The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday added batsman Salman Hossain to their 25-member High Performance squad for 2016-17 season. The players will be under the supervision of BCB’s intense training programme with an aim to nurture the budding talent. The BCB had announced a 24-member squad last month, where the former Under-19 batsman failed
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Saintfiet focuses on discipline
Belgian coach Top Saintfiet put an emphasis on discipline as he took over the charge of Bangladesh football team on Tuesday for their two Asian Cup Qualifying play-offs against Bhutan. The 42-year-old coach, who is yet to formally sign the contract with the Bangladesh Football Federation, got into the business hours after his arrival on ... Read more
Siddik secures Olympics berth
Siddikur Rahman became the first ever Bangladeshi to qualify for the Olympics as the ace golfer remained in the top 60 of Olympic rankings on Monday, the cut-off date for the qualification of the forthcoming Rio Olympics. According to the International Golf Federation website, Siddik secured the 56th position that ensured his qualification to represent Bangladesh ... Read more
Neutral venue not an option for England, says BCB
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday ruled out the prospect of hosting the England cricket team in October at a neutral venue despite the attacks of suspected militants in recent weeks that rocked the country. ‘We always believe that suspending cricket in a particular country will not bring any solution,’ Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive ... Read more
Neutral venue not an option for England, says BCB
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday ruled out the prospect of hosting the England cricket team in October at a neutral venue despite the attacks of suspected militants in recent weeks that rocked the country. ‘We always believe that suspending cricket in a particular country will not bring any solution,’ Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive ... Read more
BFF cancels Nepal friendlies
Names 32-member preliminary squad The Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday cancelled their proposed two international friendly matches against Nepal as part of their preparation for the forthcoming Asian Cup Qualifying play-offs against Bhutan, citing players’ fitness. Bangladesh will play their qualifying matches against Bhutan on September 6 in Dhaka while the return leg will be held ... Read more
BCB makes partial players’ payment
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday paid the partial dues of the players of Dhaka Premier League clubs Kalabagan Cricket Academy and Coaching school while Victoria Sporting Club and Brothers Union players remained unpaid and uncertain. The board paid the KCA players 30 per cent and the CCS players 52 per cent of their total ... Read more
MSC dent Usha’s hockey title hope
Usha Krira Chakra’s hopes of retaining the Premier Hockey League title suffered a huge blow when they lost to Mohammedan Sporting Club by 5-3 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Russell Mahmud Jimmy became the star of the show by scoring all the five goals including a hat-trick for the winners. ... Read more
League over in a day!
The base of the domestic cricket, the qualification round of Third Division League ended within a single day on Tuesday, exposing huge problem in the bottom tier of local cricket. Only three teams registered in this year’s competition but one of them withdrew their name, making the league a one-match affair. Santinagar Cricket Club beat
Review committee fixes course of action
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s bowling action review committee chief Jalal Yunus on Tuesday said that the committee discussed their policy issues and will start their work from July 20. The BCB last week formed the four-member committee who are tasked with overseeing the procedure related to suspect bowling action in domestic cricket and the remedial ... Read more
BCB announces England date
England will play three one-day internationals and two Test matches against Bangladesh in their month-long tour in October, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Tuesday. England, who will arrive on September 30, will start their tour with a one-day warm-up match at Fatullah on October 4 before playing the first two ODIs
BFF agrees terms with Saintfiet
The Bangladesh Football Federation has principally agreed terms with experienced Belgium coach Tom Saintfiet to sign him as the national coach for their forthcoming Asian Cup Qualifiers play-offs matches against Bhutan, said BFF officials of Tuesday. BFF also agreed to sign former New Zeeland technical director Paul Smalley as the team’s technical director.
Abahani shatter Arambagh dream
Abahani Limited broke their four-year long trophy drought when they beat Arambagh Krira Sangha 1-0 in the Federation Cup final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. English playmaker Lee Andrew Tuck’s 11th minute strike proved decisive as the traditional Sky-Blue outfits lifted their ninth Federation Cup title while tournament’s
BCB official opposes two-tier proposal
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s vice president Mahbub Anam on Monday said that there is no way Bangladesh should support the two-tier system in the Test cricket that may be implemented after ICC’s ongoing annual meeting. The ICC started its annual meeting at Edinburgh on Monday where it will discuss two-tier system among other issues that would ... Read more
WI close gap with Tigers
West Indies reduced the gap with Bangladesh in the ICC one-day international rankings after the Caribbean side gained six points by reaching the final of the triangular series in their own soil. According to an ICC press release on Monday, West Indies’ ranking points moved to 94, just four points behind Bangladesh, though they remained ... Read more
Mariners edge closer to title
Mariner Young’s Club enhanced their title hopes when they beat Abahani Limited 2-1 in their penultimate game of the Premier Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Mariners’ keeper Mehrab Hossain Kiron put on a brilliant performance to help his side get important three points which put them on top of ... Read more
Abahani in way of Arambagh dream
Federation Cup final today Arambagh Krira Sangha will look forward to complete their giant killing mission and achieve their greatest glory in the domestic football when they take on the powerhouse Abahani Limited in the final of the Federation Cup today. The final encounter between two group rivals will kickoff at 3:30pm at the Bangabandhu ... Read more
Abahani scrape into final
Abahani Limited edged Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra by 2-1 in the second semi-final of Federation Cup to move into the final for the first time in six years on Friday. Abahani, who last played the final in the traditional domestic tournament in 2010, will face Arambagh Krira Sangha in the final on Monday at the ... Read more
Collective effort stressed for football development
All stakeholders of country’s football on Friday asked for a collective effort to uplift the standard of the game as they are hoping that the new domestic structure would provide a window of opportunity to country’s troublesome football. The Bangladesh Football Federation is set to stage the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League under a new format ... Read more
Arambagh storm into Fed Cup final
Arambagh Krira Sangha booked their place into the final of the Federation Cup after a long 15-year gap when they came from behind to beat Team BJMC 3-1 in the first semi-final in Dhaka on Thursday. Forward Jakir Hossain Ziku put BJMC ahead in the first-half before Nigerian striker Kester Akon struck twice in the ... Read more