Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra’s title dream suffered a blow when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Mohammedan Sporting Club in a high-voltage match of the Bangladesh Premier League on Tuesday. The title aspirants, Muktijoddha, took the lead twice with Nasiruddin Chowdhury and Wellington De Souza Lima respectively only to see Mohammedan
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Shakib in the form of his life
DLF Indian Premier League Shakib in the form of his life At the moment, it seems as though nothing can stop Shakib Al Hasan. With two ‘man-of-the-tournament’ awards in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Asia Cup, a vital contribution in the Indian Premier League and a possible signing with former English county champions Essex, ... Read more
Timeless wait for Tigers’ new coach
Few deadlines passed by one after another, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board could not resolve the Richard Pybus riddle as the South African is yet to confirm his approval for the post of the national cricket team head coach. The never ending wait continued
MSC lift women’s cricket title
Mohammedan Sporting Club rode on Suktara’s all-round performance to retain their championship in the 4th Women’s Club Cricket League after beating Gulshan Youth Club by 52 runs in the final at BKSP on Tuesday. This was Mohammedan’s third title in four seasons of the competition. Opting to bat first, Mohammedan
Siddikur misses out
Siddikur Rahman missed out on the US Open qualification after he finished joint 34th in the qualifier at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England yesterday. The 27-year olf golfer posted a one-over-par on the second and final day of the qualification for an aggregate of one-under-par 143 which saw him trail the last qualifier ... Read more
The birth of a new champion
Officials of Kolkata Knight Riders were seen almost celebrating when they bought Sakib al Hasan at the Indian Premier League auction last year, as if they knew this lad would turn their luck around in winning the cash-rich tournament. Into the second season, Sakib, the Bangladeshi icon
‘I just played my part’
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan is basking in the glory after he helped Kolkata Knight Riders win their maiden title in the Indian Premier League. Sakib spoke to Banglanews24.com, a Bangladeshi news portal, on Monday on his journey in the IPL. Here are the excerpts: Q: Congratulations for achieving the
Raju brace sinks Arambagh
A brace from Monaem Khan Raju gave holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club a 2-0 win over Arambagh KS in their Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Raju struck in each half to guide his
Siddikur’s quest for US Open
Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman was on joint 23rd position with a two-under-par after the opening round of the US Open Championship Qualifier which teed off at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey yesterday. Siddikur is one of 81 golfers who teed off at the Surrey’s picturesque golf course to earn one of the 11 available ... Read more
Tamim clears the air
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal cleared the air about his absence in the last few matches of the Indian Premier League franchise Pune Warriors that dragged him into an unnecessary controversy in the recent times. Warriors’ owner Subrata Roy Sahara at a press conference in Dhaka on Friday said they wanted to play Tamim in the last ... Read more
10-man Abahani rip BU
Ten-man Abahani thrashed Brothers Union 4-2 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday to restore a three-point lead at the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. The win took the three-time champions to 33 points 14 matches, three clear of second-placed Muktijoddha Sangsad while Brothers remained in seventh position with
French Open from today
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
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