The militants threat that prompted Cricket Australia to put its national cricket team’s planned Bangladesh visit on hold could have a greater ramification as Football Federation Australia also started thinking in the same line ahead of a World Cup qualifier. Bangladesh are scheduled to host Australia for a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Dhaka on November ... Read more
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‘A’ team suffer crushing defeat
Bangladesh ‘A’ team ended their India tour with a humiliating innings and 32-run defeat to India ‘A’ in their final three-day match in Bangalore on Tuesday. The visitors survived just 39.4 overs in their second innings and got out for 151 runs after another horrible batting display. Skipper Mominul Haque and Liton Das could only show
Asian Air Gun Championship : Shakil wins bronze in 10m Air Pistol
Bangladeshi shooter Shakil Ahmed clinched bronze in the 10-metre Air Pistol (junior) event of the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship, held in New Delhi on Tuesday. Shakil scored 175.2 points in the final round to earn the bronze medal. He qualified for the shoot-off round after finishing sixth among seven contestants with 552 points.
Shuvagata keeps ‘A’ team floating
Shuvagata Hom’s all-round performance kept Bangladesh ‘A’ team in the game after they made a dismal start to the three-day match against Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka on Tuesday at Mysore. Shuvagata picked up three wickets to restrict the hosts for 163-6 at stumps after he made a fifty to help his side post 158. Having ... Read more
Ameli impressed with new coach
Ace forward Zahid Hasan Ameli heaped praise on new national team football coach Fabio Lopez for helping them increase their mental strength and inspire them to work hard to earn a spot in the final squad. The Bangladesh national football team is undergoing a training session under the supervision of the Italian for their upcoming ... Read more
Walton to sponsor Australia series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced Walton as the title sponsor for the upcoming Bangladesh-Australia Test series. The two-match Test series will be called ‘Walton Test Series Bangladesh-Australia’ powered by Marcel, said BCB officials during a press conference at Mirpur on Tuesday.
Bermuda bans cricketer for life after brawl
An on-field brawl between two Bermuda club cricketers during the country’s Champion of Champions final on September 12 has resulted in one of them being banned for life by the Bermuda Cricket Board. At the end of an over during the game, Cleveland County Cricket Club’s wicketkeeper Jason Anderson, while changing ends, smacked the Willow ... Read more
Man, in coma for 11 years, wakes up to find Federer still among the best
A Roger Federer fan who has awoken from a coma after 11 years has spoken of his shock to see his idol still mixing it with the best tennis players in the world, reports tennisworld.org. When Spain’s Jesus Aparicio was celebrating his 18th birthday 11 years ago – on 12th December 2004 – Federer was ... Read more
Zia joins Navy
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman signed a deal with Bangladesh Navy chess team after GM duo Abdullah Al Rakib and Enamul Hossain Rajib, confirmed a Navy official on Tuesday. With the inclusion of Ziaur Rahman, Bangladesh Navy is going to offer a huge challenge to Mohammedan Sporting Club who use to form the best chess team ... Read more
Cricketer Shahdat’s house maid gives deposition
National team cricketer Kazi Shahadat Hossain’s house maid on Monday gave her statement before a metropolitan magistrate in Dhaka alleging that she was tortured by the cricketer and his wife. Metropolitan magistrate Snigdha Rani Chakraborty recorded the statement under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 and sent back the 10-year-old
Rain pushes NCL matches to draws
Incessant rain continued for the two consecutive days to end all four first round matches of National cricket league into draws as there was very little play on the fourth and final day of those matches. There was, however, enough play in Khulna between Khulna division and Dhaka division for the hosts to finish their ... Read more
Bangladesh mourn its true friend
Bangladesh on Monday mourned the death of Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya, terming him ‘a true friend and a genuine well-wisher’ of country’s cricket. President Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina led the tribute for Dalmiya, also a former president of International Cricket Council, who passed away in Kolkata
‘A’ team face Ranji champs from today
After losing the one-day series against India ‘A’, the touring Bangladesh ‘A’ team will hope that the change of formats will bring fortune when they take on Ranji trophy champions Karnataka in a three-day match starting in Mysore today. In all the three one-day games, the visitors had their moments but failed to capitalise on that ... Read more
Bangladesh finish 7th in C’wealth Karate
Bangladesh finished seventh in 18-nation 8th Commonwealth Karate Championship 2015, held at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. Bangladesh won four medals in the competition, which includes two silver and two bronze medals.
Kolkata giants lined up for Sk Kamal Cup
Kolkata giants East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan AC gave their consent to participate in the Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup, scheduled to start in Chittagong in late October. Organisers of the tournament, Chittagong Abahani, have finalised participation of the eight teams, which includes four local clubs Sheikh Jamal DC, Abahani Limited
Top-order failure costs ‘A’ team
Suresh Raina’s century and another top order failure of Bangladesh ‘A’ side helped India ‘A’ clinched the three-match one-day series, with a 75-run win in the final match in Bangalore on Sunday. The hosts clinched the series 2-1 after Bangladesh won the second match of the series. In a rain-hit encounter, Suresh Raina (104)
All set for B’desh women’s Pak tour
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is taking all necessary steps to ensure women’s cricket team’s Pakistan tour goes as planned, officials said on Sunday. The formal announcement for the tour was delayed due to the absence of BCB president Nazmul Hasan, who is currently in Canada on a private visit. The BCB was hoping Nazmul would return on ... Read more
Tigers want pay hike
Bangladesh national cricketers under Bangladesh Cricket Board payroll have requested for an increase in their salary, said a BCB official on Sunday. Naimur Rahman, the chairman of cricket operations department of the BCB, confirmed they received such a request from senior cricketers. ‘Yes, they have requested whether the board can increase their salary,’
NCL matches hit by rain
All the excitements of first round matches of the National Cricket League was dampened as not a single ball could be bowled in any of the four matches in different venues on Sunday. Torrential rain with the influence of low pressure created in Bay of Bengal is expected to continue today and chance of any ... Read more
Saudi confirm AFC U-16 berth
Saudi Arabia confirmed the final round of the AFC Under-16 Championship after thrashing United Arab Emirates 6-2 in the last qualifying match of group D at the Banglabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Saudi Arabia earlier beat Bangladesh 5-1 in their first match. Arabian juvenile team dominated the rain-hit game,