Asif Ahmed struck his second half-century in four-matches to power Legends of Rupganj to a 29-run win over Kalabagan Cricket Academy in the rain-hit Dhaka Premier League match at BKSP on Friday. Sent into bat first, Rupganj posted 239-9 owing to half-centuries from Asif and Sajjadul Haque, who made 82 and 70 runs respectively and ... Read more
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Kalabagan break league duck
Kalabagan Krira Chakra broke their duck in the Dhaka Premier League on the back of a brilliant century from Zimbabwean batsman Hamilton Masakadza as they defeated Cricket Coaching School by 49 runs at Fatullah on Friday. Masakadza struck 115 off 104 balls as Mashrafee bin Muratza-led Kalabagan posted an impressive 270-9 at Fatullah before restricting ... Read more
Tigers in tricky spot over WC
It is now official that Bangladesh are ranked seventh in the ICC one-day international rankings after the annual update on May 4 and they are leading the eighth placed West Indies by just 10 points as opposed to the claim of Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan. The latest ranking, which was published on Thursday, ... Read more
Mushfiq’s form gives Gazi the headache
The form of Mohammedan skipper Mushfiqur Rahim gives Gazi Group a big a headache as they lock-horn in the Dhaka Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. With two wins from first three matches, it has become crucial for both Mohammedan and Gazi Group, who will look to cement their position in what has ... Read more
Shila’s Olympics hopes shattered
Bangladesh’s last-ditch attempt of getting a wildcard entry for SA Games gold medallist Mahfuza Khatun Shila in Rio de Janeiro Olympics went in vain as the game’s international governing body of swimming FINA refused to entertain the request. Shila, who won two gold medals in 12th SA Games in 100-metre and 50-metre, was hoping to ... Read more
Shakil finishes second in Air Pistol
South Asian Games gold medallist shooter Shakil Ahmed could finish only second in the 10-metre Air Pistol event of the Suzuki 7th National Air gun Championship at the National Complex on Thursday. Sheikh Shahadat Hossain of Army Shooting Club, who returned to shooting after an absence of four years, grabbed the gold medal with a ... Read more
Mustafiz’s family shies away from attention
Cricket fans had made pilgrimages to the village in remote Satkhira distract where Bangladesh’s new cricketing superstar Mustafizur Rahman was born, said his father Abul Kashem. Also, there has been a deluge of fan mail, including from female admirers who want his mobile number, Kashem said in an interview carried out by Agence France-Presse
Sublime Sabbir sinks Jamal
Bangladesh national team player Sabbir Rahman made a sublime century to help his side Prime Bank Cricket Club clinching a comprehensive victory over Sheikh Jamal in their Dhaka Premier League match on Wednesday. The stylish right hander scored 100 off just 97 runs to propel his side to 318-9, before Jamal were bundled out for ... Read more
Abahani win amid dubious umpiring
Title aspirants Abahani Limited survived a scare but not before some controversial umpiring marred their nine-run win over Victoria Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League at Fatullah on Wednesday. Victoria were eying their third win in fourth match when they dismissed Abahani for 221 runs but they were undone by five leg-before decisions, some ... Read more
Doleshwar keep on winning
Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club kept their amazing run in the Dhaka Premier League as they picked their fourth win from as many matches when they beat Brothers Union by seven wickets at Savar on Wednesday. Experienced Imtiaz Hossain got his second century of the tournament, an unbeaten 100 off 128 balls, which guided his team ... Read more
Ctg Abahani reach final on penalties
Chittagong Abahani remained on course for their maiden Independence Cup title after securing a dramatic 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra in the second semi-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Though the country’s new footballing powerhouse lifted the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Championship last year,
Abahani win battle of foes
Abahani Limited qualified for the semi-finals of the Club Cup Hockey tournament as Group-B champions after a 4-2 win over their bitter rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Abahani will now face Mariner Young’s Club in the second semi-final of the tournament on May 7, a day after ... Read more
Anamul century guides Gazi home
Anamul Haque hit a superb hundred to guide Gazi Group Cricketers to a six-wicket win over Cricket Coaching School in the Dhaka Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday. Anamul raced to 100 runs as Gazi reached 179-4 in 33.4 overs after they dismissed their opponents, who are winless so far in the ... Read more
Harsha wants Mahmudullah for Pune
Renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle recommended injury-stricken Indian Premier League franchise Rising Pune Superstars to pick Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah as a replacement of their injured overseas players. Australian captain Steve Smith on Monday pulled out with a wrist injury as the latest casualty of Pune, who already lost Englishman Kevin Pietersen and
New-look Anamul eyes improvement
Opening batsman Anamul Haque took the Dhaka Premier League as an opportunity to erase the question mark that was labeled on his batting approach and eventually cost him his place in the national team. Anamul struck his first century of the league on Monday, a blistering 100 off 85 balls that helped his team Gazi ... Read more
Victoria continue victory run
Victoria Sporting Club kept their victory run in the Dhaka Premier League as they beat Kalabagan Cricket Academy by five wickets at BKSP on Monday. Victoria, lacking star players and estimated as a below ranked side before the tournament, made a combined effort with both bat and bowl to reach 266-5 in 48.1 overs
Rupganj- MSC match goes to reserve day
Legends of Rupganj and Mohammedan Sporting club will play their third round match of Dhaka Premier League on the reserve day today as not a single ball was bowled due to rain in their Monday’s scheduled fixture at Fatullah Rupganj have three points from two matches and MSC have two from same number of matches. ... Read more
Salahuddin pleads for patience
Kazi Salahuddin, who got his third team as Bangladesh Football Federation president, promised to make a combined effort involving district and club to help the game improve in Bangladesh. Salahuddin emerged clear winner over his rival Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton in BFF polls on Saturday to take the office for another four years. Before the ... Read more
Triumphant U-14 girls return home
Bangladesh Under-14 girls’ team was given a warm reception when they returned home on Monday after clinching the AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship for Central and South Asia. Bangladesh beat India 4-0 in the final in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Sunday to emerge unbeaten champions in the tournament. ‘We had a very good preparation
Salahuddin re-elected BFF president
Kazi Salahuddin has been re-elected as president of the Bangladesh Football Federation for the third consecutive time after defeating Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton by 33 votes in the BFF elections at the Radisson Blu Water Garden on Saturday. A record was set as all 134 delegates cast their votes to elect 21-member executive committee where ... Read more