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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Bangladesh's wait for completing a full circle of victories against all Test playing nations was extended to at least one more match as the Tigers went down to England by two wickets in the closely fought second match of the Beximco ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.Inspired by ...
(read more) Thursday, February 25th, 2010India's Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in the 2,962-match history of one-day internationals to make a double century when he scored 200 not out against South Africa here on Wednesday.Three Indians -- Tendulkar, current captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and former skipper Sourav Ganguly -- are responsible for four of ...
(read more) Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Bangladesh capped off their best-ever performance in the South Asian Games with a dream gold in football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday where the men's team thrashed Afghanistan 4-0 in the final much to the delight of a packed home crowd.Bangladesh scored twice in each half to make sure ...
(read more) Saturday, February 6th, 2010Bangladesh fired blank when it came to winning a gold on the eight day of the 11th South Asian Games yesterday.However the men's football team of the hosts went one step closer to ending a long gold drought after scoring a 1-0 win against India in the first semifinal at ...
(read more) Monday, February 1st, 2010After firing blank on Saturday, Bangladesh put their name on the medals table yesterday when weightlifter Akramul Huq won the silver in the 56kg category and their men's cycling team clinched bronze away at Khulna.But as expected the Indian gold rush in the 11th South Asian Games has just began. ...
(read more) Saturday, January 30th, 2010The 11th South Asian Games got underway with a dazzling opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday with thousand of athletes and performers taking part in the three-and-a-half hour programme.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared the 12-day regional sports extravaganza open. Bangladesh had hosted the event in 1985 and 1993.The ...
(read more) Monday, January 25th, 2010Those who switched on their TV sets a little late for the Dhaka Test yesterday morning, were in for a shock. Bangladesh are five down for 53 within an hour of play is not what you would expect after the hosts had decided to bat first on a placid track.But ...
(read more) Sunday, January 24th, 2010Bangladesh and India will form a joint coordination committee, in light of the recently signed three security-related agreements, with representatives of their law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat international terrorism, organised crimes and cross-border drug trade.The committee will be constituted under the aegis of the home ministries of the ...
(read more) Friday, January 22nd, 2010Mushfiqur Rahim smashed his maiden hundred to entertain the crowd on the fifth and final day of the first Test but the Tigers still suffered a 113-run defeat against India at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.Hot on the heels of a top-order collapse, the wicketkeeper-batsman took charge to salvage ...
(read more) Wednesday, January 20th, 2010India bounced back strongly to seize the control of the first Test at the end of the third day's play following poor batting show from the Tigers at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.Mahmudullah Riyad (69) and Mushfiqur Rahim (44) struck 108 runs for the seventh wicket, but it was ...
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