League committee ends investigation into match-fixing scandal RECOMMENDATIONS o Taka 20 lakh fine for Jamal o Taka 5 lakh fine for Rahmatganj o Two-year suspension for Rahmatganj goalkeeper Iran Sheikh o Three-year suspension of Rahmatganj official Salahuddin Kala
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Aleem Dar advises BCB to video domestic games
Renowned Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar advised the Bangladesh Cricket Board to record the domestic cricket matches through video camera in order to assess the performance of the local umpires. Dar along with the ICC referees and umpires manager, Vince van der Bijl, and Indian Joy Prakash ran a three-day workshop for the local umpires that ... Read more
Anelka accepts defeat
Nicolas Anelka will not contest a court decision to rule against him in his legal action with French sport daily L’Equipe over their reporting of his World Cup outburst, his agent said on Friday. Anelka had claimed 150,000 euros ($214,000) in damages from L’Equipe over their coverage of his altercation with coach Raymond Domenech at ... Read more
Jamal, Brothers kick-off marquee tourney
Grameenphone Super Cup Jamal, Brothers kick-off marquee tourney Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will be looking to put their league’s match-fixing allegation behind them and prove themselves out on the pitch when the Bangladesh League champions face Brothers Union in the opening match of the Grameenphone Super Cup today. The match will get underway at 4:00pm ... Read more
Preparation hardly ideal
The lack of match practice can be an issue for the Tigers when they will make their return to Test cricket against Zimbabwe in August after more than a year’s break. Shakib Al Hasan’s men will get the opportunity to play a four-day practice match against Zimbabwe XI before the lone Test, which will be ... Read more
Tamim steals the show
Tamim Iqbal came up trumps in the battle of Bangladesh at New Road in Worcester on Tuesday night as his Nottinghamshire beat Shakib Al Hasan’s Worcestershire by ten runs in the Friends Life t20. The left-handed opener hammered 35 off 25 balls with the help of three boundaries and one six that made a dent ... Read more
Booters look ahead to Lebanon
The Bangladesh national football team returned home yesterday morning after advancing to the next round of the World Cup pre-qualifiers with a 3-0 aggregate win following a goalless draw against Pakistan in their second leg match in Lahore. The booters will now face Lebanon in the first leg away match on July 23 before hosting ... Read more
Win 4 games, win Tk 1 crore
Grameenphone Super Cup Win 4 games, win Tk 1 crore Four hurdles to cross. Taka one crore to gain. The message is loud and clear. After an extended year-long break, the much-hyped and much talked about Super Cup is back. Following an enforced break which was imposed upon the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) due to ... Read more
Scholes ridicules Arsenal
Retired Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has rubbed salt into Arsenal’s wounds, accusing the London club of being all style and no substance. Speaking ahead of his testimonial at Old Trafford next month, Scholes said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson would never have allowed his team to go six years without a trophy as has ... Read more
Salauddin takes cricket to new shores
Mohammad Salauddin, the ex-fielding coach of Bangladesh National Cricket Team who played a vital role last season in keeping the Bangladesh fielding & spin bowling department in good shape had to leave the national job as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not extend his contract. Presently he is coaching the National University of Malaysia (UKM) ... Read more
Shakib-Tamim face off today
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s Worcestershire and vice captain Tamim Iqbal’s Nottinghamshire will lock horn in their much awaited match today in the Friends LifeT20 tournament at the Pears’ home ground New Road. While Bangladesh vice captain Tamim Iqbal influenced Notts’ superb victory by five wickets over Yorkshire with a blistering 47 off 37 balls which ... Read more
Lawson’s mantra
You may have a daunting 18-yard run-up, a pivot that needs tightening and a booming follow-through but as far as Geoff Lawson is concerned, only one thing matters. “I will be talking to them about how we get people out; how we make winning teams. All the things that are just common sense. Often people ... Read more
SCB brings the Reds to Asia
Liverpool Football Club embark on a pre-season tour of Asia with a game in China against Guangdong Sunray Cave on July 13. The Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou will host the match. It will be the Reds’ first ever game in mainland China. The other match on the tour will be played in Kuala Lumpur on ... Read more
Bangladesh through
WC Qualifiers Bangladesh through Meet Lebanon next Bangladesh advanced into the next round with a 3-0 aggregate after playing out a goalless draw against Pakistan in their second-leg match of the 2014 World Cup Asian Zone Round-1 qualifiers at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore yesterday. Bangladesh, who won the home match 3-0 at, will now ... Read more
Bangladesh sided with India at ICC meeting
Bangladesh sided with India at the ICC meeting that sought to scrap the rotation policy despite the newest full-member nation has reasons to fall victim to any such decision. Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday admitted he voted in favour of scrapping the rotational presidency, though he said he did it on
Wimbledon title goes to Kvitova
Petra Kvitova stunned favourite Maria Sharapova to win her first Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon here Saturday. The 21-year-old eighth seed became only the third Czech woman to triumph at Wimbledon after nine-time champion Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna, who were both in Centre Court’s ... Read more
No NCL one-dayer in domestic calendar
Bangladesh Cricket Board has dropped the one-day version of National Cricket League from the calendar of the coming season on the pretext of too much cricket. The domestic cricket calendar for the 2011-12 season, prepared by cricket operations committee, was approved on Saturday without the one-day version of
L’Equipe cleared
Nicolas Anelka has lost his legal action against L’Equipe, the French sports daily the Chelsea star had accused of libel after it published his foul-mouthed World Cup tirade at Raymond Domenech. L’Equipe found itself in the dock after publishing a front page account of Anelka’s outburst at Domenech at half-time of France’s Group A game ... Read more
Sunny wants to shine in practice matches
All-rounder Elias Sunny said he was eagerly waiting to excel in the practice matches before the Zimbabwe tour to strengthen his claim in the Bangladesh 15-member squad for the away series. The left-arm spinner has been included in the 23-member preliminary squad, announced on Thursday, and he is expected to make a stiff challenge to ... Read more
Selectors trim team to 23
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 23-member preliminary squad on Thursday for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. There were no surprises when the Akram Khan-led selection panel trimmed the squad from the 32-member pre-conditioning camp for the Zimbabwe trip where Shakib Al Hasan’s men will play