The Bachao Football group, which threw a challenge to the incumbent president Kazi Salahuddin-led panel in the forthcoming elections of Bangladesh Football Federation, promised to develop the game at district level if they are elected. The panel announced their 14-point plan of action at a city hotel ahead of April 30 election, without putting too ... Read more
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BCB to resume Award Night
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday said that it was planning to resume the Award Nights a decade after it was last held. ‘We will try to host the Award Night at a convenient time,’ BCB’s media committee chairman Jalal Yunus told reporters at a press conference. The last two BCB Award Nights were held ... Read more
Soumya, Imrul can’t wait for action
Bangladesh national team cricketers Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarkar believe the competitiveness of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League will force the players to improve their level and that eventually will help Bangladesh team in future. The country’s premium domestic 50-over tournament, DPL, got underway on Friday with three matches and the remaining six teams
Abahani scrape way into semis
Abahani Limited moved into the semi-finals of the Independence Cup with a 1-0 win over Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra in their last Group B match at the Banganbandhu National Stadium on Saturday. A 72nd minute strike from substitute winger Jewel Rana was enough for the Sky Blues to give them a much relieved win. With ... Read more
Mahedi, Jubair dazzle in DPL openers
Little-known Mahedi Hasan struck a blazing hundred as newcomer Gazi Group Cricketers shocked defending champions Prime Bank with a 106-run defeat as Dhaka Premier League began at different venues on Friday. Mahedi made an impressive debut in DPL with his 103 runs to guide Gazi Group to 303-4 before they dismissed the opponents for 197 ... Read more
Self-belief motivates Jubair
Leg-spinner Jubair Hossain on Friday said he always had the belief that his time will come to showcase his talent in shorter-format of the game despite being over looked earlier in the domestic competition. Abahani Limited kept Jubair for the ongoing season of Dhaka Premier League despite he did not feature regularly for them in ... Read more
BFF elections 2016: Salahuddin & Co promise to decentralise football
Kazi Salahuddin-led combined panel on Friday released their manifesto for the forthcoming elections of the Bangladesh Football Federation emphasising on the importance of spreading football across the country. During Salahuddin’s tenure as the BFF president for the last eight years, the combined panel was mostly focused on Dhaka-based football.
Draw enough for Chittagong Abahani to book semi berth
Chittagong Abahani qualified for the semi-finals along with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club from Group A of the Independence Cup after a 1-1 draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Nigerian forward Emeka Darlington put Jamal ahead in the 19th minute of the game before his compatriot Alison Udoka levelled the margin in the second ... Read more
DPL makes platform for youngsters to shine
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said that on Thursday that the Dhaka Premier League, which will get underway today, provides the best opportunity for upcoming and budding talents of the country to show their talent. DPL, the only list-A 50-over tournament, will start with three different games including the one between Mashrafee-led Kalabagan Krira Chakra
Mustafiz shines for Sunrisers again in IPL
Musta-fizur Rahman continued to shine in the Indian Premier League as the young Bangladeshi pacer had an impressive day for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Gujrat Lions at Rajkot on Thursday. The left-handed proved himself as the most difficult bowler to score off as he conceded just 19 runs from his four overs along with the prized ... Read more
Brothers banish MSC’s semi-final hopes
Reigning champions Mohammedan Sporting Club’s dreams of reaching a semi-final place in the Independence Cup were dashed when they lost to Brothers Union 2-3 in their last group match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. With the loss, Mohammedan were ruled out of the competition with six points from five matches while Brothers also ... Read more
BFF elections : Sports organisers back Salahuddin & Co
The District and Divisional Sports Organisers Association kept their faith on the combined panel led by incumbent Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin in the forthcoming elections scheduled to be held on April 30. AZM Nasir Uddin, the president of DDSOA, announced it at the Bangladesh Football Federation House on Thursday. Nasir, who is also
Spinners look on with delight
Spinners are expected to play the pivotal role in the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League as condition and pitches are expected to give them the edge over pacers, said coaches of the participating clubs. The much-anticipated DPL is scheduled to begin on April 22 amid sweltering heat that coaches said will make the pacers fatigued and ... Read more
Abahani’s poor form continues
Abahani Limited’s poor form in the Independence Cup continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Rahmatganj MFS in their penultimate Group B match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. It was the third draw for the Sky Blue outfits under their new Croatian coach Drago Mamic in four matches which left ... Read more
Salam strikes in empty net
No such luck for Salahuddin Former footballer Abdus Salam Murshedy was elected as Bangladesh Football Federation senior vice-president unopposed after his all three rival candidates had withdrawn their nomination papers on Wednesday. Fellow ex-player Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul was expected to give Salam a run for his money from the opposition panel, which had two ... Read more
Pay row hangs heavy over DPL
Uncertainty over players’ payment cast a dark shadow over the new edition of Dhaka Premier League set to begin on Friday with three matches in three venues. Players of different clubs alleged they are yet to receive any payment and expressed their concern that they may have to take the field without being paid a ... Read more
Tamim hits century in warm-up
Tamim Iqbal sent a warning to his rivals ahead of the Dhaka Premier League by scoring a blistering ton for Abahani Limited in a practice match against Prime Bank in Fatullah on Tuesday. The elegant left-handed opener, who was away from the game for the last three weeks in order to spent time with his ... Read more
It’s Salam vs Tutul!
Ex-rivals join battle for BFF senior vice-president post During their playing career Abahani defender Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul faced Mohammedan striker Abdus Salam Murshedy many times in the field. Decades after they hung their boots the two former footballers are set for another epic contest, this time off-the-field. The duo emerged as the two most ... Read more
Foreign trio propels Jamal into semis
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club’s foreign trio shone again as the reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Independence Cup with a 3-1 win over Muktijoddha Sangshad Krira Chakra on Tuesday. Nigerian Emeka Darlington, Gambian Landing Darboe and Haitian Wedson Anselme netted one goal apiece in
Lifters’ long journey to Uzbekistan
A six-member Bangladesh women’s weightlifting team has finally overcome a financial hardship set for a journey to Uzbekistan today to take part in the Asian Weightlifting Championship scheduled to be held in Tashkent from April 21-30. South Asian Games gold medalist Mabia Akter Simanta, two silver medalists Fulpoti Chakma and Rokeya Sultana Sathi along