Former national football team captain and goalkeeper Motaleb Hossain died of cardiac arrest at the house of his relatives in capital’s Bhuter Gali area on Sunday. He was 67. He is survived by his wife, one son, and one daughter. He was buried at the Azimpur graveyard after his
Month: September 2017
Tigers happy with draw
The three-day practice match between Bangladesh and Cricket South Africa Invitation XI ended in a draw after the Tigers showed a modest display on the final day at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Saturday. The Tigers declared their second innings on 235-9 to set-up a target 229 runs for the Invitation XI in just one ... Read more
No serious concern for Tamim, Soumya
Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar, who have suffered some minor injuries during their three-day practice match in Benoni, are unlikely to miss the first Test against South Africa, confirmed Bangladesh a team official. Tamim pulled his muscles while batting on the first day and left the ground retired hurt after scoring five runs ... Read more
Khulna rule despite Monir’s 7wkts
Defending champions Khulna took the control in their second round National Cricket League match when they restricted opponents Barisal to 171-6 on the second day at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Saturday. Resuming on 348-3, Khulna could add just 96 runs to their overnight score before they were all out for 444 ... Read more
Pacers make good use of chances
Bangladesh bowlers spent decent time on the second day of three-day practice match as all the strike bowlers chipped in against Cricket South Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday. Each of the four Bangladeshi pacers got off the mark with at least a wicket while spinner Mehedi Hasan complemented with one wicket ... Read more
Tigers ready to take next step: Mushfiq
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said Thursday his team were approaching their tour of South Africa with confidence after playing well in recent years. Rahim said he wanted his team to build on their form in home matches, including Test wins over England and Australia in the past year.
Tushar, Mahadi slam ton
Veteran batsman Tushar Imran continued his prolific form in the National Cricket League when he scored another well-made hundred for Khulna on the opening day of their second round match against Barisal on Friday. Tushar’s 132 runs at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, however, was overshadowed by unheralded team-mate Mahadi Hasan, who scored an unbeaten ... Read more
U-16 boys go down fighting
Bangladesh Under-16 boys suffered a 2-0 defeat in their AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers against Yemen at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Friday. In their first match of Group E, Bangladeshi boys put up a spirited show against the Yemenis but could not prevent the defeat, which now left them fighting for
Tigers off to a positive start
Most of the batsmen got a useful batting practice as Bangladesh made a positive start in their three-day warm-up match against an Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Thursday. Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, Mominul Haque, Sabbir Rahman struck fifties but most importantly two out-of-form batsmen Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes
Under-16 boys take on Yemen today
Bangladesh open their AFC Under-16 Championship Qualifiers campaign against Yemen in Doha, Qatar today after their first match against United Arab Emirates was canceled following the withdrawal of the latter from the competition. Bangladesh are without a win in the AFC Under-16 Championship Qualifiers for nearly 10 years since their 9-1 win over Palestine in ... Read more
Rubel gets travel clearance, finally
Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain’s wait finally came to an end on Thursday as he got the green signal from the South Africa immigration authorities to travel to the country for two-Test series. The fast bowler was expected to take flight at 1:20am on Thursday and join rest of the team-mates in South Africa in the ... Read more
BCB boss defiant as legal battle looms
The Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Thursday that the Supreme Court gave them a direction to follow the constitution of 2012 for upcoming election contrary to the claims of one of his predecessors Saber Hossain Chowdhury. Saber recently sent a letter to the Board asking to postpone its planned Annual General Meeting ... Read more
Tigers begin SA mission today
Bangladesh national cricket team will start their South Africa mission today with a three-day practice match against Cricket South Africa Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. The Tigers suffered a kind of blow before the match as their pacer Rubel Hossain still could not join the team in South Africa due to an absence ... Read more
Ashraful ruled out of NCL game with fever
Mohammad Ashraful’s hopes of putting up a consistent performance in the ongoing National Cricket League received a blow when illness ruled him out of second round match of the competition. Dhaka Metropolitan batsman Ashraful scored a fine century in the first innings of their first-round match against Chittagong but he would not be available in ... Read more
BCB defends Mipur outfield
Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury on Wednesday defended their preparations of Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium for the opening Test match of recent home series against Australia. The International Cricket Council recently in a report rated the outfield of venue ‘poor’ for the game and sought an explanation from the BCB within 14 days.
Tamim joins Tigers, Rubel kept waiting
Bangladesh national cricket team received a boost in South Africa when opener Tamim Iqbal joined the training session on Tuesday, though the team was still left waiting for pace bowler Rubel Hossain. Tamim was expected to give a positive show when they would begin their campaign with a three-day practice match against South Africa Invitation ... Read more
Jafar brings fresh air to football
Little over a year ago, Jafar Iqbal was busy playing for Dilkusha Sporting Club in Dhaka’s third division football league. In a massive turnaround to his career, Jafar found himself as the new footballing hero of Bangladesh on Monday when his two goals helped the Under-18 national team beat India in SAFF Under-18 Championship in ... Read more
Rubel stranded at home
Airlines deny Bangladesh pacer boarding pass Bangladesh’s plan for South Africa tour suffered a jolt before it started when the airlines that carried the team to Johannesburg refused to issue the boarding pass for paceman Rubel Hossain for lack of immigration clearance. Rubel returned from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday evening and could not ... Read more
Mashrafee shines in Khulna draw
Khulna captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza brought some life into a drawn game with a splendid piece of pace bowling on the final day of the National Cricket League first round match against Rangpur on Monday. Rajshahi became the only team to take a win from the first round as they made a massive turnaround to ... Read more
Kabaddi team to play in Nepal tourney
Bangladesh national kabaddi team will leave Dhaka today to participate in the International Friendship Men’s Kabaddi Tournament in Kathmandu, Nepal, scheduled to start from September 21. Bangladesh along with India, Sri Lanka and hosts Nepal will participate in the competition. National kabaddi team skipper Masud Karim was