None is an outright favourite The Roland Garros Grand Slam event (colloquially and more commonly known as the French Open) begins today and this one offers all kinds of interesting possibilities for the world’s top three men — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal already has a jointly-held record six titles on the ... Read more
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Momentum works well for Mohammedan
A 2-0 win over Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra yesterday helped Mohammedan Sporting Club keep their winning run in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. Winger Mobarrak Hossain gave the Black & Whites the lead in the first half with Beninese midfielder Oladikpikpo W Okalawon sealing the match in the second half to take
Sahara keen on Tigers
Subrata also answers on Tamim snub Subrata Roy Sahara, the chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, said yesterday that he is interested in Bangladesh cricket, similar to how the company sponsors the Indian national team. He was speaking at a press conference at a city hotel in connection with the launch of Sahara Matribhumi Unnayan Corporation ... Read more
Ireland happy to comply?
Tigers indulge only in T20s Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request to rearrange the fixture of the Tigers’ tour of Europe in July has received positive feedback, it was learnt yesterday. After its meeting on Thursday, the board said they have made the request to Cricket Ireland to play five Twenty20 internationals instead of five ODIs keeping ... Read more
BCB wants only T20s
Tour of Ireland BCB wants only T20s Bangladesh will be touring Ireland only if they agree to change the format of the proposed series and play five Twenty20 matches instead of three one-dayers, the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided at a meeting on Thursday. Ireland had issued an ultimatum to the BCB to let them know ... Read more
Kent interested in Ashraful
Former Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful is likely to be approached by Kent to play for them in the upcoming Twenty20 campaign, revealed their coach Jimmy Adams on Thursday. Ashraful, 27, is currently playing for Blackheath – and also coaching the side – in the Kent Premier League and scored a century on Saturday that caught ... Read more
Lima lifts Muktis to top
Brazilian midfielder Wellington de Souza Lima scored a hat-trick as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC regained their top spot in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 4-1 win over Arambagh Krira Sangha on Thursday. Apart from the treble by Lima, Ariful Islam scored the other goal for Muktijoddha while Benjamin Cooper of Arambagh scored the consolation for ... Read more
Mushfiq in no hurry for coach
Head coach or no head coach, Bangladesh must play well in Zimbabwe to keep up the momentum they gained in the Asia Cup, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim told reporters on Wednesday. Mushfiq joined the preliminary camp on Wednesday ahead of the tour that features a tri-series Twenty20 tournament involving Bangladesh, South Africa and hosts
BCB to decide on Irish tour today
New TV deal also in talks A decision on the Tigers’ proposed tour to Ireland in late July will be up for discussion, apart from the new TV deal, when the Bangladesh Cricket Board directors hold a meeting today at its headquarters in Mirpur. The board has been sent a schedule by Cricket Ireland (CI) ... Read more
Newell confirms interest in Tigers’ job
Mick Newell, the Nottinghamshire director of cricket, has confirmed that he has held discussions regarding taking up the Bangladesh coaching role. While Richard Pybus remains the first choice of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to replace Stuart Law, ESPNcricinfo understands that talks between the parties have hit a stumbling block over financial issues and
BJMC, Sk Jamal win
Newcomers Team BJMC and holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club chalked up comprehensive victories in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League yesterday. A brace from Guinean Ismael Bangoura helped Team BJMC defeat a spirited Brothers Union 3-1 while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club thrashed Rahmatganj MFS 4-2. Both matches were
MSC stun old foes Abahani
Abahani Limited’s desire to win their fourth consecutive professional league title suffered a big blow when they tasted their first defeat of the season by 0-2 in the hands of their archrivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh Premier League on Tuesday. Two first-half goals by Mohammedan’s young midfielders Sohel Rana and Wahed Ahmed
BCB set plan for future pace bowling solution
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to create a pool of pace bowling talents for a long-term training in a bid to keep the pipe line intact for the national team, said an official on Tuesday. The country has long been suffering for a new face in the pace bowling department which prompted the ... Read more
Shakib’s footie passion
In a recent interview to ESPNCricinfo, Shakib Al Hasan revealed his love for the beautiful game which he says he enjoys more than cricket. “I like football more than cricket, seriously. I am football-crazy. I would stay up late to follow soccer in Europe. Barcelona, always. If the team
Tigers excited to start training
The Tigers returned to business yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur to prepare for the tri-nation T20 tournament in Zimbabwe in June. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful and Alok Kapali did not join the conditioning camp for the 27 selected cricketers. Shakib and
A chance that never came
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal had to end his first season in the Indian Premier League as a spectator with Pune Warriors, who ended their campaign with a 34-run home defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday. Tamim had been kept waiting for his turn, which never came, with the Warriors and
Muktis trounce R’ganj
Sunday Chizoba and Mithun Chowdhury scored two goals each as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC trounced Rahmatganj MFS 4-0 in an ill-tempered Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. One player from each side was shown red cards in the game including in-form Mithun, who had
Tigers return to training sans coach, captain
The preliminary camp of the national cricket team for a tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe begins today without interim coach Shane Jurgenson and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim. Jurgenson is currently on leave and is expected to take the charge once the players start their skill training next week while Mushfiq is away with his family after ... Read more
Sk Jamal win at Feni
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club returned to winning ways in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League as they outplayed Feni Sooccer Club 3-0 at the Shaheed Salam Stadium yesterday. The defending champions, who came into this match on the back of a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Farashganj, dominated proceedings from the beginning and came away
Rubel undergoes successful surgery
Bangladeshi pace bowler Rubel Hossain had a lengthy but successful operation on his injured right shoulder in South Africa on Friday, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday. ‘He had an arthroscopy operation on his right shoulder that took nearly three hours and a half but it was successful,’ said Monirul Amin, a physician of ... Read more