Zulu rules in rookies’ Cup The 1999 World Cup was a tournament for the newer faces in world cricket, with the bowling and batting charts headed by players in their first World Cup. Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar, who broke into the national team two years earlier, terrorised batsmen with his extreme pace, and presented the world ... Read more
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Hosts take on Bhutan today
Hosts Bangladesh will meet minnows Bhutan in their second match of the SAFF Women’s Football Champion-ship at the Cox’s Bazar Zilla Stadium today. Having beaten Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening match, Bangladesh will breathe easy about a semifinal berth if they beat Bhutan today. The odds are highly in favour of the hosts after ... Read more
Victory Day Cricket match tomorrow
The Victory Day Cricket match between Shaheed Jewel XI and Shaheed Mushtaque XI, a regular annual event of Bangladesh Cricket Board, will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on the occasion of the Victory Day, reports UNB. The 40 over-a-side match, playing with red ball and white dresses, will start at
Archery C’ship starts today
The Uttara Bank 4th National Archery Championship will get underway today at the Army Stadium with 150 archers including 40 women participating in the three-day meet. Archers from 53 teams — 13 district sports associations, three services teams, one institution and 36 clubs — will fight for 12 gold medals in three events of recurve ... Read more
Women’s h’ball
The Dhaka Sports Association finished third in the Exim Bank 21st National Women’s Handball Championship with a massive 27-9 win over Dhaka University at the Handball Stadium yesterday. Dhaka dominated the show with an 11-6 lead in the first half of the place-deciding encounter. Dhaka’s Jolly was the top scorer with seven goals while Sathi ... Read more
Hosts shine in India’s day
Suinu Pru Marma and Sabina Akhter scored one goal each to help Bangladesh mark their debut in the SAFF Women’s Championship with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Monday. Earlier, SA Games gold medallists India thrashed newcomers Bhutan by a massive 18-0 margin at the same venue
Focus now on fine-tuning
Bangladesh signed off what is likely to be their last international engagement before next year’s World Cup with a comprehensive series win over Zimbabwe, even as coach Jamie Siddons expressed his desire for more international cricket ahead of the cricket’s showpiece event. As expected Shakib Al Hasan’s men won the series, 3-1, against the bottom-ranked ... Read more
CCDM forced to defer league
The ongoing renovation works at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and the Fatullah stadium forced the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis to defer the Dhaka Premier League, which was scheduled to begin today. The top domestic one-day competition may now begin on December 17, though the organisers
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Australia do the double The World Cup returned to England after 16 years for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1999. There were twelve teams, with three associate and nine Test nations. Bangladesh and Scotland made their World Cup debuts, while Kenya were playing their second Cup. The group divisions were the same as in ... Read more
V-Day sports
To mark the Victory Day, a one-day sports competition with the participation of street children, organised by Population Services and Training Centre, was held yesterday at the ground adjacent to the Kisholoy School in Mohammadpur. The competition got underway through hoisting of the national flag with former
Ansar, BJMC reach final
Women’s Handball Ansar, BJMC reach final Defending champions Bangladesh Ansar and re-enrolled Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) moved into the final of the Exim Bank 21st National Women’s Handball Championship beating respective rivals in semifinals at the Handball Stadium yesterday. The final be held tomorrow while the losing sides of the semifinals play in the ... Read more
Khaled 4th
Asian Beach Games Khaled 4th Saifullah Khaled finished fourth in bodybuilding event of the 2nd Asian Beach Games in Mascot, Oman after he scored 40 in the final round of 85kg category. Abu Sayeed Mollah became sixth in the 75kg category, said a press release of Bangladesh Olympic Association yesterday
BD win five medals in Goju-Rye karate
Bangladesh has won two silver and three bronze medals in the just concluded 3rd Asian Goju-Rye Karate Championships, which was held in Nepal from December 2 to 4. Raju Rai won silver in -45kg category, Kamrun Nahar also won silver in +60kg weight category while Gobinda Sarkar, Shree Jeet Dutta and Animesh Sarkar won bronze ... Read more
All’s well that ends well
If the 3-1 series win over Zimbabwe was the ideal end to 2010 the Tigers had hoped for, the upshot of this success is far more important as they approach the home stretch of their World Cup preparations. Bangladesh have won nine matches out of 27 ODIs they played this year, including the landmark 4-0 ... Read more
Sakib savours successful year
Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan was pleased to see his side ending the year 2010 on a high after 14 consecutive defeats at home and away in the first seven months. The Tigers played some brilliant cricket in the first few months against some strong opponents but still had to wait until their England tour ... Read more
Hitting sixes easier than taking singles’
Opener Tamim Iqbal gave his home crowd a big cheer when he unleashed on the Zimbabwean bowlers to score a blazing half-century in the fifth and final one-day international in Chittagong on Sunday. Tamim Iqbal’s stylish 95 off 96 balls blew away the chances of Zimbabwe to level the series which also enriched his trophy ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
If it rains, it’s gone If you consider its location among chemical factories in one desolate corner of the city, the smell of fumes in its air, the unfinished eastern galleries and the thick seaside grass, there isn’t much right about the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. But cricket could be played in polluted air, in ... Read more
Bangladesh to host Asia Cup cricket in 2012
Bangladesh will host the Asia Cup Cricket in 2012 from March 1to 11, it was announced by the Asian Cricket Council president, AHM Mustafa Kamal, at a press briefing after a meeting of the ACC executive committee at the Radisson Winter Garden on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates and China also wanted to host the ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Cup facts The Wills World Cup in 1996 was the sixth cricket World Cup and the second to be held in the Indian subcontinent, with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-hosting the showpiece event. The tournament’s format was given a makeover and three associate teams (Kenya, U.A.E, Holland) were invited, making a total of twelve ... Read more
Winning start for Nepal
Nepal striker Anulama scored the first hat-trick of the tournament and skipper Jamuna Gurang netted two goal as the Himalayan nation overwhelmed Maldives 6-0 in the opening game of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Sunday. Nepal started creating chances from the very beginning. Jamuna found Maldives goalkeeper