Gazi Tank Cricketers can seal the Dhaka Premier League title today if they beat Mohammedan Sporting Club and their nearest challengers, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, lose against Kalabagan Cricket Academy in the penultimate round. A victory for Gazi Tanks, on 20 points, coupled with a defeat for Prime Doleshwar on 18 points will clinch the title ... Read more
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Ashraful’s lawyer appeals to reduce punishment
The much-expected hearing was underway on Sunday in the city against nine cricketers and officials indicted with match-fixing and spot-fixing offences involving into the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The lawyers of the respective individuals dealt the matter before the three-member anti-corruption tribunal in closed-door, convened by
Muktis, Brothers thru’ to quarters
Muktijoddha Sangsad beat Chittagong Abahani 3-2 and Brothers Union beat Bangladesh Police 2-1 to book their spots in the knock-out stages of the Walton Federation Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Muktijoddha’s Group B victory also put defending champions Sheikh Russell KC, who beat Chittagong Abahani earlier, through to the
Arch-rivals meet in Fed Cup today
Rivals Abahani Ltd and Mohammedan SC meet today in a crucial Walton Federation Cup group match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Both teams, having already sealed quarter-final places courtesy comfortable victories over second-tier Rahmatganj MFS, will be aiming to top
Australia trounce England by 381 runs
England suffered one of their heaviest-ever Ashes Test defeats Sunday when Australia trounced them by 381 runs at the Gabba and went one-up in the series with a day to spare. The tourists collapsed under the searing pace of Mitchell Johnson and were all out for 179 late on the fourth day after they were ... Read more
Siddik finishes 55th at golf WC
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman finished in a tie for 55th out of 60 participants at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf in Melbourne. Australian Jason Day won the US$7 million tournament at -10 after his fourth round score of 70. Siddik finished the tournament at 14-over-par after his fourth-round 73 on Sunday. He shot two ... Read more
Faridpur clinch youth hockey title
Faridpur clinched the title of Agrani Bank 24th National Youth Hockey Tournament beating Rajshahi 4-0 in a one-sided final at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Mostafizur Rahman was the hero for Faridpur as he struck twice while Salman Sadik and Moinul Islam scored one each for the winning side.
Roqibul thrives in run fest
National discard Roqibul Hassan continued to blaze with the bat as he guided title aspirants Gazi Tank Cricketers to a comfortable six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Dhaka Premier League that saw as many as three centuries scored on Saturday. Roqibul was unbeaten on 90 and Gazi Tanks
Law will take own course, says BPL tribunal chief
Law will take its own course if anyone fails to attend the hearing in the Bangladesh Cricket Board match-fixing tribunal, Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury, convener of the tribunal, said at a press conference on Saturday. The tribunal chief was responding to a question on whether it has any power to compel any accused person to attend ... Read more
Ameli hat-trick helps MSC thrash R’ganj
Mohammedan SC increased their confidence level ahead of their match against arch-rivals Abahani Limited on Monday after a resounding 5-2 win over Rahamatganj MFS in the Federation Cup on Saturday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. In the second match of the day at the same venue,
Tigers stunned as minister’s cheque bounced
The cheques that the former state minister for youth and sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar, had provided to the cricketers as cash incentive have been dishonoured by the bank, said cricketers and Bangladesh Cricket Board sources on Saturday. Ahad, who was replaced by Mujibul Haque in a reshuffle of the cabinet this week, handed over the cheques ... Read more
Scholastica win school handball titles
Scholastica boys’ and girls’ teams won the Scholastica-Dettol Inter-School (Boys and Girls) Handball Tournament 2013 that was held from November 22-23 at the Red Court and STM Hall of Scholastica Senior Campus at Uttara. Scholastica girls’ team beat Viqarunnisa Noon School and College girls’ side in the final on Saturday before the Scholastica (Mirpur) boys clinched
Siddikur slips to a lowly 58th
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman continued to struggle for the third consecutive day at the World Cup of golf in Melbourne slipping to 12-over-par after his third-round score of six-over 77 on Saturday. Siddik failed to keep the momentum going after his memorable Hero Indian Open win just two weeks ago. In the third round, he shot just ... Read more
Majestic Mushfiq highlights day of tons
Mushfiqur Rahim blasted an unbeaten 145 on Friday to propel Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to joint-second in the Dhaka Premier League standings during the second round of Super League matches held across different venues. Mushfiq clobbered the Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club bowlers all over BKSP-2 at Savar as Sheikh Jamal registered a six-wicket
Russell win ugly, BJMC held
Defending champions Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra failed to capture the imagination of their fans as they opened their Federation Cup campaign with a moderate 1-0 win over newly-promoted Chittagong Abahani on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Meanwhile in the other game of the day in the
Bangladesh may host IPL games
Bangladesh may have the opportunity to host some matches in the next edition of the Indian Premier League, with an inspection team due to arrive next week to assess the facilities, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Friday. The IPL inspection team will visit the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the Fatullah stadium in Narayanganj and ... Read more
Siddik slides at golf WC
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman struggled for the second straight day at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf in Melbourne, falling to six-over-par for the tournament after his second-round four-over 75 on Friday. The winner of the Hero Indian Open two weeks ago could not get anything going in the second round, birdieing just one hole ... Read more
Upset coaches meet BFF chief
National team coach Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster met with Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin at his Gulshan residence on Friday and expressed their disappointment at the BFF’s failure to support them in the implementation of their plans. BFF vice-president Tabith Awal was also present at the meeting.
Gladiators’ ‘no’ to BCB tribunal
The owners of the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Dhaka Gladiators said they will not appear before the anti-corruption tribunal, set up by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, until a case pending with the Dhaka judge’s court is resolved. Gladiators filed the case on October 21 as the BCB failed to form the tribunal within the stipulated time ... Read more
Abahani, Jamal cruise in Fed Cup
Title-favourites Abahani Limited and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club got off to winning starts in the Federation Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Abahani Limited rode a hat-trick from Ghanaian striker Osei Morrison to cruise to a 3-0 victory against Rahamatganj MFS just 24 hours after