The long overdue deal of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s next TV broadcast and marketing rights is unlikely to be completed before the next board election, officials said on Sunday. The BCB faces a race against time to ink their television broadcast and marketing rights deal before the forthcoming home series against New Zealand which
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Local footballers relish Super Cup chance
The absence of foreign footballers in the forthcoming Super Cup has created an opportunity for the local players, who mostly found themselves consigned to the bench in the recently concluded league, to prove their mettle. Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin
Hosts eye an upset in AFC meet
Bangladesh hoped to produce at least one upset when they play in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, which gets underway at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on May 21. The Bangladesh Football Federation announced a 22-member squad for the Group B qualifiers which also included Thailand, Iran and the Philippines.
BCB brings SLG to shoot Tigers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board had acquired a device called SLG (speed-light-gate) in order to examine the actual fielding and fitness level of the Tigers. The device that is widely used by the cricket giants of the world will help the coaching management of the Tigers in obtaining the right data on their
Bandura, Viqarunnisa secure h’ball titles
Bandura Holy Cross High School won the Cute Inter-School handball tournament by overcoming Narinda Govt High School by 25-18 goals in the final of the male category while Viqarunnisa Noon School & College outclassed Saint Upregis School & College 11-0 to clinch the females’ title on May 16. Bandura’s Leon alone scored 11 goals in ... Read more
Iran women eye Dhaka glory
The Iranian national women’s team are optimistic of a berth in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asia Cup as the qualifying matches of Group B begins in Dhaka from May 21 to 25. The Iranian national women’s team have already arrived in Dhaka and had their first training session at the Sheikh Jamal ... Read more
Ansar suspend kabaddi team
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP suspended their women’s kabaddi team after an incident in the eighth Bangladesh Games put their reputation at stake after several players and officials were punished by the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation. The federation last week fined Ansar Tk 1 lakh, suspended
Enamul joins Wolverhampton
National left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr joined Wolverhampton Cricket Club in the Birmingham Premier League as part of his preparation for the forthcoming series against New Zealand amid uncertainty over the future of the Dhaka Premier League. Enamul, who was included in the Test squad for the tour
Rahmat, Prince in blame game
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation reacted sharply to the boycott decision of the national players who decided to refrain from all hockey activities unless the federation announces a timeframe for the inter-club player transfers. ‘This is very unexpected and unfortunate. We hope the situation
Game On promises to pay BPL dues
Bangladesh Premier League’s event management company Game On Sports Management promised to pay a part of their dues for it’s second edition to the Bangladesh Cricket Board by next week, said a BCB official on Thursday. Game On owes Tk 19 crore to the BCB and after lot of uncertainty
English lesson for nat’l cricketers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will conduct English language courses along with other educational programmes for the national cricketers through their educational partner American International University of Bangladesh, said an official of the BCB on Thursday. AIUB, the educational partner of BCB from October 2012 till
Bizarre experience for Basketball team
The Bangladesh national basketball team returned to Dhaka on Wednesday night after the postponement of the 27th FIBA Asia qualifying basketball tournament which was scheduled to take place in India. The FIBA Asia qualifying basketball tournament was postponed on May 9 even though the Bangladesh team went to India the same
TT World C’ship qualification debacle for Bangladesh
The Bangladesh national table tennis team crashed out from the Table Tennis World Championship qualification round which is being held in France. The Bangladesh team participated in three events and were defeated in all three. In the men’s doubles event, Mahbub Billah and Manash Chowdhury
DPL sans Sakib, Tamim, Nasir
The forthcoming Dhaka Premier League that was delayed due to the non-participation of the national cricketers is set to lose some of its attraction as three major national stars in Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Nasir Hossain will be unavailable. All-rounder Sakib al Hasan is expected to join English
Much-vaunted Super Cup in June
The Bangladesh Football Federation are now planning to hold the Tk 1 crore Super Cup in June, BFF president Kazi Salahuddin informed on Wednesday after officially postponing the national team’s tour of the UK. The third edition of the Super Cup will take place without
Proper care can reduce pacers injury: Mashrafee
The dearth in Bangladesh’s pace bowling department due to a prevailing injury crisis can be overcome through the work of the coaching management of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, said Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Wednesday. Bangladesh returned home from Zimbabwe without any
Bansal might be next hockey coach
The Bangladesh national hockey team might be preparing themselves for the forthcoming Asia Cup under legendary Indian coach Ajay Kumar Bansal, it was informed by Khawaja Rahamatullah, general secretary of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, on Wednesday. The BHF was searching extensively for a foreign coach
Crowds the main attraction
The AFC Women’s Asia Cup Group-B qualifiers will start at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from May 21 and the Bangladesh Football Federation is preparing to advertise the upcoming competition to bring back the crowds of the yesteryears. In order to attract fans to the stadium, the BFF is planning to start
Hockey players boycott league
The hockey players decided to boycott the domestic leagues league including the national team’s training camp unless they get an assurance from the Bangladesh Hockey Federation about the time frame of the transfer window. The decision was made at a meeting of the players at the
Mushfiq rues captaincy error
The Bangladesh national cricket team returned home empty-handed on Tuesday from their just concluded tour of Zimbabwe despite being overwhelming favourites as they failed to live upto expectations. Bangladesh had to be content with drawing the Test and