The Bangladesh Cricket Board will hold a crucial meeting today with former national captain Naimur Rahman finally getting a chance to raise his voice over certain issues that had undermined his authority as cricket operations chief. Naimur appeared unhappy as BCB president Nazmul Hasan recently overruled some of his recommendations regarding the appointment of Bangladesh ‘A’ team
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Women finish all-loss Pak tour
Bangladesh women’s cricket team finished their winless tour to Pakistan on Tuesday with a six-wicket defeat against the hosts in their second and final one-day international at Southend Cricket Stadium at Karachi to lose the series 2-0. Pakistan, who won the first ODI by 20 runs, won the match with 69 balls to spare as they ... Read more
Dhaka, Rajshahi emerge winners
Dhaka and Rajshahi divisions emerged winners while two other matches ended in a draw in the second round of the National Cricket League that ended on Tuesday. At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, Dhaka defeated holders Rangpur by eight wickets, despite a century of Rangpur batsman Sohrawardi Shuvo.
Batsmen continue to rule the roost
Batsmen continued to rule the second round of the National Cricket League as three more centuries were struck on the second day, including a double century by promising Barisal batsman Mosaddek Hossain at Khulna on Sunday. Mossadek hit an unbeaten 200 runs as Barisal, resuming on 295-5, declared their first innings for 527-9, at
Mosaddek shows rare consistency
Young batsman Mossadek Hossain continued his incredible form in domestic cricket as he hammered an unbeaten double ton against Sylhet in the ongoing National Cricket League on Sunday. It was his second century in as many matches in the current NCL and fourth consecutive first-class centuries after he hit 119 and 153 runs for Prime ... Read more
Bangladesh choke against Bhutan
Bangladesh under-19 team’s dream of playing in the AFC U-19 tournament got a shattering as they were held by Bhutan with 1-1 in their second match of the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifying round at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Bhutan took the lead with just six minutes into the clock through forward Sonam Tobgay before
Women’s losing streak continues
Bangladeshi batter Rumana Ahmed’s fighting 70 went in vain as Bangladesh women’s cricket team lost by 20 runs against Pakistan in their first one-day international at Karachi on Sunday. Set a record chase after Pakistan were all out for 214, Bangladesh, whose highest ever ODI total is 210, could make only 194-9 from their stipulated ... Read more
Siddik finishes 7th in Taiwan
Bangladesh’s premium golfer Siddikur Rahman finished seventh jointly with five others in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in Taipei on Sunday. Siddik finished the last round with one-over-par 73 to finish the four-round tournament with three-over-par 291. Malaysian golfer Danny Chia clinched the title
Fazle, Irfan score tons on Day 1
Fazle Mahmud of Barisal and Irfan Sukkur of Chittagong made centuries in the opening day of the second phase of National Cricket League on Saturday to put their teams into comfortable position. Fazle Mahmud scored 103 runs to guide Barisal to 295-5 against Sylhet at Khulna while wicket-keeper Irfan Shakur made 102 to help Chittagong ... Read more
BCB proposes Zimbabwe Tests in November
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is trying to bring Zimbabwe in November for playing a Test series as it is trying to split the upcoming home series, said an official on Saturday. The BCB decided to propose for the new arrangement to the Zimbabwe Cricket Board as the Cricket Australia postponed their tour on security reasons, ... Read more
Sakib to miss NCL matches
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan is all set to miss next few rounds of National Cricket League as he is going for a leave to attend his pregnant wife in America, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Sakib has been granted a leave till mid November but might have to return early if Zimbabwe agrees ... Read more
Fifa World Cup Qualifier : Injury, illness shatter nat’l team
With only nine days before their crucial World Cup qualifying match against Kyrgyzstan, a host of key players of the Bangladesh national football team are in a state of missing the match with various injuries and sickness. Bangladesh take on Kyrgyzstan on October 13 in Bishkek and ahead of the game, a 30-member preliminary squad is ... Read more
Hosts take on Bhutan in U-19 qualifier today
Hosts Bangladesh will take on Bhutan today in their second qualifying match of the AFC Under-19 Championship with their preliminary target of finishing the Group-A as runners-up. Group favourites Uzbekistan will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the other match of the day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Bhutan are familiar opponents for
Siddik tumbles to 9th in Taipei
Bangladesh’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman lost his tempo in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters as he descended to joint 9th position with three-over-par 75 after the third round from his third position after the previous round in Taipei on Saturday. The two-time Asian Tour winner, who started the tournament on a good note with four-under-par 69 in ... Read more
Novo Nordisk Half marathon on Nov 13
About 5,000 runners are expected to participate in Novo Nordisk Dhaka Half Marathon 2015, country’s biggest marathon, a 21.1-kilometre run, on November 13 on the eve of World Diabetes Day. Novo Nordisk in association with Sports International will organise the event to create awareness about physical activity and encourage people to invest time in it.
Socceroos must visit or pay price
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
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.