‘Play with Sakib al Hasan’, a programme which awarded the winners of a SMS contest among Robi subscribers, was organised by Multisourcing Ltd in Dhaka on Friday. Robi, one of the leading mobile operators in Bangladesh, arranged the contest exclusively for its users. Only Robi users could participate in the contest
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Javed calls it quits, finally
Former Bangladesh opener Javed Omar will bring the curtain down on his local and international career spanning over 25 years with an exhibition match featuring local legends today, said the player on Thursday. Javed, who played 40 Tests and 59 one-day internationals, last represented the Tigers in 2007 but continued playing domestic cricket until recently when ... Read more
BJMC post narrow win in opener
Team BJMC opened their Bangladesh Premier Football League campaign with a 2-1 win over Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Forward Aminur Rahman Sajib and Nigerian midfielder Uche Felix scored for the victors while Benin forward Wassiou Okalawon grabbed the consolation
Sheikh Jamal invited to IFA Shield
Last year’s league runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited received an invitation from the All India Football Federation to participate in the IFA Shield in India, the fourth oldest club cup tournament in the world. The IFA Shield, established in 1893, will be staged for the 113th time this month. The tournament is scheduled to begin on ... Read more
BCB fumes at U-19 debacle
The latest debacle of the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the Junior Asia Cup has caused a stir in the Bangladesh Cricket Board as it gave a wrong impression about the country’s cricketing future. Bangladesh failed to make the second round after a defeat to Sri Lanka that pushed them behind Afghanistan on net run-rate despite the ... Read more
Abahani escape with win against Brothers
Ghanaian marksman Osie Morrison helped Abahani Limited to a winning start in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Four-time league winners Abahani were lucky to come out with the win, as Brothers Union attackers missed a series of clear-cut chances throughout the game. Abahani
Big Bash boost for Sakib
Sakib Al Hasan is set to join the Adelaide Strikers and become the first Bangladeshi in Australia’s domestic T-20 competition, the Big Bash League, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Wednesday. The BCB confirmed that they received an e-mail from Strikers director of cricket Jimmy Cox, asking for Sakib as a replacement for their injured captain, ... Read more
Tamim set for Lord’s return
Opener Tamim Iqbal is all set to return to Lord’s where he made a famous Test century as he has been included in the World XI for an exhibition match at the sacred cricket venue in July. Marylebone Cricket Club, the owner of the venue, will play the match against Rest of the World XI ... Read more
Dev coaches’ jobs renewed
The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to renew the contracts of all 19 development coaches for another year, the body announced in a press release on Wednesday. The BFF development committee finalised the decision after a lot of drama, having formed more than one committee to evaluate the three AFC ‘A’, 13 AFC ‘B’
Prime Bank win V- Day T20
Prime Bank Cricket Club defeated the UCB-BCB XI by 55 runs on the back of opener Liton Das’ timely half-century, disciplined bowling and sharp fielding to win the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup final on Tuesday. Liton, who had struggled throughout the tournament with just 47 runs in six innings, chose the final to repay the ... Read more
Better side won, says Sakib
Prime Bank Cricket Club captain Sakib al Hasan was confident with his side’s chances of winning the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup due to the strength of his team, said the Bangladesh all-rounder after the final on Tuesday. Prime Bank won the inaugural edition of the competition after defeating UCB-BCB XI by 55 runs at the ... Read more
Lankan HC says tour is on
The Sri Lankan High Commission in Dhaka has assured the Bangladesh Cricket Board that its cricket team would participate in the tour of Bangladesh later this month irrespective of the country’s political situation, BCB officials said on Tuesday. BCB director Mahbub Anam and acting chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury met the Sri Lankan High Commissioner
Football league resumes today
The seventh edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will resume today after a three-day break in play, Bangladesh Football Federation officials said on Tuesday. The BFF suspended the league after two rounds due to the ongoing political turmoil, which had left them unable to arrange proper security for players and
Junior Tigers bounced from Asia Cup
Bangladesh were eliminated from the Under-19s Asia Cup after losing their final Group B match by two wickets to Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The Junior Tigers won the toss and posted 203-6 in the first innings, led again by Nazmul Hossain Shanto, who posted his second successive fifty of
Capela new coach of Mohammedan
Mohammedan Sporting Club secured the services of Portuguese tactician Rui Jose Capela Batista as head coach of the ongoing season after a six-month contract was agreed on Tuesday. After a two-day long journey, Rui Capela arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday and immediately signed with the Motijheel-based football giant. Mohammedan
Sakib, Tamim set friendship aside
Friendship will be set aside when Sakib al Hasan’s Prime Bank CC take on Tamim Iqbal’s UCB-BCB XI in the final of the Amber Victory Day Twenty20 Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. All-rounder Sakib and opener Tamim have been very close to each other since their early days in age-level cricket and their ... Read more
BNP gives cricket no guarantee
The Bangladesh National Party said it could not guarantee that the forthcoming international competitions to be hosted by Bangladesh would be out of the purview of any political programmes. BNP sports secretary Lt. Col (retd.) Abdul Latif, also a former manager of the National Cricket Team, paid a visit to the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s headquarters at ... Read more
MSC’s new football coach arrives today
Portuguese Rui Capello will arrive today to take charge of traditional football powerhouse Mohammedan Sporting Club for the rest of the season, ending the speculation about the club’s coaching situation. There were a lot of rumours surrounding Mohammedan’s head coaching position as Saiful Bari Titu, their coach last season, recently agreed to join
Dev coaches’ future uncertain
The 19 development coaches of the Bangladesh Football Federation ended their tenures today with their futures uncertain as the Asian Football Confederation reduced the BFF’s development coaching budget. The AFC allocated $3750 for development coaching in this budget, down from the $5880 in the last budget, forcing the BFF to review the coaches’ performance and drop
Jr Tigers face Sri Lanka today
The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will play their final Group B match against Sri Lanka U-19s at the Asian Cricket Council U-19 Asia Cup 2014 scheduled to be held today at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 2 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The match kicks off at 11.30 am (BST). Earlier, Bangladesh got off to a ... Read more