Pacer Mashrafee bin Murtaza suffered yet another injury, in his right knee, when he was playing for his club, Abahani, in the Dhaka Premier League against Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Pratishthan in the BKSP ground on Tuesday. Mashrafee collapsed on the crease after facing just one ball when his non-striking partner
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Nepal break hosts’ hearts
Bangladesh’s dream of playing in the final of the first-ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship was dashed as an inspired Nepal thumped the hosts 3–0 in the second semi-final at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Tuesday. Nepal’s striking duo of Jamuna Gurang and Anulama kept their opponents busy creating
Bangladesh trio listed for IPL auction
Only three Bangladeshi cricketers – Sakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful–have been bracketed in the top categories of Indian Premier Cricket League players’ auction, to be held in Bangalore on January 8 and 9. Sakib has got the highest base price of $200,000 among the Bangladeshis. Tamim on the
Mohammedan suffer shocking tie
Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club lost a valuable point when they were held to a dramatic tie in their second match of the Dhaka Premier League by newcomers Prime Doleshwar at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Tuesday. Abahani and Bangladesh Biman recorded their second consecutive win in the other matches of
A footballer by default
Prolific striker Sabina Khatun who scored three goals in the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at seaside town Cox’s Bazar, won a laptop after she was adjudged as the best player for Bangladesh on Tuesday. Sabina, a schoolgirl of class ten from Satkhira, wanted to be a cricketer in her childhood but
V-Day tennis
All seeded players moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s singles in the Runner Group Victory Day Tennis Tournament after beating their respective rivals at the National Tennis Complex in Ramana yesterday. Top seed Amol Roy got a walkover against Rafiqul Islam while second seed Alamgir Hosain, third seed Ranjan Ram and fourth seed Dipu Lal ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Bichel’s day in the sun The best match of the 2003 World Cup was between two familiar rivals, England and Australia. They met in England’s final group match at Port Elizabeth on March 2, a match that they needed to win to progress. Australia, on the other hand, had blasted away all opposition in the ... Read more
Pacific clinch badminton title
Pacific Associates Badminton Club emerged champions in the Knit-Concern Second Division Badminton League that concluded yesterday at the Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Pacific Associates Bad-minton Club, which earned 14 points in 12-team point table, were awarded Tk 50,000 while runners-up Rockland Badminton Club, with 12 points, received Tk
Tickets info next week
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets info next week The fate of the ICC World Cup tickets will be known next week as the Local Organising Committee (LOC) still could not confirm the major aspects of its sales. Yesterday the LOC sat for their meeting later than the scheduled time, subsequently pushing back Bangladesh Cricket ... Read more
ICC happy with Cup venues
The International Cricket Council has expressed its satisfaction over the Bangladeshi venues for the upcoming World Cup, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday. An ICC delegation inspected the World Cup venues last week and they have already submitted their report to concerned authorities. They also sent a copy of the
WC cheat nabbed
Police arrested a man in Dhaka late on Sunday for allegedly selling forms to young people promising to appoint them as security volunteers for the upcoming World Cup. Zahidul Islam alias Shawon was arrested by Mirpur police after dozens of his victims laid siege to his Mirpur section 6 residence alleging him of cheating them ... Read more
Hosts face Nepal today
Bangladeshi female footballers face an uphill task when they take on Nepal in the semi-final of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at the Cox’s Bazar stadium today. A win in the semi-final will set up a re-match for them against India, who had defeated the hosts 6-0 in the group stage. The defeat ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Sachin & Vaas far ahead The 2003 World Cup saw the entrance to the global stage of a lot of young players who are today at their peak, and those who have dominated the international arena. Champions Australia welcomed the monstrously athletic Andrew Symonds, who amazed crowds with ... Read more
Cox’s Bazar Ctg Abahani’s home ground
Bangladesh League Cox’s Bazar Ctg Abahani’s home ground Cox’s Bazar will host matches of the upcoming Bangladesh League as the league committee yesterday approved the seaside venue as the home of Chittagong Abahani. Following unavailability of MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong ahead of the ICC World Cup 2011, Chittagong Abahani and Chittagong Mohammedan sought the ... Read more
V-Day tennis underway
The Runner Group Victory Day tennis tournament began yesterday at the National Tennis Complex with seven players advancing into the next round in men’s singles. The winners are Rafiqul Islam, Mizanur Rahman, Jacky, Jayen Omar, Hanif Munna, Rustam Ali, Channu Lal. In U-16 boys’ singles, Mamun Bepari, Kawsar Ali and Mohammad Sajal advanced into the
India roar into final
India eased into the final of the SAFF Women’s Football Championship with an comprehensive 8-0 victory over Pakistan in the first semifinal yesterday. Bala Devi’s first-half hattrick, a brace from Gayatri Mallik and one apiece for Sasmita Mallik, Mandakini Devi and Manpreet Kaur earned the predictable
Woman boxers V-Day meet attraction
Woman boxers were the highlights of the daylong Victory Day boxing competition held at the Mohammad Ali Boxing Stadium yesterday. Women competing in cricket, football, handball, swimming, athletics, shooting, kabaddi, judo, taekwondo and wushu have become a common scene these days, but fighting it out in the boxing ring is
ICC Cricket World Cup History
ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003 Australia first, daylight second The 2003 World Cup was cricket’s eighth global event and it was jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. It was also the largest World Cup in terms of the number of teams participating. Bangladesh had become a Test side in November 2000, ... Read more
Siddikur at lowly 34th
Black Mountain Masters Siddikur at lowly 34th Bangladesh’s golfing sensation Siddikur Rahman finished joint 34th in the Black Mountain Masters after a disappointing performance in the fourth and final round in Thailand yesterday. Siddikur finished at 2-over-per 74 for an overall score of 3-under-par 285 along with five other golfers to win 4,320 dollars after ... Read more
DOHS, Kalabagan stroll
Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League DOHS, Kalabagan stroll Old DOHS rode on their overseas players to beat Mohammad Ashraful-led Cricket Coaching School (CCS) by 64 runs in one of three Premier League matches yesterday. Bilal Hossain’s half-century and a five-wicket haul from veteran Rashed Hanif ensured a perfect start for the two-time former champions who ... Read more