Australia football team may have to pay a big price should they follow their cricket team and decide against visiting Bangladesh next month for World Cup qualifier, said international media and local football analysts. The Socceroos are due to play in Dhaka on November 17, but the Football Federation Australia on Thursday sought FIFA’s guidance as ... Read more
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U-19 teams happy with security
The visiting AFC Under-19 football players and team officials brushed off security fear, saying they are enjoying their time in Bangladesh. Rajabov Sherzod, a spokesman of Uzbekistan Under-19 team praised the local hospitality saying that everything was going nice for his team. ‘We haven’t faced any problems here. Hotel facilities are good and we don’t have any ... Read more
Bangladesh players shift focus on NCL
Bangladesh national team members shifted their focus on second round of National Cricket League after Australia unilaterally postponed their two-Test series against Tigers citing safety concerns. The Tigers were busy preparing themselves for the series that was scheduled to begin from October 9 in Chittagong. But they have been released to join their respective divisions
Hosts off with win in U-19 qualifier
Hosts Bangladesh began their Group A campaign of the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. In the opening match of the championship, Uzbekistan thrashed Bhutan by 7-0 at the same venue. Bangladesh dominated the game throughout but had to wait until
BCB finds an ally in PCB chief
Australia were ‘overly sensitive’ to postpone their tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, says Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan, reports BCC Online. Bangladesh police are investigating the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot on Monday, with the Islamic State group saying it is responsible.
Siddik hits form in Taiwan
Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman returned to form in US$650,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters when he ended the second round in joint third position at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club’s Tamsui course on Friday. The two-time Asian Tour winner, who also ended the first round in joint third place with three-under-par 69, however had a rollercoaster
Hemanta escapes with suspended ban
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday handed national team midfielder Hemanta Vincent Biswas a one-year suspended ban for breaching the discipline by participating in an unauthorised football match in Dinajpur last month. The Sheikh Jamal DC midfielder was finally allowed to join the national training in BKSP on Friday after the BFF resolved the issue.
BCB calls it ‘sad, unfortunate’
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday regretted the decision of Cricket Australia to postpone the two-Test series against Tigers for safety concern, saying it was sad and unfortunate. ‘Many countries now face these kinds of threat for terror attacks, but we don’t see cricket getting stopped. It is being played everywhere,’ BCB president Nazmul Hasan ... Read more
Socceroos flag Bangladesh security fears to FIFA
The Socceroos’ World Cup qualifier in Bangladesh next month was thrown into doubt on Thursday when Football Federation Australia officially notified FIFA of their security fears, reports AFP. With Cricket Australia called off their two-Test tour of Bangladesh on Thursday citing security concerns after official warnings that militants may attack Western interests,
Ex Barca player may join BFF Academy
The Bangladesh Football Federation is likely to appoint former Barcelona right-back Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno for its national youth academy coach in Sylhet as the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin will meet with the Spaniard at the BFF House today. The Catalan represented Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in 1994 alongside Brazilian star Romario and
Women’s lose T20 series to Pakistan
Bangladesh national women’s cricket team lost the Twenty20 international series to Pakistan when the hosts beat them by 34 runs in the second and final match of the series at the Southend Club Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Thursday. Chasing Pakistan’ total of 114-7, the visitors could only manage 80-7 from the stipulated 20 overs. The hosts ... Read more
Bangladesh 9th in new women’s cricket ranking
Bangladesh secured 9th place in the ICC women’s team rankings, which was launched on Thursday. The rankings will incorporate results in all three formats of the game into one rankings system, said an ICC press release. Bangladesh scored 57 points while Australia scored 134 points to hold to top spot. England is on second position with 124 points
Hosts face SL as AFC U-19 qualifiers begin today
The Group-A qualifying round of the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship kicks off today in Dhaka with the hosts Bangladesh taking on Sri Lanka in the day’s second match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. In the opening match of the day, group favourites Uzbekistan will face Bhutan at same venue. Bangladesh Television will live telecast both ... Read more
BCB hoping against hope
The Bangladesh Cricket Board did not give up their hope to revive the home series against Australia despite Cricket Australia asked its cricketers on Wednesday to leave the camp to join their state teams. The BCB was expecting the CA to give a decision today when it sits in a meeting with outcome of a ... Read more
It’s getting pretty tight, says Lehmann
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has conceded their Test series in Bangladesh is less likely to happen as discussions over the security in the country continue, reports allsports.com.gh. Lehmann and his team were due to depart for Bangladesh on Monday for the two-Test series, which was scheduled to start in Chittagong on October 9 following a ... Read more
Tigers back in Champions Trophy after 11 years
Bangladesh will return to coveted Champions Trophy after an 11-year layoff after they retained their top eight positions in the ICC ODI team ranking on September 30, the cut-off date for the tournament scheduled to be held in England in 2017 Bangladesh’s last participation in the ICC Champions Trophy was in India, when they featured ... Read more
Women’s off with loss in Pakistan
Bangladesh national women’s cricket team lost by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 international of the much-hyped series against Pakistan at Karachi on Wednesday. Bangladeshi women could make only 95-7 in their stipulated 20 overs in reply to the hosts’ 124-5 off 20 overs after they won the toss. The match took place at the Southend ... Read more
‘A’ team lament top-order failure
Top-order batting failure made Bangladesh ‘A’ team pay heavily in their India tour, said skipper Mominul Haque, as the players returned home on Wednesday. The second string Bangladeshi side won just one of their three one-day matches before losing both of their three-day matches, respectively against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka
Academy team pulled out from 2nd-tier league
Bangladesh Football Federation backtracked from its decision to allow the National Football Academy to play in the second-tier Bangladesh Championship League bowing down to the pressure from other clubs. The BFF in its executive committee meeting on August 22 had decided that the Sylhet-based academy to include in the championship league, but its professional league ... Read more
BCB clutching at straws
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday was hoping against hope to revive the home series against Australia after a series of events over the last few days has thrown it into serious doubt. Cricket Australia has not communicated with the BCB about its decision till late in the evening of Tuesday, leaving BCB in an ... Read more