BCB may name captain today
November 21, 2010
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is likely to select the captain of the Tigers for the upcoming one-day series against Zimbabwe when it sits at a meeting today, officials.
With the World Cup cricket just 90 days away, the decision may well give an indication of who will be taking the honour of leading Bangladesh on home soil in the showpiece Read more
ICC Cricket World cup history
November 21, 2010
The 1979 World Cup was not an advert for close finishes, unlike its predecessor which had two cliff-hangers, both involving the eventual champions West Indies. Here West Indies swept through the tournament in an even more dominant fashion than in 1975. England, the other team in the final, had to fight tooth and nail to put one over the Kiwis in the semifinal Read more
Chess the bright spot
November 21, 2010
Women’s chess team were the only bright spot for Bangladesh as the mediocre performance by the athletes continued in the Asian Games which passed the eighth day on Saturday.
In the chess team events in Guangzhou, China, Bangladesh women’s team outshone the men’s team as they beat Turkmenistan, but the men’s team were defeated by Read more
Eves settle for cricket silver
November 20, 2010
Bangla-desh’s hopes of winning the first Asian gold medal were severely dented when its women’s cricket team crashed to a 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the final at Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Friday.
The defeat meant Bangladesh has to remain content with silver, which is, however Read more
Siddik ends on a high
November 16, 2010
Siddikur Rahman bagged a handsome $57,900 after his astonishing performance in the fourth and final round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Monday.
Despite a gallant effort in the last round, Siddik finished in the 25th position jointly with six golfers. After resuming the remaining seven holes on Monday morning the only Read more
Inter-club player transfers start
November 7, 2010
The inter-club player transfers for the Dhaka Premier League got underway on a cool note with no big teams arriving in the market on the first day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.
Reigning champions Mohammedan SC and their arch-rivals Abahani are expected to hit the transfer market on Sunday. Read more
Fountain of hope
November 7, 2010
Abdur Razzak, hardly the captain’s most trusted fielder, never ran so fast, that too under a swerving ball that hasn’t yet passed over his shoulder. Grant Elliott’s top-edged sweep off Shakib Al Hasan that took off over square-leg began its abrupt descent while Razzak was still a few metres short of being under it.
A moment later, he just about held on to the catch, Read more
Bangladesh take on Uzbekistan today
November 7, 2010
Bangla-desh will have to rely on a makeshift left-back due to the unavailability of Wali Faisal and Mishu when they play their Group E opener against Uzbekistan in the Asian Games football in Guangzhou today.
Skipper and goalkeeper Aminul may also miss the match as he skipped the final training session due to viral fever. Read more
Tigers survive another injury scare
November 7, 2010
Bangladesh survived another injury scare after wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim suffered a minor injury during the practice session on Saturday.
Mushfique picked up the injury while batting in the net, due to misunderstanding between him and the trainer, who was releasing the balls from the Read more
Nat’l players to play NCL 2nd phase
November 7, 2010
The national players are likely to play in the second phase of the National Cricket League one-day competition that begins tomorrow.
“It has been decided that they will play all the matches of the second phase of the tournament,” said BCB tournament committee chairman Gazi Ashraf Hossain yesterday. Read more