The last-minute decision of Pakistan to keep its players off from the Bangladesh Premier League put the franchises in deep trouble to find replacements despite the assurance given by Bangladesh Cricket Board. The BCB waited until 10:00am on Wednesday for the Pakistani players and instructed the franchises to look for alternatives after a negative reply ... Read more
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Mid-season transfer flurry in football
The Bangladesh Premier League clubs are making a desperate attempt to overcome the shortcomings and come back stronger in the second phase as the mid-season transfer window closes on January 23. The final round of the first leg begins today with relegation-threatened Arambagh KC facing Team BJMC in the first match at the Bangabandhu National ... Read more
Kings to unveil Lara today
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings will unveil their Brand Ambassador Brian Lara at a ceremony today, said the franchise. Lara, the biggest name to be associated with the tournament, will be arriving in the morning and is expected to stay during the entire
Zia leading in Chennai
GM Ziaur Rahman shared the lead in the Chennai Super Kings 5th International Grand Masters Chess Tournament at the close of the second round yesterday. Zia, along with 48 other players, was on top with two points from two games as the Bangladeshi Grand Master beat India’s S Prasannaa in the second
PCB plays the BPL card finally
No confirmation of players arriving, tournament could be delayed After keeping Bangladesh waiting for days Pakistan has finally played its Bangladesh Premier League card on Tuesday confirming that it is unable to send its players for the Twenty20 tournament. The decision puts the future of the tournament in doubt as it left some of the franchisees ... Read more
Laziness gets better of Aftab
Discarded Bangladesh national team batsman Aftab Ahmed blamed himself for losing his focus over cricket and aims to make a come in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. After making his Test and one-day international debut in the national side back in 2004, Aftab was considered as one of the brightest prospect and even ... Read more
Railway a force again
Nat’l Badminton Championship Railway a force again Bangladesh Railway are gradually increasing their involvement in sports as they roped in top shuttlers for the 32nd National Badminton Championship which started at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium yesterday. Railway used to have mentionable presence in different sports such as football, cricket,
SA bastekball begins Thursday
The second South Asian Basketball Championship will begin at the Dhanmondi Gymnasium on Thursday with participation of five South Asian nations including Bangladesh. The competition which will feature Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Pakistan apart from the hosts will be played in a league basis and the holders of the highest
8 Bangladeshis in Chennai chess
Eight Bangladeshi players are taking part in the Chennai Super Kings 5th International Grandmasters Chess Tournament which started in Chennai yesterday. GM Niaz Murshed and GM Ziaur Rahman were playing against India’s Rajasurya and Hemanth Raam respectively when this report was
A week’s preparation planned
AFC Challenge Cup A week’s preparation planned The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League will remain suspended from February 21 to March 8 in order to give the national team at least a week’s time to prepare for the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers which will be held from March 2 to 8 in Nepal. The decision was ... Read more
Songster with a racket
Sania Sultana Liza, winner of the musical talent hunt programme 2008 Close-up 1, was the centre of attention on the opening day of Qubee 32nd National Badminton Championships as the singer from Mymensingh to compete the badminton championship for the first time. Like her vocal talent, Liza shone with the racket as well and impressed ... Read more
Mushfiqur to keep leading
BCB announces list of contracted players Mushfiqur Rahim has been retained as captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team and Mahmudullah Riyad will continue as his deputy for the upcoming tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the BCB’s (Bangladesh Cricket Board) ad-hoc executive committee at the ... Read more
Hooper, Greatbatch run for Tigers’ coaching job
Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper and New Zealand opener Mark Greatbatch are among the candidates willing take up the job of Bangladesh cricket team’s head coach, officials said on Monday. The position fell vacant after Englishman Richard Pybus refused to continue because of a contract dispute with the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Tamim returns fresh, modified
Having scored two half-centuries and two scores of above 30 in six games, Tamim Iqbal’s short stint with the Wellington Firebirds in the HRV cup, a T20 competition in New Zealand, turned out to be quite a successful one for the left-handed opener. The batsman, who opened the innings alongside Jesse Ryder in the competition, ... Read more
Sakib says he too suffered in receiving BPL payment
Former Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan admitted that he was among the local players who became victims of not getting fully paid from their Bangladesh Premier League franchises and had asked for a better paper work from the organisers this term. Sakib led Khulna Royal Bengals in the inaugural edition of BPL as an icon ... Read more
Counting on NOCs
Preview: Barisal Burners Counting on NOCs Barisal Burners were one of the most hyped teams during the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for a number of reasons. From acquiring the services of Chris Gayle, albeit for a short period of time, to being on the winning end of the ‘semifinal controversy’ last ... Read more
BFF eager to get De Kruif in March
AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers BFF eager to get De Kruif in March The Bangladesh Football Federation is eager to get Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif ahead of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers in March and it is ready to pay the coach one month’s salary as well as bonus, in case of success, for his ... Read more
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as a success in the first edition despite a pay dispute and the farce before deciding the semi-final ... Read more
Will their makeover change fortunes?
Preview: Sylhet Royals Will their makeover change fortunes? Having won only two of their ten matches in the first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, Sylhet Royals went for a complete makeover at the players’ auction this year. Their most expensive buy, Mushfiqur Rahim, who was bought for 205,000 dollars, has been given the responsibility ... Read more
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as a success in the first edition despite a pay dispute and the farce before deciding the semi-final ... Read more