Sania Mirza, the most recognised tennis player of the subcontinent and a heartthrob of millions of youth around the world, is in town. The 24-year old Indian tennis sensation, who bid an early bye to this year’s Australian Open losing to Justine Henin in the first round wasted little time to fly to Bangladesh in ... Read more
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Sk Jamal back winning
Farashganj SC struck the post twice and also scored an own goal to allow Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to return to winning ways in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League after suffering a 2-0 defeat to the star-studded side at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. It could hardly have been a better start for ... Read more
Second time lucky
Right-arm fast bowler Rubel Hossain wanted to quit cricket and concentrate on his studies as he was not getting the right kind of break he would have liked at the start of his career with the third division team Hillol Sporting Club in 2005. At that point in time GrameenPhone launched its first pacer hunt ... Read more
Mashrafee starts rehabilitation
Mashrafee bin Murtaza started his rehabilitation immediately after returning from Sri Lanka when he bowled with an 18-metre run-up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. He also had several work-outs with the trainer and the physio as well. Earlier, Mashrafee had bowled at the indoors with 16-metre run-up when he left the capital for ... Read more
Mahir ton guides Willes Little Flower to victory
Mahir Jawad scored a sparkling 106 to guide Willes Little Flower School & College to a 117-run win over Badda High School and College on the opening day of the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National Under 16 Cricket Tournament 2011 (Dhaka Metro) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Willes posted a mammoth ... Read more
Tennis players start well in Myanmar
Bangladesh’s young tennis players made a good start at the Under-14 Asian Tennis Championship 2011 in Myanmar. Delowar Hossain of Bangladesh moved to the second round beating top-seed Tran Min Thong of Vietnam 6-3, 6-0 while Wy Mong Marma beat seventh seed Arkar Kiyau of Myanmar 6-4, 6-2 to advance yesterday
Change the Game with Pepsi
PepsiCo, one of the global sponsors of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, are embarking on a campaign titled ‘Change the Game’ for cricket fans around the country to have an opportunity of witnessing the World Cup matches from the stands. The five winners of this campaign will have the opportunity to watch the final ... Read more
Mash vows to be fit before WC
Fast bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza expressed his desire to give a last fight to regain his fitness before the World Cup when he visited the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium on Monday after arriving from Sri Lanka. Mashrafee looked confident after meeting Australian orthopaedic surgeon David Young in Colombo on January23, for his opinion on his ... Read more
Mithun puts Muktis on top
National striker Mithun Chowdhury scored a brace while his skipper Rajani Kanta Barman netted one as Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra went top of the Bangladesh League with a 3-0 thrashing of table-toppers Sheikh Russell KC at the Kamalapur stadium on Monday. Muktijoddha now have 12 points in their tally while Sheikh Russell slipped to second ... Read more
Rich like Riyad
Muhamudullah Riyad, the youngest of three brothers, was brought up in a cricketing environment as his elder Emadullah played in the local cricket league of Mymensingh, who was also his first coach. He had won the man of the match award in the Nirman School Cricket final in 2000 where he was spotted by a ... Read more
Super League starts today
The Dhaka Premier League Cricket will lose much of its gloss as the national players will miss the super league starting in different venues of the country from today. The national players are due to start their World Cup preparations from January 26 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium
Shakib to return to New Road
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will continue playing for English county side Worcestershire, it was announced yesterday. Shakib will join Worcestershire for a seven-week period during June and July this year, which will include the Friends Provident Twenty20 competition. The signing is subject to receiving a
American Express Golf starts Jan 26
The Professional Golf Tour of India starts its new season with the American Express Bangladesh Open starting at the Kurmitola Golf Club on January 26. This was revealed at a press briefing on Sunday. The City Bank, under the banner of American Express, is hosting the Tk 30 lakh tournament in association with the Bangladesh ... Read more
Club Cup cricket
Barisal Abahani beat Barguna Warriors by a massive margin of 165 runs to move to the second round of the 2nd Inter-District Club Cup cricket tournament yesterday. In the day’s other matches, Mukti Shangha of Rajshahi beat Rahamatganj Young Associatioin by 8 wickets, Bir Bikram Yamin Krira Chakra of Sylhet easily beat Hobiganj’s Modern Club ... Read more
Mashrafe doesn’t need op
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been told by Dr David Young to continue conservative rehabilitation to recover from his knee injury. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will receive an official report from the Australian orthopaedic surgeon and Mashrafe will be on the same programme from the time he arrives in the
World Cup to arrive on Feb 3
The World Cup trophy will arrive in the city on February 3 and will be staying in Bangladesh until the opening ceremony, said the Local Organising Committee officials on Sunday. Bangladesh, one of the co-hosts of the mega event along with India and Sri Lanka, will receive the Cup as a part of the ongoing ... Read more
Fifteen get BOA scholarship
Keeping the 2012 South Asian Games as well as Olympics in mind, Bangladesh Olympic Association awarded one-year scholarships to 15 athletes from different disciplines. The scholarships have been divided into two categories, the first of which comprises shooters Sharmin Akter Ratna, Abdullah Hel Baki and Sadia Sultana, golfer Dulal Hossain and
Draw order of the day
Both the Bangladesh League matches on Sunday ended in stalemate. Chittagong Abahani shared points with their crosstown rivals Chittagong Mohammedan SC in a 1-1 draw at the Cox’s Bazar stadium. Chittagong Abahani’s Nigerian recruit Akinyele Peter Akinkunmi put his side ahead in the second minute only for Liberian hitman of the port city’s black and ... Read more
Effective if not effervescent
Opener Imrul Kayes and West Indian Desmond Haynes have a similarity as both were extremely talented opening batsmen and played a key role for their sides but the limelight was always hogged by their more illustrious partners. He was the leading one-day scorer for Bangladesh in 2010 with 867 runs. He was first
School cricket from Jan 25
The Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-16 National Cricket Tournament will begin on January 25 in Dhaka. A total of 540 schools from across the country will be participating for this year’s coveted title. Runners-up Willes Little Flower School will take on Badda High School in the opening match at