Two pipes among 250 pipes at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium were unproductive due to a lack of maintenance which has potentially put the drainage system of the ground in trouble ahead of the World Twenty20 next year. The Bangladesh Cricket Board, however, dispelled the
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Biggest hockey deal to be signed today
A tripartite agreement between the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, First Security Islamic Bank and ATN Bangla will be signed today for the purpose of organising a nationwide school hockey tournament. The Tk two crore deal will be the biggest ever financial
Women’s Club Cricket
An all-round performance by Sathira Jakir enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to crush Azad Sporting Club by a massive 230 runs in the Women’s Club Cup Cricket Tournament at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first after winning the toss, Mohammedan SC piled up a comfortable 255 runs for 4 in 40 overs and later ... Read more
The origin of Ashes
Mention the word ‘Ashes’ to any cricket fan and they know you are talking about a Test contest between England and Australia. But cricket’s oldest rivals had been playing each other for five years before the idea of the Ashes was born.
Few Great Moments
1956 – Perfect 10 for Laker At Manchester in the fourth Test of a series England won 2-1, off-spinner Jim Laker achieved cricketing perfection when he took 10 wickets in the second innings to end with an incredible match haul of 19. Anil Kumble has since become the second bowler to take all 10 in ... Read more
Bodyline- the biggest controversy
Cricket and politics collided with almost devastating consequences for Anglo-Australian relations. England captain Douglas Jardine took his side into the lion’s den and returned with the Ashes urn after adopting their controversial ‘bodyline’ bowling tactic. Designed mainly to limit the threat posed by Australia’s star batsman Don Bradman, it consisted
RECORDS
Here are the major records from 136 years of Anglo-Australian Test cricket: Played:326 England wins: 102 Australia wins: 133
10 most significant deliveries ever bowled
Harry Boyle to Ted Peate, The Oval, 1882: it is the match that gave birth to the Ashes. Indelibly associated with Frederick ‘The Demon’ Spofforth, it was actually Harry Boyle who claimed the final wicket of Ted Peate. The Sporting Times published an obituary of English cricket, and from a little urn grew the mightiest ... Read more
Footballers’ Thai tour pushed back
The Bangladesh national football team’s tour of Thailand will be moved to next month due to Dutch head coach Lodewijk de Kruif’s suggestion that the players are not physically fit yet to compete against a higher-ranked Thailand. The Bangladesh Football Federation earlier
BCB out to save Sylhet
ICC WORLD T20 BCB out to save Sylhet The Bangladesh Cricket Board expressed its satisfaction over the progress of development work at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium, a designated venue for the ICC World Twenty20 2014. The stadium received worldwide attention after the International Cricket Council recently said it was concerned about the venue and will ... Read more
IBBL, Plan to extend BFF deals
Islami Bank Limited and Plan Bangladesh have extended their ties with Bangladesh football as title sponsors of school football and women’s football respectively, informed Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Monday. The BFF organised a nationwide school football
BGB emerge champion in Nat’l Men’s Handball
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged champion in the Walton Invitational National Men’s Handball beating Bangladesh Police by 34-25 goals in the final at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Monday. They led the first half by 13-11 goals. Imdadul Haque
Women’s Club Cricket
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club earned a facile nine-wicket victory over Orient Sporting Club in the Women’s Club Cup Cricket Tournament at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Monday. In the day’s other match, Dipali Jubo Sangha outclassed Indira Road Cricket Academy by 67 runs at the City Club ground in Mirpur.
Guardiola ‘to make Bayern even better’
Two weeks into his reign as Bayern Munich coach, Pep Guardiola is continuing to work on new ideas for the German Treble-winners, with reports suggesting he will change their system from 4-2-3-1 to 4-1-4-1. Former coach Jupp Heynckes led the Bavarians
TRANSFER TALKS
Arsenal bid for Suarez rejected Arsenal have had a £30 million bid for Luis Suarez rejected by Liverpool, according to reports in the British media. The Telegraph and The Times have revealed the Gunners’ first concrete offer for the Uruguay international was swiftly turned down, with the fee falling well short of Liverpool’s expectations. Reports ... Read more
SOCCERLINE
Ronaldinho ‘can’t be controlled’ Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab have ruled out a move for former World Player of the Year winner Ronaldinho after admitting he ‘can’t be controlled’, reports Soccernet. The 33-year-old Brazilian has been linked away from his South American club, Atletico Mineiro, with Asia a likely destination. But after being told the ... Read more
Moyes wants to win everything
David Moyes has vowed to try and win a quintuple of the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup, the Capital One Cup and the Community Shield in his debut season at Old Trafford, reports Soccernet. And the new Manchester United manager believes
‘Lewandowski will join Bayern’
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has told Welt am Sonntag that he fully expects Robert Lewandowski to join Bayern Munich when his contract expires next summer, reports Soccernet. Lewandowski has been strongly linked with a move to Bayern for some time, with Jupp Heynckes having claimed after the Champions League final that the Poland striker
Tigers’ fitness camp ends
The national cricketers ended their three-week long fitness camp on Sunday with several players gaining confidence from the training session, which they said would be crucial for them ahead of the busy international and domestic schedule. The training programme began on June 13 under the
Ahad assures hockey players of ending crisis
The state minister for youth and sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar, promised to resolve the ongoing crisis in hockey soon and requested the players to continue their training for the forthcoming Asia Cup. The assurance came when a group of national players led by national skipper Zahid Hossain called on the state minister at his office ... Read more