Sports commentator Khoda Baksh Mridha died in Rajshahi on Tuesday morning. He was 65. He had been suffering from typhoid and pneumonia. As condition deteriorated, he was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital at about 8:30am where he breathed his last after
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Muktis jolt Brothers
All the big guns except Brothers Union started their Citycell Bangladesh League second phase campaign with facile four-goal wins at different venues across the country on Monday. Brothers Union suffered a 3-1 defeat against a rejuvenated Muktijoddha at the
Tamim flays Brothers
PCL T20 Cup Tamim flays Brothers Defending champions Brothers Union went down to a 7-wicket defeat at the hands of Chittagong Tigers in the Port City Cricket League (PCL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Chittagong’s Tamim Iqbal’s blazing knock of 44 made sure Tigers chased down a 138-run target with
Independence Day Tennis on
The Runner Group Independence Day Open Tennis Tournament started at the National Tennis Complex on Monday. State minister for youth and sports Ahad Ali Sarkar inaugurated the week-long meet. Chairman of Runner Group of
MSC crush Ajax
Mohammedan SC kicked off their hockey season with a crushing 9-0 victory over Ajax Sporting Club on the second day of the Dhaka Bank Club Cup Hockey at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Monday. Mamunur Rahman Chayan opened the floodgate in the third minute scoring the first goal from a
Women’s School Football from today
Defending champions Sir John Wilson School face Green Herald International School in the inaugural match of the Citycell Dhaka Metropolis Women’s School Football Championship at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex today. Bangladesh Olympic Association secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed will
Yousuf announces retirement from international cricket
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and world record holder batsman Mohammad Yousuf on Monday announced he was to quit international cricket in protest against an indefinite ban. Yousuf was banned earlier this month in a crackdown on players by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following a disastrous tour of
Second phase begins today
The second phase of the Citycell Bangladesh League kicks off at four separate venues across the country today with all the big guns taking to the field on the inaugural day. Holders Dhaka Abahani face Beanibazar SC at the Sylhet stadium, Feni Soccer Club host Dhaka Mohammedan SC at the Feni stadium, Shuktara Jubo Sangha ... Read more
Top Sports rout Ctg MSC
Noakhali Top Sports made a winning start in the Port City Cricket League (PCL) as they toppled Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club by eight wickets at Sharjah. Skipper Shahriar Nafees and Pakistan new sensation Umar Akmal scripted the crushing win for Top Sports after they restricted Ashraful led Mohammedans to
Bangladesh athletes frustrate in Kolkata
Indo-Bangla Games end Sports ReporterBangladesh completed their 3rd Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games with 27 gold, 31 silver and 24 bronze medals in West Bengal capital Kolkata on Saturday. On the other hand, hosts West Bengal ended their journey with 34 golds, 27 silver and 24
PCL time in Sharjah
The second version of the Port City League (PCL), the Bashundhara Cup T20 will kick off today at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The start of this year’s Twenty20 tournament was deferred by two days due to visa complications. The organisers failed to launch the tournament on March 26 as a
PCL T20 deffered for two days
The PCL T20 Bashundhara Cup, which was scheduled to start at Sharjah today, has been deferred for two days as some of the players and officials failed to reach the venue on Thursday night due to visa and air ticket complications. The tournament will now begin
Bangladeshis rule Day 1
Indo-bangladesh Bangla Games in Kolkata Bangladeshis rule Day 1 Bangladeshi athletes enjoyed a successful day yesterday, the first day of competition of the Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games in Kolkata yesterday. Shooters grabbed six gold medals out of eight, athletes bagged four out of nine, and swimmers grabbed five out of seven on offer on
Bashar calls it quits
Bangladesh’s most successful captain Habibul Bashar on Monday announced that he was retiring from all cricket. “It has been a terrific journey for me and after two decades of international, first class and club cricket I feel I have reached the end of the road. The Port City League (PCL) T20 in Sharjah next week will ... Read more
Narrow lead for England
A sedate century by Ian Bell helped England to earn a narrow 21-run lead on the first innings as the tourists notched up 440 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the first innings on the third day of the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Earlier, Bangladesh ... Read more
PCL ready to roll
After the grand success of the first edition, the Port City League (PCL) to be held in Sharjah this season will see 100,000 dollars up for grabs for the winners, said organisers yesterday. Apart from the champions, the runners-up will receive 30,000 dollars with the budget of the tournament going up to
Soccer giants fire blank
The high voltage Bangladesh League match between the traditional rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club ended in a goalless draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. But the term ‘High Voltage’ was not seen produced in the match due to bite less attacks and counter attacks throughout the match. However,
Abahani-MSC grudge tie today
Dhaka Mohamme-dan SC will be looking for their first win against Dhaka Abahani in the Bangladesh League when the arch-foes face off at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 5:00 pm today. Satellite channel Ntv will telecast the match live from the venue. Mohammedan badly need to win the game to stay in the title race ... Read more
Rokibul desires to return
Rokibul Hasan took another step yesterday in his bid to return to competitive cricket. The retired cricketer has submitted a letter in this regard to the Bangladesh team’s operations manager Shafiqul Haque, informed a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director. “Yes he has submitted a letter,” confirmed Enayet Hussain Siraj, the BCB’s cricket operations
Shakib climbs
Now the second best ODI bowler Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan jumped one place to become the second best one-day bowler when the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest ODI rankings in Dubai yesterday. The left-hander with 711 rating points edged out Zimbabwean Ray Price who slipped to third