Ahead of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, Bangladesh’s head coach Russell Domnigo said he sees a great opportunity for the Tigers to beat the hosts for the first time. The series will commence with the ODI on March 20 at Dunedin. The other ODIs will be played on March
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Mosaddek ruled out from practice game due to knee injury
Mosaddek Hossain has been ruled out of the intra-squad practice game of the Bangladesh national team due to a knee injury. The all-rounder picked up the injury during the first practice session of Bangladesh team in Queenstown, confirmed Rabeed Imam, the media manager of the team for the New Zealand tour. Bangladesh
No BPL before 2022: BCB director
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s most lucrative domestic cricket event, will not be held in 2021. A spokesperson for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed this to the media on Saturday. The last edition of BPL, for the year 2019, concluded in January 2020. The 2020 edition was supposed to take place
Olympics: Vaccination not required for athletes
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach reiterated Friday that vaccination for the coronavirus will not be a requirement for athletes competing at the Tokyo Games following concerns about the slow pace of the vaccine rollout in Japan. With the Olympic host nation having faced delays securing vaccine doses, there is a
Mashrafe joins list of WEF’s new Young Global Leaders
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the most successful captain of Bangladesh cricket, on Wednesday joined the list of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) compiled by the World Economic Forum. Announcing its 2021 class of YGLs, the WEF said these are the world's most promising 112 tomorrow's leaders under the age of 40 and
Tigers off to Queenstown after quarantine
Bangladesh cricket team were on their way to Queenstown from Christchurch after their 14-day quarantine ended. They will stay in Queenstown before the first match of the three-match ODI series kicks off in Dunedin on March 20. ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said the end of the quarantine was a relief for them.
Bangladesh announces team for Tri-Nation Football in Nepal
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Tuesday named 24 players, including five new faces, to form a team to play in the Tri-Nation Football Tournament in Nepal. The tournament, also involving host Nepal and Kyrgyzstan, will be held in Kathmandu from March 23-29. National captain Jamal Bhuiyan, now playing in the Indian I-League for
Threatening Shakib: HC asks why Mohsin shouldn’t be granted bail
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why Mohsin Talukdar, who had threatened to kill cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, should not be granted bail. The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md. Badruzzaman issued the rule. Deputy Attorney General Dr Mohammad Bashir
Tigers to leave isolation and move free in New Zealand
The Bangladesh team will be free to move around from Wednesday, a Bangladesh Cricket Board statement reads after completion of the managed isolation and quarantine in New Zealand. The Bangladesh team is now in New Zealand to play a three-match ODI and as many as T20Is against the blackcaps. The series