Chief selector Akram Khan is already facing a severe first spell as he prepared to name the Bangladesh team for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe. After the 23-member skills training camp under Sarwar Imran ended yesterday, it was expected that the announcement of the squad will be made today with one new face, all-rounder
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Back from wilderness at last
The short-term camp under Australian coach Geoff Lawson has given some pace bowlers, who were in the wilderness for several years, a renewed hope to revive their international career. Tapash Baishya, Talha Jubair, Tarek Aziz and Farhad Reza had lost their all hopes of returning to mainstream cricket after they were dumped from the national ... Read more
Shafiul gives Tigers new injury scare
Bangladesh national cricket team was hit by another injury scare on Wednesday when pace bowler Shafiul Islam stopped bowling in the nets after seven overs complaining a pain. The lanky pace bowler, who has already missed a large part of the month-long fitness training due to callosity operation in his left ankle, suffered a stiff ... Read more
Sandro out of Copa America
Sandro will take no further part in the Copa America in Argentina after suffering a knee injury on international duty with Brazil. The 22-year-old was sent for a scan after complaining of pains in both his calves and his left knee in training and results showed that the Tottenham midfielder had ruptured the meniscus in ... Read more
MSC drop lead again
Mohammedan Sporting Club failed to retain an early lead as they played a 1–1 draw against Sheikh Russel KC in their Group B match of the Super Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. The result made the last match of the group which is between Sheikh Russel and Muktijoddha Sangsad very crucial as ... Read more
Lack of matches could hinder Tigers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) released the itinerary on Tuesday for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe where the Tigers will play one Test and five one-day internationals. The tour will kick off with an earlier proposed three-day warm-up game as BCB failed to convince their Zimbabwean counterparts to make it a four-day affair. Zimbabwe Cricket ... Read more
Robiul eyes second chance
Pace bowler Robiul Islam said on Tuesday that he does not want to be a part of the group of players who have failed to prolong their careers beyond their debut in Test cricket for Bangladesh. So far, 59 players have represented Bangladesh in Test matches and among them seven were never picked in the ... Read more
Argentina Back On Track
Argentina 3 Costa Rica 0 Two goals from Sergio Aguero helped Argentina ease past Costa Rica to secure their place in the Copa America quarter-finals on Monday night. The Atletico Madrid striker opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time and doubled his side’s advantage seven minutes after the interval before Real Madrid’s Angel Di ... Read more
Maradona ‘perfect’ after car crash – hospital
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has suffered minor injuries in a car accident on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The 50-year-old and his partner Veronica Ojeda were taken to hospital after the car he was driving reportedly hit a bus, hours before Argentina’sCopa America clash with
Abahani, Brothers fire blanks
Sky Blues almost in semis Abahani all but confirmed their semifinal berth in the Grameenphone Super Cup despite playing out a goalless draw against Brothers Union in their Group A encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The outcome meant that Brother Union, who suffered a 6-1 defeat against Sheikh Jamal
Ansar retain women’s nat’l football title
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP retained their Women’s National Football title by defeating Narayanganj 4-0 in the final at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Monday. National cap Nuby Ching Marma opened scoring for Ansar just four minutes after the start and her national team-mate Aumraching Marma doubled the lead five minutes
Red hot Siddik triumphs in Malaysia
Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh continued his remarkable rise from a ball boy to one of Asia’s best golfers by winning the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational in electrifying fashion on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Madaripur soared to victory with two eagles on the back nine at Seremban International Golf Club
Zimbabwe demands $30,000 for 2-day stay
Zimbabwe asked for an additional $30,000 for two days’ expenses prompting the Bangladesh Cricket Board to drop the idea of sending the national team in advance for next month’s Test and one-day series, officials said on Sunday. The BCB was keen to send the Tigers two days earlier on July 25 to
Nasir steals the show in warm-up match
Nasir Hossain’s scintillating unbeaten century went in vain as Green XI defeated Red XI by 137 runs in the two-day match of national cricket team ahead of their Zimbabwe tour at the GP-BCB Academy ground on Sunday. Nasir, one of the four uncapped players in the 23-member preliminary squad, overshadowed his fellow Tigers with a superb ... Read more
Abahani, Brothers face off today
Grameenphone Super Cup Abahani, Brothers face off today Abahani will be looking to bury their disappointing Bangladesh League campaign when they take on Brothers Union in their opener of the Grameenphone Super Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Last edition’s runners-up Abahani relinquished their stranglehold of the professional league this season, finishing a lowly ... Read more
Swift named Tigers’ new fielding coach
Former Australian cricketer and performance analyst of Lancashire county club Jason Swift has been appointed as the new fielding coach of the Bangladesh national team, said a BCB official on Sunday. ‘We have finalised the appointment and hope that he will join the team before the Zimbabwe tour,’ said BCB chief executive officer
Modric upset with Spurs
Luka Modric claims Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has gone back on his word by failing to allow the Croatian midfielder to join Premier League rivals Chelsea. Tottenham rejected a 22 million pound bid from their London neighbours for Modric last month with Levy again telling the player he was not for sale during a meeting ... Read more
Cook trumps critics
England’s new one-day captain Alastair Cook had the ideal riposte to his detractors after being named man-of-the-series in a 3-2 win over Sri Lanka. England came from 2-1 behind to seal a series victory against the World Cup finalists with a 16-run success in the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on
Harry Potter is a huge Tendulkar fan
Daniel Radcliffe wants the cricketer’s autograph India has worked its magic on Harry Potter. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the wizard in the film, is an unabashed Indophile. What’s more, according to a report in The Times of India, he is a big fan of cricket and
Muktis-MSC share point
Mukti-joddha Sangsad KC started their Super Cup mission with a come-from-behind 2-2 draw with Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Mohammedan’s Nigerian striker Sunday Chizoba and Farashganj-lent playmaker Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani gave their side a two-goal lead in the first half. Muktijoddha forwards