First-class cricketers have threatened to boycott the upcoming National Cricket League if the Bangladesh Cricket Board does not increase the match fees for the players. Under a banner of Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) the players came up in hard line in a bid to fulfill their demands. In a formal press conference at ... Read more
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Brothers post 1-0 win over Farashganj
Citycell Bangladesh League Brothers post 1-0 win over Farashganj Brother Union registered its second victory after three successive draws in the Citycell 3rd Bangladesh League football defeating Farashganj Sporting Club by a solitary goal at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Moha-mmad Mustafa Stadium, Dhaka on Sunday. Taru scored the only goal of the match for Brothers Union ... Read more
Ranjan Ram wins double
Victory Day Tennis Championship Ranjan Ram wins double Ranjan Ram claimed the double crown in the Victory Day Tennis Championship winning the titles of men’s singles and double on Sunday. Ranjan Ram of National Tennis Complex (NTC) defeated Amal Roy of Engineers Club 7-5, 6-3 in the men’s singles final at Ramna National Tennis Complex ... Read more
Women’s cricket
Dhaka Division brushed aside Chittagong Division by 4 wickets while Sylhet Division posted a comfortable 75-run victory over Barisal Division in the Women’s National cricket League yesterday. At the SANS ground in Khulna, Chittagong put on 112 for the loss of nine wickets in their 50 overs. Fatema-Tuj-Johora was the topscorer for Chittagong with 36 ... Read more
School cricket
Rasulpur High School thumped Pole Star Poora School by 80 runs while Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Govt High School beat Sher-e-Bangla Ideal High School by 3 wickets in the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket yesterday. At Satkhira Stadium, batting first Rasulpur made 129 all out in 32 overs, courtesy of a 33-run knock from Billal ... Read more
Abahani thrash Arambagh
Holders Abahani Limited maintained their all-win run in the Citycell Bangladesh League crushing Arambagh KS by 4-0 goals in the day’s lone match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur on Thursday. In this impressive four goals win, Enamul struck twice while Sujan and Ibrahim scored a piece to maintain the ... Read more
Mahmudul Hasan to Lead Bangladesh in U-19 World Cup
Mahmudul Hasan has been appointed as Bangladesh captain for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand in January. Hasan, who featured in the 2008 edition of the tournament in Malaysia as well, has successfully led the U-19 side this year during their home series against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and England. He was ... Read more
Young TigersUnder-16 cricket from tomorrow
The Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-16 National Cricket tournament will kick off tomorrow (Saturday) with the aim to identify a good number of cricketers from the grassroots level. BKSP will take on Dhaka Ideal School in the opening match at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. A media briefing was arranged in this regard on Thursday at ... Read more
Women’s National Cricket League begins tomorrow
Khulna Division takes on Rajshahi Division in the opening match of the 3rd Women’s National Cricket League that begins on Saturday at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna. On the following day, Sylhet Division will play against Barisal Division at Khulna University ground while Dhaka Division will
Mehedi, Sadaf slam centuries for Agrani
Mehedi Hasan and Sadaf Sarkar struck a brilliantly paced century as Agrani Bank Cricket Club thrashed City Club by 69 runs in the First Division Cricket League at Dhaka University ground on Thursday. Mehedi struck a blockbuster unbeaten 158 off 155 clattering 14 fours and eight huge sixes, while Sadaf Sarkar blasted an unbeaten 134 ... Read more
BHF X1 drub Army by 7-1 goals to play final with BKSP tomorrow
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) Eleven outplayed Bangladesh Army by 7-1 goals in the last league match of the Auto Museum Victory Day Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. With the day’s creditable victory, national star-studded BHF Eleven smartly reached the final of the five-team meet with all-win record and will ... Read more
Bangladesh lose to Indonesia in Asian Chess
Bangladesh men’s team lost their second round match of the Asian Team Chess Championship by 0.5-3.5 points against Indonesia that was held in Kolkata on Wednesday. Only Grand Master Niaz Murshed drew with IM Purnama Tirta Chandra of Indonesia. GM Ziaur Rahman lost against GM Susanto Megaranto, FM Mohammad Abdul Malek lost against Novita Anjas ... Read more
V-Day tennis
All the seeded players, except for Biplob Ram, won their respective matches of the second round of the Victory Day Tennis Championship 2009 at the National tennis Complex in Ramna yesterday. Men’s top seed Amol Roy got made easy work of Hasibul Haque finishing the match 6-1, 6-2, while second seed Ranjan Ram got rid ... Read more
Mohammedan lifts title after 8 seasons
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club emerged champion in the Ispahani Tea Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League defeating arch rival Dhaka Abahani by three wickets in the last Super League match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Batting first, Abahani scored a challenging 273 for nine in its stipulated 50 overs, Mohammedan batsmen showed great determination ... Read more
Pilot the ultimate hero
Mohammedan skipper Khaled Mashud Pilot thanked his luck after he sealed a last-ball thriller to help his side regain the Dhaka Primer League title with a Three-wicket win against Abahani. Mashud came to the crease only to face the last ball in which Mohammedan needed a boundary to win the match and the trophy. Mashud ... Read more
League moved to Kamalapur Stadium
The Citycell Bangladesh League resumes today (Tuesday) after a day’s break at the new venue Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium at Kalamalur. All the 13 participating clubs agreed to play the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur stadium in the best interest of football. The decision was made at a meeting of the ... Read more
Biman finish as runners-up in Premier Division Cricket League
Bangladesh Biman became runners-up in the Ispahani Tea Premier Division Cricket League by defeating CCS by six wickets at the Fatullah stadium on Monday. Both Biman and Abahani, who lost to Mohammedan the same day, finished their campaign with 25 points but Biman clinched the second spot on the head to head results. Batting first, ... Read more
Victory Day Hockey
Bangladesh Army was held to a 2-2 draw by the spirited Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) in the Auto Museum Victory Day Hockey Championship at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city on Monday. With the both sides tied at goalless, Army shot into the lead when Jamal Khan converted a penalty corner on ... Read more
Unwise BFF
The Bangladesh Football Federation’s notion that the stadium will be full of spectators if the Bangladesh League matches are played at 6:00pm was proved wrong again as the ticket sales did not cross the thousand mark on Saturday. The poor ticket sales clearly show the picture that the new kick-off time has not changed anything. ... Read more
Enamul keeps Abahani going
Enamul’s first-half strike helped Defending champions Dhaka Abahani to keep the winning spree in the Citycell Bangladesh League as they beat Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by a lone-goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The victory saw the holders Abahani remained on the top of the point table with 12 points from four wins ... Read more