The Bangladesh women cricketers need to develop an aggressive attitude towards their opponents in the coming days to excel in international cricket, said new Australian coach Shane Deitz on Thursday. Members of the national women’s team are going through a rigorous training programme under the watchful eyes of Deitz, who was appointed on November 14 ahead ... Read more
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Abahani, Jamal lock horns in first semi today
Last season’s runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will face Abahani Limited today in the first semi-final of the 28th Federation Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The last-four tie will kick off at 5:00pm and will be telecast live by Bangladesh Television. Abahani progressed to the semi-final after outclassing unheralded Feni Soccer Club 2-0 in the quarter-final,
Bangladesh win 8 more golds
The Bangladeshi athletes continued their good run in the Special Olympics: Asia Pacific Games in Newcastle, Australia for the fourth successive day after winning eight gold medals on Thursday. On the fourth day of the Games, Bangladesh won a total of 19 medals – eight golds, six silvers and five bronze medals. From the eight gold ... Read more
100-day countdown to WT20 begins
The 100-day countdown to the first match of the ICC World Twenty20 began at the early hour on Friday with the simultaneous unveiling of countdown clocks in the three host cities of Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet. Concerts by popular local music groups and celebratory displays marked the occasion, which started at 10pm and continued until the ... Read more
Bangladeshi shuttlers continue to slide
Shuttlers of host Bangladesh continued their awful performance on the third day of the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International Badminton Challenge on Thursday. In the women’s singles, Brishti Khatun lost to Pai Hsiao Ma of Chinese Taipei by straight sets of 21-10, 21-5 points. In the women’s doubles, Brishti Khatun
Bad opening day for Siddik in Hong Kong Open
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman made a terrible start to the Hong Kong Open as he ended round one on Thursday in joint-69th position. Siddik hit one-over-par 71 on the opening day of the US$1.3 million tournament at the Hong Kong golf club. The 29-year-old Bangladeshi golfer began his campaign with a bogey and a double bogey in ... Read more
Pirates rule in port city
Nasir Hossain outshined his illustrious national team partner Shakib Al Hasan in the final as Pirates of Chittagong became champions in the CJKS Corporate T20 Cricket Tournament with a 37-run victory against FMC Fighters at the MA Aziz Stadium yesterday. Player-of-the-match Nasir Hossain smashed two fours and five sixes to make 63 off 37 balls as ... Read more
Selectors in search of T20 talent
Bangladesh T20 Challenge Series Selectors in search of T20 talent The national think-tank said they will be observing the development of cricketers’ skills in the shortest format of the game during the three match Bangladesh T20 Challenge Series between the national team and the Bangladesh A team, scheduled to begin on December 10. They emphasis ... Read more
Hosts’ struggles continue in Open badminton
Rias Uddin failed to advance to the fourth round of the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International Badminton Challenge on Wednesday, falling to number two seed Shubhankar Dey of India in the men’s singles event. Rias was the only Bangladeshi shuttler left in the men’s singles draw after his straight-sets win over Malaysian opponent Jean Yea Tin
Cricketer journeyman
Bangladesh’s first Test centurion Aminul Islam Bulbul today leads a life that resembles a modern day journeyman. You might catch a glimpse of him in China, discussing the finer details of the game’s development and then by the end of the week he would have travelled thousands of miles away to Kuwait to organise an ... Read more
Siddikur eyeing Hong Kong title
Siddikur Rahman will be looking to add further glory to a spectacular season with a good showing at the 1.3-million-dollar Hong Kong Open which starts at the spectacular Hong Kong Golf Club today. The 29-year old golfer finished fourth at the Indonesian Open last week with constant performance throughout the four rounds and will be ... Read more
100-day countdown to WT20 begins tonight
The 100-day countdown to the first match of the ICC World Twenty20 will begin at midnight tonight with the simultaneous unveiling of countdown clocks in the three host cities of Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet. Concerts by popular local music groups and celebratory displays will mark the occasion, which will start at 10pm and carry on into ... Read more
In love with badminton
In Chinese Taipei, every kid starts playing either badminton or table tennis when he/she can handle the weight of a racquet. For Pai Hsiao Ma it was badminton. Initially it was, however, all for fun like many others who never consider this game as profession. But her family saw special talent in Pai and
Sylhet gets ICC green light
Doubts hovering over the status of Sylhet Divisional Stadium as an ICC World Twenty20 venue were removed on Wednesday after the visiting ICC inspection team were happy with its progress. ‘We are satisfied with its progress and to be honest it is quite ready to host International matches,’ Chris Tetley, the ICC event manager, told ... Read more
Budget boost for hockey turf
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation received a green signal from the ministry of finance regarding financial assistance to install a new synthetic turf at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, said an official on Wednesday. Federation of International Hockey president Leandro Negre had announced during his Dhaka visit in February that he would help the
Jamalpur schools breed success
Out of the seven gold medals won by the Bangladeshi athletes on the second day of the Asia Pacific Games of Special Olympics in Newcastle, Australia, three were won by the students of two schools of Jamalpur. Chaitee Aktar and Humayun Kabir, both from the Speech and Hearing Impairment School of Kacharipara in Jamalpur, won gold ... Read more
Junior Tigers lose practice match against WI U-19
The visiting West Indies Under-19 side defeated their Bangladeshi counterparts by 144 runs in a tour match in Chittagong on Wednesday to start their month-long campaign on the right foot. Three half-centuries helped West Indies U-19 reach 263-5, and the tourists then dismissed the hosts for 149 runs in 38.2 overs, giving them
Bangladeshis exit Open badminton en masse
Most of the Bangladeshi shuttlers were knocked out on the opening day of Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International Badminton Challenge 2013, which began on Tuesday amid pomp and grandeur at the Shorawardi Indoor Stadium. Of the 14 men and women from Bangladesh participating in the Badminton Asia Confederation-sanctioned tournament, only Rias Uddin managed to
Farhad earns shock award nomination
Seam bowling all-rounder Farhad Reza was the sole Bangladeshi representative on the shortlists announced on Tuesday for several categories of the LG ICC Awards 2013. Farhad was nominated for the ICC Spirit of Cricket award, alongside Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene, the winner of which will be announced at
‘I just don’t believe this’
All-rounder Farhad Reza said on Tuesday that he was totally surprised to learn that he was being recognised by the International Cricket Council for playing the game in the right spirit. ‘I just don’t believe this,’ Farhad told New Age on Tuesday after hearing that he had been nominated for the ICC Spirit of Cricket ... Read more