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Superb Shahriar shocks MSC
Shahriar Nafees smashed his second successive century to help Gazi Tank Cricketers climb a mountain as they shocked reigning champions Mohammedan SC in a high-scoring fifth round match of the Dhaka Premier League by seven wickets in Bogra on Thursday. Nazimuddin and Shamsur Rahman hit two centuries to lead Mohammedan to a formidable
WC tickets from Jan 2
Tickets sale for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches in Bangladesh have been delayed by a day and will now start from January 2, 2011 across the country. It was a belated realization from the authority concerned that Saturday is a weekly holiday and all the banks will be closed on the
ICC Cricket World Cup History
‘Milestone in our cricket’ Khaled Mahmud Sujon, the former national captain and all-rounder, was one of the star performers in the 1999 World Cup. Though he wants to forget the memories of the 2003 edition, Sujon spoke to The Daily Star Sport about his experiences of the premier one-day tournament. Daily Star Sport (DSS): How ... Read more
Russell edge Farashganj
A second-half strike by Moroccan forward Samir Omari guided Sheikh Russell KC to a 1-0 win over Farashganj SC in the Grameenphone Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur Stadium on Thursday. Sheikh Russell, who finished third last season with 50 points, were the favourites against Farashganj, who they defeated 2-1 and 2-0 in the last year’s ... Read more
V-Day hockey
Muktobihango and Dinaj-pur DSA won their respective matches in the Dhaka Bank Victory Day Hockey tournament at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Muktobihango handed a 4-0 defeat to Bangladesh Police with Tuhin, Habul, Chandan and Niloy scoring one goal apiece
School Football final round from Jan 7
The final round of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup National Primary School Football tournament will begin on January 7 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with the participation of seven schools from the seven divisions. This was announced at a press conference at the Sheraton Hotel on Thursday. The participating school are Isdair Govt Primary School of ... Read more
Everton passes Beep Test
Brothers Union’s Brazilian striker Everton Souza Santos confirmed his participation in the ongoing Bangladesh League after he passed in the 5th round of Beep Test held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. He will appear in his club’s opening match against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at Kamalapur stadium today, confirmed Brothers Union manager Amer Khan. ... Read more
Mashrafe vows to overcome
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is all about heart, courage and his never-say-die attitude. When he talked to this reporter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday, the man dubbed the Narail Express spoke of his desire and determination to play a part in the Bangladesh team for the ICC 2011 World Cup. It was unmistakably evident that ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
‘Pakistan win very special’ Aminul Islam led Bangladesh in their first World Cup campaign in 1999. The right-handed batsman was one of the vital cogs in the 1997 ICC Trophy triumph, so much so that it was a smooth transition for him to reach the World Cup. Now working as the Asian Cricket Council’s cricket ... Read more
Chittagong MSC edge past Feni Soccer
Liberian striker Jerry Odesco scored a brace as Chittagong Mohammedan earned full points from their opening match of Bangladesh League with a 2-1 win over Feni Soccer Club at the Feni Stadium on Wednesday. Feni Soccer Club, who finished fourth last season, took the lead in the very first minute through forward Maksudul Alam Bulbul, ... Read more
School football gets underway
Dhaka Metropoli-tan School Football tournament began on Wednesday at the Kamalapur stadium with the participation of 41 schools from the capital. Saint Joseph’s High School defeated Senapalli High School in the inaugural match 4-3 in tie-breaker after the stipulated time ended at 1-1. Sadman and
Arman thumps Wanderers
A brutal unbeaten century by Arman Haider gave Brothers Union an eight-wicket win over Dhaka Wanderers Club in the First Division Cricket League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday. The right-hander smashed 104 off only 55 balls with the help of thirteen boundaries and four sixes as Brothers, who have already earned the right to ... Read more
Border Guard retains kabaddi title
Border Guard of Bangladesh defended their National Kabaddi Championship title when they handed a 19-16 defeat to Bangladesh Police at the Kabaddi Stadium yesterday. The winners led the first half by 11-9 points. This was Border Guard’s eighth national title in a row and 20th overall in the history of the championship, since it began ... Read more
V-Day hockey
Bangladesh Army edged out Bangladesh Air Force 2-1 in their match of the Dhaka Bank Victory Day Hockey Compe-tition at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Hamid and Enamul scored for the winners while Dinse Ali scored the consolation goal for the losing side. In the other match of the day, Baikali Sangha of Rajshahi ... Read more
1,300 tickets unaccounted for in BCB breakdown
The local organising committee for the World Cup 2011 made public the breakdown for tickets on Tuesday, but still about 1, 300 tickets for each game to be held in Dhaka remained unaccounted for. The breakdown was given after a controversy, triggered by a statement of GS Hasan Tamim, a local committee member responsible for ... Read more
Hard fought win for MSC
Dhaka Mohammedan SC overcame a 10-man Chittagong Abahani by a single goal margin in their first match of the Grameenphone Bangladesh League 2010 at the Kamalapur Stadium on Tuesday. The black-and-white’s Rwandan forward Habumugisha Ismail scored the all-important goal in their 1–0 triumph to earn full three points for his
Victoria, Surjo Tarun, CCS wins
Rajin Saleh’s dashing unbeaten half century steered Surja Tarun to an effortless seven-wicket win against Prime Doleshwar in the Dhaka Premier League in Rajshahi on Tuesday. CCS, riding on Mahmudaul Hasan’s half century won by 33 runs against Kalabagan KC in BKSP and in the other match of the day, Victoria won by four wickets ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Nazir & Hall’s best shows The 2007 cricket World Cup held for the first time in the West Indies was the biggest event in terms of teams participating. In addition to the ten Test nations and one-day status holders Kenya, five associate nations took part. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four ... Read more
Nat’l kabaddi
Border Guards Bangladesh and Bangladesh Police will meet in the final of the National Kabaddi Championship as they won their respective semifinals at the Kabaddi Stadium in Paltan yesterday. Border Guards beat Dhaka 42-22 while Police outplayed Tangail 32-14. Earlier, Border Guards had defeated Khulna 36-24 while Police beat Rajshahi 46-26 to move