With their image tarnished and performance in the field reaching its nadir, the once revered Mohammedan Sporting Club officials finally realised that it was about time to work together to revive the club's image.

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.

The word derby bears special significance on a sporting field. The Manchester derby, the Milan derby, the Madrid derby and many other sporting clashes have been cherished across the football world for ages.

Where once excitement reached a fever pitch, there is hardly any anticipation now ahead of today's Bangladesh Premier League encounter between traditional rivals Abahani and Mohammedan SC -- the first of the season between the once bitter foes.

Mohammedan SC keep their winning spree intact in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League as they hand an emphatic 8-0 defeat to Shadharan Bima in one of two fixtures at the Manulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.

Mohammedan Sporting Club come up trumps in the prize fight with archrivals Abahani Limited as their bowlers set up a thumping eight-wicket victory in the Dhaka Premier League sixth-round match.

A century by former national opener Anamul Haque takes Gazi Group Cricketers to victory over a misfiring Cricket Coaching School, an all-round show from Victoria Sporting Club eclipses a fighting total from Kalabagan Cricket Academy, while the third match between Mohammedan SC and Rupganj is postponed to the reserve day because of a wet outfield.

Bangladesh pocket battleship and captain of Mohammedan Sporting Club Mushfiqur Rahim leads from the front with a timely century but can not prevent his side being beaten by Victoria Sporting Club by two wickets in the latest round of matches in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2016.

A last-ball six that produced a tie, a return to form for Mushfiqur Rahim, and a thumping defeat for a newcomer. Here is the wrap of the day's Dhaka Premier League matches.