Tigers’ first roar The 1999 World Cup in the United Kingdom was a happy one for Bangladesh. Not only did they qualify and play their first World Cup, they were also the only non-Test playing Cup debutants to win two matches. Bangladesh’s first victory was against Scotland in the Group B match at Edinburgh on ... Read more
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Bangladesh storm into semi-final
Bangladeshi girls confirmed their place in the last four of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship with a 9-0 thrashing of Bhutan in a group A match at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium on Wednesday. Local girl Aungmraching Marma, who had earlier scored twice in a warm-up game against the same opponents, slammed a hat-trick, ... Read more
The brave face of Afghan football
She plays football for the national team, she has a job in the women’s football committee, she is also a university student and a vocal advocate of human rights. Don’t be mistaken, this is not a run-of-the-mill story about a modern day woman of the developed world. It’s the story of a young girl of ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Another SA heartbreak South Africa and Australia faced off in the 1999 World Cup semifinal at Edgbaston on June 17 for what, according to many, was the best one-day match of all time. It was a match coloured by what had gone before and one that was full of drama. South Africa won the toss ... Read more
Rubcic names squad for Olympic pre-qualifiers
National football coach Robert Rubcic on Wednesday named a 26-member preliminary squad for the Olympic pre-qualifiers against Kuwait in February-March next year. The coach along with his deputy Saiful Bari Titu decided the team after two trial matches, participated by 65 young footballers on December
The smaller of big names
Dhaka Premier Cricket League Preview The smaller of big names The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League is not just about Abahani and Mohammedan and the money they spend, the country’s most popular cricket competition also accommodates diverse teams, some of whom hardly have the club structure these days. A handful of clubs however still follow ... Read more
Treble for Ansar
Bangladesh Ansar emerged champions in the Exim Bank 21st National Women’s Handball Championship with a 22-15 win over Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) in the final at the Handball Sta-dium yesterday. It was a hattrick title for Bangladesh Ansar, who have now won the championship 15 times
National archery on
The Uttara Bank 4th National Archery Championship was inaugurated yesterday at the Army Stadium in Banani with state minister for youth and sports Ahad Ali Sarker declaring the three-day meet open. During the inauguration, the sports minister has promised to give the Bangladesh Archery Federation Tk 2 lakh
Sagar lifts Rating Chess title
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar emerged champion in the 8th Amritolal Dey International Rating Chess tournament concluded yesterday in Barisal. Sagar earned 8.5 points from nine games as he beat Delwar Hossain in the ninth and final round while Firoz Ahmed became runner-up with seven
Cox’s Bazar stirred up
In a city renowned for it’s leisurely activities, sport is hardly the most visible pastime. Even local sports are an irregular phenomenon and national sports are thought to be a far cry. Hence, when a tournament of regional magnitude comes to town, the interest amongst the locals is almost palpable. One senses the absolute excitement ... Read more
Premier League from Dec 18
The Premier Division Cricket League will now start from December 18 across the country. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has fixed the new schedule after discussion with the participating clubs’ representatives yesterday. “Everybody was desperate to start the league and that’s why we have decided to arrange the
ICC Cricket world cup history
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
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