Visiting New Zealand on Friday were seemingly infuriated after the BCB denied them a chance to practise at the centre wicket of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the single venue to be used in the five-match one-day series. The request from the tourists came after their first warm-up match at the BKSP was called off
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Taylor enjoys the responsibility
New Zealand vice-captain Ross Taylor does not mind taking up the responsibility as he aims to hit the form having scored his last one-day international century in Chittagong in 2008. ‘There are a lot of other experienced players in our side but I enjoy the responsibility and the role I am playing in the team. ... Read more
Jamal wrap it up quietly
Aminul officially highest paid player ever Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, the new Bangladesh League entrants, wrapped up their player registration formalities quietly on the first day of player transfers on Friday. The newcomers decided not to bring the players from the training camp at BKSP. Team manager Anwarul Karim Helal and women’s football secretary Mahfuza ... Read more
Junaed hopes to carry on his good form
Bangladesh batsman Junaed Siddique is hoping to carry on his good form against New Zealand when he will face them in the upcoming five-match ODI series as the Tigers were preparing themselves at the Sher-e-Bangla Ntional Stadium on Friday. The lanky opener, who scored a brilliant 85 to inspire Bangladesh to win their only ODI ... Read more
Star light, Star bright
The Daily Star win media football For a split second, the entire stadium held its collective breath. There was almost pin-drop silence as Jasim Uddin stepped up to attempt to convert from the spot. At stake was the destination of the DRU-Rapid Securities Media Football trophy. It had all come down to this. The difference ... Read more
Dhaka thrash Sylhet
Chameli Khatun hit an unbeaten 42 as Dhaka posted an emphatic eight-wicket victory against hosts Sylhet in the Women’s National Cricket League at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. Sylhet scored 91 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs after deciding to bat first. Jahanara top scored with 24 off 27 balls with two boundaries. Chameli ... Read more
Double delight for Elina
Elina won a double in the Advocate Abdur Rab Memorial Summer Open (Ranking) Badminton tournament yesterday. Elina beat Shapla 21-11, 21-7 in the women’s final at the Wooden Floor Gymnasium. She also won the women’s doubles crown, partnering Shapla to beat Dulali-Nabila
Wins for men, women
Chess Olympiad Wins for men, women The Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams won their respective ninth round matches in the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Russia on Thursday. The men’s team beat Yemen by 2.5-1.5 points while the women got better of their Dominican Republic counterparts by 3-1 points
First warm-up match called off
Visiting New Zealand are facing a prospect of going into the five-match one-day series against Bangladesh without any match practice after toady’s first warm-up match was cancelled due to an unplayable ground condition. Match referee Roquibul Hassan along with two other New Zealand team officials inspected
Booters transfer from today
The transfer of players for the Bangladesh League 2010 starts today with newcomers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club expected to outdo the traditional powerhouses with rich collections. However, no big name is likely to hit the bourse today as it is a weekly holiday and the BFF office will remain open only for player’s registration from ... Read more
The Daily Star reach final
Destiny was against The Daily Star. But it is destiny that has taken The Daily Star to battle a team they famously won against ten years ago. The final of the DRU Rapid Securities six-a-side football, a fun tournament involving the print and electronic media of the country, on Friday will be a rematch between ... Read more
Women’s nat’l cricket
Khulna and Rajshahi secured comfortable wins against their respective rivals in the Women’s National Cricket League at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. Khulna posted a ten-wicket victory over Dhaka in the rain-curtailed match. Dhaka managed only 19 runs without any loss in the allotted 5 overs while Khulna reached the
Enayet, Shapla in badminton semifinals
Enayet, Raees, Javed and Porosh moved into the men’s semifinals of the Advocate Abdur Rab Smriti Summer Open (Ranking) badminton tournament at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Knit Concern’s Enayet fought hard against Lal Chand of the same team, as he went a set down to come back and win 21-23, 21-10,
Amal, Sharda win titles
Top seed Amal Ray won the men’s crown in the Shahjalal Islami Bank Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Complex (NTC) in Ramna yesterday. Amal, who was playing for Engineers Club, beat Nordic Club’s Alamgir Hossain 6-1, 6-4. In the women’s singles, Sharda Alam fought hard to beat Sathi Sarkar 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. The ... Read more
Shakib the main threat: Vettori
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said on Wednesday that they singled out Shakib Al Hasan, the world’s number one all-rounder, as the main threat in next week’s five-match one-day series. And the Kiwis’ skipper believes that the absence of dashing opener Tamim Iqbal, who was ruled out for the series due to a surgery on ... Read more
Golf gears up for Asian tourney
Bangladesh on Wednesday announced to host its first professional golf tournament of Asian circuit, the Grameenphone Bangladesh Masters, in Dhaka from January 26-29, 2011. The announcement came in less than two months after Siddikur Rahman, a former ball boy of the Kurmitola Golf Club course, became the first Bangladeshi to win a professional tournament in ... Read more
Micromax to sponsor Bangldesh, NZ series
Micromax Informatics Limited, an Indian mobile phone company, has come to the rescue of the Bangladesh Cricket Board by agreeing to sponsor the upcoming five-match one-day day series between Bangladesh and New Zealand. The BCB floated a tender seeking a sponsor for the series but received no response from anyone, the chief executive officer of ... Read more
BOA to bid for Asian Beach Games
The Bangladesh Olympic Association has decided to bid for the 2016 Asian Beach Games, The decision was made at an executive committee meeting of the BOA at the BOA House on Wednesday. The BOA has also declared a cash bonanza for the Commonwealth Games-bound athletes with a gold medal winner pocketing Tk 10 lakh. The ... Read more
Contrasting wins for Khulna, Ctg
Khulna and Chittagong won their respective matches of the 4th Women’s National Cricket League at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. The matches were a welcome relief for organisers, after two full days were washed out due to rain. In the day’s first match, Chittagong beat Barisal by four wickets in a
Women’s handball
Azad Sporting Club beat Arambagh Krira Chakra 26-14 in the United Oil Women’s Handball League at the Handball Stadium yesterday. The winners were leading the first half 13-5. Abahani Limited kept their winning streak with a 23-14 win over Dhaka Mariners Club. Meanwhile, Azad Sporting had another win earlier in the day when they beat ... Read more