Shahriar Nafees smashed a brisk half-century and Suhrawadi Shuvo grabbed three wickets as Bangladesh raced to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international on Monday. The left-handed opener cracked 13 fours in his 73 to help Bangladesh achieve a 174-run target with 10 overs to spare for a 2-0 lead in ... Read more
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Ctg Abahani beat Police in opener
Grameenphone Federation Cup 2010 Ctg Abahani beat Police in opener Chittagong Abahani beat Bangladesh Police by the odd goal in three in the opening match of the 23rd Grameenphone Federation Cup football tournament at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Dhiman Borua opened the scoring in the 15th minute for the Sky Blues ... Read more
Beckham at Kamalapur
Beckham was sitting in the VIP gallery of the Kamalapur Stadium to watch the opening match of the 23rd Grameenphone Federation Cup between Chittagong Abahani and Bangladesh Police yesterday. Yes, you have read it right. Ted Beckham, the father of England’s most celebrated football player David Beckham, watched the match with great
Rajasthan, Punjab out of IPL 4
BCCI terminates contracts with IPL teams Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab Two teams have been thrown out of cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for breaching ownership rules. Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab have both had their franchises terminated by the governing Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Umar Gul marries Dubai doctor
Pakistani fast bowler Umar Gul has married a Dubai-based doctor in a simple ceremony attended by close friends and family in Peshawar, Indian and Pakistani media reported on Sunday. Gul, 26, led the groom’s procession to the Peshawar Garrison Club, where the wedding ceremony was held, the Times of India reported, quoting family
Kiwis focused on last three games
Micromax ODI CUP, Bangladesh vs New Zealand Kiwis focused on last three games After hiding behind tonnes of cloud for the last couple of days the sun smiled for a while yesterday. And without any doubt it also brought smile on the faces of New Zealand cricketers who must be eagerly waiting for some sort ... Read more
Shahriar wants to carry on his good form
Shahriar Nafees hopes to carry on his batting after a good start as Bangladesh were preparing themselves for the third ODI against the Black Caps at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. ‘I think the third ODI will take place because the weather forecast suggested that there will be sunshine on Monday. Bangladesh are in ... Read more
Shakib, Sachin & Murali
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will feature in a promotional video for the 2011 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has nominated Shakib, the world’s number one all-rounder, for the promotional video from Bangladesh along with master batsman
Second ODI rained off
Persistent rain caused by the depression over Bay of Bengal washed out the second one-day international match between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Match referee Javagal Sreenath and two umpires Enamul Haque and SK Tarapore finally called off the game at 11:00am after a brief inspection of the pitch ... Read more
Sakib remains captain
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan will lead Bangladesh in the remaining three one-day internationals against the touring New Zealand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Friday. The decision to appoint Sakib as captain for the series was taken in a special meeting of the BCB’s technical evaluation committee after confusion arose following a comment of the
Federation Cup delayed
The Grameen-phone Federation Cup football tournament will start from Sunday after Friday’s inaugural match was called off due to inclement weather and incessant rain. Chittagong Abahani were scheduled to face Bangladesh Police in the first match of the curtain raiser tournament to the football season
Int’l Club Cup kabaddi
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
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