The year 2012 is a tale of two halves for Siddikur Rahman, Bangladesh’s flag bearer in international golf. The man who became the first and only Bangladeshi to win an Asian Tour tile back in 2010 has produced some brilliant performances, threatened to win another title, but in the end fell to disappointing
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Central Marshal-ling
Walton Central Zone’s Marshal Ayub dominated the third day of the first-round Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) match against Prime Bank South Zone with a fluent 125 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Central Zone eventually declared at 433 for 9 and at the end of the day’s play were leading the game by ... Read more
Tony Greig no more
Cricket commentator and former England player Anthony William Greig passed away in Sydney yesterday afternoon. Greig, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer in October, succumbed to a heart attack at the age of 66. Known in cricketing circles primarily as “Tony”, Greig’s booming voice has become well known to cricket’s television audiences. Enthusiastic,
4-star Jamal go top
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club joined leaders Abahani at the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League with a 4-0 drubbing of Arambagh KS at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. A brace from Nigerian striker Sunday Chizoba, a goal from his compatriot Mike Otojareri and one from winger Shakil Ahmed ensured a comfortable victory for
Two Dutch coaches for BD football
Two Dutch professional football coaches have been all but confirmed for the Bangladesh national football team and for the position of the head of the Sylhet Football Academy, said a Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) official yesterday. Lodewijk de Kruif, a former player-turned-coach has been contacted for the job of the
A Simple Man
The Tigers’ silent performer Mahmudullah Riyad, who already won the hearts of millions of cricket lovers for his elegant style of batting, was happy with his consistent performance with the bat as well as effective contribution with the ball in Bangladesh’s home series against the West Indies, and was delighted with the way his team ... Read more
‘A result of belief’
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza might not have been in the playing eleven which scripted a two-wicket victory in the fifth and final ODI to clinch a memorable series victory against the formidable West Indies, but the amount of encouragement the brave-heart cricketer provided from behind the scenes played a vital role for the Tigers to achieve ... Read more
‘Excitement got the better of me’
Bangladesh’s ODI series win over the West Indies was undoubtedly the talk of the town yesterday. Right from the addas at roadside tea stalls to the get-togethers in different homes propelled by the road-blockade programme, cricket, it seemed, found the prime spot in almost every conversation that took place in the
Mushfiq hails ‘biggest ever series win’
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim hailed the 3-2 win over West Indies as their biggest ever series success as it came against a full-strength side and in difficult circumstances. This is Bangladesh’s second series win against West Indies after they recorded a 3-0 clean sweep in the Caribbean in 2009. But few gave the Tigers any ... Read more
Pollard proves a point
In Khulna when he pulled a short ball from Abdur Razzak straight to the midwicket fielder, Kieron Pollard was furious with himself. He vented his anger to reporters who later had asked if it was the right time to play the shot. An enraged Pollard said he chose the right ball to hit but only ... Read more
‘We lost as a team’
West Indian skipper Darren Sammy pointed that failure in putting up collective efforts cost them the series against Bangladesh as they went down in the final one-dayer by two wickets to surrender the series 3-2 on Saturday. Chris Gayle, who was expected to lead the batting department, recorded another
Shakib slips on Shishir!
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided to begin a new innings in his life as he is all set to tie the knot this week. Sources close to Shakib have revealed that the cricketer would be marrying Umme Ahmed Shishir, a computers student based in Minnesota, America. The wedding date has been scheduled on Wednesday, ... Read more
Tamim dominates again
It was once again a ‘Tamim Iqbal show’ that dominated the beginning of the second round of the National Cricket League. The dashing left-hander raced to his third consecutive century and became the only batsman in the history of Bangladesh’s domestic cricket to score hundreds in three consecutive innings. Playing at the BKSP, Tamim’s 183 ... Read more
Talent hunt for Special Olympics held
Bibi Fatema was running at her utmost pace to clinch the title in the 200-metre race at BKSP, Chittagong Regional Centre premises yesterday. From the outside, it was hard to tell that this 18-year-old girl was mentally challenged, for the sheer desire and the effort she put in. And she was not alone, she was ... Read more
Muslim Mia wins gold in Korea Taekwondo
Bangladesh’s Muslim Mia won gold medal in –87kg category in the 7th Gyeongju Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships on Friday, informed Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation general secretary Mahmudul Islam Rana from Korea. Another Bangladeshi participant Imtiaz Hossain won silver in the same weight
BCB chasing its own tail
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has finally fallen back to their well-worn method of forming a committee to resolve the problem regarding the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). When all and sundry were looking forward to a bold decision from newly appointed BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon regarding the long-pending issue, all they got
NSC meeting by next Monday
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon will discuss issues regarding the BCB constitution and board elections with the high-ups of the National Sports Council (NSC) by next Monday. “Our president (Nazmul Hassan Papon) will first talk with the legal adviser because there are some issues and confusion about some clauses in the recommendation ... Read more
Last chance to impress
NCL 2nd round begins today The all-impor-tant second round of the National Cricket League (NCL) begins today after a short break for eid. The round will be the last chance for certain players to make an impression on the national selectors. Chief selector Akram Khan has already said that Bangladesh’s long hiatus from Test cricket ... Read more
FIFA director likely for final selection
BFF Academy’s Talent Hunt FIFA director likely for final selection FIFA technical director Jean Michel Benezet is likely to conduct the final selection of the booters for the Bangladesh Football Federation Academy in December as the divisional phase of the talent hunt has almost been completed last month. Some 120 booters — Under-14 and U-18 ... Read more
Nadir Shah in fixing scandal
Well-known Bangladesh ICC panel umpire Nadir Shah has been plunged into controversy after Indian television channel India TV conducted a sting operation that has revealed that six umpires from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Shah among them, were willing to give wrong decisions during a game