Haitian national team footballer Pascal Millien left Dhaka yesterday without playing a league match for treble-winners Sheikh Russel KC after a conflict with the club regarding his payment. Sheikh Russel president Nurul Alam Chowdhury said that the 27-year-old attacking midfielder decided not to play in Bangladesh because he did not like
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Usha post third straight win
Usha Krira Chakra beat Ajax SC 3-2 in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Wednesday, taking their winning-streak to three games. National striker Krishna Kumar scored in the second minute to give Usha the lead, but Rahat Sarwar converted a penalty just eight minutes to bring ... Read more
Jurgensen backs snubbed Naeem
Bangladesh national team coach Shane Jurgensen backed out-of-favour batsman Naeem Islam after he was omitted from the 14-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on 27 January in Dhaka. Naeem, who missed the Sri Lanka tour last year due to injury, rediscovered his form in the last ODI series against New Zealand ... Read more
Mahmudullah takes 12 in win
Walton Central Zone captain Mahmudullah claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match to clinch a dramatic 37-run victory over Prime Bank South Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League at BKSP-3 on Tuesday. One day after Taijul Islam won the man-of-the-match award at BKSP-2 for his 12 wickets in BCB North Zone’s victory over Islami Bank ... Read more
Muktis beat Sk Russell again
Muktijoddha Sangsad overcame the challenge of Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra once again, this time in the Bangladesh Premier Football League on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The first meeting between the two sides came at the group stage of the season’s opening tournament, the Federation Cup, where Muktijoddha prevailed over the Blues and the
Sylhet officially ruled out of SL series
The Sylhet Divisional Stadium was officially ruled out from the fixture of the forthcoming home series against Sri Lanka, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Tuesday. The decision was announced at a ticketing partnership declaration programme held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. ‘The match which was
Negre to launch school hockey
International Hockey Federation president Leandro Negre will launch the National School Hockey Championship, set to begin from February. This will be Negre’s second visit to Bangladesh in a year and the FIH president is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on January 31 before announcing the school
Shamsur earns Test nod, Imrul recalled
Opening batman Shamsur Rahman was rewarded for his recent form with a place in the Test set-up on Monday when Bangladesh named its 14-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka. Shamsur, who played a brilliant knock of 96 runs in the third one-day international against New Zealand to help Bangladesh complete a 3-0 ... Read more
Relaxed Shamsur in national set-up
Uncapped Shamsur Rahman on Monday said that not taking undue pressure upon himself eventually helped him to get into the Bangladesh squad for the first home Test match against Sri Lanka starting January 27. Gone are the days when Shamsur spent most of his time fretting about what went wrong as the hard-hitting batsman could not ... Read more
Taijul takes 12 in North win
Man-of-the-match Taijul Islam claimed another five-for at BKSP-2 on Monday to give him 12 scalps in BCB North Zone’s seven-wicket victory over Islami Bank East Zone with a day to spare in the Bangladesh Cricket League. Meanwhile, Prime Bank South Zone require another 151 runs on the final day with seven wickets remaining to defeat Walton ... Read more
BCB relieved as security briefing ends
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday heaved a sigh of relief after it successfully completed the security briefing over the ICC World Twenty20, 2014 to the representatives of participating teams. Representatives of five top cricketing nations – Australia, England, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – attended the briefing along with the ICC and BCB officials ... Read more
BJMC smash seven past Baridhara
Team BJMC came back after consecutive defeats to Muktijoddha and Mohammedan in the Bangladesh Premier League with a massive 7-0 thrashing of Uttar Baridhara at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. This was the seventh time a team has won 7-0 in BPL history. Mohammedan has managed the feat four times, while Abahani Limited did it ... Read more
Abahani, Usha seal easy wins
Abahani Limited and Usha Krira Chakra both recorded their second consecutive victory in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Abahani thumped Dhaka Wanderers Club 11-0 while last season’s runners-up Usha KC overcame Azad Sporting Club 5-1. Abahani’s national forward
Marshal makes his case
Facing fierce competition at the top of the Tigers’ Test line-up, Marshal Ayub made his case to stay in the number three hole he occupied against New Zealand. Marshal hit an unbeaten century on day two of the Bangladesh Premier League’s second round of matches at the BKSP on Sunday, providing a timely
Morrison inspires Abahani win
Abahani Limited got the better of archrivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in the first meeting between the two sides in the 7th Bangladesh Premier Football League as the Sky Blues registered a 1-0 victory on Sunday. Ghanaian marksman Osei Morrison bagged the all-important goal in the 17th minute at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The Black and Whites
Gladiators question Pont being spared
The Dhaka Gladiators’ lawyer questioned the authority of the International Cricket Council to investigate the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing scandal and alleged that their foreign players and coach were spared discriminatorily. ‘The documents that were made available to us, they show coach Ian Pont was aware of everything and he had accepted $6,000 for it,’
Siddik qualifies for Eurasia Cup
Despite a lowly 26th-placed finish in the King’s Cup, Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman had reasons to feel cheerful as he received an automatic entry to the prestigious Eurasia Cup. Siddik’s position of 26th in the Asian Tour’s season-ending tournament saw him drop a place from third to fourth in the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit.
Taijul excels on topsy-turvy day
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed a career-best 7-67 as Bangladesh Cricket Board North Zone restricted Islami Bank East Zone to 261-8 in the opening day of the second round of the Bangladesh Cricket League at BKSP on Saturday. In the other match, Prime Bank South Zone gained an upper hand over Walton Central Zone thanks to ... Read more
When Mushfiq turned bowler
In a rather unfamiliar sighting and much to everyone’s surprise, national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Saturday rolled his hands with the ball for only the second time in his professional career. Among the 490 games he has played over the course of his career that includes matches in the international and first-class scene, the diminutive ... Read more
Arch-rivals brace for early battle
Sparks are expected to fly when traditional Dhaka archrivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club clash against each other today in the Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. An encounter between Abahani and Mohammedan is not only a battle for points but more importantly a matter of pride. And Abahani currently have