The Bangladesh Cricket Board responded to the call of national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim by giving him a fresh appointment up to ICC 2015 World Cup at the meeting of its board of directors at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Mushfiq, whose present term ends in December, earlier said that whoever is given the captaincy he ... Read more
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Akram made new cricket ops chief
Former national captain Akram Khan was appointed the new cricket operations chief as the Bangladesh Cricket Board reorganised its standing committees in the second meeting of the newly-elected board of directors on Wednesday. Akram replaces Enayet Hossain Siraj, who served the committee for the last five years. The cricket operations committee looks
Dhawan’s gift to India
India’s in-form batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma didn’t deliver on Wednesday, but opener Shikhar Dhawan’s 119 and Yuvraj Singh’s return-to-form 55 ensured India didn’t need to break much sweat in chasing West Indies’ competitive 263 for 5 in the third and deciding ODI of the three- match series in Kanpur. The five-wicket win gave India ... Read more
MSC face Jamal in qtrs today
Last year’s runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will look to secure a semi-final berth in the Federation Cup when they take on Mohammedan Sporting Club in the first quarter-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. The match will start at 5:00pm which will be broadcast live on state-owned Bangladesh Television. Sheikh Jamal, the best side
Mushfiqur feels honoured
The Bangladesh Cricket Board finally put an end to its controversial short-term policy regarding appointment of the national captain as the BCB on Wednesday extended Mushfiqur Rahim’s tenure until the 2015 ICC World Cup. And the decision must have pleased the 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman the most after he had blasted his last short-term appointment
Shakib back, but his team Fighters lose
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to competitive cricket yesterday after recovering from dengue fever, but his presence was not enough for FMC Fighters to avoid a seven-wicket defeat to Pirates of Chittagong in the CJKS Corporate T20 cricket tournament at the MA Aziz Stadium. Shakib first scored 19 runs before bowling four
DPL final round shifted to Friday
The Dhaka Premier League title-deciding match between Gazi Tank Cricketers and Prime Doleshwar has been shifted to Friday, according to a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release on Wednesday. The two sides were expected to play their final round game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday, but the match was postponed for
Siddikur back to familiar territory
Siddikur Rahman will be back to more familiar territories when he tees off for the 750,000-dollar Indonesian Open in Jakarta today. The 29-year-old golfer had a rough time in the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf last week, where he finished 55th out of 60 players and had a lot of trouble trying to get ... Read more
Nepal through to ICC WT20
Nepal joined Afghanistan and Ireland, becoming the third team to qualify for the World T20 2014 in Bangladesh with a last-ball win against Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. It’s the first time Nepal will be heading to a global event. Nepal entered the final over needing 13 to win and Sharad Vesawkar swung a six down ... Read more
Weightlifters win silver
Weightlifters Jahura Akter Resma and Mabia Akter Simanta won silver medals in their respective categories of the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship and World Cup Masters Championship in Malaysia, said a press release from the Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation yesterday. Resma won silver in 44kg category of youth group on Monday while Simanta
Zimbabwean duo incurs BCB wrath
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said it will take to task Zimbabwean cricketers Sean Ervine and Sean Williams for unfairly tarnishing the image of the country to international media in a story regarding their payment in the Dhaka Premier League. The Zimbabwean duo made claims on Monday to leading cricket website Cricinfo that they were left ... Read more
Gazi hope Morgan does a ‘Fairbrother’
Gazi Tank Cricketers are hoping their underperforming English cricketer Eoin Morgan will produce a Neil Fairbrother act and in their last match against Prime Doleshwar and land them their first ever Dhaka Premier League title. The Irish-born Morgan has done little justice to his billing as a top-class cricketer, scoring only 70 runs in his ... Read more
Atique set for Nat’l Award as govt breaks long tradition
The government is all set to break a long tradition by awarding shooter Atiqur Rahman with the National Sports Award despite him already receiving the Swadhinota Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh. Atique is one of the six sports personalities to have received the award for his gold-medal winning feat in the 1991 Commonwealth Games ... Read more
Muktis top Group B, BJMC thru’
Muktijoddha Sangsad ensured top spot in Group B after eking out a 1-0 win over holders Sheikh Russell KC while Team BJMC also sealed their place as Group C champions after a 2-1 win against Brothers Union in the Federation Cup on Tuesday. Nigerian marksman Eleta Kingsley notched
Committees, chief selector on BCB meeting agenda
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is expected to be re-organised with the formation of the new standing committees when the executive directors convene their second board meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Several BCB directors have been busy lobbying for posts in their desired committees. Several key issues will be up for discussion,
Abahani take derby honours
Abahani Limited got the better of rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-0 and set themselves up for a relatively easy Federation Cup quarter-final after topping Group D at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. The result sends Mohammedan into a tough quarter-final contest against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, who became Group A champions
Doleshwar win, Gazi loss set up DPL ‘final’
The Dhaka Premier League’ fate is set to be decided in the last round after Prime Dholeshwar defeated Kalabagan Cricket Academy by 15 runs and Gazi Tanks Cricketers lost to Mohammedan Sporting Club by 54 runs on Monday. Gazi were leading the points table before Monday’s fixtures, and a win coupled with a Doleshwar loss or ... Read more
Abahani happy to avoid Jamal in qrts
Officials of both Abahani and Mohammedan admitted after the Group D game at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday that both the teams were looking to avoid Sheikh Jamal in the quarterfinal before their game got underway. The winner of the Group D tie between Abahani and Mohammedan would have avoided a last-eight clash with powerhouses
Clippers crush Bulls
Playing without fallen guard Derrick Rose, who suffered a torn medial meniscus in his right knee on Friday, the Chicago Bulls could not keep up with the relentless Clippers in a blowout 121-82 defeat, reports Reuters. Blake Griffin (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Chris Paul (16 points, 17 assists) were two of six Los Angeles players ... Read more
BPL fixing trial gets underway
The much-hyped trial of the Bangladesh Premier League’s match fixing scandal got underway at a city venue on Sunday with all nine accused individuals attending the preliminary hearing through their lawyers. The hearing at the Radius Centre, near the tribunal headquarters at Gulshan, where the lawyers of the accused persons, except Mohammad Rafique,