Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, has not been included in the 15-man squad for the World Cup. Mortaza had injured his right knee while playing club cricket in Dhaka in December and was striving to recover in time for the tournament. He had begun bowling off a short run-up during net sessions in the last ... Read more
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Mashrafe yes, Mashrafe no
All the talk has centred on the Mashrafe Bin Mortaza question and there seems to be no end to speculations ahead of today’s World Cup squad announcement. The three-member selection panel again sat with the technical committee last evening to deliberate the issue, but the feeling among many (including those who matter) was that the ... Read more
Pallima badminton from today
Prime Bank Pallima Badminton tournament gets underway Farashganj at the Pallima Sangsad premises in Khilgaon, Dhaka. Country’s top shuttlers including Enayet, Muktar, Rana, Elina, Konica are taking part in the 26th edition of the meet since its inception in 1976, said speakers at a press conference at the
Farshganj win again
Farashganj SC recorded their second victory in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League with a single-goal win over visitors Chittagong Abahani at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Farashganj, on back of their morale boosting 1-0 win over holders Abahani, took only nine minutes to break the deadlock. Striker Sohel Rana was again the hero ... Read more
Malik arrives to play for Mohammedan
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to play for defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League. Malik joined compatriot Azhar Mahmud and is expected to play against Bangladesh Biman today. He will be the fifth Pakistani cricketer to play for Mohammedan
Tigers’ squad on hold
To be disclosed tomorrow after review The country will have to wait till the last day of deadline to know the Tigers’ World Cup squad after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to announce the 15-member team on January 19. After a marathon meeting of the technical and evaluation committee that lasted more than three ... Read more
Pakir Ali joins Jamal as coach
Sri Lankan Pakir Ali joined Sheikh Jamal KC as the coach on Monday filling the void left by Serbian coach Zoran Krajlevich. Pakir, who spent a decade from 1981 to 1991 in popular Dhaka giants Abahani in his playing days, however, had a poor start as coach with Jamal losing to Arambagh in his first
H’ball teams triumph
Men’s and women’s team from Bangladesh emerged champions in the International Friendship Handball Tournament that concluded at Haldia in the State of West Bengal, India yesterday. Bangladesh Men’s A team beat their Indian counterparts in the last match by 31-26 points to emerge champions and the Women’s A team followed suit. Imdadul of the men’s ... Read more
Easy ride for Muktis
National striker Mithun Chowdhury scored a goal in each half as Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra squeezed a 2-1 win over Feni Soccer Club in the Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur stadium on Sunday. The win took Muktijoddha to the second position in the league table, three places up from their previous standing, with nine points ... Read more
Much ado about nothing
The much talked-about match between arch-rivals Abahani and Mohammedan Sporting Club had an anti-climactic finish with the Dhanmondi outfit recording a 10-wicket victory at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Medium pacer Abul Hasan bowled a fierce spell to take four wickets, including three in
First win for Doleshwar
Prime Doleshwar registered their first win in the Dhaka Premier League when they shocked Kalabagan KC by four wickets at the Fatullah stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh Biman took a giant leap towards Super League after eking out a 12-run win over Orient SC in another match at the BKSP
Siddik finishes fifth
Siddikur Rahman finished in the fifth position after the end of the final round of the Gujarat Kensville Challenge Golf Tournament on Sunday. Siddik opened his fourth day just as he did in the third round with a bogey but he recovered at the third hole by hitting his first birdie of the day. Although ... Read more
Asif axed from higher training
Commonwealth gold medallist Asif Hossain Khan has been excluded from a four-member squad for the advanced training offered by the International Olympic Council ahead of the 2012 Olympic in London. The executive committee of National Shooting Federation of Bangladesh has picked up promising shooter Saida Sultana, back-in-form Sharmin Akhter, Abdullah Hel Baki and Ramjan Ali ... Read more
Handball teams win in India
Both men’s and women’s handball team of Bangladesh got off to winning start on the opening day of International Friendship Handball Tournament in Haldia in West Bengal state of India yesterday, said a press release from Bangladesh Handball Federation. Men’s team handed a 31-24 defeat to their Nepalese counterparts after leading the first half
Battle royal in doubt
The crucial Dhaka Premier League match between two giants Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani, scheduled to be held today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, has become uncertain after a dramatic decision by the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis. In an apparent move to favour Abahani, the CCDM convened an emergency meeting and
Brothers hold table-toppers
Brothers Union have yet to taste a Bangladesh League victory this season as they came back from two goals down to share the points with table-toppers Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra with a 2-2 draw at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. The Gopibagh side’s collection is only three points from their four outings, three consecutive
A noble gesture
Sakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal on Saturday assured Mizanur Rahman of financial help when the right-side paralysed student met them at the Mirpur academy and asked him to contact them on January 19. Mizanur, a second year student of political science department at the Victoria University, was afflicted with typhoid one year ago which ... Read more
Siddikur slides
Siddikur Rahman slid to a joint fourth position at the end of the third round of the Gujarat Kensville Challenge with a one-over-par score at the Kensville Golf Club in Ahmedabad yesterday. This comes on the back of a two-over-par score in the previous round after his brilliant first round score of 5-under-par 67
Shock defeat for Mohammedan
Last edition’s runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club suffered a shock 0-2 defeat to Rahmatganj MFS in their fourth Bangladesh League match at the Kamalapur stadium on Friday. Their first league defeat of the season meant Mohammedan are now in danger of losing out their top position to Sheikh Russell, who have equal nine points with ... Read more
Gazi confirm super league
Gazi Tank Cricketers joined giants Abahani and Mohamme-dan SC in the Super League of Dhaka Premier Cricket with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Orient SC in the ninth round match on Friday. With this win Gazi Tanks took their tally to 14 points, just two points behind leaders Abahani and one adrift of Mohammedan means ... Read more