaka Gladiators’ left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain and pace bowler Mahbubul Alam as the duo came out clean after being charged in the Bangladesh Premier League’s match-fixing scandal. BCB’s acting chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury said there is no bar
English club side all out for three
England’s cricketers may have suffered the embarrassment of a World Twenty20 defeat by the Netherlands and a 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia but even they were never bowled out for three as happened to one club side on Saturday. Wirral, from north-west England, were dismissed for just three away to Haslington in a Cheshire League ... Read more
Spirited Feni Soccer hold Jamal
Feni Soccer Club came from two goals down to hold title contenders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 2-2 in a thrilling Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Haitian Wedson Anselme struck twice inside the first 30 minutes to put Jamal ahead and Feni responded almost immediately,