Embattled former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful agreed to give up the matches for an extra amount of Tk 10 lakh he was promised by the owners of Dhaka Gladiators, his family sources said on Sunday. Ironically, the cheque he was given by Gladiators
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Hockey stalemate could be over soon
The stalemate in hockey could be over soon as the Bangladesh Hockey Federation announced the date for player transfers from July 2-4. The announcement came following a meeting of the club officials with the BHP president Air Marshal Enamul Bari late on Saturday.
SAFF C’ship brought forward
The South Asian Football Federation Championship has been brought forward by two weeks to facilitate some clubs of the region to participate in AFC tournaments, said the officials. The 10th edition of the tournament will now be held in Kathmandu in the first week of September instead of the earlier scheduled date of September 20.
Embattled Ashraful flies to Uk
Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful is all set to fly to England next week to avoid the controversy after he was implicated in a match-fixing scandal this week. Ashraful became the talk of the country after a report leaked that the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit quizzed him recently suspecting his involvement
New law to combat sports crime sought
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will seek advice from the law ministry to see whether any new law could be introduced to combat sports crime, said an official on Saturday. The decision came after the Indian government announced a similar move to deal with unfair practices in sport in the wake of some damaging spot-fixing
Sakib, Tamim set to feature in CPL
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan and opening batsman Tamim Iqbal were included in the overseas players’ list for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 tournament scheduled to get underway from July 30. Sakib, Tamim and a host of other international stars
No bar on Pak players in DPL
The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to put any bar on the Pakistani players from participating in the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, said officials on Saturday. ‘The door is open for any cricketer in the Dhaka Premier League,’ Jalal Yunus, chairman of the Cricket Clubs of Dhaka Metropolis, told reporters at Mirpur.
Thailand seal Women’s Asian Cup berth
Thailand qualified for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup final round after thrashing Iran 5-1 in their third and final qualifying match of Group B at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The Thais maintained their hundred percent record, winning all the three encounters to comfortably qualify for next year’s final round, the venue
MSC confirm Super Cup entry
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited confirmed their participation in the third edition of the Super Cup through a confirmation letter sent to the Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. Later, Mohammedan officials also verified the matter
Hosts end with yet another defeat
Hosts Bangladesh completed their AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a 4-0 defeat against Philippines in their third and final match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The match turned into an academic affair after
Two-day long Bashundhara Cup golf ends
The two-day long Bashundhara Cup golf tournament ended on Friday, despite the turbulent weather and incessant rainfall in the last few days. Brigadier General Shikder, with his gross 77, net 66 score which is 6-under-par, won the 18-hole gents category, while Shadman Sider and Major Towfiq
Cricket rocked by new fixing allegation
Ashraful, Dhaka Gladiators implicated Bangladesh cricket was rocked by match-fixing allegations again after former captain Mohammad Ashraful was linked in a report to be involved in the unscrupulous act during the recent Bangladesh Premier League. It was reported in a Bengali daily on Friday that
Sports journalist Lenin Gani dies
Veteran sports journalist and former sports editor of New Age, Lenin Gani, breathed his last in London on Thursday due to heart failure. He was 46. His family members said that Lenin had long been suffering from acute respiratory and pulmonary disease and also from hypertension and accompanying heart problems.
BOA sees long- term prospect in five sports
The Bangladesh Olympic Association singled out five disciplines for a six-month development programme initiated by BOA president General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, it was decided at an executive committee meeting on Tuesday. The BOA had their eyes on shooting, archery, boxing,
Bangladesh look to end on a high
Bangladesh will look to end their AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying campaign on a high note when they will face the Philippines in their final game at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. The hosts displayed a marked improvement in the 2-0 loss to Iran in their second match on Thursday after a dreadful start to ... Read more
AFC U-14 qualifiers from May 28
The Bangladesh Under 14 football team will depart for Myanmar today to take part in the AFC U-14 Championship qualifiers which will begin from May 28. The Bangladesh Football Federation announced a 21-member squad for the competition on Friday. Bangladesh has been drawn under the Asean zone in Group
Mondol Group Cup Golf ends
The two-day long Mondol Group cup Golf tournament ended at the Ghatail Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment golf course in Tangail on Thursday. A total of 50 players from 11 golf clubs from different part of the country participated in the tournament.
‘Better’ hosts ruled out
Hosts Bangladesh suffered their second consecutive defeat and were ruled out from the qualifying round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup when Iran beat them 2-0 in their second match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Smarting from a shocking 9-0 defeat against Thailand,
Co-operation only if asked, says BCB
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will co-operate with India in the ongoing spot-fixing investigation if any request comes through an official channel, said the officials on Wednesday. The BCB made its position clear after media reports suggested that an Indian bookie claimed to police that he had fixed matches in the Bangladesh Premier League
Super Cup from June 14
After a lot of uncertainty, the third edition of the Super Cup will finally begin on June 14 and conclude on June 25, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin announced after meeting club officials at the BFF house on Thursday. However, the championship money has been decreased