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
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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
U-15s draw 2-day game
The two-day match between Under-15 teams of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board was drawn in Krishnanagar on Saturday. Facing 154 to win in the second innings, the visitors reached 95 for six before the umpires called time after 19 overs. Earlier on the first day, Sujat’s five-wicket haul helped the tourists ... Read more
BCB celebrates 10 years of Test
The Bangladesh Cricket Board celebrated the nation’s 10 years of Test cricket with a colourful ceremony at the Bangladesh Army Stadium on Saturday. The programme turned out to be the biggest gathering of current and former cricketers who represented Bangladesh in Test and other forms of international
Brothers upset MSC
Brothers Union’s Danilo Rafael and Tanmay Hossain Taru scored a goal apiece in the second half to give the orange outfit their first victory in the Bangladesh League with a 2-0 drubbing of Dhaka Mohammedan SC at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. With this win in their fifth match, Brothers climbed two steps up to ... Read more
Salahuddin quits BCB
Mohammad Salahuddin, former fielding coach of the national cricket team and currently working with the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy, has resigned his BCB post on Saturday to join the University Kebangsaan of Malaysia. Salahuddin will work at the university, which is also the national university of Malaysia,
Solid start by Barisal Abahani
Barisal Abahani crushed Mukul Fauj of Pirojpur by 200 runs in their opening match of the Inter-District Club Cup cricket tournament in Patuakhali yesterday. Six other matches took place on the opening day across the country. Modern Club of home side Habiganj beat Phantom Group of Sunamganj by seven wickets and
Stamford lift ULAB Cup
Stamford University lifted the ULAB Cup trophy for the first time after they beat State University of Bangladesh by 31 runs in the final at the ULAB cricket ground yesterday. Batting first, Stamford made 139-8 in their 20 overs with Ariful hammering 44 and Rana making 33. In reply, SUB were restricted to 108-8 with ... Read more
Victory Day badminton
Young Cricketers emerged champions as the six-day Victory Day Badminton Tournament ended yesterday at Pallabi in the city. The event got underway on January 17 with 31 teams participating. In the final at the Lalmath of Pallabi, Young Cricketers defeated Nazrul Smriti Academy to win lift the
Abahani dispatch Rahmatganj
A brace from Shakhawat Hossain Rony powered holders Abahani to an emphatic 4-1 win over giant-killers Rahmatganj MFS in their Bangladesh League match at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Apart from Rony’s double, Ghanaian recruit Twum Frank and Awudu Ibrahim struck one goal
Mashrafee to fly to SL
Fans continue to protest Former skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza will fly for Sri Lanka today to meet David Young to have his injured knee checked by the Australian orthopaedic surgeon amid continuing protests for his inclusion in the World Cup squad. He will meet Young, who is a regular visitor to Sri Lanka since the ... Read more