Bangladesh A salvaged some pride by beating the West Indies High Performance Team by 9 wickets in the last game of the one-day series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. The match, which lasted for a total of 26.4 overs, saw the visiting side get bowled out for just 54 runs. The hosts romped home ... Read more
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Huge response to BCB call
Sameeha Chowdhury, a 13-year-old girl from Old Dhaka, was all excitement as she stood in line to register her name with the Bangladeshi Cricket Board (BCB). “I have been playing cricket ever since I was 11 years old. I used to play with my brother and my cousins. It’ll be a dream-come-true for me if ... Read more
Sponsors to boost NCL profile
The 14th edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), beginning on October 14, which will take place on a franchise-based system, is scheduled to witness a series of sponsorship-related deals for the franchises today. The country’s lone first-class competition, which has been starving for sponsors over
Shakib leaves for CLT20 tomorrow
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be leaving tomorrow en route for South Africa to participate in the Champions League T20 which begins on October 13. The all-rounder will be playing for Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders, who are scheduled to face the Delhi Daredevils at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on
SL play the trick game
Sri Lanka came up with a strange yet sensible move on Monday in their final Super Eights game against England to avoid the captain or vice-captain being ruled out for the crucial semifinal of the ICC World Twenty20 for maintaining repeated slow over rates. ICC regulations dictate that two slow over rate offences within a ... Read more
Youthful Feni aim for impact
Feni Soccer Club once again kept faith with youth for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League as they signed up 17 players including a Liberian booter yesterday at the Bangladesh Football Federation. Unherald Feni Soccer had wowed the Dhaka-based clubs in their first appearance in the professional football league after claiming fourth place in the 13-team ... Read more
Wanderers champs in women’s kabaddi
Dhaka Wanderers Club became champions of the Walton Refrigerator Women’s Kabaddi League by beating Jatrabari Krira Chakra 11-9 in the final at the Paltan Kabaddi Stadium on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jurain Janata Club finished
Windies oust NZ in Super Over
West Indies knocked New Zealand out of the World Twenty20 in a dramatic Super Over Monday after their group one match finished in a tie. Both teams were locked at 139 after 40 overs at Pallekele stadium, sending the match to the tense Super Over decider. New Zealand
Malinga sends champs England crashing
Slinging bowler Lasith Malinga took a career-best five wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals and send the defending champions crashing out Monday. Malinga took 5-31 as England, chasing a daunting 170-run target, were restricted to 150-9 in the Super Eights match at Pallekele stadium before a ... Read more
All to play for in Group 2
Those wanting to know the semifinals line-up of the ICC World Twenty20 will have to wait for the result of today’s last Super Eights match between India and South Africa. All eyes will be fixed on the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium as undefeated Australia lock horns with a wounded Pakistan in the day’s first ... Read more
BD A-WIHP final match today
The last 50-over game between Bangladesh A and the West Indies High Performance Team will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The visiting West Indian side have already taken an unassailable two to nothing lead in the three-match series and will be looking for a whitewash. The hosts, on the other hand, will ... Read more
Indo-Pak clash stirs Lankan passion
At noon when the media bus started its trip from the Singhalese Sports Club, the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, towards R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, the city streets were almost deserted as Sunday is the weekly holiday in the country. And that was why it took only ten minutes to reach the destination, which ... Read more
Easy passage for big guns
Fed Cup Draw Held Easy passage for big guns Big-spenders Sheikh Russel KC have been placed in Group A along with ten-time champions Mohammedan SC as the draw of the 24th Federation Cup was held yesterday at the Bangladesh Football Federation. Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, runners-up Team BJMC and title contenders Abahani have avoided ... Read more
BD A suffer 53-run loss
It was a combination of some good left-arm bowling that demolished the Bangladeshi A batting line-up and helped the visiting West Indies High Performance team take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series. Promising young pacer Sheldon Cotterrell and slow-left arm bowler Verasammy Permaul shared 8 wickets as the visitors bowled the hosts ... Read more
Siddik ends up in 18th place
Country’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman carded a poor six-over-par 78 in the final round as he went 13 places down to finish joint 18th in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in Taipei on Sunday. Siddik was in a commendable position after round three as he stood 5th in the competition, but lost his way in the ... Read more
BCB looking for women cricketers
The Women’s Wing of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will carry out a registration programme for talented women cricketers. The registration is open to all and will take place on October 2 at the SAHARA-BCB National Cricket Academy Ground in Mirpur from 11am to 3pm. There is
Netrakona win Gold Cup title
Netrokona emerged champions in the Walton Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament beating Gopalganj 4-0 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Toklis scored a hattrick while Ronny netted the other goal for the winning side. Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka AN Shamsuddin Azad Chowdhury distributed prizes
Indo-Pak battle today
The fixity of purpose is often not good enough when India and Pakistan lock horns in any format of the game because it requires more than that. There will likely be no exception to that general rule when the two perennial rivals meet in a crucial Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 at ... Read more
Sheikh Jamal hoping high
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club feels the side is a force to reckon with as the former professional league champions completed their players’ registration formalities at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) headquarters in Motijheel yesterday. The Dhanmondi-based outfit, who emerged champions in their debut season in
BCB extends tender for WI tour
After not having received a suitable offer for its worldwide media rights, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has launched a separate tender for the media rights for the upcoming West Indies tour to Bangladesh, which is scheduled to take place from November 5 to December 11 this year. As per the new deadline set by ... Read more