Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team kept up their good form in New Zealand before starting the International Cricket Council U-19 World Cup as they beat Australia by 20 runs in the warm up match at the Elmwood Park in Christchurch on Tuesday. Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh scored a decent total of 230 runs ... Read more
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India storms into final
India coasted to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their second meeting of the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. India’s best fielding performance in ODIs since the Champions Trophy in September last year set up their march to the final by way of a thumping win. It wasn’t ... Read more
Wari Club earn 71-run victory over Sinha Textile
Wari Club earned a comfortable 71-run victory over Sinha Textile in the Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket League at the City Club ground on Sunday. Batting first, Wari Club scored 278 for all in 49.3 overs with Mazharul Islam contributing 49 runs. In reply, Sinha Textile were dismissed for 207 runs in 42.1 overs with Roni ... Read more
Shooting, weightlifting teams for 11th SA Games announced
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Sunday officially announced the 25-member shooting and 11-member weightlifting teams for the 11th SA Games. The weightlifting team comprises eight lifters and three officials while the shooting team has 25 shooters. Convener of the SA Games media committee Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, Chef de Mission of Bangladesh contingent Mizanur Rahman Manu, ... Read more
Shuktara post first victory
Shuktara Jubo Sangsad of Narayanganj tasted the first victory in their 7th match of the Citycell Bangladesh League beating Chittagong Abahani by 1-0 goal at Osmani Stadium in Narayanganj on Sunday. Shuktara, which suffered three defeats and drew thrice in its previous six matches, dominated the most part of the match and scored the only ... Read more
ICC happy with Dhaka’s preparations
The Central Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 hailed Bangladesh people’s enthusiasm for the cricket and have expressed their satisfaction over the progress of the preparations for the mega event to be co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. “I’m very much satisfied, as Bangladesh has made a good progress in the ... Read more
India looking for a revenge
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be desperately looking for a victory against Sri Lanka today as a win will put them into the final of the Idea Cup tri-series at the cost of the hosts. India and Sri Lanka are facing off in an ODI for the 21st time in less than 19 months. ... Read more
Top three wins away
Title contenders Abahani, Mohammedan and Sheikh Russel registered facile victories over their respective rivals in away matches of the Citycell Bangladesh League in different venues across the country on Saturday. At the Kamalapur stadium, Dhaka Mohammedan defeated Brothers Union 2-0, Dhaka Abahnai trounced Chittagong Mohammedan 2-0 in Chittagong and Sheikh Russell thrashed Beanibazar
No football for seven weeks
Bangladesh Football Federation decided to suspend the Citycell Bangladesh League for at least seven weeks for the participation of the Under-23 national team in South Asian Games in Bangladesh and the senior teams in the AFC Challenge Cup finals in Sri Lanka. “In a bid to immediately start the U-23 national football team’s camp for ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Trophy unveiling today
The Central Organising Committee of the ICC World Cup will unveil the trophy for the ICC World Cup 2011 today at the Bangabandhu International Convention Center as for the first time it will be on display in Bangladesh. ICC Vice President and Chairman of the Central Organizing Committee (COC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup ... Read more
Sadharan Bima makes flying start
Sadharan Bima Krira Sangstha posted a massive 229-run win over Kakrail Boys Club in the opening match of the second division cricket at Dhaka University ground on Friday. Sadharan Bima riding on a sparkling ton by Naim Sadat, piled up a huge 327 before being all out in 44.2 overs. Naim hammered ten boundaries and ... Read more
Shakib 5th best Test all-rounder
Bangladesh interim captain Shakib Al Hasan has made progress in the ICC Test all-rounders ranking by stepping into the fifth position, said an ICC press release yesterday. Shakib, who is number one in the ODI all-rounders ranking, has now 282 points to topple England’s all-rounder Stuart Broad and grab the fifth position following his brilliant ... Read more
Dhaka MSC play first big match today
The eighth round of the Citycell Bangladesh League starts today after a rest day with three matches taking place in different venues. Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club, who are leading the point table along with the holders Dhaka Limited with 21 points from seven matches, will play their first big match today against Brothers Union at ... Read more
Dhoni dashes Tigers’ hopes
A much-improved batting display was not enough for the Tigers to secure their third success against India as MS Dhoni stood tall with his seventh hundred to shrug off the host’s best score with a six-wicket victory in the Idea Cup tri-nation tournament at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The victory maintained the ... Read more
Tigers prove a point
Barely a month after playing a five-match series in December, many Indians and Sri Lankan thought the participation in the Idea Cup tri-nation one-day tournament was meaningless, but certainly that was not the case for Bangladesh, the other team of the competition. It was an opportunity for them to know how much they have progressed ... Read more
Tigers face SL today
Sri Lanka will be looking to continue their winning run against a resurgent Bangladesh when they face the hosts in the crucial fourth match of the Idea Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. A win will confirm a final slot for Sri Lanka in the three-nation tournament. The match will start at 2:00pm instead ... Read more
Idea Cup Matches will now start at 2:00pm
The remaining matches of the ongoing Idea Cup 2010 involving Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka will start at 2 pm instead of 2:30 pm. The decision has been made in an effort to minimise the impact of the evening dew on games. The three teams and the ICC match referee are agreed over the changed ... Read more
Salahuddin appointed member of FIFA technical committee
The president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin was appointed as a member of the FIFA technical and development committee. It’s the first time that a member of the BFF has appointed as a member of the standing committee of FIFA, the highest authority of the ... Read more
Muktijoddha earns first point
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra earned their first point in the season Citycell 3rd Bangladesh League football after a goalless draw with Shuktara Jubo Sangsad at Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. Muktijoddha players appeared determined to hold off Shuktara Jubo Sangsad in the lone match of the day as the relegation threatened ... Read more
Toss a crucial factor
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will be hoping to win the toss before they put any kind of pressure on the opponents when they face India in their second match of the Idea Cup tri-series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. And then the all-rounder will desperately try to regain the rhythm of the past ... Read more