Pacer Abu Jayed carried on his good form from the National Cricket League (NCL) to give his side, Islami Bank East Zone, a brilliant start on the first day of the Bangladesh Cricket League, the premier four-day competition of the country, yesterday.

Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim batted in the nets in Mirpur yesterday for the first time since he injured his right thumb in New Zealand.

Australia opener David Warner has wrested the top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen with a stupendous run in recent matches that is a warning for other teams in the year of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which will be held in the United Kingdom from 1-18 June.

Dhaka Gladiators made a flying start to the Federation Cup Basketball tournament with a massive 98-25 win over The Greggs Club in the opening match at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium yesterday.

The biggest-ever archery tournament in Bangladesh is set to begin when the inaugural ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship involving archers from 17 nations at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium today.

Mohammedan SC yesterday announced a 29-member squad for the upcoming Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup tournament with the inclusion of players from eight clubs of the Bangladesh Premier League.

Uttara Sporting Club outplayed Kalindi Krira Chakra by 174 runs in the First Division Cricket League at the Jahangirnagar University ground yesterday.

The Bangladesh Under-16 women's team yesterday got off to a winning start in Japan when they handed a 2-1 defeat to Sakai Academy in the lone practice match for the J-Green Sakai Lady's Festival, which is scheduled to get underway from tomorrow in Osaka.

The fifth version of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), a franchise-based four-team first class competition, will start from tomorrow.

The Federation Cup Basket-ball Tournament, involving top six clubs of the country, will get underway at the Dhanmondi Indoor Basketball Gymnasium this morning.

An unbeaten century from Mohammad Rakib helped Old DOHS Sports Club beat BKSP by 52 runs at the outer ground of the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) yesterday in the First Division Cricket League.

Could the one-off Test match between Bangladesh and India be shifted from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, whose cricket association is facing a cash crunch, to Kolkata?

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has called for a review of run-out rules following the bizarre dismissal of Neil Wagner in the second Test against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh U-16 women's football team will leave for Japan today to take part in the J-Green Sakai Lady's Festival as part of their preparation for September's AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand.

How smooth will be the conduct of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India scheduled to start on February 9 at the Rajiv Gandhi stadidm in southern Indian city of Hyderabad?

Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman remained an almost forgotten member in the team during Bangladesh's two Tests against New Zealand.

There are a number of avid promoters of Bangladesh cricket and former New Zealand captain Graham Dowling is one of them. He was one of the three-man ICC inspection team that visited Bangladesh in March 2000 to assess the country's application for Test status.

Pace bowler Kamrul Islam Rabbi was a fringe player on his Test debut against England in Chittagong last year.

Bangladesh's nine-wicket defeat in Christchurch brought an end to a terrible tour of New Zealand.

A double hattrick from Hridoy Hossain powered Narayanganj to a massive 9-0 win over Chuwadanga in the Agrani Bank 26th National Youth Hockey Championship at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.