International Cricket Council’s chief executive Dave Richardson could lead the Anti-Corruption and Security team during their next visit when they are expected to submit a report on the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing saga,’ said the officials. Baring any dramatic change in the tour schedule, a four-member delegation comprising
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Suspended players hit back at BHF
The suspended hockey players have accused Bangladesh Hockey Federation officials of having double standards for filing a police case against them and ruining their Eid celebrations. The BHF filed a case on July 31 against five hockey players – Russell Khan Bappy, Ariful Haque Prince, Asaduzzaman Chandan, Ashikuzzaman and Shamsuddin Tuhin – for
Education law draft proposes BKSP Univ
The draft Education Act of the country proposed that Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan would be made a full-fledged sports university with the establishment of schools and colleges of sports at district levels under the university. At present the BKSP, located at Savar on the outskirts of the capital, the lone
Tamim-led Zouks fall to Antigua
Tamim Iqbal scored 33 at the top order, but his St Lucia Zouks fell short of the target posted by the Antigua Hawksbills, losing by 33 runs in Gros Islet on Tuesday. Johnson Charles and Devon Thomas led Antigua with 36 and 32 runs respectively to take the visitors to 166/6. Marlon Samuels then bowled ... Read more
Musaddek’s ton lifts U-19s to 286
Musaddek Hossain scored an unbeaten 110 to help the Bangladesh Under-19s post a total of 286-4 in the first innings of their one-day match against the England Under-19s in Sleaford on Wednesday. Openers Shahriar Sumon and Sadman Islam put together an opening stand of 57, before two quick wickets brought Musaddek to the middle to ... Read more
Walton-Singra rowing on Sunday
The Walton-Cute Singra rowing competition is scheduled to be held in the Singra Kumri Lake under the Kalihati Upazila of Tangail on August 11, with 1,500 rowers taking part in the sixth edition of the competition. Mir Kaisar Sadik Sajib, the convener of the competition, made the announcement at a press conference in the Bangabandhu ... Read more
Zia leaves for World Cup tomorrow
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman will leave Dhaka tomorrow for Norway to take part in the Chess World Cup which will be held in the city of Tromso from August 10 to September 3. Zia will play two games in the first round against ninth-ranked player in the world, Boris Gelfand (rating 2764) of Israel, on ... Read more
BCB, Aamra extend partnership
The Bangladesh Cricket Board and Aamra Networks Limited inked a three-year deal on Wednesday, ensuring that the IT solutions firm will remain as the BCB’s official ISP partner until December 31, 2015. Under the new agreement, Aamra’s services will include providing dedicated high speed connectivity to BCB sites and furnishing the BCB media centres with ... Read more
BCB begins BPL players’ payment
The Bangladesh Cricket Board began to clear the payments to Bangladesh Premier League players on Tuesday, though a large portion of the payment will remain unresolved due to the non-cooperation of some franchises, officials said. National batsmen Nasir Hossain and Junaed Siddique of the Rangpur Riders and Test opener
Yearning for home
Before leaving the country for his domestic T20 assignments in England and the West Indies, ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan said that the one thing that he would miss the most would be the opportunity to spend Eid-ul-Fitr with his family and friends in his hometown of Magura. While spending time outside Bangladesh definitely has ... Read more
Nazmul offers olive branch to Forum
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan took steps to win the hearts of representatives of the Divisional and District Sports Associations, who will have a major say in the forthcoming election. Nazmul called a meeting with DSA representatives at the National Cricket Academy building today to discuss the election, after a rift had clearly developed ... Read more
Pakistan’s first practice game in doubt
The Pakistan national team’s first practice match against a Bangladesh Football Federation XI is in doubt due to the general strikes scheduled after Eid-ul-Fitr, a BFF official revealed on Tuesday. Pakistan had been scheduled to play two practice matchesas a part of their preparation for the SAFF Football Championship, starting on
‘A’ team restrict Hampshire to 223
Bangladesh A restricted English county side Hampshire to 223 in their first one-day match of the UK tour on Tuesday at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The second-string side, who won the toss and sent the opposition in, bundled out Hampshire in 49.1 overs as Rubel Hossain, Farhad Reza and
Athletes’ form gives hope ahead of Youth Games
The Bangladesh Olympic Association is confident that its team can succeed in the shooting, golf and weightlifting competitions at the Asian Youth Games in China, secretary general Shahed Reza said on Tuesday. The 29-member Bangladesh contingent will leave Dhaka for Nanjing, China on August 14 to take part in the Games, which begin on
Shakib wants more runs
Despite providing a scintillating performance with the ball (6 for 6) against Trinidad and Tobago in his last match of the Caribbean Premier League, ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan was not satisfied. In an interview released by the CPL Shakib has said that he is ‘desperate’ to score some runs and prove his worth with ... Read more
Sharapova tops Forbes rich list of female athletes
Tennis stars dominated the list of the world’s 10 best-paid female athletes, Forbes magazine said on Tuesday, but highlighted the yawning earnings gap with their male counterparts in most sports. Russia’s Maria Sharapova headed the list, published on forbes.com, earning a total of $29 million (£18.9 million, 21.9 million euros) between June 2012 and June ... Read more
Germany reveals World Cup doping
Germany’s interior ministry bowed under increasing pressure on Monday as it published details from a report that shows the extent to which the West German government backed the doping of athletes in the 1970s, reports The Guardian. The move came under swift criticism from the Suddeutsche
BCB finalises calendar amid disagreement
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations committee finalised the domestic calendar for the 2013-14 season despite strong opposition by its tournament committee, said BCB officials on Monday. The two committees were at loggerheads after the cricket operations committee placed the Bangladesh Premier League, the country’s lone Twenty20 competition, ahead of the
Salahuddin, Sakib in text book
The Ministry of Education has included the biography of footballer Kazi Salahuddin and cricketer Sakib al Hasan in ‘English for Today’ textbook, which will be available to the students of the Bangla medium schools next year. The book is also being followed in English medium schools for class VII students who can now learn more ... Read more
Five hockey players granted bail
Five hockey players – Russell Khan Bappy, Ariful Haque Prince, Asaduzzaman Chandan, Ashikuzzaman and Shamsuddin Tuhin – who were all facing multiple charges for allegedly assaulting the national team’s coach received anticipatory bail from the High Court on Monday. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation filed a case with the Paltan police station on July 31 on