The Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday announced to introduce the cash prize money and trophy made of pure gold for the winners of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag told reporters that the champions of the ongoing fourth edition will receive a cash prize of $50,000 while the runners-up
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Maldives down Cambodia
SAFF Suzuki Cup semi-finalists Maldives kicked-off their Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over Cambodia at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore on Monday. Forward Hassan Naiz bagged a brace while Easa Ismail scored the other goal for the winners. Vanderth Son and Dina Tit pulled two goals back for Cambodia.
Junior Tigers thrash West Indies
Bangladesh Under-19 team began their preparation for the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a crushing eight-wicket win in the opening match of the three-match series against West Indies at Mirpur on Monday. The visitors were crumbled to just 114 runs off 39.2 overs before the hosts made 116-2 from 20.2 overs to boost their confidence ... Read more
Junior Tigers out to change history
Bangladesh under-19 team will be desperate to change the history in the age-level World Cup tournament as the tournament is set to roll on in four venues across the country from January 27. Bangladesh Under-19 skipper Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who also led the side in the previous edition of the tournament two years ago in UAE ... Read more
Hosts keen to wipe off SAFF debacle
Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in Bangabandhu Gold Cup opener today Hosts Bangladesh will be eager to wipe off their recent SAFF Suzuki Cup debacle as they open their Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign against Sri Lanka at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore today. Even though Bangladesh have better records, Sri Lanka will take the ... Read more
Tigers told to focus on strength
Bangladesh cricket team coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Wednesday insisted that the players should not make too many plans ahead of their Twenty20 assignments and rather concentrate on playing to their strength. Hathurusinghe, who arrived on Tuesday, joined Tigers preparation for the forthcoming Twenty20 internationals and immediately
Bangabandhu Cup gets FIFA boost
The fourth edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup received a boost on Wednesday as FIFA formally authorised it as international Tier-1 tournament, officials said. The authorisation came as five countries – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka – formally declared that they will field their national teams in the tournament,
BCB may bar Mustafiz from PSL
The Bangladesh Cricket Board may not allow left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman to play in the forthcoming Pakistan Super League as it is concerned about his workload. Mustafiz was picked by Lahore Qalandars for the first edition of the Pakistan Super League in gold category worth $50,000. However, BCB said it may ask the player to withdraw
Rookies join Tigers for Zimbabwe T20s
Bangladesh on Tuesday have called up uncapped paceman Abu Hider and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan in their 14-man squad for the first two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe will arrive on January 11 to play four T20Is against the home side as part of their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 scheduled to be held in ... Read more
Australia pull-out from u-19 world cup : Disappointed BCB relieved by others
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is disappointed as Cricket Australia pulled its team out from forthcoming ICC Under-19 cricket tournament but indicated that they are relieved at the same time as other countries did not follow their path. CA formally announced on Tuesday that Australia are not going to participate in the ICC Under-19 World Cup for ... Read more
Zim series shifted to Khulna
All four matches of Bangladesh’s planned Twenty20 International series against Zimbabwe will be held in Khulna instead of Sylhet, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Tuesday. Sheikh Sohel, a BCB director hailed from Khulna region, told reporters that decision was finalised in view of a rotation policy. The BCB officials had earlier indicated
Bangabandhu gold cup football : Only 2 foreign nat’l teams!
Only two teams out of six overseas participating countries will send their full-fledged national side in the forthcoming Bangabandhu Gold Cup International tournament, scheduled to be held from January 8 to 20. Earlier, Bangladesh Football Federation claimed that at least four participating countries will send their senior national teams but except
Mushfiq out to improve his stocks
Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is trying to develop his skill of playing scoop shots ahead of the forthcoming Twenty20 assignments. Mushfiq, who is arguably the most consistent cricketer in the Tigers dressing room, could not deliver according to his reputation in the just-concluded Bangladesh Premier League.
Players meet Nazmul over transfer
A group of senior national cricketers met Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan at his Beximco office on Monday requesting him to scrap the provision of players’ by choice for the Dhaka Premier League transfer. The group includes national captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza, Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, batsman Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, spinner Arafat Sunny.
HC stays BFF fine on Arambagh for 3 months
The High Court on Monday stayed for three months a decision of Bangladesh Football Federation that fined Arambagh Krira Sangha Tk 30 lakh over their involvement in vandalising in the federation office on December 22. A bench of Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Md Khasruzzaman also issued a rule on the BFF and the authorities ... Read more
Footballers’ commitment questioned
With the Bangabandhu Cup football just around the corner, the Bangladesh Football Federation appeared helpless despite players’ commitment to the national team was called into question. A total of 12 national players, including captain Mamunul Islam, played an unauthorised match at Narayanganj on Sunday, days before the tournament that is
Tigers for fresh blood in Zimbabwe series
Bangladesh may experiment with their squad in the forthcoming home series against Zimbabwe ahead of the busy international fixture, said selectors on Sunday. The Tigers are all but certain to play four Twenty20 Internationals against Zimbabwe from January 14 to 20 in Sylhet as part of their preparation for the Asia Cup
Footballers at it again!
If everything had gone according to plan, members of Bangladesh football team would have been playing the SAFF Suzuki Cup final in Trivandrum on Sunday. Instead, some of them were found playing an unauthorised football match in Narayanganaj at the same day. A group of national players, including captain Mamunul Islam, played the match flouting the ... Read more
India regain SAFF title
Hosts India came from behind to beat Afghanistan 2-1 in the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 at the Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala to regain the title on Sunday. Skipper Sunil Chettri’s 110th minute extra-time goal proved to be enough for India to lift the SAFF Championship title for the record seventh time.
Tigers to play four T20s against Zim
Bangladesh will play four Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe at Sylhet in the upcoming home series from January 14, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. The visitors are expected to arrive on January 11 for the series before moving to Sylhet for the series that is expected to help both the teams to prepare for