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
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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
Under-23 booters draw against Muktijoddha
Bangladesh U-23 football side played out a goalless draw against Muktijoddha Sangsad in their first practice match ahead of the February-March Olympic pre-qualifiers against Kuwait at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan ground yesterday. However, both sides missed the services of their key players as the U-23 side’s midfielder
V-Day tennis starts today
The Victory Day Open tennis tournament, sponsored by Runner Group and organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation (BTF), begins at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna today. Some 224 players are to take part in eight different events — men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles and doubles, boys’ U-16, girls’ U-16, boys’ U-12 and the girls’ ... Read more
ITF lifts ban on Bangladesh
The International Tennis Federation has finally lifted the ban it had imposed on the Bangladesh Tennis Federation earlier this year, a senior official of the BTF said on Sunday. Bangladesh has been hosting the ITF Junior Tennis for the last 24 years in Dhaka and gradually expanded it to Rajshahi and BKSP before the ITF ... Read more
Women booters have a surprise
An unlikely visitor at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium turned the first off-day of the SAFF Women’s Football Championship into a temporary uproar and media frenzy. As the players of the four semifinalists along with Maldives were preparing for a football festival organised by FIFA, all the attention suddenly shifted as former president Hussain Mohammad Ershad ... Read more
World Cup road show from today
Festivities for the 2011 World Cup begins today through a road show that will go through all 64 districts across the country. The programme styled “Catch Bangladesh Catch” will start off with a rally from National Eidgah to the Paltan Ground this afternoon at
ICC Cricket world cup history
Cup facts The 1999 World Cup was the seventh World Cup and the fourth to be held in England. This time, Scotland also hosted a few matches. There were twelve teams in the tournament. Three Associate nations were added to the nine Test playing nations, and the twelve were divided into two
Smooth sail for biggies
Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League Smooth sail for biggies There were no hiccups on the opening day of the Premier Division Cricket League as giants Mohammedan, Biman and Abahani posted comfortable victories against their respective rivals at different venues across the country. After a short break the national cricketers got back to their business in ... Read more
Hosts humbled
Safe Women’s Football Championship 2010 Hosts humbled Semifinal line-ups completed The enthusiasm among local people about yesterday’s SAFF Women’s Football Championship matches at the Cox’s Bazaar Stadium was at a low ebb. After a couple of fullhouse crowds, attendance was minimal in the first match between Afghanistan and Maldives which improved to something like a ... Read more
Ansar rule nat’l archery
Bangladesh Ansar were in full control in the different events of the Uttara Bank 4th National Archery Championship at the Army Stadium yesterday. They won in the bamboo bow and recurve bow mixed team events while also picking up gold in the men’s team recurve bow discipline