Focus on WC spots as Super League begins

Arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club will take on table-toppers Abahani Limited at Fatullah in one of the three matches of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket’s super league that is beginning at three different venues today.

Rubel eyes happy World Cup journey

Pace bowler Rubel Hossain promised to bring some happy memories from the upcoming World Cup as he returned to training on Sunday putting behind his recent personal controversy.

Abahani snub rattles Jubair’s WC prospects

Dhaka Premier League frontrunners Abahani Limited sidelined prodigious leg-spinner Jubair Hossain in their recent matches, leaving his chance of making it to the World Cup squad bleak.

Bangladesh umpires not good enough

Bangladeshi umpires are not good enough to conduct matches at the highest level, said a senior official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday, adding that a massive improvement is needed to make them capable.

Zimbabwe fires coach after Bangladesh loss

Zimbabwe has sacked cricket coach Stephen Mangongo following the team’s whitewash defeat in Bangladesh,

Vijay, Rahane guide India to 311-4 on day 1

Murali Vijay scored 144 and shared a century stand with Ajinkya Rahane as India’s batsmen dictated terms to an Australian attack that fell short of expectations Wednesday on the opening day of the second test.

Rubel gets four-week bail

The High Court on Monday granted four weeks pre-arrest bail to national cricket team pacer Rubel Hossain in a case filed by film actress Naznin Akhter Happy.

Happy gives Rubel a condition for case withdrawal

appy said she had gone to Mirpur Police Station on Dec 5 to sue Rubel for cheating, but was dissuaded by some senior cricketers.“They told me at that time that they’ll arrange our marriage. But that didn’t happen,” she added.The actress alleged that Rubel had threatened to file a defamation suit if she lodged any complaint against him.

Actress accuses cricketer Rubel of rape

A 19-year old actress has filed a case against Bangladesh national team cricketer Rubel Hossain, with Mirpur police on Saturday, accusing him of having raped her.