Mahfuza Khatun Shila, who won two gold medals in SA Games 2016 and left the previous national meet in 2016 injured, clinched gold on her comeback in the 29th National Swimming, Diving and Water polo Competition on Tuesday. Shila clocked 01:19:60 in the 100m breaststroke at the Syed Nazrul Islam Swimming Complex on
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Bangladesh beat Cambodia in FIFA friendly
Midfielder Rabiul Hasan’s lone goal propelled 192-ranked Bangladesh to a 1-0 win over against 172-ranked Cambodia in a FIFA International Friendly at the National Stadium in Phnom Penh on Saturday. After the barren first half, Bangladesh’s substitute midfielder Rabiul scored the all-important goal in the 83rd minute to resume their international campaign with a win ... Read more
Soumya, Mahmudullah heroics go in vain
Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah put a brave fightback in the second innings hitting a century each but they could not help Bangladesh avoid an innings defeat in the first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Sunday. Soumya struck 149 off 171 balls and in the process equalled the record of fastest Test century for ... Read more
Bangladesh lament lost opportunity
Bangladesh’s interim Test skipper Mahmudullah on Sunday lamented their woeful first innings batting performance, which he believed was a lost opportunity for them in the first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. The Tigers made a spectacular fight-back in the second innings owing to Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah, who each struck a hundred, though they ... Read more
New Zealand on top despite Tamim ton
Opener Tamim Iqbal struck his ninth Test hundred but New Zealand made a quick inroad after his 126 off 128 balls to dismiss Bangladesh for 234 runs in the first Test in Hamilton on Thursday. New Zealand reached 86-0 at stumps to take a firm grip on the game with opener Jeet Raval and Tom ... Read more
Play with strength, Mahmudullah tells Tigers
Interim Test skipper Mahmudullah on Wednesday said that Bangladesh needed to express themselves with their existing resources during the opening of the three-match Test series against New Zealand in Hamilton, starting on Thursday. Bangladesh, who are already without regular skipper Sakib al Hasan, is all set to
NZ seal series with crushing win
Bangladesh demonstrated yet another batting failure to be thrashed by eight wickets in the second one-day international against New Zealand, going down by 0-2 in the three-match series at Christchurch on Saturday. Mohammad Mithun struck his second fifty of the series, 57 off 69 balls while Sabbir Rahman added 43 off 65 balls but they ... Read more
Tigers find little positives in defeat
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Saturday lamented their lack of big partnerships, which cost the side their second consecutive defeat against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Bangladeshi batsmen, especially their top-order, crumbled once again against the Kiwis, which saw them getting folded for 226 runs – a total that could not test ... Read more
Mustafiz named in ICC ODI team of the year
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman on Tuesday was named in International Cricket Council one-day international team of the year for 2018 as the global cricket oversight body announced its annual awards. Mustafiz joined four Indians, four Englishmen, New Zealander and an Afghan cricketer in ODI team of the year. ICC announced the Test and ODI team of ... Read more
Mominul leaps 11 places in ICC rankings
Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque, who struck two tons in Bangladesh’s last two Test matches, has climbed up the ICC rankings ladder after the latest changes in the Test rankings for batsmen. Mominul struck 161 against Zimbabwe in the second Test as the Tigers levelled the series. Then he went on to strike a valuable 120 ... Read more
Superb Sakib touches new heights
Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan promised to go one better in the next Test in Dhaka after he reached a rare double in the opening Test against West Indies in Chattogram on Friday. Sakib overcame a fitness concern to lead Bangladesh to a 64-run win and claim his 200th Test wicket in the process being ... Read more
Tigers hopeful of Tamim, Shakib’s return for WI series
Tigers lost both Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal during the Asia Cup tournament in UAE but the star duo could return to action with the upcoming home series against West Indies. The Tigers played the ODI series against Zimbabwe without these stalwarts and will also have to do without their services in the two-Test ... Read more
Kings announce arrival in style
Newcomers Banshundhara Kings made their debut in top-level football in an emphatic manner as they came from behind twice to beat fallen giants Mohammedan Sporting Club 5-2 in their opening match of the Federation Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Gambian forward Landing Darboe gave Mohammedan the lead twice but star-studded
Youth ODI leg starts today
The visiting Bangladesh under-19 team will take on Sri Lanka in the first of a five-match youth ODI series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium today. Earlier, the two-match youth Test series between the sides ended in a 1-1 draw. Sri Lanka clinched the second four-dayer following their defeat in the first
It’s make or break for Tigers
Bangladesh will be looking to overcome their recent struggle with the bat when they take on Afghanistan in their must win Super Four match of the Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today. A defeat against the war-torn nation will confirm Bangladesh’s exit from the tournament. The match is scheduled to start ... Read more
Tigers focusing on fielding
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan said on Tuesday that they were focusing on to improve their fielding skills under the guidance of new coach Steve Rhodes ahead of the forthcoming Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in United Arab Emirates from September 15-28. Fielding has always been a concern for Tigers when it comes to their ... Read more
All well that ends well
Dispirited Tigers to play series decider against West Indies today Bangladesh must shrug off their disappointment of losing a close game and put their attention on the job in hands in the third and final one-day international against West Indies at Saint Kitts today. The game, which starts at 7:30pm Bangladesh time, provides the Tigers ... Read more
Who’s heading home?
It’s now crunch time, as the World Cup in Russia reaches the knockout round. Half of the 16 sixteen teams have to catch the next available flight home at end of this stage and a significant number of star footballers would have their last hurrah in this fiesta. For fans, tonight holds the most crucial ... Read more
BCB Academy Cup begins today
The inaugural edition of BCB Academy Cup will get underway today with Ankur Cricket Academy taking on Clemon Indira Road Cricket Academy in the opening fixture of the knock-out format tournament at the City Club Ground in Mirpur. A total of 32 selected cricket coaching academies of Dhaka Metropolitan zone are taking part in the first ... Read more
Mashrafee touches new height
Bangladesh one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Monday added a new feather to his crown as he became the highest wicket-taker in a single edition of Dhaka Premier League. The 34-year old pacer, who was playing Abahani Limited in the ongoing DPL, surpassed Abu Hider’s last year’s record of 35 wickets on the same ... Read more