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Abahani in their bid to regain the title saw another setback when they were forced to share points with lowly Farashganj Sporting Club  in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday. After the draw, Abahani managed to earn 14 points from eight outings with only four victories and two draws and suffered two defeats. Abahani in fact had their tough ...

Farashganj 0 – 0 Abahani Sk Russel 2 – 1 Feni Soccer Title contenders Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra moved to second position in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier league after coming out with a 2-1 victory against Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Having shrugged off the disappointment of a 2-2 draw against Farashganj, the former champions played ...

Bangladesh are likely to host the bilateral series between India and Pakistan after the two archrivals are closer to break the ice of their cricketing relations. Last time the two countries played a bilateral series was in 2007 when India hosted Pakistan. The current series might be comprised of several ODIs, Tests and Twenty20 matches as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ...

Emdad Rahman : Scintilla Cricket Club – the reigning Essex County Cricket League Premier Division champions have made a winning start to the new cricket season. In the seasons curtain raiser the current Premier Division holders saw off Aztecs who chose to bat after winning the toss. Aztecs reached 240/10 from 45 overs with Monish scoring 68 and Irfan adding 40. ...

Emdad Rahman : On the start of the league season Scintilla Cricket Clubs second XI emulated the achievements of the senior team by notching up a win in the seasons opener. In the opening Essex County Cricket League fixture Scintilla saw off Aztec Cricket Club at the London Marathon Playing Fields. Scintilla 2nd won the toss and decided to bat. ...

Emdad Rahman : Scintilla Cricket Club were honoured for their extraordinary 2014 Premier Division triumph as the Barking & Dagenham team were invited to The Essex County Ground to watch Essex Cricket Club continue the push for promotion in their County Championship fixture against Gloucestershire. The team were invited onto the pitch at lunch where the famous trophy was presented ...

Bangladesh in-form paceman Rubel Hossain ruled out of the second and final Test of the Dan Cake Bangladesh and Pakistan series due to a side strain. Rubel Hossain was replaced by another pace bowler Abul Hasan Raju. During the fourth day of the first Test of the series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna Rubel sustained side strain ...

Bangladesh iconic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his optimism about playing good cricket and said that they want to maintain the continuation of their present form of cricket in coming days. “Bangladesh team are playing a very good cricket. I hope that we are able to maintain its continuation in days to come. You all pray for us,” said Shakib ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev on micro-blogging site Twitter and concurred with the latter on lauding the efforts of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in carrying out relief operations in earthquake-hit Nepal. “Agree with you @therealkapildev. We’re proud of the efforts of our forces and other agencies. Great seeing you on Twitter. Hope ...

The club anthem Blue is the Colour resounded around a joyful Stamford Bridge and champagne flowed as Chelsea clinched their first Premier League title for five years with a typically stubborn 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday. There was no show-boating from Jose Mourinho’s ruthlessly efficient side and there were a few jitters as they held on to Eden ...