Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was a satisfied man after the two-match Test series against New Zealand came to a disappointing end on Friday as incessant drizzle entirely washed out the fifth day’s play of the second Test. With the series drawn 0-0, the Bangladesh skipper expressed his contentment with his team’s performance citing the five-month
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Transfer boycott means relegation, says BHF
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation will start the three-day inter-club players’ transfer on October 29 as scheduled, BHF officials said after a working committee meeting on Thursday. If any clubs do not participate they are to be relegated from the premier league to the first division as per the rules. ‘We will follow the by-laws to take
Siddik 14 strokes back in KL
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman shot a two-under-par 70 in the second round of the CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Friday, moving to one-over for the tournament and trailing the leader by 14 strokes. Siddik followed up his rough first round with six birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey on Friday ... Read more
Day belongs to Mominul, Tigers
Mominul Haque’s second hundred in as many Tests and a record partnership with Tamim Iqbal on Thursday put Bangladesh in a position to save the second Test against New Zealand with one day left at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Bangladesh reached the end of day four on 269/3 in their second innings, leading New Zealand by ... Read more
Mominul draws Sakib comparison
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal on Thursday compared the country’s newest cricket sensation Mominul Haque with ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan in terms of a laidback approach, tenacity and nonchalance. Mominul cracked a superb, unbeaten ton to help Bangladesh take a 114-run lead with seven wickets in hand after they were trailing by 155 runs when
Next BPL in doubt
Uncertainty looms over the fate of the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League as there is no scope to start the tournament before the match-fixing Tribunal completes its proceedings, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Thursday. The Tribunal was formed after the International Cricket Council charged nine individuals in August for match-fixing-related offences
Cash incentive for Jr Tigers
The victorious Bangladesh Under-19 team received a cash incentive of Tk 10 lakh from the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday after they returned home with a 4-3 series win over their West Indies counterparts. The Junior Tigers’ skipper Mehedy Hasan requested the BCB to include match-fee for them while giving a speech at the greeting ceremony ... Read more
Tamim lashes out at media
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal lost his cool on Thursday after he was asked about his Test century drought and asked to be left alone regarding the matter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Tamim scored 95 and 70 runs in the ongoing second Test against New Zealand, raising in each innings the prospect of a ... Read more
Mohammedan footballers join camp
Rebel footballers of the Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited returned to the pre-season training camp on Thursday after getting an assurance from the officials. Mohammedan, who started the pre-season camp last month, could not resume training after the Eid-ul-Azha break as the players refused to attend
CCS relegated for late arrival
Cricket Coaching School have been scratched from this season’s Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for failing to report in due time for their league match against Brothers Union on October 8, a Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis official said on Thursday. The incident occurred just before the
Siddik struggles in KL
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman is languishing 12 strokes behind leader Ryan Moore after round one at the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Siddik shot a three-over-par 75 to end the day in a tie for 65th at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. He managed four birdies on the day but also
Two Archery teams leave for Taipei on Sunday
The Bangladesh Archery Federation will send two national teams in the Chinese Taipei on Sunday to take part in the 18th Asian Archery Championship and continental qualifying test of the Youth Olympic Games. Both the tournaments are scheduled to get underway from October 29. Silver medal winner of the recently concluded
Kiwis seize control from feeble Tigers
Bangladesh were left to wonder what went wrong with their bowling as New Zealand took a firm control in the second Test in Dhaka, reaching 419-8 at close on the third day on Wednesday. Four fifties and a century were struck on the day, each coming as a shell to hit the Tigers, who were ... Read more
Sakib returns to bowling form
Left-arm spinner Sakib al Hasan brushed aside any doubts about his bowling ability, returning to his best with a five-wicket haul against the New Zealand in the second Test match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Sakib picked up where he left off at close on Tuesday, inducing an edge from Ross Taylor (53) to ... Read more
Mashrafee returns for NZ ODIs
Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza returned to the side as Bangladesh announced a 15-member squad for the first two one-day internationals against New Zealand on Wednesday. Mashrafee, who has not played a Test since ill-fated West Indies tour in 2009 but is a regular member of the one-day side, missed the last two series in ... Read more
Tigers can save the match: Nasir
Bangladesh have shifted their focus from winning the second Test match to saving it after New Zealand posted a comfortable 137-run lead with two wickets remaining in their first innings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. The Tigers had been confident in the first two days that they could earn a victory against the touring ... Read more
Anderson shines with maiden ton
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson had to wait five years for his maiden first-class century after debuting as a 16-year-old in 2007. His wait for a Test ton was much shorter. The 22-year-old lefty reached his first Test hundred at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday, just two weeks after scoring nine runs in his ... Read more
Sohag sees low after high
If the drawn Chittagong Test was the high, Sohag Gazi has now seen the low point of his career in the ongoing Dhaka Test, where he is still wicket-less despite bowling 34 overs in New Zealand’s first innings. The all-rounder took nine wickets against the West Indies in the same ground last year to announce his ... Read more
Bangladesh Army draw with Indian Army
Bangladesh Army football team drew 1-1 with the Indian Army football side a friendly football match at the Banani Army Stadium on Wednesday. The home side started brightly and got the first scoring chance in the eighth minute of the 60-minute game, but Md Saminul Haque’s strike from just
U-15 girls football begins on Saturday
The Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s wing is going to organise a nationwide Plan U-15 Girls’ Football Championship, which is scheduled to start from Saturday. The BFF has signed a Tk 1.4 crore deal with Plan Bangladesh, a non-government organisation which works for the deprived women, for the next three years.