Organisers are set to put up a remarkable display when the National Cricket League T20s open at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. The opening ceremony is set to begin an hour or two ahead of the scheduled 7.45pm start of the tournament’s first match between Rajshahi Rangers and
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Rangers face Cyclone in NCL T20 opener
Rajshahi Rangers will face Cyclone of Chittagong in the opening match of the newly-launched National Cricket League Twenty20 competition on April 11, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. The BCB unveiled six franchises – Barisal Blazers, Cyclone of Chittagong, Dhaka Dynamites, Kings of Khulna, Rajshahi Rangers, Sultans of Sylhet – at a colourful
Bengal Tigers on course
Port City Cricket League Bengal Tigers on course Bengal Tigers of India took a big step towards qualifying for the semifinals by beating Dhaka Sports by 43 runs in their Port City Cricket League (PCL) clash at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday. A rollicking 49-run knock from Jayachandra and 33 from Devendra set up a ... Read more
Bangladesh squad for World Twenty20
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday revealed a 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies in April-May with young batting prospects Jahurul Islam earning call-ups for the first time. Incumbent captain Shakib Al Hasan will lead team with wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as
Khoda Bakhsh Mridha passes away
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
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