The Bangladesh cricket team began a three-day long practice camp in Chittagong on Wednesday ahead of the World Cup 2011, which gets under way with the opening ceremony in Dhaka on February 17. The training camp at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, however, raised quite a few eyebrows as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is scheduled ... Read more
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Abahani to the fore
Abahani bounced back strongly and brightened their chances of regaining the Premier Cricket League title when they beat Old DOHS by 39 runs in the penultimate Super League match at BKSP yesterday. Although the popular Dhanmondi side did their part by winning the match with apparent ease, they were done the most-needed favour by Cricket ... Read more
The Iceman
It is sheer bad luck for Bangladesh football that it lost Sakib al Hasan to cricket despite the stage was set for him to become a footballer. His father Khondoker Masroor Reza, who was an eminent footballer in his home town Magura, played football at the divisional level and a cousin Mehedi Hasan Ujjal went ... Read more
Delwar becomes runner-up
Delwar Hossain became runner-up in the ITF Asian U-14 Tennis Championship at theTeinbow Tennis Centre, Yangon, on Wednesday, which rewarded him with a place in the ITF team. The team, comprised of three boys and three girls, will now participate in another ITF Under-14 Asian Championship, to be held in March this year. Delwar, who ... Read more
Amigos Street Cricket champs
Amigos became champions of the Polar Street Cricket tournament yesterday at the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club ground. They defeated Cricket Kids in the final by 10 runs. Rubaiyat Haque was awarded the man of the match for picking up two wickets for the Amigos. Former national skipper Shafiqul Haq handed over the trophy to the ... Read more
Afridi praises Misbah, bowlers after tight finish
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi once again singled out his bowlers after their thrilling two-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth one-day international in Napier. Pakistan, losing the toss and fielding first, sliced through the top half of the Kiwi batting lineup inside 25 overs to set the tone for the match, with left-arm pacer ... Read more
Spectacular WC opening planned
The World Cup Opening Committee promises to stage a grand 135-minute spellbinding show for the VVIP guests and fans to spark the opening of the World Cup Cricket Championship on February 17 here at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The spectacular show is expected to begin at 5.50 pm. Prior to the main event, a pre-show
Decorations two days before WC
Dhaka Mayor Sadeque Hossain exchanged views with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal on the progress of work which the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has taken up in collaboration with the BCB at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur yesterday. The renovation and repair of streets and upgradation of drainage system, which ... Read more
GP Masters from tomorrow
The Asian Development Tour comes to Bangladesh for the first time with the tee off od the Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters 2011 at the Kurmitola Golf Club tomorrow. Bangladesh’s golfing sensation Siddikur Rahman is the favourite for the event where some 94 golfers including 42 from Bangladesh and the rest from 15 other nations namely — ... Read more
Bangladesh League to get a break
Bangladesh Football Federation’s Professional Football League Committee have decided to keep the professional league off from February 14 to March 3 after a meeting with 12 participating clubs on Tuesday. The competition will go to a break because of the absence of the Under-23 national team players who will be engaged in their Olympic Pre-qualifiers ... Read more
Fighting fire with fire
In March 2010, Tamim Iqbal went to Michael Atherton for some tips in his home town Chittagong. But the former England captain-turned-commentator did not feel himself qualified enough for the job. A few months later in his column in London Times, Atherton revealed the truth saying he thought Tamim was far better a batsman than ... Read more
Tragic suicide of star teenage swimmer
Teenage swimmer Arifa Khatun committed suicide on Monday night at her residence in Khayerpur village under Mirpur Thana of Kushtia district following a disagreement with her parents. Arifa, a student of Class X, reportedly took poison at night after coming back from school as she had earlier had brawl with her parents regarding some family
U-14 tennis
Delwar Hossain reached the final of boy’s singles in the ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships 2011 (Group 2) beating his Singapore counterpart in the semis at the Heinbyu Tennis Center, Yangon, Myanmar yesterday. Delwar handed a 6-4, 2-6 and 6-3 defeat to Isaac Ong to set his final against
Mahmudullah ready to take up challenge
All-rounder Mahmu-dullah is ready to take up the challenge of batting powerplay during the upcoming World Cup as prescribed coach by Jamie Siddons. Siddons suggested Mahmudullah and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim take the role of power hitting after seeing their encouraging performances in the first phase of ongoing
Gazi firm in title race
A brilliant century by Nasir Hossain helped Gazi Tanks beat Abahani by five wickets in their Super League match on Monday and bolster their title chance. A six-wicket haul by Tanvir Haider powered Old DOHS to a 12-run victory over Mohammedan SC in Rajshahi despite their Pakistani recruit Shoaib Malik scoring a
Wins for Rahmatganj, Ctg Mohammedan
Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society and Chittagong Mohammedan SC won their respective Bangladesh League sixth round matches on Monday. Rahmatganj got their third consecutive league triumph defeating Chittagong Abahani 1-0 at the Kamalapur stadium which lifted them to fifth place in the league table with
Wise head on small shoulders
Mushfiqur Rahim, the tiny boy from Bogra, had never touched a cricket ball until early 2000 when a camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protishthan got under way in his home town. His uncle Badal, who had been a great source of motivation in his life apart from his parents, took him to the sports ... Read more
Sraboni the golden girl
Sraboni the golden girl Sraboni Biswas brought laurel for the nation when she won the gold medal in the 5th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championship beating her Indian counterpart in Chennai yesterday. Sraboni defeated Indian Sonam Rajput 7-5 to win the gold medal in the 67-kg category after her teammate Shahnaj Khatun won a silver medal in ... Read more
Usha to make hockey return
Usha Krira Chakra are set to return to hockey after nine months as the Old Dhaka outfit take part in the Chowdhury Group Shaheed Smriti Hockey tournament, beginning on February 5 at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Usha Krira Chakra, who finished behind Mohammedan in the controversial final of
Street cricket semis tomorrow
Cricket Kids, Tauqeer Sporting Club, Amigos and Orient Sporting Club reached the semifinals of the Polar Street Cricket held at the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club ground yesterday. The best six teams were divided into two groups and played each other in the quarter final. The two semifinals along with the final will be played tomorrow ... Read more