Sudanese striker James Moga struck his league first goal as Muktijoddha Sangsad came from behind to defeat visitors Chittagong Abahani 3-2 in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Federation Cup top-scorer Moga, who missed the first five games for Muktijoddha due to
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Double delight for Amol, Sarda
Amol Roy and Sarda Alam lifted the men’s and women’s singles titles of the Sony National Tennis Tournament beating their respective rivals at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna yesterday. Amol defeated Alamgir Hossain 6-1 and 6-2 in the men’s singles final while Sarda crushed Sathi Sarkar 6-2 and 6-0 to clinch the women’s singles ... Read more
Shaheed Smriti hockey
Usha Krira Chakra and Shadharan Bima played out a 1-1 draw in the Chowdhury Group Shaheed Smriti Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium yesterday. Maksudul Alam Habul put Usha ahead in the eighth minute only for his goal to be cancelled out by Riaz just one minute before the
Ctg ready to host WC
With the Tigers already in the city and Canada due to land this morning, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong is ready to give Bangladesh’s World Cup mission a kick-start with the first official warm-up game on February 12. A quick look into the ground on Thursday dispelled much of the concerns that had ... Read more
Canada eye two wins, an upset
Cricke-ting minnows Canada are aiming to win at least two games and causing an upset in the group stage to accomplish their dream of qualifying for the World Cup quarter-final. ‘We discussed our expectation and goal as a team internally. We talked about getting into the second round, wins against Zimbabwe, Kenya and an upset ... Read more
Tigers begin to feel WC heat
With the World Cup looming closer, Bangladesh have finally started to feel the heat, batsman Junaed Siddique told reporters in Chittagong on Thursday. The Tigers are in the port city to play their first official warm-up game against Canada on February 12. ‘We are getting a feeling that the World Cup is close now. Our ... Read more
Tickets up for grabs
Cricket fans have a good news. Fifty per cent tickets for tomorrow’s practice match between Bangladesh and Canada are still up for grabs and will be sold at the booth of the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir yesterday informed that the tickets would be on sale from 10am ... Read more
Goalless draw in table top clash
Sheikh Russel KC held Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to a goalless draw in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League encounter at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. A win for any side could have put them on top of the 12-team table along with leaders Abahani but both sides had to be content with their ... Read more
Nat’l tennis
The final line-up of all events in the Sony National Tennis Tournament completed yesterday at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna. Top seed Amol Roy and Alamgir Hossain moved into the men’s singles final as Amol beat Laxman 6-3, 6-2 and Alamgir defeated Ranjan Ram 3-6, 6-2 and
Pepsi brings trophy to consumers
Countless Pepsi consumers were delighted to have a snap with the ICC World Cup trophy on Wednesday when the coveted trophy was taken to Bashundhara City by the soft-drink giant. A massive crowd lined up at the atrium of Star Cineplex at Bashundhara City to catch a glimpse of the coveted prize as Pepsi helped ... Read more
Residential Model lift Dhaka zone Mini WC title
Dhaka Residential Model High School and College clinched the title of he ICC Mini Cricket World Cup 2011 beating Willes Little Flower in a thrilling match by 6 wickets at Dhanmondi Abahani ground on Thursday. Residential Model won the toss and decided to field first. Willes Little Flower amassed 84 runs before being all out ... Read more
Goals differ, dreams remain the same
There couldn’t be any starker contrast between two batsmen who have a similar game, are in the same team and have the big tournament temperament. Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful have done batting look easy when on song but while the former sounds every bit confident as his bat flourishes, the latter is almost grateful ... Read more
Razzak eyes top spot in bolwers’ ranking
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has set his sights on the number one spot of the ICC ranking for one-day bowlers and doing it in the forthcoming World Cup would be just an icing on the cake for him. Razzak is not too far from realising his dream as he is currently ranked number three in ... Read more
Bopara handed World Cup chance after injured Morgan is ruled out
By Will Hawkes Ravi Bopara has been called up to the England World Cup squad after it was confirmed yesterday that Eoin Morgan would not be fit to play in the tournament. Morgan injured his finger in the one-day international at Adelaide during England’s tour of Australia and, although it was initially thought to be ... Read more
Mahmudullah ready to make an impact
Mahmud-ullah promised to make an impact in the impending World Cup after the all-rounder had rediscovered his batting and bowling form and is confident to leave his recent bad patch in international cricket behind him. After playing in every game of all formats since the tour of West Indies in 2009,
Ashraful just one big innings away
Experienced batsman and former captain Mohammad Ashraful believes he is just one big innings away from returning to his blistering best during the forthcoming World Cup. Ashraful was one of the key figures in Bangladesh’s successful campaign in the West Indies four years ago but with another World Cup looming, he is still uncertain about ... Read more
Abahani take lead for now
Holders Abahani returned to the winning way but runners-up Mohammedan received a jolt in the eighth round of games of the Grameenphone Bangladesh League at different venues yesterday. A brace from Ghanaian midfielder Twum Frank helped Abahani edge Arambagh 2-1 at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalpur while Mohammedan stumbled against 10-man
Good luck Tigers
Coming into Bangladesh’s fourth World Cup, I have become nostalgic recalling the days when we worked so hard to qualify for the first time. You all know about the 1997 ICC trophy which gave us the foundation where Bangladesh cricket stands now. It was a big challenge for us and I am thankful to my ... Read more
Opening tickets now from Feb 13
Tickets for the opening ceremony of the World Cup will now be available for the general public from Sunday, February 13, informed a BCB media release. The tickets will be sold through ten branches of Dhaka Bank. The list of the branches will be made known on Saturday through advertisements in the daily
Bangladesh ready for WC, says Kamal
Bangladesh is fully ready to host the World Cup matches of its share and the opening ceremony, Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal declared on Wednesday. Speaking at a Meet the Press programme, organised by the Dhaka Reporters Unity, Kamal said Bangladesh has already won the confidence of the International Cricket Council and