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
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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
Introducing the pioneers
Rose Than Par had very little idea what hockey is all about. All she knew was that it is a game in which one must play with a stick and a ball and the team scoring more goals come out as winners. She was initially hesitant to put her name on the list when a ... Read more
MSC, Brothers share points
Mohammedan Sporting Club came from behind to secure a point with a 1-1 draw against Brothers Union in their first match of the return leg in the Bangladesh Premier League on Friday. Brothers’ Nigerian forward Victor Anthony put his team ahead in the start of the second half only to see Mohammedan’s young midfielder Mohammad ... Read more
Shah Rukh Khan banned from Mumbai stadium after row
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for five years after a row with staff at an IPL cricket match. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor’s behaviour had been “improper”. Khan, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders, was involved in a scuffle with staff after
Shah Rukh Khan defends ‘scuffle’ in Mumbai
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has defended his actions after angry exchanges and scuffles with staff at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Khan said he became angry when security “manhandled” children he was with. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) said the actor could be banned from the stadium
Shah Rukh Khan faces Mumbai stadium ban over ‘brawl’
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may be banned from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium after reports that he was involved in a brawl with the staff. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Vilasrao Deshmukh said the actor misbehaved with the staff during an Indian Premier League (IPL)
‘Tigers’ camp not needed’
There is a very slim chance the Tigers’ training camp will get underway as per schedule after the stalemate regarding the resumption of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket Super League ended on Tuesday. The cricket operations committee earlier decided to start the camp on May 20 with twenty-seven cricketers under the guidance of interim coach ... Read more
Russel’s winning streak on
Sheikh Russel KC extended their winning streak in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League to four matches by posting a 3-2 win over minnows Rahmatganj MFS at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Midfielder Emon Babu, Cameroonian midfielder Frank Olivier and Senegalese hitman
Endless wait for Sraboni
It looks like an endless wait for Sraboni Biswas, Bangladesh’s taekwondo queen, who is training day in and day out to realise her Olympics dream, but still facing some kind of uncertainty. Sraboni is one of the five athletes Bangladesh is looking to send to London to participate in the Olympic Games but while four ... Read more
Mohammedan accuse BCB of ignoring bylaws, vow not to return
Though Mohammedan Sporting Club agreed to play their remaining matches of the Dhaka Premier League, they are unhappy at the way the Bangladesh Cricket Board handled the recent crisis. The BCB had announced to resume the league from May 31 after the representatives of the six clubs, including Mohammedan, sat at a meeting with the ... Read more