The Under-10 and Under -12 national teams will not take part in the Youth Football Festival in South Korea from October 4-6, breaking the hearts of the players slated to make the trip. The players were denied visas to attend the festival after the confirmation deadline was allowed to pass without anyone informing the Korean ... Read more
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Saber calls it quits from election race
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury backed out from the forthcoming election on the pretext of contempt of court fear saying that if he had participated he could have easily been charged. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on July 25 allowed the BCB to hold its executive body election after a ... Read more
First batch of Kiwi cricketers arrive
A 13-member first batch of New Zealand Test Cricket Team arrived in the capital on Tuesday on a five-week tour to Bangladesh to play two Tests, three ODIs and one T20 International against the Bengal Tigers. The Black Caps will travel to Chittagong on Wednesday after staying the night at Sonargaon Hotel in the city. ... Read more
Abahani succeed in election, falter on field
Abahani Limited’s on-field struggles continued on Tuesday, as the storied club lost to Sheikh Jamal DC by 28 runs in Mirpur to fall into the bottom three of the Dhaka Premier League. The team’s poor form stands in stark contrast to the club’s off-field success, which has seen more than dozen Abahani-based orgainsers
Rakib continues solo lead in Nat’l ‘A’ Chess
GM Abdullah Al-Rakib of Duronto Rajshahi continued to maintain his solo lead in the points table with 8.5 points after the conclusion of the 10th round of the 39th National ‘A’ Chess Championship 2013 on Tuesday at the Bangladesh Olympic Association. Rakib won in 40 moves against Titas Club’s
Tamim and Sean shine in BU win
The fifth round of the Dhaka Premier League saw convincing wins for Brothers Union and Kalabagan Krira Chakra at different venues on Monday while the heavyweight clash between Abahani Limited and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club was rained off. Brothers cantered to a nine-wicket win
NZ arrive today without skipper McCullum
Most of the New Zealand Test squad, featuring plenty of young blood due to injuries sustained by senior players, will arrive in Dhaka today for their forthcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Skipper Brendon McCullum, Neil Wagner and Hamish Rutherford will be arriving on Wednesday due to their participation in the ongoing Champions League
All objections rejected
BCB Election All objections rejected The Bangladesh Cricket Board election commission announced the final list of councillors on Monday, as none of the objections raised against the councillorships were accepted. There were as many as 16 objection letters served by the District and Divisional Association and several clubs regarding the nominations of councillors
Sraboni wins second Solidarity medal
Taekwondo player Sraboni Biswas won Bangladesh’s second medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia on Monday, picking up the bronze medal in the Under-73kg category. Having beaten Brunei’s Nurulain Jaafar 5-2 in the quarter-finals, Sraboni lost to Indonesia’s Jehabut Selviana 17-3 in the semi-finals to confirm her
ICC team due again for fresh venue inspection
A high-profile delegation from the ICC World Twenty20 tournament committee arrived in Dhaka on Monday to inspect the development of the Sylhet and Fatullah venues, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board officials. The delegates, including general manager Campbell Jamieson, World Twenty20 event director Chris Tetley and event manager Dhiraj Malhotra, will assess
Summer Open Badminton
The men’s singles, women’s singles and women’s doubles matches of the Roxy Paints Summer Open Badminton Tournament were decided on Monday at the Saheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in the city. Results of Men’s Singles: Enam (Maha) beat Safi Mahmud (Knit Concern) by 21-16, 21-16 points; Khaled (BI Sylhet) defeated Munna (Knit Concern) 21-15, 21-13; ... Read more
Rakib maintains lead in Nat’l ‘A’ Chess
GM Abdullah Al-Rakib of Duronto Rajshahi maintained his lead at the top of the standings after the end of the 9th round games in the 39th National ‘A’ Chess Championship 2013 at the Bangladesh Olympic Association on Monday. Rakib defeated Mohammad Hafizul Islam Chapal of Dhaka City in 41 moves and has 7.5 points. IM ... Read more
Nazmul awaits NSC carrot
Nazmul Hasan’s desire to become the first elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board hinges on the will of the National Sports Council after he decided against participating in the October 10 election for a directorship. Nazmul, the incumbent BCB president, has long expressed his desire to retain the post and has thrown his weight ... Read more
Saber demands postponement of BCB election
Election commission receives 14 objections over councillorship Former BCB president Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday demanded that the Bangladesh Cricket Board election schedule should either be cancelled or postponed unless a written copy of the Supreme Curt directive is obtained. Saber placed his demand to the election commission in the afternoon and sought a written ... Read more
Mehedy remains U-19 captain for WI tour
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the Under-19 squad for next month’s tour of the West Indies on Sunday, with Mehedy Hasan retaining the captaincy despite the team’s poor tour of England in August. The tri-nation series in England, which was won by Pakistan U-19, saw Bangladesh win just one match in Mehedy’s first competition as ... Read more
BKSP dominate age-group swimming
The 29th Bashundhara National Age-Group Swimming Competition came to an end at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Sunday, with BKSP maintaining their utter dominance in the sport. BKSP won 58 gold, 44 silver and 29 bronze medals from 100 events during the three-day competition. Bangladesh Ansar grabbed 15 gold, 19 ... Read more
BJMC clinch women’s handball title
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) clinched title of the Invitational National Women’s Handball Tournament crushing Rangamati district by 27-4 goals in the final held Sunday at the Shaheed Captain Mansur Ali Handball Stadium. The winners led the first half by 20-3 goals. In the day’s final, Shirina of BJMC scored
Prime pull off a thriller in dark
Newcomers Prime Doleshwar continued their impressive run in the Dhaka Premier League after pipping Gazi Tank Cricketers for a three-run win in Duckworth/Lewis method in a hard-fought encounter at Mirpur on Saturday. In the day’s other two matches, Nasir Hossain inspired Victoria Sporting Club to a narrow three-wicket win over Cricket Coaching
Committee recommends punishment for Zahid
Saff Debacle Probe Committee recommends punishment for Zahid The fact-finding committee, formed to probe SAFF football debacle, in its report on Saturday has recommended that fitness trainer Yamali Mohammet and winger Zahid Hasan should be punished for their part in the competition. The committee, headed by Bangladesh Football
More time to be taken before hockey verdict
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation will take its time before making any decision over a report of the fact-finding committee that was formed to investigate Bangladesh’s below-par performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup. After a meeting of hockey’s governing body,