Sri Lankan under-19 cricket team made a solid start as they posted 331-5 at the end of the first day’s play of the first four-day match against the Bangladesh under-19 team at Mirpur on Wednesday. Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the Sri Lankan U-19 team capitalised on the efforts of their opening ... Read more
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Russell take solo lead as MSC edge past Muktis
Sheikh Russell took solitary lead of the points table in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 win over bottom-ranked Arambagh while Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited avenged their first-leg defeat with a 1-0 victory against Muktijoddha Sangsad on Wednesday. The tenth win from 14 matches took Russell’s tally
Teletalk to sponsor Zimbabwe series
Teletalk, the state-run cell phone operator, has become the official title sponsor of the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe series, it was announced at a news conference on Wednesday. Teletalk will sponsor the two-match Test series beginning with the first Test at Harare on April 17, along with the three-match ODI series
Bangladesh depart for Harare with high hopes
The Bangladesh national cricket team will board for their crucial tour of Zimbabwe today with their sight firmly focused on ending their drought of winning a Test series with their confidence sky-high after their recent performances. Bangladesh defeated the West Indies
‘It is our Ashes’
Bangladesh’s Australian head coach Shane Jurgensen termed the rivalry between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh similar to the Ashes but asked his charges not to take any extra pressure on themselves ahead of the upcoming 33-day tour. ‘This is our Ashes,’ Jurgensen told New Age on Tuesday.
BD-SL U-19 series kicks off today
Hosts Bangladesh and the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team will begin their series today at Mirpur as both the age-level teams will be looking forward to prove their worth ahead of the upcoming ICC Under-19 World Cup next year. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will start the series
Premier League set for another interval
The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League will undergo an 18-day break from Thursday due to unavailability of grounds, the professional football league committee decided on Tuesday. The two main venues of the top flight – Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) and Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium – will remain
BU, BJMC share the spoils
Brothers Union and Team BJMC played out a 1-1 draw in their Bangladesh Premier League football match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Nigerian forward Kingsley Chigozie put Brothers Union ahead in 19th minute against the run of play when he darted in the box from the right flank
Mooney faces flak over Thatcher tweet
Ireland allrounder John Mooney faces the prospect of disciplinary action following a tweet made in response to Margaret Thatcher’s death. After news of Baroness Thatcher’s death broke on Monday, a tweet appearing from Mooney’s account, said: ‘I hope it was slow and painful.’
Kruif blasts AFC for qualifying farce
Dutch head coach arrives with family to assess facilities After a 36-hour long journey the Dutch head coach of the Bangladesh national football team Lodewijk de Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday with their wives to assess their accommodation, hospital and schooling facilities. The Dutch coach is likely to take ... Read more
Saqlain rejoins Tigers
Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is expected to join the Bangladesh cricket team as a spin bowling consultant for the forthcoming Zimbabwe tour, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday. This will be Saqlain’s second stint with the Tigers after his first assignment during the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka and the home series ... Read more
Top athletes lacking preparation
The top athletes of Bangladesh are sceptical about their success in the forthcoming Bangladesh Games as they did not have enough preparation for the formerly quadrennial meet, which will be held this month after a gap of more than a decade. Shooter Sharmin Akhter Ratna, athlete Mohon Khan, swimmer
Salma’s valiant knock goes in vain
The Bangladesh national women’s cricket team came agonisingly close before falling short again as their Indian counterparts registered a five-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Bangladeshi eves rode on the back of a fine knock from
Muktis resume training after assurance of unpaid wages
After six days of boycott due to outstanding wages, the footballers of Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra returned to practice following an assurance from club chairman, said an official on Monday. Muktijoddha Sangsad chairman Helal Murshed met with the players and discussed about the unpaid salary and promised to clear the dues as soon as they ... Read more
BD Games preliminary football from April 15
The eighth edition of the Bangladesh Games will officially start from April 20 but the grand occasion will actually get underway from Monday when the preliminary round of football will take place at BKSP. Nine services teams – Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),
Good start for Zia in Dubai Open Chess
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman won his first round matches in the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday last. In the first round matches, Zia won against Faranka Khaled of Lebanon. A total of 194 players, including 38 Grandmasters,
Abahani salvage draw to stay in race
Abahani salvaged a late draw to keep their hope alive of ensuring their fifth professional league title with a 1-1 draw against their perennial foes Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Premier League on Sunday. Mohammedan’s Ghanaian forward Osei Morison scored a heartbreaking goal against Abahani in the 25th minute but Atikur Rhaman Meshu converted
Zimbabwe face players’ boycott ahead of Tigers’ visit
Zimbabwe’s cricketers are considering a boycott ahead of their series against Bangladesh in protest against unsatisfactory payments from their board. A source close to the players told ESPNcricinfo that non-centrally contracted players may not play in an upcoming warm-up match between Zimbabwe’s cricketers, ‘to contest ZC’s offer of a daily allowance’
Bangladesh finish runners up in U-16 Asian hockey
The Bangladesh under-16 hockey team went down fighting in the final of the five-a-side Under-16 Asia Cup in Singapore as they suffered a 3-5 defeat at the hands of Pakistan on Sunday although they won the hearts of many in a memorable campaign. Trailing 2-0 in the first half, Ashraful, Rumman
Sk Jamal edge past Arambagh
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Arambagh Krira Sangha 2-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Substitute Striker Towhidul Alam Sabuj and Nigerian forward Chibuke Ibeji scored the goals late in the second half to help Jamal earn all three points from the game.