2nd practice game Tigers face Pakistan today Bangladesh face a much more stronger opponent in shape of Pakistan as they play their second practice at Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) today (Tuesday). Australian coach Jamie Siddons talking about today’s match on Monday at SBNS Academy said, he wants his player not to think about the ... Read more
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We can win: Colly
Paul Collingwood is England’s most capped player, and stands as an example of a man who has squeezed every ounce of talent that he has been blessed with. The jovial former ODI captain took part in a press meet yesterday at Dhaka’s Hotel Sheraton, where he answered questions ranging from England’s chances in the World ... Read more
World Cup brings business to Nurul Islam
Nurul Islam, a 50-year-old carpenter, is piling on the extra hours in his small shop at the outpost of Keraniganj to meet the rising demand for cricket bats. While it is already well into the cricket season in the country, the advent of a World Cup at home has only fuelled the demand. Hence, Islam ... Read more
Beautiful new BNS
As you approach gate No.1 of the Bangabandhu National Stadium, you’ll get to see beautiful murals depicting figures of a cricketer in bowling action, a weight lifter, a swimmer and many more different athletes. Once covered with dust and garbage with a public toilet in place, the space now boasts such art pieces as well ... Read more
Wanna watch today’s game?
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday confirmed that almost five thousand tickets for the practice match between Bangladesh and Pakistan remained unsold till yesterday. So, good news for the fans that these tickets will be available today at the booths of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from
Shadharan Bima in final
Shadharan Bima moved to the final of Chowdhury Group Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament crushing Bangladesh Police AC 3-1 in their last group match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday. Bima take on Bangladesh Army in the final today. Bappi, Afsar and Turjo scored for Bima while Farid pulled one back
Not two, only one ticket!
Latent irregularities marked the first day of selling the World Cup’s opening ceremony tickets at various Dhaka Bank branches in the city yesterday. According to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) a total of 9,700 tickets have been put on sale and the tickets are being sold through 10 branches of the
England stand good chance
Captain Andrew Strauss believes England have a great chance of winning the World Cup even though his side are not among the perceived favourites of the tournament. The Ashes holders arrived in Dhaka last afternoon and immediately after, Strauss said that it would be the co-hosts who would feel the weight of
Rahmatganj’s narrow win
A brace from Idris Kasirye helped Rahmatganj MFS edge visitors Chittagong Mohammedan 2-1 in a Grameenphone Bangladesh League match at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. With their fifth win in eight matches, Rahmatganj leapfrogged to the third position from
Army reach hockey final
Bangladesh Army moved into the final of the Chowdhury Group Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament defeating Usha Krira Chakra 3-2 in their last group match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday. Bangladesh Army now top the six-team table with 12 points, two clear from both Usha and Shadharan Bima. Malek, Siraj and Sanwar scored for ... Read more
Beautification work progressing
Stage set for WCC Beautification work progressing The mega city of Dhaka is turning to a colourful city as the beautification works are going on in full swing while the zero hour to kick off the much-awaited ICC World Cup Cricket at Bangabandhu National Stadium is approaching. Organisers have been expecting that the capital city ... Read more
Perfect practice for Tigers
Bangladesh made a confident start handing a nine-wicket defeat to Canada in their first lead-up match to the World Cup at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday. In front of a strong 12,000-plus crowd in the new-look stadium, the Tigers once again established their supremacy against the ICC associate nations and rubbished all the pre-match ... Read more
Afridi wants to play very good brand of cricket
Dhaka: Shahid Afridi sent a warning message to those people who wrote off Pakistan’s chance as he underlined his side ‘most dangerous’ in the World Cup. “This is a message for the other teams- no one can underestimate us,” said the Pakistan captain at a press conference at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. “When ... Read more
No upset in warm-ups
All the Test teams involved in yesterday’s round of World Cup warm-up matches, with the probable exception of New Zealand, came out on top against their less fancied rivals. Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies defeated the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Kenya respectively by convincing margins, while New Zealand were still trying to put away ... Read more
Fatullah still a concern
There is a lot of work left to be done around the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, venue for two warm-up matches of the World Cup. The first of the matches, between Canada and England, will be held on February 16 and with less than a week away, the local authorities including a high-level official have claimed ... Read more
BU-F’ganj share spoils
Brothers Union and Farshganj SC played out a 1-1 draw in their Bangladesh League encounter at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Brothers dominated most of the first half but fell behind in the 42nd minute when Farashganj striker Kalou Johnson headed in a Zakir Hossain cross from in front of the
Masses left in the dark
While some 12,000 fortunate spectators inside the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday were treated to Shakib Al Hasan’s guile and Tamim Iqbal’s blaze, millions around the country were left frustrated at not finding an avenue to the cricket match; either through television or the radio or live streaming on the internet. People from all over ... Read more
The Tigers’ talisman
It was the third day of the first Test against a second-string West Indies side in St. Vincent in mid-2009. There had been some rain around, but the big story of the match was that Bangladesh had lost their new skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza, during play the previous day. Mashrafe, the team’s best bowler as well ... Read more
Looking forward to ICC World Cup 2011
The 10th ICC World Cup (2011), which is scheduled to kickstart on February 17 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka and to be held across Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, will witness 14 nations fighting for cricket’s most prestigious prize. The host countries – Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka – are now busy in giving ... Read more
A cry for football
The thought of having to share the Bangabandhu National Stadium with cricket came as a big surprise to many sports organisers especially those involved with football but they wanted to believe that the premier of the government has been provided with a one-sided information on purpose. “We have come to know it through newspapers and ... Read more