Bangladesh’s golfing sensation Siddikur Rahman bounced back in the fourth and final round but only to improve his position to finish joint 19th in the 300,000-dollar Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open at the Phokeethra Country Club yesterday. Siddikur finished the round with an inspiring 3-under-par 69 for an overall score of 7-under-par
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Tigers unchanged for fifth ODI
Ashraful denied second chance Bangla-desh will field an unchanged squad in the fifth and final one-dayer against Zimbabwe today, looking to clinch their sixth series in six years at home over their African opponents. The Tigers did not lose any series to Zimbabwe on home soil since they came back from two games down to ... Read more
A year to remember
Micromax ODI Cup Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe 2010 A year to remember Shafiul Islam’s entire international career has been within the year 2010. Whether it is the 32 wickets that landed him in No 3 among the wicket-takers this year in one-day cricket or a stunning game-changing catch or even two very expensive spells; it has ... Read more
Women’s C’ship sees light today
SAFF Women’s Football Championship 2010 Women’s C’ship sees light today The curtain of the inaugural SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Football Championship opens today at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium with Nepal taking on Maldives in the opening game. All the participating teams — India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives and hosts Bangladesh ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Wills World Cup 1996, India-Pakistan-Srilanka ICC Cricket World Cup History A bittersweet symphony The Wills World Cup in 1996 provided some great entertainment and a fairytale ending with Sri Lanka triumphing. The tournament though, was not free from controversy and planning gaffes, and trouble was on the horizon even before it started. Three weeks before ... Read more
Fourth ODI waterlogged
The fourth match of the five-match one-day series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe was abandoned on Friday without a ball being bowled following an overnight and early morning showers. Though the sun shone brightly at the Chittagong divisional stadium in the afternoon, it was not enough to make the waterlogged ground playable and the match officials ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Wills World Cup 1996, India-Pakistan-Srilanka ICC Cricket World Cup History Warne pulls one out of the hat The baton of cricket’s sole superpower passed from West Indies to Australia when Australia beat the West Indies at home in ’94-’95. A clutch of greats and would-be greats had arrived for Australia, while West Indies lost a ... Read more
BNS gets pass mark from the ICC
ICC’s venue inspection team was happy with the progress of the Bangabandhu National Stadium as they went straight into business after arriving in Dhaka on Friday. The 19-member delegation, headed by ICC event manager Chris Tetley, are looking into cricket operations, commerce, grounds, legal matters, security, broadcast and
Stage set for grand opening
Swedish female football superstar Johanna Frisk will inaugurate the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship along with the chairman of FIFA and AFC women’s wing, Worawi Makudi, informed Sirajul Islam Bachchu, the chief of the Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s wing, at a press conference at the BFF Bhaban on
Siddons wants int’l matches
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons is keen on the Tigers playing international cricket next month after yesterday’s washout in Chittagong. The current series against Zimbabwe is the last international fixture Bangladesh have ahead of the 2011 World Cup. The Tigers head coach, who returned from Brisbane on Friday night after wife Kim gave birth to
Siddikur slides
Bangladesh’s golfing sensation Siddikur Rahman once again showed the erratic nature of his game as he slid down from third position to joint 23rd after round two of the 300,000-dollar Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open yesterday. Siddikur finished round two with a disappointing 1-over-par 73 for an overall score of
Tickets on sale from Jan 1
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially announced yesterday that tickets for next year’s ICC World Cup in Bangladesh will go on sale from January 1, 2011 at designated outlets across the country. The decision was taken during a Local Organising Committee (LOC) meeting on Tuesday night but the board has yet to finalize the specific ... Read more
Mashrafee inspires Shafiul
Bangladesh pacer Shafiul Islam, who wreaked havoc on Zimbabwe by picking up four wickets in the third match of the five-match ODI series, said the return of Mashrafee bin Murtaza inspired him to do well. ‘Mashrafee finding his rhythm back is really good for both himself and the team that also boosted our confidence and I ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Lankans conquer the world The 1996 World Cup was the second to be hosted in the subcontinent, with Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan the co-hosts. The big change to the format was that there were 12 teams involved. Nine were Test nations — Zimbabwe had been awarded Test status in mid-’92 — and three associate ... Read more
Utseya looks to the spinners
Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya is looking forward to utilising the spin-friendly wicket to their advantage as they practised at the Chittagong divisional stadium on Wednesday. Zimbabwe, who lost the last two one-dayers because of their inability to bat against the spinning quartet of Bangladesh, also have as many spinners as the
Bangladesh target last four
The Bangladesh women’s football team left Dhaka for Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning to take part in the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship with a hope of making it to the semifinals. Bangladesh have been placed in Group A along with favourites India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan while Group B consists of Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives ... Read more
Pioneer League starts
The DCC Pioneer Football League was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of participating 80 teams at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium. However, the organizers could not ensure when the matches would get underway. “We have not finalized the fixture yet because the examinations of the players is going on and
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Cup facts The 1992 World Cup, the fifth cricket World Cup, was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. It began with a match between the hosts in Auckland on 22 February and continued till 25 March. A total of 39 matches were played over 33 days. The teams taking part were Pakistan, England, New ... Read more
Siddons to join Tigers in time
Teams arrive in Ctg Jamie Siddons is set to join the Tigers on the morning of the fourth one-day match against Zimbabwe in Chittagong on Friday. The head coach rushed off to Brisbane to join his wife and newborn baby on December 4, the eve of the third one-dayer of the five-match series. He will ... Read more
Pioneer League returns
The league that has produced numerous stars like Monem Munna, Rummon Bin Wali Sabbir, Samrat Hossain Emily, Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib, and Jakir Hossain is all set to return to business after a three-year hiatus as the Pioneer Football League gets re-inaugurated today at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium. The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), which ... Read more