National cricket team’s vice-captain Mahmudullah became the latest Bangladeshi to join the Sri Lankan Premier League when he signed for Basnahira Cricket Dundee at the weekend. The all-rounder, who could not get a team despite having his name on the players’ list made by the Sri Lanka Cricket for the seven franchises, joined Tamim Iqbal, ... Read more
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Bangladesh pitted with India
SAFF Women’s Football Bangladesh pitted with India Bangladesh women’s football team will take on favourites India in the opening match of the SAFF Women’s Championship which kicks off on September 7 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to a press release from Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday. The tournament featuring all eight teams of the South ... Read more
BD lose to Pakistan, Ireland
Women’s Cricket BD lose to Pakistan, Ireland The Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team lost both of their matches against Pakistan and Ireland in the tri-nation ODI series in Dublin. On Monday, Bangladesh suffered a 42-run defeat against Pakistan at the Railway Union Cricket Club in Dublin. Pakistan posted 180 for six in 50 overs after being sent ... Read more
Shakib No 1 Test all-rounder again
Bangladesh all-rounder and former national captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ranked No. 1 all-rounder (Test cricket) in the Reliance ICC Test Championship All-Rounder Rankings. Shakib Al Hasan with a rating of 404 preceded his competitor and one of the greatest all-rounders of all time Jacques Kallis who previously topped the list and has
Jr Tigers mull an Eid gift for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s junior cricket team is planning to present the country their biggest Eid gift when they take on hosts Australia in the first quarter-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Townsville on Sunday. The game coincided with the Eid-ul-Fitr, which will be celebrated in Australia on the matchday and the junior Tigers are in ... Read more
Farhad in, Nazmul out
Selectors on Thursday have recalled all-rounder Farhad Reza in the 15-member Bangladesh squad for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka in September- October. Farhad, 26, replaced paceman Nazmul Hossain, who was part of the Bangladesh squad that toured Ireland and the Netherlands in
Jr Tigers down Namibia to reach quarters
Bangladesh successfully progressed to the cup phase of the ICC U-19 World Cup to setup a quarter-final clash against defending champions Australia after an easy seven-wicket victory over Namibia in their last group match on Thursday. The win meant Bangladesh finished as runners-up of group D, ahead of Sri Lanka and
‘Sharing experience is the key’
Bangladesh spin-bowling all-rounders Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad said that they were looking forward to sharing the experience of former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who joined the Tigers training camp as a specialist spin bowling coach yesterday. The former Pakistan off-spinner, who arrived on Tuesday, had his first session with
SL loss opens door for young Tigers
South Africa Under-19s thrashed Sri Lanka Under-19s by four wickets yesterday; the result creates a bright chance for Bangladesh Under-19s to qualify for the Super League of the ICC U19 World Cup in Australia. Anamul Haque’s side meet with lowly Namibia Under-19s in their last Group D match today at the Peter Burge Oval in ... Read more
Saqlain lands with high expectations
Bangladesh’s new spin bowling coach, Pakistani spin legend, Saqlain Mushtaq arrived on Tuesday morning and meant business right away as he without delay headed for Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to join the national training camp. The Bangladesh Cricket Board roped in Saqlain for a four-month period to assist the
BFF designs talent hunt programme
The Bangladesh Football Federation in a development committee meeting on Tuesday decided to launch a countrywide talent hunt programme from September 1 in order to start its first academy in Sylhet. The nearly two-month long programme will be divided in four phases – upazila, district, division and national level – and 60 players (30 of ... Read more
Salma confident of doing well
Bangladesh Women’s national cricket team will fly for Ireland tonight and their skipper Salma Khatun expressed her confidence of doing well in the tri-nation ODI and Twenty20 tournament involving the host and Pakistan. ‘I think we will put up a good show as our team is more balanced than before,’ Salma
End of a supreme carnival
London Olympic 2012 End of a supreme carnival At the end of a long, raucous night, it was inevitably the words of Lord Sebastian Coe that best summed up the last sixteen days of whirlwind madness in London. “When our time came, we did it right,” said Coe in his short and sweet speech towards ... Read more
Shakib, Nasir and Sunny nominated
ICC Awards Shakib, Nasir and Sunny nominated Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been nominated in the long-list of the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the year for the ICC Awards, which takes place on 15 September in Colombo. The 9th annual LG ICC Awards took into account the players’ performances over the period ... Read more
Ctg Kings looking to form stronger team in BPL
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings and Radio Amaar hosted an iftar party at a local hotel in the city on Sunday. The iftar was graced by Chittagong Kings’ local players from the inaugural edition of the BPL including captain and Bangladesh team vice-captain Mahmudullah Ryad and his national team mates Ziaur Rahman and
Blake to carry Bolt legacy
In the run-up to the London Olympics Glen Mills faced one sweet problem on whether to pursue Usain Bolt for further glory or prepare Yohan Blake to break the final barrier. Now the Games is over and Mills, the coach of Racers Track Club in Jamaica, where both Bolt and Blake train, can happily look ... Read more
Jamaica’s win cements Bolt’s Games
If Beijing belonged to Michael Phelps, London belongs to Usain Bolt. The fastest man on earth completed a unique, unprecedented triple double after running anchor as Jamaica crushed the world record to win the men’s 4X100 metres relay at the Olympic Stadium in London on
2012 ‘off-the-chain’
London Olympics 2012 2012 ‘off-the-chain’ If there ever was a one-word summary to describe the 30th Olympiad in London, the USA athlete DeeDee Trotter found it during one of many press conferences at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. “Off-the-chain,” said Trotter and the whole room burst out laughing. “And that is putting it mildly,” she ... Read more
A question and grim reality
The American journalist was clearly irritated by the presence of so many Bangladeshi newsmen at the press conference after almost every athletics event at London. He had no clue as to why a country would be so highly represented despite them having no stake in any of the events. Spurred on by the question from ... Read more
Pybus satisfied with Europe outcome
Bangladesh coach Richard Pybus is confident that the national cricket team is shaping up well ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 as the players are more or less settled in the side with several T20 matches under their belt after their tour of Europe. ‘What is important for us is that we have got a ... Read more