The Bangladesh Football Federation promised a wholesale change in the national team following their premature exit from the ongoing SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015, said BFF officials after an executive committee meeting on Sunday. Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan and Maldives in their first two matches to be eliminated from the group stage of the tournament
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Three newbies in payroll
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to include three new faces in its payroll for 2016, officials said on Sunday. Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman have been recommended by the national selectors for the payroll after their impressive performance in the outgoing year. The BCB sources said that a total of 15 ... Read more
ICC, Aussie security men in city ahead of U-19 WC
Cricket Australia security head and an ICC official have arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday to observe the security condition of the country ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, said officials on Sunday. ICC security consultant Sean Norris arrived on Sunday before CA security head Sean Carroll joined him to take part for the scheduled ... Read more
Shahadat resumes rehab on bail
Former national pace bowler Shahadat Hossain, who is undergoing through a police case of beating his house help on Saturday, began his rehabilitation for injured left-knee with a bail granted by High court. HC has granted him a 3-month bail in a case filed against him and his wife for torturing their domestic help. Shahadat arrived at ... Read more
Navy lift V-day hockey title
Bangladesh Navy broke their title drought by lifting the Victory Day Hockey title with a hard fought 3-2 win over Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan in the final at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Defender Farhad Ahmed Situl struck the all important winner through a well-planned penalty corner in the 61st minute for Navy to provide ... Read more
Australia yet to commit for U-19 WC
With the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh is barely a month away, Australia are yet to confirm their participation in the tournament, officials said on Thursday. The tournament is scheduled from January 27 to February 14 in four cities of Bangladesh, but the officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board said they are still waiting
BFF bans Arambagh for indefinite time
Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday provisionally suspended Arambagh Krira Sangha following Tuesday’s vandalism carried out by it supporters at the BFF premises. ‘Following the vandalism at the BFF House and the stadium by the supporters of Arambagh KS after their Bangladesh Championship League match against Bangladesh Police,
DPL to start on March 24
The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis in a meeting on Thursday decided to retain the ‘players by choice’ system for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League, which will start on March 24. CCDM member secretary Rakib Haider Pavel told the reporters after the meeting that most clubs are in favour of the system that players argued ... Read more
BFF files case against A’bagh fans
The Bangladesh Football Federation on late Tuesday filed a case against some 150 unidentified people with the Motijheel Police Station after some Arambagh Krira Sangha football hooligans attacked the BFF House, said officials. The BFF House was attacked by Arambagh fans,
SL beat Nepal in SAFF opener
Sri Lanka stunned Nepal 1-0 in the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 opening match thanks to an injury time goal in Kerala, India on Wednesday. Nepal dominated the Group A clash throughout the match but the Lankans scored from a counter-attack in the 95th minute through Mohammed after a blunder from Nepal stand-in skipper Biraj. The other team of ... Read more
BCB for a Test in Zim series
Bangladesh will propose Zimbabwe to play a Test and three Twenty20 Internationals during the upcoming home series in January, the cricket operations committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided on Wednesday. Zimbabwe were originally scheduled to play two Test matches during the series, but the visitors had proposed to play five
Miraz to lead hosts in U-19 World Cup
All-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz will lead Bangladesh team in the ICC Under-19 World Cup for the second time in a row as hosts Bangladesh named a 15-member squad for the tournament on Wednesday. Mehedi led Bangladesh to plate title in the previous edition in UAE two years ago and was tasked with a bigger responsibly at ... Read more
BCB revels in BPL success
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday expressed its satisfaction over successfully hosting the Bangladesh Premier League’s third edition putting behind all doubts. The BPL was held two years after it had been postponed following match-fixing, payment disputes and other anomalies that tainted the image of country’s cricket.
TV sting leaves Roquibul in hot water
BCB bans the ex-captain provisionally from cricket The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday provisionally suspended former national captain Roquibul Hasan from all cricketing activities following his recent verbal tirade against officials. BCB umpires committee took the decision in an emergency meeting where it was decided that Roquibul will be served with a show-cause notice to ... Read more
Ruthie Bolton’s day out in Dhaka
Former professional US basketball player Ruthie Bolton, who won two Olympic gold medals for her country, took part in an exhibition match in the city as part of the American Centre Sports diplomacy programme on Sunday. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat also took part in the game at the American International School. The exhibition match was
Moreno given charge of U-23 team
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday gave national football team’s assistant coach Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno the charge of Bangladesh Under-23 team for the forthcoming Bangabandhu Gold Cup and SA Games. The decision came a day after the BFF had decided to field the Under-23 team for the January 8-18 Bangabandhu Gold Cup alongside the national team.
Siddik ends 55th in Philippine
Siddikur Rahman’s poor run in the Asian Tour continued when the ace Bangladeshi golfer finished in joint 55th of the Philippine Open with a one-over-par 73 in Manila on Sunday. The two-time Asian Tour winner, who barely managed the cut with an identical score on Saturday, hit two birdies and three bogeys in final round ... Read more
Footballers leave with high hopes
A determined and motivated Bangladesh national football team will leave Dhaka for Indian state Kerala today hoping to lift their second SAFF Championship title. The biggest South Asian football extravaganza will get underway from December 23 with Bangladesh facing defending champions Afghanistan
Karppinen resigns as Law returns
The Bangladesh Cricket Board received mixed news from its Australian coaching staff in recent times as Under-19 team technical adviser Stuart Law confirmed his arrival in January while High Performance manager Stuart Karppinen tendered his resignation. Law, who is scheduled to spend 24 weeks with the Junior Tigers in three phases ahead
Sakib set for big bucks from Pakistan T20
Sakib al Hasan will be able to earn a maximum $140,000 if he is selected by any franchise for the upcoming Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournament. Pakistan Cricket Board earlier announced to host the first edition of the PSL from February 4-23 in UAE after the sale of five teams for $93 million last week.