DHAKA —The Bangbandhu T20 Cup, a five-team tournament, is all set to be deferred for one week in a bid to organize the tournament in grand style. The tournament is considered to be the second step for the Bangladesh Cricket…
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BCB gets good response for team sponsors of T20 Cup
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expected to finalize the team sponsors of the Bangabandu T20 Cup within some days as they have got a good response from some reputed companies of the country to sponsor the team. The Bangabandhu…
Bangabandhu Fed. Cup handball final tomorrow
DHAKA –Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence party takes on Bangladesh Police Handball Club in the final of Bangabandhu Federation Cup Handball competition (men’s) scheduled to be held tomorrow at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city. The…
President’s Cup hero Sumon Khan continues rich vein of form
DHAKA —Fast bowler Sumon Khan proved his BCB President’s Cup performance was not a fluke at all as he claimed 4-54 in a gem of pace bowling on the second and last day of the High Performance (HP) Unit’s two-day…
Veteran Sports Journalist Hannan Khan passes away
Dhaka, Nov 03- Veteran Sports Journalist, commentator, former cricketer and senior sportsroom editor of ATN Bangla MA Hannan Khan died Monday evening during treatment at the Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital.
Shakib to prove fitness to play T20 tournament
DHAKA — Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s return to the cricket won’t be straightforward as he would have to prove his fitness to play the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 tournament. Shakib who is in the USA with his family is set…
Akbar Ali hits ton in HP intra-squad’s two-day game
DHAKA — World Cup winning Under-19 skipper Akbar Ali hits form, cracking a century in the two-day High Performance intra-squad match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Thanks to Akbar Ali’s 161 ball-136, which included 20 fours and two…
Jamal sees lack of fitness among players
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team skipper Jamal Bhuyan said they have to work harder to raise the fitness level for the two friendly matches against Nepal. “Honestly the team is not fully effective at all …. today we played…
BCB waiting for Mashrafe’s fitness report
DHAKA — Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who is set to return to cricket with the upcoming Bangbandhu T20 tournament, sustained a hamstring injury, leaving him in an uncertain state to make a comeback to cricket. Mashrafe sustained the…
Bangabandhu Fed. Cup handball results
DHAKA – Bandarban District Sports Association and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence party won their respective matches of the Bangabandhu Federation Cup Handball competition (men’s) held today at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city. In the…
Elite sport in England exempt from fresh lockdown
LONDON – Elite sport will continue to be allowed behind closed doors despite a new month-long lockdown being imposed across England by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday. The strict series of measures reintroduced to try and curb rising…
Japan’s unbeaten ‘Monster’ Inoue KOs Moloney in Las Vegas debut
LOS ANGELES – Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue defended his unified WBA and IBF bantamweight world titles in his Las Vegas debut on Saturday with a seventh-round knockout of Australia’s Jason Moloney. The undefeated Japanese superstar floored Moloney with a shuddering punch…
World Cup hero Akbar trying to learn maximum from HP
DHAKA – Akbar who led Bangladesh Under-19 to lift the Youth World Cup earlier this year is focused on to hone his skill more as he believes he can’t only rest on the World Cup laurels for more days. Akbar…
Emon to go ‘step by step’ to achieve national call up
DHAKA – World Cup winning Under-19 star Parvez Hossain Emon sets his target to play for the national team but he knows it will not be a cake-walk. Emon so wants to go ‘step by step’ to fulfill his dream…
BCB wants International broadcast for T20 tournament
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants International broadcast for the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 tournament in a bid to make it a more gorgeous event. A total of 75 local cricketers will take part in the five-team competition. BCB…
Afridi leads Pakistan’s victory despite Taylor’s hundred
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed five wickets and Wahab Riaz took four as Pakistan thwarted a fighting Zimbabwe to win the first one-day international by 26 runs in Rawalpindi on Friday. Afridi finished with 5-49 while Riaz had…
Gayle fined for flinging bat after missing IPL century
DUBAI – West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been fined for throwing his bat in frustration after missing out on a record-extending seventh IPL century by one run. The 41-year-old, who became the first batsman in Twenty20 history to hit…
Ansar beat Team Handball in Bangabandhu Fed. Cup handball inaugural match
DHAKA – Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence party beat Team Handball Dhaka by 50-15 goals in the inaugural match of the Bangabandhu Federation Cup Handball competition (men’s) that has began from today at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium…
Players’ registration window for BPL begins tomorrow
DHAKA – The first players registration window for local and foreign players on the occasion of Bangladesh Premier League 2020-21 begins tomorrow (Sunday) and it will continue till December 15 in each working day at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)…
Australia’s Green, ‘best since Ponting’, gets nod for India ODIs, T20s
SYDNEY – Highly rated young all-rounder Cameron Green was Thursday included in Australia’s squad for their white-ball series against India, while Moises Henriques earned a recall. Green, 21, was a surprise inclusion for three ODIs and three Twenty20s starting next…
Bangabandhu Fed. Cup Handball begins Saturday
DHAKA -Bangabandhu Federation Cup Handball competition (men’s) begins from Saturday (Oct. 31) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city. A total of four teams – Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party, Bandarban District Sports…
Cricketers welcome Shakib on his return to cricket
DHAKA — The Bangladesh cricketers welcomed Shakib Al Hasan on his return to cricket ground after his ban was lifted, expecting that the ace all-rounder will rule the way he was used to. The return of one of the best…
Coach Jamie arrives to join national team’s camp
DHAKA -National football team’s head coach Jamie Day arrived today from the UK to join the ongoing national team’s training camp ahead of the Fifa friendlies against Nepal. Along with the head coach Day, two other foreign coaching staff —…
Twenty six youths to be given national youth award this year
DHAKA – State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today said the National Youth Day will be celebrated on Sunday (November 1) through various programmes across the country and on occasion of this day, twenty six successful…
Covid-19 prevent Shakib from missing more matches
DHAKA —Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan received a ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) a week before Bangladesh’s tour of India last year. Bangladesh in fact was preparing for the tour as Shakib was set to lead the side…
Topu finds everyone serious in training camp
DHAKA – National defender Topu Barman today said he found everyone serious in the ongoing national team’s training camp ahead of the Fifa friendlies against Nepal. “Our target is November 13 and 17 which will be held against Nepal ……
BCB’s T20 tournament to be named ‘Bangabandhu T20 Cup”
DHAKA —The Twenty20 tournament that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will launch in mid-November will be named as “Bangabandhu T20 Cup” to mark the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The BCB has invited…
‘Worst time to resign’ says under-fire Barca president
BARCELONA – Under-pressure Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu suggested Monday that “now would be the worst time” to leave his post. Bartomeu faces a vote of no confidence after turbulent times at the Camp Nou, not least the stand off…
Singh overcomes family tragedy to put Punjab back into IPL race
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates – Mandeep Singh batted through the innings just two days after the death of his father to see Punjab Kings XI to a fifth straight Indian Premier League. Singh hit 66 and Chris Gayle 51 as…
Shakib’s participation gives T20 tournament a new dimension
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)-organized Twenty20 tournament is set to get a new dimension because of the participation of the ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. The Poster Boy of Bangladesh cricket is set to return to competitive cricket…