Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan believes compatriot Mustafizur Rahman has the potential to shine in the forthcoming Indian Premier League and does not require any suggestions in this regard. Sakib will leave Bangladesh on Tuesday to take part in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders while Mustafiz is expected to follow him soon to debut ... Read more
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Embattled Jamal off with win
With all sorts of chaos and confusion Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at last began their Independence Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over defending champions Mohammedan SC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. The Bangladesh Football Federation has been battling a legal fight regarding the eight players against Sheikh Jamal, who claims the players
BFF loses appeal in SC, undecided on 8 players
The Appellate Division on Monday refused to stay a High Court’s order that prohibited eight footballers from playing at any other club except Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, however, asked Bangladesh Football Federation and Sheikh Jamal Club to take initiative to dispose
Walton makes winning start at Thai sixes
Bangladesh’s Walton Warriors beat holders Thai Thevada in their first match of the Cup segment of the Hua Hin invitational Cricket Sixes at Dusit Thani Resort Field by four wickets on Monday. The Hua Hin International Sixes is a popular cricket tournament held in Thailand each year since 1997. Narayanganj Club, which became champion in ... Read more
Independence Cup chaos continues
The drama over the Independence Cup continues as the Bangladesh Football Federation altered the fixture of the tournament for the third time on Sunday. BFF deferred the scheduled match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club following the requests from both the participating teams.
DPL from April 22
The Dhaka Premier League will begin on April 22 while the players’ by choice procedure will take place on April 10, the decisions were made at a meeting of the Cricket Board Committee of Dhaka Metropolis on Saturday. A total of 208 players will be divided in seven categories as Mashrafee bin Murtaza, Mushfiqur Rahim, ... Read more
Brothers down 10-man Baridhara
Brothers Union registered a comfortable 2-0 win over a ten-man Uttar Baridhara in their opening match of the Independence Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Brothers went ahead in the 34th minute with an own goal by Baridhara defender Ariful Islam before Nkwocha Kingsley doubled the lead in the 83rd minute
Ayman, Shapla, clinch Nat’l Badminton titles
Ayman Ibn Zaman of Bangladesh Railway and Shapla Akter of Narayanganj District emerged as the men’s and women’s champions of the 34th National Badminton Championship, which ended at the Shaheed Tazuddin Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Ayman beat Enamul Haque by 21-6, 21-18 sets to clinch the title in the men’s single event while Shapla defeated ... Read more
Sabbir set to replace Nasir as DPL icon
Batsman Nasir Hossain’s predicament is unlikely to end anytime soon as the Cricket Board Committee of Dhaka Metropolis is all set to replace him with Sabbir Rahman as the icon player for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League. Nasir was one of the six icon players in Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament and was touted as ... Read more
BFF gives Sk Jamal the nod
The Bangladesh Football Federation finally allowed Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to take part in the Independence Cup which got underway on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The BFF took the decision at an emergency meeting on Friday after Sheikh Jamal agreed to play without setting any pre-condition. Jamal was included
Hathurusinghe to get fresh deal
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will extend the tenure of national coach Chandika Hathurusinghe if he is available, said BCB president Nazmul Hasan on Friday. Hathurusinghe will complete his two-year tenure with Bangladesh in June. The Sri Lankan enjoyed some remarkable success during
DPL set to start on April 20
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has planned to start the upcoming edition of Dhaka Premier League by April 20, officials said on Thursday. The working committee of BCB, headed by Enayet Hossain Siraj, proposed the timeline to the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis during its first official meeting.
Football season kicks off today
The much-awaited domestic football season will get underway today with the Independence Cup. The tournament was supposed to begin on March 31 but the Bangladesh Football Federation had to defer it for two days due to a court ruling over eight footballers. The High Court on March 28 asked the BFF not to allow eight ... Read more
BFF appeals against HC directive on 8 players
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday submitted an appeal to the court of chamber judge seeking a stay order of High Court directive that asked to hand back eight players to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. The chamber judge Justice Mirza Hussain Haider referred the matter to the full bench for further hearing on Sunday, without ... Read more
BCB sat on chucking problem for years
Years of inaction by the Bangladesh Cricket Board has led to the widespread presence of chucking in Bangladesh’s domestic cricket, said cricket officials and analysts on Tuesday. One of the two players recently banned by ICC, Arafat Sunny, was among scores of bowlers who were reported by local umpires in domestic cricket last year,
Taskin starts rectification of bowling action
Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed started the rectification process of his bowling action on Monday after the International Cricket Council suspended him from bowling in international matches. Taskin trained under pace bowling coach Heath Streak for about an hour at the indoor complex, adjacent to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, in the afternoon.
HC asks BFF to return 8 Sk Jamal footballers
The High Court on Monday directed the Bangladesh Football Federation not to allow eight footballers to play for any other club except Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. The court also directed BFF to explain in four weeks why its failure to take action for not returning the eight prayers to Sheikh Jamal Club after Bangabandhu Gold ... Read more
Masterful Kohli carries India to semis
Virat Kohli smashed a masterful 82 to guide India to a six-wicket win against Australia in their final World Twenty20 Super 10 game on Sunday and set up a semi-final against West Indies in Mumbai. Kohli resurrected India with his unbeaten 51-ball knock from a seemingly tricky position as the hosts sprinted home in the ... Read more
Bangladesh see the brighter side
Bangladesh ended their ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament disappointingly but not before showing their improvement in the shortest format. Tigers lost all their matches in the Super10s stage that included their lowest ever score in Twenty20 internationals but that could not take anything away from
Taskin ban cost us, says Mashrafee
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza said the unexpected ban on paceman Taskin Ahmed created so much jolt that it affected their performance in the World Twenty20. Mashrafee on the team’s arrival from India on Sunday explained the causes of their failure in the tournament, where they lost their all of their Super-10 matches.