Former national team head coach Stuart Law will arrive today to take the role of technical advisor of the Bangladesh Under-19 team ahead of ICC Under-19 World Cup to be hosted by Bangladesh in January-February 2016. Law, who agreed a 16-week contract, will arrive through a Singapore Airlines at 10 PM to complete the first of ... Read more
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Tigers start conditioning camp sans stars
Twenty-seven-member elite squad of the Bangladesh Cricket Board began their four-week long conditioning camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday for the forthcoming home series against Australia. National team trainer Mario Villavarayen conducted the camp without six cricketers — Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib al Hasan, Mashrafee bin Murtaza,
Under-19s reach SAFF semis
Bangladesh sealed their berth in the semi-finals of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship with a game in hand by defeating Bhutan 2-0 at the All Nepal Football Association Complex ground in Kathmandu on Saturday. Rohit Sarker and Mannaf Rabby scored one goal apiece for the winners. Bangladesh will now face hosts Nepal in their final group game ... Read more
BCB security team to visit Pakistan
Bangladesh Cricket Board is all set to send a four-member security delegation to Pakistan for checking the security issues of the country prior to the Bangladesh women’s cricket team’s tour, said BCB official on Saturday. The four member delegation will be compromised with three officials from the government side and the head of BCB security Hossain ... Read more
BPL set to become a larger affair
Bangladesh Cricket Board is mulling the option of increasing the number of franchises at the Bangladesh Premier League because of wide interest, said BCB president Nazmul Hasan on Saturday. According to BCB insiders, BPL is likely to be an eight-team affair, as Rangpur cleared their dues while Sylhet is on their way to clear it ... Read more
Jamal end season on a high
The curtain of the eighth Bangladesh Premier League fell on Saturday with champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeating Abahnai Limited by 2-1 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Jamal came from a goal behind to earn all three points and amassed 51 points from their slotted 20 matches. Nasirul Islam Nasir put Abahani ahead
BFF ready to give BPL rights to Soccer Int’l UK for £1m
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday decided to demand one million pound from Soccer International, a UK-based event management company, to award them the rights for next season’s Bangladesh Premier League. BFF executive committee took the decision to send a letter of intent to the company at a meeting on Saturday, who recently wished to hold
Ashraful set for rehab in Dec
Suspended former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful is looking forward to start his rehabilitation and educational programme by December in order to pave the way of his return to competitive cricket next year. Ashraful is currently serving a five-year ban for his involvement in Bangladesh Premier League’s match-fixing scam. His five-year ban included
Kruif names squad for Aussie qualifier
Bangladesh national team coach Lodewijk de Kruif on Friday announced a 23-member squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying match against reigning Asian Cup champions, Australia, scheduled in Perth on September 3. The squad will also play a friendly match against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on August 29 as part of their preparation for the ... Read more
B’desh face Bhutan in SAFF U-19 today
Bangladesh will open their campaign of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 Championship against Bhutan at the All Nepal Football Association Complex ground today. The match will kick-off at 3:45pm Bangladesh standard time. Bangladesh will confirm their semi-final
Scandal Hits Bangladesh In Special Olympics : Footballer goes missing
A Bangladeshi footballer went missing during the Special Olympic World Games held from July 25 to August 4 in Los Angeles, United States in latest scandal of sportsperson defecting international meets. Joynal Abedin, a member of Bangladesh 11-a-side Unified football team, left the Games Village on the opening day and never returned, said officials of the
Mushfiq aims to go over bowlers head
Bangladesh’s Test skipper Musfiqur Rahim said on Thursday that he is aiming to go over the bowlers head in the upcoming home series against Australia. Mushfiq, one of the most consistent Test batsmen in the Bangladesh squad, is well aware that Australian series won’t be a cakewalk despite
Socceroos full strength for Bangladesh qualifier
Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has welcomed back Asian Cup heroes Robbie Kruse and Massimo Luongo as well as attacking midfielder Tom Rogic for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan in early September, reports socceroos.com.au. All three strike weapons make a return to the Socceroos from injury and add
BPL bidders told to give pay-order by Aug 30
Companies that have submitted Expression of Interest to own a franchise of the Bangladesh Premier League have been asked to submit their pay-order and bank guarantee by August 30, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Thursday. The BCB on August 18 announced that 11 companies have shown their interest to own a franchise of BPL, ... Read more
Titu mulls options as SAFF U-19 gets underway
The maiden SAFF Under-19 Football Championship kicked-off on Thursday with hosts Nepal edging past Bhutan by 3-1 goals in the Group-A match at the All Nepal Football Association Complex in Kathmandu. Nepal’s national striker Bimal Gharti Magar smashed a hat-trick while Sonam Togbay pulled one goal back for Bhutan. Bangladesh, the third team of the group,
BFF to shield U-16 players from greed
Bangladesh football Federation has promised to save the young boys of National Under-16 football team, who achieved a phenomenal success by becoming the unbeaten champions in the SAFF Championship, from the pitfall of greed and glitter of short-time glory. The BFF is planning to give the teen-aged boys, who displayed wonderful brand of football throughout the ... Read more
From Manchester to SAFF hero
When Faisal Ahmed blocked India’s fourth penalty diving to his right, he became an instant hero, as Bangladesh defeated India by 4-2 in the tie-breaker to lift their maiden SAFF Under-16 title on Tuesday. But the 15-year old shot stopper is not a stranger in Bangladesh’s football circle having already trained at one of the most ... Read more
BCB names 27-member ‘elite’ squad
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a 27-member elite squad for a conditioning camp ahead of the home series against Australia. The players will start their training from August 22 with opening two weeks focusing on strength and conditioning under trainer Mario Villavarayen.
BCB brings NCL date forward
The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to bring the schedule of National Cricket League forward to give the national players some match practice ahead of their two-match Test series against Australia, officials said on Wednesday. NCL was scheduled to start from the first week of October but BCB decided to start it from mid-September following a request
BCB to show-cause Sunny, Nadif
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will not allow national cricketers Elias Sunny and Nadif Chowdhury to play in the domestic cricket unless they give a satisfactory explanation about their participation of a match in United States, officials said on Wednesday. The BCB said it will serve Sunny and Nadif a show-cause notice for playing in US, alongside ... Read more