Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal subtly moved from his refreshing ‘professionalism’ stance yesterday, suggesting the position of the chief executive officer (CEO) could soon become history. During a press conference after the Annual General Meeting at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel,
Sports
Where is Nimbus money?
There were many issues on the agenda during the press conference after yesterday’s annual general meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) but the subject that brought it to life was one word: Nimbus. The groundbreaking six-year deal, penned in July 2008 (after the Head of Agreement of the contract was signed in November 2006), ... Read more
Women’s h’ball gets underway
Holy Cross School and College recorded a 3-1 win over Central Women’s College in the opening match of 13th Delta Life Women’s College Handball Tournament at the Handball Stadium yesterday. The first-half of the game was locked at 1-1. In other matches, Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, Eden Women’s Collage (Junior),
Sabbir leads Rajshahi to win in NCL opener
Title contenders Rajshahi got off to a flying start in the one-day version of the National Cricket League while Chittagong and Barisal also won their respective matches in the opening round on Saturday. Sabbir Rahman smashed a brilliant century to power Rajshahi to 111-run win over Khulna as Chittagong shocked Dhaka by 23 runs. Defending ... Read more
MSC thrown out of semis
Defending champions Dhaka Mohamme-dan Sporting Club hit a new low as they failed to make the semi-finals of the Federation Cup for the first time after drawing 1-1 with Feni Soccer at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. Earlier in the day’s first match, Muktijoddha’s Sudanese forward James Saeed Moga
Ticket rates for Zim series fixed
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has fixed the ticket rates for the five-match one-day series against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on November 27 and the first match will be take place on December 1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in
Women’s College Handball begins today
Holy Cross College will take on Central Women’s College today in the opening match of the 13th Delta Life Women’s College handball tournament at the Handball Stadium. This was announced at a press conference at the Bangladesh Handball Federation office
St. Joseph win school football
St. Joseph defeated Mohammadpur Govt. High School 5-4 in penalty shootout to clinch the Pran Mango Juicepak School Champions Trophy football tournament at the Banani Chairmanbari ground yesterday. Former national footballer Kaiser Hamid was the chief guest and distributed prizes among the winners. Pran Group brand manager
Army, Ansar clinch titles in Korea Cup Taekwondo
Bangladesh Army emerged champions in the men’s group of the Korea Cup Taekwondo Competition securing six gold, four silver and three bronze medals, which concluded on Saturday at the National Sports Council gymnasium. Bangladesh Ansar clinched the top slot in the women’s group of the competition collecting three gold, four silver and one bronze. Bangladesh ... Read more
Muktis sail, MSC fail
Brothers Union first to reach semi-finals Brothers Union became the first team to reach the semi-finals in the Grameenphone Federation Cup beating a 10-man Dhaka Mohammedan SC 2-0 at the Kamalapur stadium on Thursday. In the other match of the day, Sudanese forward James Saeed Moga slammed a hat-trick as Muktijoddha Sangsad KC kept their ... Read more
Nostalgic Mashrafee
The four consecutive wins over New Zealand in the recent one-day series may have taken Bangladesh’s cricket to a new height, but it also left at least one man nostalgic in the dressing room, recalling the sad old days. Not many days ago, Bangladesh were at the receiving end of many consecutive defeats
Batting frailties remain
Without any doubt the historic series victory against New Zealand pleased Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons the most. Nothing could have been better for a mentor than gaining from this stupendous success before the World Cup campaign. But in no way the team think-tank can be complacent with the success because there are still some areas ... Read more
New tournament named SA Club Championship
The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has decided to hold the first-ever Club Championship two months before staging the SAFF Championship next year. The regional body, however, has decided to hold the Championship, the first of its kind, in September and the SAFF Championship in December
Nat’l Games for intellectually challenged athletes start today
The 5th National Games for the intellectually-challenged athletes, organised by the Special Olympics Bangladesh and sponsored by Grameenphone, will start today. This was announced at a press briefing on Thursday. The meet is the result of a two-year long talent hunt programme arranged by Grameenphone in
Hockey players return home
All 19 players of the Bangladesh national hockey team, who went to Germany to play for different clubs as part of their preparation for the upcoming Asian Games, returned home on Thursday. The team had gone to Germany on July 29. Rach Gerhard Peter, the German coach of the national hockey team who accompanied the
Abahani ride on top
Title contenders Dhaka Abahani moved top of group A with a 2-0 win over Rahmatganj MFS while star-studded Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club stumbled into their second successive draw in the Grameenphone Federation Cup at the Kamalapur stadium on Wednesday. Abahani earned four points while Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell have two each and
BKSP to have more disciplines
The Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) has decided to introduce six more disciplines to the existing 10 at its three regional centres in Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal. The disciplines are wushu, karate and taekwondo for Chittagong, table tennis and badminton for Khulna and volleyball for
Korea Cup Taekwondo starts on Friday
The Korea Cup Taekwondo Tournament 2010 gets under way on Friday at the National Sports Council gymnasium, it was announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. The event has been jointly organised by the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation, South Korean Embassy in Dhaka and Korea International Cooperation Agency
MSC, Muktis draw blank
Grameenphone Federation Cup 2010 MSC, Muktis draw blank Goalkeeper Titumir Chowdhury made a couple of brilliant saves earn defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club a valuable 0-0 draw against a star-studded Muktijoddha Sangsad in the Grameenphone Federation Cup’s group B encounter under floodlights yesterday. In the earlier match, Brothers Union ensured they got all three points ... Read more
NCL one-dayers from October 23
After a historic series whitewash of New Zealand the national cricketers will shift their focus on the domestic scene when the one-day competition of the 12th National Cricket League (NCL) starts from October 23. However the Tigers members will be available for only the first phase which is scheduled to end on November 5 as ... Read more