Three more teams reached the semifinals of the Meizan International Club Cup Kabaddi eliminating their rivals at the Kabaddi Stadium yesterday. The three teams are Bangladesh Prisons, Assam and West Bengal. The semifinals will be held today before the final at 4 pm the same day t the same
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Rain threatens to ruin second ODI
Incessant rain over the last 24 hours caused by a depression over the Bay of Bengal threatens to ruin today’s second one-day international between Bangladesh and New Zealand. The pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium has remained under cover for the last two days and it is unlikely to be removed unless there is a ... Read more
Ctg Abahani face Police in Fed Cup opener today
Chittagong Abahani face Bangladesh Police in the inaugural match of the Grameenphone Federation Cup at the Kamalapur stadium at 3:30pm today. Grameenphone officially entered the Bangladesh football arena declaring itself as the new football partner of Bangladesh Football Federation in the logo unveiling ceremony at
Opening NCL round washed out
The fourth and final day’s play in all three-matches of the National Cricket League opening round were washed out as Khulna made great escape against Dhaka in Rajshahi. A defeat was on the menu for Khulna after they were reduced to 14-1 in the second innings having to chase a winning target of 390 runs ... Read more
Shakib wants captaincy issue resolved
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had to work very hard to convince Shakib Al Hasan to lead the team in today’s second one-dayer of the five-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. It was learnt that the world’s number one all-rounder, who almost single handedly guided his team to nine-run victory in the ... Read more
Athletes continue to frustrate
Bangladesh athletes as usual produced below-par performances in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Thursday. Bangladesh shooters Sabrina Sultana and Sharmin Shilpa were far off from their best when it was most required as Sabrina scored 558 to finish 15th among 17 shooters in the singles event of
Wheelchair hero Hafizur
Md Hafizur Rahman became runners-up in the 26th Handi-marathon in Japan, a wheelchair run competition for persons with disability. The physically challenged athlete from Dhunot of Bogra district won the laurel in Nagoya city on October 3 where participants from South East Asia, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand and
Hattrick beckons Europe
It will be a battle between Europe and the Rest of the World when the two-day Rover Cup, Bangladesh’s annual equivalent of the Ryder Cup, kicks off at the Kurmitola Golf Club today. Steve Wilson, head of Chevron Bangladesh, will captain the European team that will be on the verge of completing a hattrick against ... Read more
Bangladesh in Group E
Asiad Football Bangladesh in Group E Bangladesh have been pitted along with Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong in Group E in the football event of the 16th Asian Games which will be held from November 7 to 25 in the Guangzhou province of China. A total of 24 teams will be vying for ... Read more
Int’l kabaddi underway
Japan beat Bangladesh Police 23-8 with two creditable ‘lonas’ in the opening match of the Meizan International Club Cup Kabaddi that began yesterday at the Kabaddi Stadium in Paltan. Earlier, Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation president Khandakar Hasan Mahmud formally
Defeat a wake-up call: Greatbatch
New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch said Tuesday’s nine-run loss to Bangladesh in the first one-day international of the five-match series in Dhaka was a wake-up call for his side in view of the World Cup 2011. ‘Every game is a game for learning and getting better. We have got a bit of wake-up call last ... Read more
Khulna set 390 to win
Dhaka have set Khulna a daunting 390-run target to chase on the final day of their first National Cricket League game at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi yesterday. Khulna were 14 for one in their second innings, losing Soumya Sarkar in the process, after Dhaka declared their second innings at 170 for
Brothers’ colourful transfers
Brothers Union, a former superpower of local football, brought some colour and life to the drab preseason transfers with a show of grandeur and zest as they got 20 players registered for the upcoming football season. The decorated Gopibagh club brought their players on horse carriage and bikes accompanied by band music that brought about ... Read more
Tigers’ noble gesture
In a gracious humanitarian act, the cricketers of the Bangladesh national team came forward to help Dhiman Miji, a class ten student of BKSP, who has been suffering from a brain tumour. All the members of the team donated a certain amount of money for an improved treatment of Dhiman and acting skipper Sakib al ... Read more
Khulna champs
Khulna became champions of the Women’s National Cricket League with a 22-run victory over Rajshahi in the final at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. This was the third success for Khulna in four editions. Shuktara Rahman hit 47 off 56 balls with four boundaries and a six while Rumana Ahmed
Few words, big impact
Micromax ODI Cup, Bangladesh vs Newzealand, 2010 Few words, big impact Going by Shakib Al Hasan’s personality, here is a straightforward account of his contribution to Bangladesh’s 9-run win. With 18 runs needed from eight balls, Shakib Al Hasan gets dangerman Nathan McCullum out bowled around his legs, ensuring New Zealand are without their last ... Read more
Mashrafee savours success amid pain
It could have been one of the happiest days for Mashrafee bin Murtaza in his life after Bangladesh had a superb win against New Zealand on his home debut as captain and that on his 27th birthday. But Mashrafee went to bed, still grimacing, as he sprained his right ankle while attempting the first delivery ... Read more
Vettori let down by untimely wickets
The usually phlegmatic Daniel Vettori was disappointed with New Zealand’s 9-run loss to Bangladesh in the first one-day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Speaking in the post-match press conference, the Black Caps skipper admitted that the 210 runs from 37 overs should have been chased
Asif, Baki grab bronze
Asif Hossain Khan and Abdulla Hel Baki won bronze in the men’s 10m Air Rifle event of the Commonwealth Games at the Dr K Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Tuesday. Asif Hossain scored 590 (99+100+98+97+98+98) while Abdullah Hel Baki scored 583 (95+97+99+ 98+96+ 98) to total 1,173 that presented Bangladesh the first medal ... Read more
Bangla Brigade to back Tigers
Bangla Brigade, a newly launched the fan club of the Bangladesh cricket team, took the spotlight on Tuesday during the first one-day international against New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. A group of students, mostly from the Dhaka University, launched the fan club in the form of Barmy Army, the England fan club, at ... Read more