Just a day after making a flying start to the U-19 World Cup with a 25-run win over Sri Lanka, the Bangladesh U-19s were brought down to earth by a massive 135-run defeat by favourites South Africa. Despite winning the first match batting first at the same Allan Border Field in Brisbane, Bangladesh skipper Anamul ... Read more
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Barnes blames players’ fitness, skill for debacle
Bangladesh ‘A’ team coach Stuart Barnes pointed out that fitness and skill-level of the players were not up to the mark in order to be successful and was the reason for their dismal performance in the Shafi Dharashah tournament in India. The second-string Bangladesh side started off the four-day competition on a positive
Tamim shines in SLPL
Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal’s blistering knock of unbeaten 93 gave his franchise Wayamba United a flying start in the Sri Lankan Premier League as they earned a comprehensive nine-wicket win against Uthura Rudras on Sunday. The dashing left-hander, Tamim, clobbered seven fours and six sixes in his 61-ball
Women’s cricket team to tour Ireland
All-rounder Salma Khatun will lead the Bangladesh women’s cricket team on their tour of Ireland as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad on Sunday. Salma will have Ayasha Rahman Shuktara as her deputy during the tour where they will participate in a tri-nation one-day international and Twenty20 international series featuring the
Gold eludes Brazil again
London Olympics 2012 Gold eludes Brazil again Romario couldn’t do it, Bebeto couldn’t do it, Rivaldo couldn’t do it, Ronaldinho couldn’t do it. Neither could Brazil’s latest poster boy Neymar. The weight of history proved far too much for Mano Menezes’s young Selecao and their dreams of Olympic gold crumpled to dust on the picture-perfect ... Read more
Curtain drops on Olympics tonight
After two weeks of frantic excitement, on and off the field dramas, a loud cheer from the fans and birth of many new champions, the London Olympics comes to an end tonight with a dazzling closing ceremony. The cauldron of the Games will be formally extinguished sometime in zero hour in London to signal the ... Read more
Bangladesh U-19 shock Sri Lanka in opener
Anamul ton sets up Jr Tigers win Skipper Anamul Haque cracked a century as Bangladesh trounced Sri Lanka by 25 runs to begin their ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign in style at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Saturday. Anamul made 101 from 127 balls to guide Bangladesh to 249-7 in their allotted 50 ... Read more
Tigers begin their camp today
The Bangladesh national cricket team will start their preparation camp ahead of the West Indies tour, followed by the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 to be played in Sri Lanka, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Coach Richard Pybus will have 15 cricketers of the 19-member squad in the camp
‘Tell all, I am a living legend’
It had everything in it – the wit, the fun, the acting. Usain Bolt made his every single comment worth of a report for the world media. But the one comment that was going to make the best report was not a part of his press conference. The long, entertaining press conference had just ended and ... Read more
What next for Bolt?
With his journey towards becoming a legend now complete, Usain Bolt has loads of time to live happily with his laurels and try something new that he has long been yearning for. Dozens of suggestion came for him during his post-race press conference that is sure to confuse Bolt, who once intended to join the ... Read more
Running his father’s dream
It’s easy to lose the spotlight to someone like Usain Bolt. But on Thursday night, a 23-year old Kenyan Maasai ensured that his name would resonate through the history of middle-distance running and be spoken of in educated quarters in the same breath as that of the more illustrious Bolt. The story of David Rudisha’s ... Read more
Curtain rises on U-19 WC
Bangladesh Under -19 skipper Anamul Haque urged his team members to remain focused instead of getting overawed as the ICC U-19 World Cup, the biggest cricket tournament of age-level, curtain will be raised in Australia today. Among the four matches scheduled on the opening day, Bangladesh will begin their
Mushfiq, Nasir begins SLPL journey today
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and all-rounder Nasir Hossain are expected to have a new experience when their franchise Nagenahira Nagas take on Ruhuna Royals in the opening match of the Sri Lankan Premier League’s inaugural edition at the Premadasa stadium today. Apart from playing the Bangladesh Premier League the duo had not been a part ... Read more
‘Nice girl’ Felix third time lucky
She was accused of being too relaxed in Beijing. Coming as overwhelming favourite, with two world championship titles to her name, Allyson Felix had expected it to be an easy walk in the park. One of her key aim was to be a role model and for that she had some other commitments too. She ... Read more
A friend forever
The battle between USA and China for topping the medals table is so tight that even a bronze was not to be overlooked. On Wednesday, USA added seven medals alone from track and field that took them ahead of China in overall medal-haul if not in gold counts. So Carmelita Jeter had every reason to ... Read more
Tigers climb to 8th in ICC T20 rankings
Bangladesh national cricket team earned eighth place in the Reliance ICC T20 rankings, said an ICC press release on Thursday. Bangladesh had been included in the rankings for the first time recently when they toured Europe in June to play a Twenty20 series against Ireland, Scotland and Netherland
Amer terms TV interview doctored
Brothers Union manager Amer Khan has told the Bangladesh Football Federation that his interview aired on a local television channel on match fixing was fabricated and incomplete as he was summoned by the federation. Amer in an interview with Ekattor TV on on Monday said that they had to concede a defeat in their Bangladesh Premier ... Read more
The Dream Team rumbles on
Even from a distance, the white headband was unmistakable. And you could hardly miss the roar from the crowd as soon as LeBron James touched the ball at the signature North Greenwich Arena in London on Wednesday night. The American was sensational as well in their quarterfinal against the Australians — a match that served ... Read more
Saqlain to join Tigers as spin coach on August 14
Former Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is expected to join the Bangladesh national cricket team as spin bowling coach on August 14, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Thursday. The spinner will have a four-month contracts with the cricket board and is all set to join the national cricket camp beginning on August
BD A tour ends in loss
The Bangladesh A team completed their tour of India with a massive 155-run defeat to Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI on the final day of their last four-day encounter of the Safi Darashah Invitational Tournament in Bangalore yesterday. Chasing a daunting target of 355 runs to win, the second string Bangladesh side were