National team’s Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet wanted to know the current conditions of two experienced forwards Zahid Hasan Ameli and Shakhwat Hossain Rony in order to solve the striking problems of his side. Both Ameli and Rony, who are out of the national side for a while due to injuries, are in a rehabilitation camp ... Read more
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Siddik to bear Bangladesh flag in Rio Olympics
Ace golfer Siddikur Rahman will be the flag bearer of Bangladesh during the opening ceremony of the next month’s Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bangladesh Olympic Federation president general Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq declared it on Thursday. BOA president also urged the Rio Games bound athletes to keep the pride of the country ... Read more
Weakened Jamal vow to retain title
Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club vowed to retain the title despite failing to form a strong squad for the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League, which gets underway on July 24. Despite winning the title, Jamal suffered a big blow when most of their national team players left the club after getting lucrative offers from their rivals ... Read more
HP camp starts without Australian coach
Bangladesh Cricket Board will start the camp of its High Performance Unit on July 17 with 25 players but they will not get their Australian coach Simon Helmot from the beginning. Helmot is currently working as the coach of Trinibago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League and many assumed that he may not return ... Read more
BCB beefs up SBNS security
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday beefed up the security measures at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur following a couple of terror attacks in recent weeks with England cricket team due in September. All sorts of free movements and the entry to the stadium were restricted and only one of the gate remained open amid ... Read more
Abahani player compensated by FIFA
FIFA agreed to compensate Tk 1.8 lakh to Abahani Limited midfielder Atiqur Rahman Fahad, who sustained a meniscus injury during Bangladesh national football team’s World Cup qualifying match against Jordan on March 24 this year. Fahad, who remained out of the field for the last three months, will get the benefit from the world football governing ... Read more
Mahi finishes runner-up in USA
Afnan Mahmud Mahi of Bangladesh became runners-up in the boy’s 16 to 18 age category of Florida Junior Amateur Golf Tournament at the World Golf Village in Florida, United States on Tuesday. Mahi, who took part in the amateur tournament with his own interest, scored one-over-par 146 in the two-round tournament. Mahi, who is now preparing ... Read more
Rain ruins Sakib’s 200th T20
Rain ruined the Caribbean Premier League match between Barbados Tridents and Jamaica Tallawahs at the Kensington Oval on Monday, denying Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan an opportunity to cherish a special Twenty20 match in his career. It was Sakib’s 200 career Twenty20 match, but the Bangladeshi talisman could not get into action as only
Mustafiz yet to get UK visa
Mustafizur Rahman’s stint with English county side Sussex could be delayed further as he is yet to receive his UK visa, officials said. Mustafiz was scheduled to join Sussex in June after signing as their second overseas cricketer for the NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup. But his participation was delayed by ... Read more
Salman added to HP squad
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
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