Lionel Messi’s brilliant hat-trick fired Barcelona to a 3-0 win over Atlético Madrid that set a record for consecutive La Liga victories of 16 and stretched their lead over Real Madrid at the top to 10 points. The Argentine World Player of the Year struck twice in 12 first-half minutes and again in the 79th ... Read more
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Mini World Cup begins
Mirpur Bangla School and College beat Scholastica in the opening match of the Mini Cricket World Cup, a tournament for the different schools of Dhaka and Chittagong, at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. In the other matches, Dhaka Ideal School, Willes Little Flower School and Rayer Bazar High School won their respective
17th time for Abahani
Abahani regained the most coveted domestic title despite losing the prestige battle against their traditional rivals Mohammedan by just one wicket in the exciting last round match of the Premier Cricket Super League at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Young paceman Abul Hasan’s brilliant bowling of 6 for 31 and the presence of the
Mashrafee happy at return
Out-of-favour paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza returned to competitive cricket with a decent performance with the ball during the Dhaka Premier League title deciding match between Abahani and Mohammedan SC at the Fatullah stadium on Saturday. Mashrafee, playing for Abahani, claimed a wicket for 55 runs in his 10 overs and also took
Easy wins for Russell, Jamal
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra got easy win in their respective seventh round matches of the Bangladesh League on Saturday. Sheikh Jamal beat hosts Chittagong Mohammedan SC 2-0 at the Cox’s Bazar stadium to take their tally to 14 points. National striker Emily ended his goal draught in the league when ... Read more
Spin is king
There is little doubt that the effort of the spinners was the key behind the Tigers success in the last two series against New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The slow bowlers took 56 wickets amongst them in the last eight matches; a statistic, which clearly shows how heavily the Bangladesh team are dependant on them. Nobody ... Read more
Title to be decided today
Mashrafee expected to play for Abahani The title of Dhaka Premier League will be decided today when the last round of Super League will be held with arch-rivals Abahani and Mohammedan Sporting Club facing off at the Fatullah stadium. Abahani will take their fourth title in five seasons if they can beat Mohammedan as they ... Read more
Rubel aims to be among top three
Pacer Rubel Hossain has set himself a target to be among the best three bowlers at the upcoming World Cup as the Bangladesh national team finished their three-day preparation camp in Chittagong on Friday. Rubel, who injured his right-hand index finger while trying to catch a ball coming from Tamim’s bat during practice at the ... Read more
Good luck Tigers
Another World Cup is round the corner and it is another exciting occasion for me. I was the captain of Bangladesh in their first two ICC trophies in 1979 and 1982 and at that time our only aim was to play the World Cup. We were close in ’82 when we reached the semi-final. But ... Read more
MSC back on track
Riding on three Africans, Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club bounced back to winning ways smartly with a 4-1 victory over Aramabagh Krira Sangha in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur Stadium on Friday. Emeka Christian of Nigeria and his two African compatriots Emeka Lucky and
Siddik maintains his lead
Siddikur Rahman continued his stellar performance to maintain his number one position on the leaderboard after the second day of the Grammenphone Bangladesh Masters at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Friday. Siddik posted seven under par in the second round with his flawless play, his cumulative total after two days is (-13) under par with ... Read more
Sony National Tennis kicks off
The Sony National Tennis Tournament, organized by the Bangladesh Tennis Federation and sponsored by Rangs Electronics, started at the National Tennis Complex on Friday. Army Chief General Md Abdul Mubeen, President of Bangladesh Olympic Association inaugurated the tournament as the chief guest. Aktar Hussain, chairman and managing director of
WC trophy takes a trip in city
Cricket fans in Dhaka had their first glimpse of the ICC World Cup 2011 trophy, the game’s ultimate prize, when it was paraded in different parts of city on Thursday. Hero Honda, a global partner of the ICC, hosted a series of progammes with the trophy, which arrived in Dhaka a day earlier amid tight ... Read more
Fountain tweaking Tigers’ fielding
It has often been said that a good fielding team adds runs to the total. This means that, for instance, when defending a score of 220 a fielding side, by being alert to every run-saving opportunity, can actually make the batting side feel that the total they are pursuing is, say, 20 runs higher. This ... Read more
Muktis, Abahani share points
Muktis, Abahani share points Leaders Muktijoddha Sangsad and holders Abahani shared honours in their first meeting of the season when they played out a goalless draw in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League match at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. The first draw in seven matches meant Muktijoddha still led the 12-team table with ... Read more
Tamim hungry for century
When Tamim Iqbal is on song, the Bangladeshi fans hardly have any chance to be disappointed. Expectations run very high whenever the Chittagong lad gets going but the irony is that despite his master blaster reputation Tamim has never scored a century in his own ground. Before the beginning of his practice session on Thursday ... Read more
Siddik takes early lead
Siddikur Rahman took charge of the leaderboard and finished at number one position after the first day of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday. Siddik, the first Bangladeshi player to win an Asian Tour event, led the home charge by taking the early lead as his compatriots Mohammad Matin and ... Read more
Nat’l tennis Start today
Amol Roy and Sarda Alam are top seeded in the men’s and women’s singles events when Sony National Tennis competition gets underway at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna today. The tournament is being sponsored by Rangs Electronics Ltd and organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation. The sponsor will cover all the estimated budget of Tk ... Read more
JU bird fair on Feb 4
A daylong annual bird fair will be held on the Zahir Raihan Auditorium premises of Jahangirnagar University on Friday. The department of zoology, the Wildlife Rescue Centre, Arannayk and the Bangladesh Bird Club are jointly organising the fair to raise awareness of safety for birds and maintenance of
WC trophy in town
The trophy of the World Cup 2011 arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday and will remain here until the opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on February 17. The Bangladesh Cricket Board, the Local Organising Committee and the ICC sponsors have planned a massive promotional campaign with the trophy beginning today with a