Hassan Miah and Sonia Akter of BKSP became the fastest boy and girl in the two-day long 32nd National Junior (aged-level) Athletics Championship that began at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Hassan set a new national record in the 100-metre sprint finishing in 10.60 seconds as he broke the previous record of 10.70 seconds ... Read more
Month: May 2016
‘Dangerous’ two-tier proposal resurfaced
The International Cricket Council is considering a constitutional change incorporating the two-tier system for Test cricket with promotion and relegation between them, said the officials on Thursday. Under the proposed system, seven nations will be placed into division one and five in division two, with promotion and relegation decided in every two years.
Bangladesh national team player Mahmudullah’s century and three-wicket haul helped his side Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club win by 11 runs against Brothers Union in their Dhaka Premier League at BKSP on Thursday. In another match at Fatullah, former national player Rajin Saleh’s ton went in vain as his side Cricket Coaching School lost to Legends ... Read more
BCB to double nat’l selectors
Working committee finalises draft structure The Bangladesh Cricket Board has finalised draft structure of the new selection policy for the national cricket team in their attempt to resolve any kind of dispute, said official on Thursday. BCB’s working committee approved the proposed structure of new selection committee which will comprises seven to eight members including ... Read more
HP programme resumes on July 10
The Bangladesh Cricket Board will resume the High-performance unit programme from July 10, said officials on Thursday. The decision was taken during the meeting of BCB officials for the High Performance unit at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday. Eight cricketers with suspect bowling action found in the Dhaka Premier League will be eligible to ... Read more
MSC move to joint top
Mohammedan Sporting Club moved to joint top of the Premier Hockey League table with Usha Krira Chakra after a thumping 8-0 win over Sadharan Bima at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Mohammedan continued their dominance throughout the game, thanks to their Pakistani recruit Umar Bhutta, who scored three goals.
MSC move to top with dramatic win
Mohammedan Sporting Club regained the top spot in the Dhaka Premier League after Prime Bank Cricket Club collapsed spectacularly to hand them a massive 82-run win at Mirpur on Wednesday. Replying to Mohammedan’s 224 all out, Prime Bank, who resumed the reserve day’s play at 41-1, seemed coasting when they reached 113-1 before they lost ... Read more
Shamsur’s fight back goes in vain
Shamsur Rahman’s emphatic century went in vain as his side Gazi Group lost to Abahani Limited by 32 runs in their Dhaka Premier League match at the BKSP on Wednesday. Abahani were looking for the first win in four matches after putting 276-6 in 50 overs on the back of an unbeaten 90 runs from ... Read more
Sudden change of DPL venue raises eyebrows
Abahani-Doleshwar match shifted to BKSP from Mirpur The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis on Wednesday revised the fixture of Dhaka Premier League match between Abahani Limited and Prime Doleshwar, which raised quite a few eyebrows. The ninth round match between Abahani and Doleshwar was scheduled to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday ... Read more
Kruif rues players’ concentration level
Bangladesh national team coach Lodewijk de Kruif on Wednesday pointed out that the inability of the players to concentrate for the 90 minutes of a game is the main reason behind the national team’s recent failures. Bangladesh conceded a lot of goals from set-pieces and corners in the dying moments of the game in recent ... Read more
Mariner hold Abahani
Joint reigning champions Abahani Limited held to a 3-3 draw by Mariner Young’s Club in their fourth Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League match at the Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. The Dhanmondi-based side deposited a two-goal lead after conceding two late goals within last seven minutes and squandered a bright
Shahadat feels new beginning
Pace bowler Shahadat Hossain said on Wednesday that he felt like making a new beginning of his career when he returned to competitive cricket coming out from the temporary ban of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. He picked the important wicket of Saeed Anwar jr in his six overs that cost him 49 runs to make ... Read more
Doleshwar regain top spot in DPL
Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club kept their winning run in the Dhaka Premier League as they beat Kalabagan Cricket Academy by 49 runs in Duckworth/Lewis method on Tuesday to reach the top of the points table. In the rain-affected match at Fatullah, Doleshwar reached 287-6 before KCA, who are right at the bottom of the table ... Read more
Salahuddin frets over nat’l academy future
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Tuesday expressed his concern over the future of National Football Academy in Sylhet as government refused to extend the lease period. The BFF set up the academy at BKSP after the National Sports Council NSC allocated it for five years in December 2011. With the lease period set ... Read more
Rain keeps Abahani, MSC wait
Rain forced two Dhaka Premier League matches on Tuesday to enter into the reserve day as Abahani Limited’s encounter with Gazi Group Cricket and Mohammedan Sporting Club’s match with Prime Bank Cricket Club could not be completed due to heavy downpour. Prime Bank were 41-1 in 6.2 overs after dismissing MSC for 224 runs in ... Read more
Shahadat back in competitive cricket
Paceman Shahadat Hossain was left waiting by rain to prove his mettle in a competitive match as he returned back to cricket coming out from the temporary ban of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday. Shahadat was serving the ban of BCB as he was found guilty of abusing a child that he employed, caused ... Read more
Taskin on the right path!
Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed, suspended for illegal bowling action by International Cricket Council, is making progress in the right direction contrary to the common observation, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Taskin is currently playing in the Dhaka Premier League for Abahani Limited as well as completing his rehabilitation programme chalked by
Baki, Shovon hit career best in Germany
Bangladeshi shooters Abdullah Hel Baki and Shovon Chowdhury recorded their career best scores but still finished 28th and 61st respectively in the 10-metre Air Rifle event of the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany on Saturday. Their records were also not enough to qualify for the final round of the competition. Baki, the 2014 Glasgow ... Read more
Usha continue their winning spree
Usha Krira Chakra notched up their third win of the Premier Hockey League when they thrashed a strong Mariner Young’s Club 4-1 at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Though the joint defending champions, Usha, dominated the game throughout, Mariner wasted at least four scoring chances in the either half of the games. ... Read more
Abahani wait on Sakib to solve crisis
Struggling Dhaka Premier League outfit Abahani Limited were desperately looking for all-rounder Sakib al Hasan to bail them out from their current precarious situation. Sakib is presently involved in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament with the Kolkata Knight Riders but could be available for them from May 24 should everything