Shane Jurgensen was pleasantly surprised to learn of the BCB’s decision to continue with him as Bangladesh’s head coach but knows he has a challenging assignment ahead. ‘I have a lot of feelings at the moment,’ he told ESPNcricinfo. ‘I am surprised, excited and honoured to be given the responsibility to look after the team. ... Read more
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Dutch duo set new conditions
Dutch coaches Lodewijk de Kruif and Rene Koster have left the Bangladesh Football Federation in a quandary by attaching some preconditions to their interim stint in charge of the national team during the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers, which will be held in Nepal from March 2 to 6. The two were supposed to take charge ... Read more
Crucial phase from today
BPL T20 Crucial phase from today The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will enter its most crucial segment today with just four more days to go before the next round of the competition, officially known as the Race to the Final. The way things stand at the moment, Dhaka Gladiators and Sylhet Royals with 14 points ... Read more
Bangladesh Championship League begins today
The Premier Bank 2nd Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of professional football competition, begins today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Eight teams will compete for two places in the Bangladesh Premier League with Farashganj SC facing Chittagong Abahani in the opening match
Khulna and Chittagong face off in U-18 final
Khulna Division and Chittagong Division reached the final of the Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket after overcoming Sylhet Division and Rajshahi Division respectively. The final will be played at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi from February 13-15. Khulna defeated Sylhet by seven wickets in their semi-final encounter at the
Siddikur’s team sixth
Siddikur Rahman’s team Tamilnadu Pullees finished sixth in the inaugural Pearls Golf Premier League which concluded at the Aamby Valley Golf Course in Pune, India yesterday. The three-day event, styled after cricket’s box-office hit Indian Premier League, featured eight teams of four players each who played 54 holes over the three
School chess
India’s Suvradeepta Das took solo lead in Group A of the 13th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament at the close of the fifth round at the National Sports Council Tower yesterday. Suvradeepta beat Wahidul Alam of Rangamati Shaheed Abdul Ali Academy to secure maximum five points from five matches. Three players — Akib Jawad of Chittagong,
Riders down Kings in nail-biting finish
Rangpur Riders brought high-flying Chittagong Kings down to earth with a thrilling five-wicket win in the last over of their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at Mirpur on Saturday. Set a target of 161 runs, Riders needed 16 runs in the final over and they got exactly that to record their first win in five matches, ... Read more
Sakib show sinks Burners
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan produced a masterful performance with both bat and ball to enable Dhaka Gladiators to a straightforward eight-wicket win over Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League at Mirpur on Saturday. Besides grabbing 2-22 with the leather, Sakib blasted 54 runs from 31 balls as Dhaka
Jurgensen confirmed as new Tigers coach
Saqlain may return, no decision on local assistant coach, six-players told to take proper rest before SL series Bowling coach Shane Jurgensen was confirmed as the new head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team for one year, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Saturday. The decision was made at a meeting of the cricket operations ... Read more
Jamal regain top spot
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club reclaimed their top spot and Sheikh Russell KC lost the chance to join the league leaders after their contrasting results against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Mohammedan SC respectively in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Jamal registered a comfortable 2-0 win over Muktijoddha while Russell suffered
Taunk clinches Amatuer Golf title
Karan Taunk of India clinched the individual title of the 28th Runner Group Amateur Golf Tournament 2013 at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Saturday. Though he hit level-par in the final round, his brilliant displays in the previous rounds were enough for the youngster to earn him the crown. He fired seven-under-par for a gross
BPL avoids boycott narrowly
The payment row in the Bangladesh Premier League has nearly caused a major embarrassment for the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday when seven foreign cricketers of Duronto Rajshahi refused to take to the field for non-payment of their dues. After a lot of drama behind the scenes, they finally played the game against
Royal victory for Kings
Chittagong Kings rewrote the record that they set up 24 hours ago when they humiliated table-toppers Sylhet Royals by 119 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League on Friday. This is the biggest ever victory margin recorded in a BPL match in its brief history, improving Kings’ 89-run win over Khulna Royal Bengals in their previous ... Read more
Shahriar sees KRB home
Shahriar Nafees became the latest cricketer to have benefitted from quitting captaincy in the Bangladesh Premier League when his 51-ball 71 guided a struggling Khulna Royal Bengals to a seven-wicket win over Duronto Rajshahi on Friday. Shahriar gave up the captaincy after Royal Bengals were shot out for the tournament’s
Aminul likely to join Tigers
Former Bangladesh captain Aminul Islam could join the national team coaching set-up for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe if everything goes according to plan. Bangladesh Cricket Board has decided to include a local assistant coach in the national team management to help Shane Jurgensen, who is set to be the interim head ... Read more
Kings gun down sorry KRB
Ryan ten Doeschate played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 95 runs from 61 balls to set up a crushing 89-run win for Chittagong Kings over Khulna Royal Bengals in the Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday. Looked set for a disaster with 10-3, the Dutchman batted sensibly to take Kings to a respectable 156-5 before their ... Read more
Shamsur’s innings goes in vain
Shamsur Rahman played a stunning innings of 98 not out but it went in vain as Sylhet Royals beat Rangpur Riders by six wickets in the Bangladesh Premier League match in Mirpur on Thursday. Half-centuries from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Mushfiqur Rahim propelled Royals to 198-4 for the highest ever successful run-chase in BPL after their ... Read more
Doeschate makes mark finally
Dutchman Ryan ten Doeschate finally made his mark in the Bangladesh Premier League when he scored a match-winning 95 runs for Chittagong Kings against Khulna Royal Bengals on Thursday. Ten Doeschate, often hailed as Sachin Tendulkar of ICC associate member nations, was getting a start in every game that he played since making his BPL ... Read more
Primary school football fiesta ends
Dakkhin Dondari Keranipara non-government Primary School emerged as the new champions of the third Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament, while Palichara Govt Primary School won their maiden title in the second Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football on Thursday. Out of 60,776 primary schools across the