ICC Cricket World cup history A thriller The 1979 World Cup was not an advert for close finishes, unlike its predecessor which had two cliff-hangers, both involving the eventual champions West Indies. Here West Indies swept through the tournament in an even more dominant fashion than in 1975. England, the other team in the final, ... Read more
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Chess the bright spot
Women’s chess team were the only bright spot for Bangladesh as the mediocre performance by the athletes continued in the Asian Games which passed the eighth day on Saturday. In the chess team events in Guangzhou, China, Bangladesh women’s team outshone the men’s team as they beat Turkmenistan, but the men’s team were defeated
Siddik continues to shine
Siddikur Rahman, the golfing sensation of Bangladesh, continued his tremendous form in the third round of the UBS Hong Kong Open on Saturday. Although he started the third day with a double bogey just as he did at the first round, Siddik was able to make an amazing comeback hitting six birdies at holes 2, ... Read more
Eves settle for cricket silver
Bangladesh’s hopes of winning the first Asian gold medal were severely dented when its women’s cricket team crashed to a 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the final at Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Friday. The defeat meant Bangladesh has to remain content with silver, which is, however, still one
Poor show all around
16th Asian Games-Guangzhou 2010 Poor show all around Apart from the silver won by the women’s cricket team, Bangladesh’s ordinary Asian Games continued in all the other events. Shooting, the perennial medal hope event, was the worst with none of the country’s shooters making it even close to the top fifteen of any of the
ICC Cricket World cup history
Calypso stars in a global ensemble The 1979 World Cup saw in the West Indian line-up the formation of one of the greatest teams of all time. The West Indian pace battery that terrorized batsman through the 80s took shape with Andy Roberts (in his second tournament), Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft. Besides ... Read more
Siddikur’s brilliant 2nd round
Siddikur Rahman produced a splendid second round score of 6-under-par foran overall score of 4-under par and leap to 36th on the leaderboard of the UBS Hong Kong Open yesterday. Siddiukur had a disappointing opening day on Thursday when he shot a 2-over-par in the first round and was tied at 121th position among 144 ... Read more
T20 women fly the flag
16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 T20 women fly the flag The Bangladesh women’s cricket team moved into the Twenty20 semifinals while the national hockey team scared their mighty opponents Japan before going down 3-1 in their first match of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday. It was a mixed day for the chess ... Read more
IPL still in Tigers’ dream
Bangladeshi cricketers may have had some bitter experience about the Indian Premier League, but there has never been any lack of interest among the Tigers about league. It was evident when most of the members of the Bangladesh national cricket team registered their names for the IPL 2011 auction. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has received ... Read more
Tigers on Eid holidays
Captaincy question remains The national cricketers will get back to business on November 21 after Eid holidays to carry on the preparation for next month’s one-day series against Zimbabwe; their last international engagement before the 2011 World Cup. The Tigers are scheduled to travel to Chittagong after the vacation for three days as
1979: West Indian power exercised
ICC Cricket world cup history 1979: West Indian power exercised Four years after lifting the Cup in the tournament’s inaugural edition, Clive Lloyd and his team were back in England for a repeat performance of equal, if not greater, dominance. The 1979 Prudential World Cup followed the same format as the first — two groups ... Read more
Siddik ends on a high
Siddikur Rahman bagged a handsome $57,900 after his astonishing performance in the fourth and final round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Monday. Despite a gallant effort in the last round, Siddik finished in the 25th position jointly with six golfers. After resuming the remaining seven holes
What’s wrong in soccer?
16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 What’s wrong in soccer? Bangladesh U23 football team were the first to leave the country to take part in the 16th Asian Games in China. Ironically, they became the first side to return home on Sunday night after an early elimination from the group stages with a disappointing performance that ... Read more
Sunny leads Dhaka to third NCL title
All-rounder Elias Sunny played a superb unbeaten knock of 87 runs to help Dhaka clinch their third National Cricket League one-day title with a three-wicket win over Barisal in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Sunny clubbed three consecutive boundaries in the 48th over in
Cricket, chess shine for Bangladesh
Bangla-desh eves opened their Asian Games cricket campaign with a crushing 10-wicket victory over Hong Kong in a Group B match at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday. Chess was the only other sport that gave Bangladesh some kind of success on the second day of the meet. Opting to bat first, ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
As it was the inaugural edition and international limited overs cricket was just beginning, a lot of records were set in this 1975 World Cup. England opener John Jameson faced the first ball in World Cup history, bowled by India’s medium-pacer Madan Lal
Stunning comeback for Siddik
Bangladeshi golfing genius Siddikur Rahman turned his game around in the fourth round after his dismal performance the previous day at the Barclays Singapore Open on Sunday. Siddik showed the world his courageous effort as he scored 7 birdies in the fourth round (only played 11 holes) before the game was stopped due to fading ... Read more
Dhaka seek to field Tamim
NCL one-day final today Dhaka were eying to play national opener Tamim Iqbal in the National Cricket League one-day version final against Barisal, scheduled to be held today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Tamim was looking for an opportunity to have some match practice ahead of the five match one-day series against Zimbabwe as he ... Read more
Shooters’ dismal show
Bangladesh shooters put on a dismal show in the 10-metre Air Rifle event when they shot far below than their normal scores on the opening day of the Asian Games shooting in Guangzhou on Saturday. The 10-metre Air Rifle, usually the favourite event of Bangladesh, saw both the male and female shooters put in below-par ... Read more
Bangladesh hope to reach final
A 15-member Bangladesh cricket team will fly to Guangzhou on Friday night with the hope of reaching the final of the first ever Twenty20 format cricket event in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. In the midst of intense discussion on whether cricket will be a part of the 2014 Games or not, Bangladesh ... Read more