The Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission has agreed to assist each other in football and cricket, said Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary Abu Nayeem Sohag on Monday. Both parties decided that Saudi Arabia will help develop Bangladesh football and in return Bangladesh will provide assistance to improve the game of cricket in Saudi Arabia.
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BCL to start on Jan 12
The second edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League – the country’s only franchise-based four-day tournament – is set to start on January 12 at the BKSP grounds, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Monday. The decision was made after BCB officials concluded a successful meeting with representatives of the three participating franchises – Walton, Prime Bank ... Read more
Heat top surging Raptors
Rallying from a nine-point, third-quarter deficit, the Miami Heat earned a 102-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors, reports Reuters. LeBron James led the Heat (26-8) with 30 points. Toronto (16-16) got a team-high 26 points from guard DeMar DeRozan. Toronto had its five-game win streak snapped
Sadharan Bima withdraw from Cup
Sadharan Bima on Monday pulled out from the Club Cup Hockey Tournament, just one day before the tournament starts at the Moulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium today. The team decided not to take part in the tournament due to the current political situation. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation decided to proceed
Zia finishes 12th in Hastings chess
Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman attained 12th position in the Masters event of the 89th Hastings International Chess Congress. Held at Horntye Park in East Sussex, England, Zia earned 6 points in the tournament after the conclusion of the ninth and final round. In the final round, Zia defeated England’s Knott Simon on Saturday. GM ... Read more
NCL shelved once again
BCL back on BCB agenda The Bangladesh Cricket Board took a new initiative of starting the franchise-based first-class competition as it is unable to hold the National Cricket League in this political situation. The NCL, country’s lone first-class competition until last year, was scheduled to start on January 8, but the BCB insiders said they ... Read more
Sakib shines in Big Bash debut
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan made his bow at the Big Bash on Sunday and almost led Adelaide Strikers to a victory against Sydney Sixers at the Adelaide Oval. Sakib smashed 46 runs off 30 balls with the help of three boundaries and two sixes and scalped 2-21 from his four overs as the Strikers ... Read more
Asia Cup to go ahead in Dhaka as planned
The Asian Cricket Council has decided that Bangladesh will remain the host of the Asia Cup 2013-14. The other big news to emerge from the ACC’s meeting in Colombo is that Afghanistan will be the fifth team in the competition. A total of 11 matches will be played in the tournament with the opening game ... Read more
Sheikh Russel escape with full points
Last year’s treble winners Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra escaped with full three points when they came from a goal down to grab a hard fought 2-1 victory in the Bangladesh Premier League over Chittagong Abahani Limited yesterday. Held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Napoleon Gebreal scored one goal for Chittagong Abahani while Maxim Eric Roger ... Read more
Relief as Asia Cup stays put
Players and the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board heaved a sigh of relief as the Asian Cricket Council on Saturday announced that the forthcoming Asia Cup will go on as per schedule in Dhaka. The announcement, which came following an ACC meeting in Colombo, is viewed as a huge boost for BCB ahead of ... Read more
Serena beats Azarenka for Brisbane title
World number one Serena Williams successfully defended her Brisbane International title with a 6-4 7-5 win over second seed Victoria Azarenka. The 32-year-old American, who won 11 tournaments in 2013, lost her serve twice in the second set but broke back three times to triumph in
Mushfiq returns to training
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim began his individual preparation ahead of the forthcoming home Test series against Sri Lanka as he returned to practice on Saturday after recovering from injury. Mushfiq, who captained Abahani Limited in the recently concluded Amber Victory Day Twenty20 tournament, sustained a muscle strain in his back during a game against Prime ... Read more
Shakib all set to make Big Bash debut today
Shakib Al Hasan is all set to make his Big Bash debut today when the Adelaide Strikers will take on Sydney Sixers at Adelaide. Shakib, the first player of Bangladesh to play in Australian domestic T20 tournament, replaced the Strikers skipper Johan Botha, who was out of the tournament with thumb injury. “Obviously it would ... Read more
Poor batting lets down U-19 team in Asia Cup
A shaky batting performance led Bangladesh Under-19 team’s downfall yet again from the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup tournament in UAE, said the captain Mehedi Hasan Miraj. According to Miraj, the batting performance hit the low in their last match against Sri Lanka which downed their net run rate too. Afghanistan on the other
Zia draws 7th round game in Hastings Chess
GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh drew his seventh round game in the Masters event of the 89th Hasting International Chess Congress-2013 in Horntye Park, Hastings, East Sussex in England on Friday. Zia drew with FM Croad Nicolas of New Zealand and pushed his collection to four points, according to a Bangladesh Chess Federation press release
Big win for Kiwis in Nelson debut
Thorough batting from New Zealand’s top four sealed the fourth one-day match of the series against the West Indies. The hosts triumphed by 58 runs, via Duckworth-Lewis Method once rain set in at 5.14pm. The players exited in the 34th over with the West Indies 134 for five chasing 286 for victory in Saxton Oval’s debut ... Read more
Pakistan earn draw to ride on Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez made most of his good batting form, and a benign pitch, to score a fluent half-century that helped Pakistan earn a comfortable draw in Abu Dhabi after being set a 302-run target in 67 overs. His 101-run stand with Ahmed Shehzad in 37.3 overs, effectively closed the door on Sri Lanka after Suranga ... Read more
MSC, Muktis share spoils
A stoppage-time penalty from veteran forward Zahid Hasan Ameli earned Mohammedan Sporting Club a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. The game looked headed for a 0-0 draw before Muktijoddha’s Nigerian forward Nkwocha Kingsley scored in the 85th minute
Javed hailed at farewell T20
Former national opener Javed Omar received an emotional goodbye during his farewell Twenty20 match, played between legendary Bangladeshi cricketers and the Bangladesh Sports Journalist Association at the BCB-NCA ground in Mirpur on Friday. Javed showed glimpses of his stroke-making calibre in front of family and friends, hitting 40 off 19 balls as the
Sakib thinks big for Big Bash
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Sakib al Hasan is eyeing to do something special in the Big Bash League as he left Dhaka to join Adelaide Sixers on Friday to begin his maiden campaign in the Australian Twenty20 competition. ‘I am looking forward to contributing with something special,’ Sakib told New Age ahead of his departure. ‘I am happy to ... Read more