WC Countdown Ganguly to join tonight’s ceremony in Dhaka Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly arrives in the capital today to attend a ceremony tonight marking the start of 100-day countdown to the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The great left-handed batsman, who played 311 one-day internationals, will fly in at 1:30pm. Ganguly led his country in ... Read more
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Bangladesh crash out of football
Bangladesh crashed out of the Asian Games football conceding an identical 3-0 defeat against UAE in the second Group E match at the Ying Dong stadium in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday. Young UAE striker Aljenaiby Ahmed opened the account for his team and his attacking partner Abadallah Mohamed scored a
Daily Star in qtrs
The Daily Star moved into the quarterfinals of the DRU-Pepsi Media Cup cricket tournament with a nine-run victory over Independent TV at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Batting first, Daily Star put up a fighting total of 66 for the loss of four wickets with an unbeaten 31 from eventual man-of-the-match Nazmul Alam Nobin. ... Read more
National stars shine
The national players returned with a bang when the second phase of the National Cricket League one-day competition began at two different city venues yesterday. The presence of the Tigers also saw high-scoring affairs in both matches after the last two rounds of the first phase had experienced dull and drab affairs sans the national ... Read more
Bangladesh take on UAE today
Bangla-desh will be looking to hold UAE to a draw in their second Group E game to keep alive their dreams of reaching the second round in the Asian Games football. The match will be played at the Ying Dong Stadium, Guangzhou, today. A draw against the UAE and a win against Hong Kong in ... Read more
Dru-media Cricket
Four confirm quarters BanglaVision, Destiny, Daily Sun and Channel i moved to the quarterfinals of the DRU-Pepsi Media Cricket as they won their respective matches at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. BanglaVision (40/0) posted a five-wicket victory over Radio Today (36/5), Destiny (66/1) scored a four-wicket victory over Naya Diganta (63/1), Daily Sun ... Read more
Inter-private university football
United International University (UIU) reached the semifinals of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament beating East West University 2-0 at the Bir Shreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. Shafiqul scored the opening goal for the winners in the 14th minute before Bakkar netted the second four minutes later.
MSC sign Sakib for record money
Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club signed up seven players including star all-rounder Sakib al Hasan through a commission as the player transfers for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League ended on Sunday. Mohammedan did not want Sakib to face the wrath of Abahani supporters and signed him at
Bangladesh lose to Uzbekistan
Bangladesh conceded a 3-0 defeat to Uzbekistan in their Group E opening match of the Asian Games football at the Yingdong stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday. Uzbekistan led 2-0 in the first half. Head coach Robert Rubcic termed the result ‘satisfactory’ but expressed his dissatisfaction as his players committed a lot of mistakes providing the ... Read more
Tigers back for NCL duty
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has allowed the members of the national side to play for their respective divisional sides in the second phase of the National Cricket League beginning today in two different venues in Dhaka. Dhaka will face Khulna in the first match of the second phase at the
Zia clinches GM Chess title
GM Ziaur Rahman clinched the title of the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess that concluded on Sunday. GM Niaz Murshed finished runner-up while FM Abu Sufian Shakil and FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar both failed to earn their third IM norms from the meet. In the last round, Shakil needed a draw against Zia to earn ... Read more
DRU-Pepsi Media Cup
Destiny, Independent TV, Banglabazar Patrika, New Nation and Kaler Kantho won their respective matches while The Daily Star got walkover on the second day of the DRU-Pepsi Media Cup cricket tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Destiny (23/1) beat Banglanews24.com (21/5) by two runs, Independent TV (83/2) defeated
Inter-Private Univ Football
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology and Independent University reached the semi-finals of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football tournament beating their respective quarter-final rivals at the Kamalapur stadium on Sunday. In the first quarter-final, IUBAT thrashed University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh
Inter-club player transfers start
The inter-club player transfers for the Dhaka Premier League got underway on a cool note with no big teams arriving in the market on the first day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Reigning champions Mohammedan SC and their arch-rivals Abahani are expected to hit the transfer market on Sunday
Fountain of hope
Abdur Razzak, hardly the captain’s most trusted fielder, never ran so fast, that too under a swerving ball that hasn’t yet passed over his shoulder. Grant Elliott’s top-edged sweep off Shakib Al Hasan that took off over square-leg began its abrupt descent while Razzak was still a few metres short of being under it. A ... Read more
Bangladesh take on Uzbekistan today
Bangladesh will have to rely on a makeshift left-back due to the unavailability of Wali Faisal and Mishu when they play their Group E opener against Uzbekistan in the Asian Games football in Guangzhou today. Skipper and goalkeeper Aminul may also miss the match as he skipped the final training session due to viral fever
Tigers survive another injury scare
Bangladesh survived another injury scare after wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim suffered a minor injury during the practice session on Saturday. Mushfique picked up the injury while batting in the net, due to misunderstanding between him and the trainer, who was releasing the balls from the bowling machine. The ball struck his
Nat’l players to play NCL 2nd phase
The national players are likely to play in the second phase of the National Cricket League one-day competition that begins tomorrow. “It has been decided that they will play all the matches of the second phase of the tournament,” said BCB tournament committee chairman Gazi Ashraf Hossain
SAFF Women’s football from Dec 4
The first South Asian Football Federation Women’s Championship will begin on December 4 in Cox’s Bazar instead of Dec 3 as was announced earlier. Monjur Hossain Malu, chairman of the organising committee, explained the cause. ‘It will be tough to hold the opening ceremony and the opening match on Friday, Dec 3, as we have ... Read more
Visitors save their blushes
A rearguard half-century from Shuvam ensured a face-saving draw for the CAB Under-17 side in their three-day game against Bangladesh Under-17s at the Comilla Stadium yesterday. The visitors batted out the final day of the game, scoring 137-7 from 114 overs. Shuvam, an opener, made 67 off 213 balls with six