Curtain on the BPL raises today The speculation is over and it is now official that the Pakistani cricketers will not be allowed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament this season. The curtain of the money-spinning tournament rises today with a colourful ceremony as the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to keep the ... Read more
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Last-minute PCB decision puts franchises in trouble
The last-minute decision of Pakistan to keep its players off from the Bangladesh Premier League put the franchises in deep trouble to find replacements despite the assurance given by Bangladesh Cricket Board. The BCB waited until 10:00am on Wednesday for the Pakistani players and instructed the franchises to look for alternatives after a negative reply ... Read more
Kings to unveil Lara today
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings will unveil their Brand Ambassador Brian Lara at a ceremony today, said the franchise. Lara, the biggest name to be associated with the tournament, will be arriving in the morning and is expected to stay during the entire
PCB plays the BPL card finally
No confirmation of players arriving, tournament could be delayed After keeping Bangladesh waiting for days Pakistan has finally played its Bangladesh Premier League card on Tuesday confirming that it is unable to send its players for the Twenty20 tournament. The decision puts the future of the tournament in doubt as it left some of the franchisees ... Read more
Brothers Union earn first points
Brothers Union opened their account in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday when they beat Arambagh Krira Sangha 2-0 in their seventh match of the league despite being reduced to ten men in the first-half stoppage time. Brothers, who are under threat of being relegated after losing all of their first six
Dull draw puts Jamal on top
Former champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club played an insipid goalless draw against new leviathans Sheikh Russel at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, to take solo lead in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. The much-hyped tussle between the two powerhouses failed to live up to the billing and
Kings get Tait, Thomas goes to Gladiators
The doubts about the participation of Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League came to an end on Thursday after Chittagong Kings gained an approval from the BPL governing council for his services. Chittagong Kings and Duranto Rajshahi and Dhaka Gladiators were locked in a three-way
Sheikhs seek solo lead
Title contenders Sheikh Jamal DC and Sheikh Russel KC will be vying for the solo lead in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League when they lock horns in today’s crucial match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Both are in at the top of the nine-team table with Sheikh Jamal and Abahani leading
MSC back to winning ways
Dhaka giants Mohammedan Sporting Club returned to the winning ways after two consecutive defeats when they beat Feni Soccer Club 1-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Mohammedan’s Ghanaian striker Usei Morrison scored the winner in the 37th minute,
Rony propels Abahani to joint top
In-form striker Shakhawat Hossain Rony scored a brace to power Abahani to a 3-1 win over Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, which also took the defending champions to the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. Rony put the Sky Blues ahead in the first half before midfielder Pranotosh Kumar
Jamal leave it late
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club regained solo lead in the Grameen-phone Bangladesh Premier League when they beat Feni Soccer Club by the odd goal in three at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Nigerian striker Mike Otojareri put the new leviathans ahead in the 78th minute before his compatriot Victory Antoni levelled the margin for Feni in ... Read more
Razzaq arrives but only just
Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq arrived on Friday to play in the Bangladesh Premier League for Duranto Rajshahi but insisted he will go back if the Pakistan Cricket Board wants him to do so. The franchise presented him in front of the media in order to prove that the Pakistani players are coming to the BPL ... Read more
Sixth straight defeat for BU
Traditional giants Brothers Union tumbled down to the bottom of the Bangladesh Premier League table, increasing their relegation tension after they were handed a 2-0 defeat by Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Young BJMC striker Toklis Ahmed doubled the lead after his prolific Guinean teammate
BPL matches in Chittagong uncertain
The Bangladesh Premier League matches in Chittagong have become uncertain this year due to the insufficient floodlight at the proposed venue MA Aziz Stadium, officials said on Thursday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board had planned to hold 10 BPL matches at the stadium as the city’s main cricket venue, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, is currently ... Read more
Prime Bank rope in BPL deal
The Bangladesh Premier League got their new title sponsor in Prime Bank Limited after the latter completed signing the agreement for Tk six crore with tournament’s event management company Game On Sports Management Limited at Mirpur on Tuesday. Earlier in the first edition of BPL Destiny-Boishakhi was the title
4-star Jamal go top
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club joined leaders Abahani at the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League with a 4-0 drubbing of Arambagh KS at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. A brace from Nigerian striker Sunday Chizoba, a goal from his compatriot Mike Otojareri and one from winger Shakil Ahmed ensured a comfortable victory for
BPL saga drags on
The on going drama surrounding the Bangladesh Premier League continued further as the members of the BPL governing council and its event management company Game On Sports Management came under fire from the involved parties on Thursday. BPL’s ticket selling and distribution right holders Shihab Trading International,
Muktis join Abahani at the summit
Title contenders Muktijoddha Sangsad joined leaders Abahani in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-0 win over Sheikh Russel KC in their crucial tie at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Nigerian striker Sunday Chizoba gave Muktijoddha Sangsad an eighth-minute lead before local hitman Zahid Hasan Emily struck the second one
Zunapio treble lifts Farashganj
Congolese hitman Siyo Zunapio slammed a hattrick to guide Farashganj Sporting Club to an emphatic 4-0 win over Rahmatganj MFS in their Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Nigerian Akinyele Peter netted
Muktijoddha keep title hopes alive
Muktijoddha Sangsad kept their hopes of a maiden professional league title alive with a 3-0 victory over a hapless Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The All Reds, who finished runners-up in the last edition of the top tier league, cut Abahani’s lead at the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League table ... Read more