The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday came forward to bail out Grand Master Ziaur Rahman from financial constraints that had put him at risk of not being able to participate in the Chess World Cup. ‘I am extremely honoured to receive financial aid from the BCB,’ Ziaur told reporters. ‘Cricket is our game of pride ... Read more
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Tamim fails to sparkle
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal was unable to deliver with the bat as his franchise St Lucia Zouks registered their first win in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League T20 against Guyana Amazon Warriors in Guyana on Sunday. Tamim made only six runs from eight balls with the help of a boundary before being
Bangladesh U-19 bundled out for 145 against Pakistan
Touring Bangladesh A team were bundled out cheaply for 145 runs in 42.1 overs against Pakistan A team in the inaugural match of the Tri-Nation Tournament at the Haslegrave ground in Loughborough in England on Monday. Sent into bat first, Bangladesh faced an initial batting collapse losing seven wickets
Six for six- Sakib takes CPL by a storm
Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan nearly missed out on world-record bowling figures in Twenty20 matches as he took the Caribbean Premier League by storm in his third outing for Barbados Tridents on Saturday. Sakib mesmerised Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel after he recorded figures of 6-6 in four
‘A’ team coach expects strong Lions
The touring Bangladesh A team can expect to face a tough England Lions side in their one-day series later this month, according to head coach Corey Richards. ‘The tour will definitely be a challenging one as the depth of English cricket at the moment is as good as it has been for a while and ... Read more
No end to football’s transfer dispute
Clubs and footballers, who have taken advance payment from one club but decided stay or join in another club, are yet to resolve the matter despite a deadline in this regards ends today. The Bangladesh Football Federation gave the involving clubs and players August 5 deadline, ahead of inter-club players’ transfer, which begins on
Only Nepal and Kuwait interested in Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Among the eight invites, only Nepal and Kuwait have agreed to send their teams in September’s Bangabandhu Gold Cup, said an official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday. The BFF invited Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand and Yemen with only Nepal making sure of their involvement in the tournament in the scheduled
Football team return home
The national football team returned to Dhaka on Sunday after their week-long tour of Thailand, where they played two practice matches against the local sides as part of their preparation for September’s SAFF Championship in Nepal. Bangladesh fell to a 2-1 defeat against Thai club Osotspa Saraburi FC in their first
Jadeja jumps to No 1 in ODI bowling rankings
Ravindra Jadeja has topped the ICC bowlers’ rankings in ODIs, level with West Indies spinner Sunil Narine, after jumping four places. Jadeja is the first India bowler to top the rankings since Anil Kumble, who topped the table in 1996, and is the fourth India bowler to do so, Kapil Dev and Maninder Singh being
Rauf retires from all forms of umpiring
Tainted Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has retired from all forms of umpiring duties due to personal commitments, a report claimed on Saturday. A report on the website of ‘Express’ newspaper on Saturday said that Rauf had made up his mind to retire from all forms of umpiring
Anamul, other cricketers, pass HSC
Anamul Haque and three other cricketers passed their Higher Secondary Certificate examination, the results of which were published on Saturday. The national team opener secured 3.6 grade points, appearing from the Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protishthan (BKSP). Anamul, who is currently
Junior Tigers win first tour match
Rahatul Ferdous’ five-for helped the Bangladesh Under-19s begin their English campaign with a win over the England Development Programme U-17 squad in a rain-interrupted warm-up match in Loughborough on Friday. The left-arm spinner claimed 5-29 as EDP were dismissed for 204 in 49.5 overs before the
Bangladesh edge Thai U-19s
The Bangladesh national football team toiled hard before overcoming the Thailand Under-19 national team 1-0 at the Osotspa Stadium in Thailand on Saturday. Forward Sakhawat Hossain Rony bagged the winning goal in the 73rd minute after coming on as a substitute. Bangladesh took part in two practice matches during their tour of Thailand as part ... Read more
BCB terminates two employees for ‘treason’
Two of the four employees of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, who were supposed to receive a show-cause letter for their reported connections with the rival group of organisers, have been sacked finally. Assistant accounts manager Syed Abul Kashem and assistant manager of the indoor and gymnasium Abdul Mazid, received their termination letters on Saturday, said ... Read more
Shila 61st in 50m breaststroke in Barcelona
Bangladeshi swimmer Mahfuza Khatun Shila finished 61st among 74 participants in the 50m breaststroke event at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona on Saturday. The Bangladesh Navy swimmer set a time of 35.63 seconds, 0.43 seconds better than her gold medal-winning performance at the eighth Bangladesh Games. Her personal best
‘A’ team leaves for England today
The variety in the Bangladesh A team’s pace bowling will give the opposition a run for their money during their tour of England, said skipper Jahirul Islam at Mirpur on Friday. The selectors included five pace bowlers in Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Al Amin along with seaming all-rounder Ziaur Rahman and Farhad Reza in the ... Read more
BCB to start election process on Sunday
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to start its election process from August 4 and will ask the National Sports Council to initiate its preparation, BCB president Nazmul Hasan said on Friday. The decision is a major step forward for the long over-due BCB election, which had been stalled due to an ongoing legal battle ... Read more
Bangladesh face Thai U-16 side today
The Bangladesh national football team will face the Thailand Under-16 national side today in their last practice match at the Osotspa Stadium before returning home on Sunday. Before the Thailand tour got underway, the Bangladesh Football Federation had informed the media that the national team would be taking part in a friendly against
Salahuddin dreaming of extending SAFF tenure
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin expressed his desire to retain the presidency of the South Asian Football Federation for the next four years. Salahuddin was elected unopposed as SAFF president in 2009 and his four-year tenure will come to an end soon with the next presidential election scheduled for
Sakib helps Barbados stay unbeaten
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib Al Hasan claimed man of the match honours as his Barbados Tridents beat the Antigua Hawksbills by 12 runs in their Caribbean Premier League T20 match on Thursday. Sakib’s poor form from the previous match looked to continue after the Tridents chose to bat first, with the highly-rated all-rounder falling to Marlon ... Read more