After spending one season in the top-tier of Bangladesh's professional football structure, Brothers Union were relegated to the Bangladesh Championship League on Saturday.
Favourites Bashundhara Kings will look to add a new feather to their burgeoning cap when they take on defending champions Mohammedan in the final of the Federation Cup at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh today.
Abahani Limited caught up with archrivals Mohammedan in points in the Bangladesh Premier League with a massive 7-1 win over Brothers Union after the Black and Whites surrendered a two-goal lead to play out an exciting 3-3 draw against Rahmatganj MFS today.
As Bashundhara Kings celebrated their historic fifth consecutive top-tier league title on Saturday, their closes rivals Mohammedan and Abahani – two of the most illustrious football clubs of the country – were left to rue the disparaging financial stability between the champions and the rest of the teams in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Bashundhara Kings today created a piece of history in Bangladesh’s domestic football by winning a fifth-consecutive Bangladesh Premier League title with a 2-1 win against title-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh.
Defending champions Mohammedan came from behind to confirm their final berth in the Federation Cup with a 2-1 win over Bangladesh Police FC in the first semifinal at the Shaheed Birshreshtha Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Tuesday.
Bashundhara Kings extended their lead at the top of the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-0 win over Sheikh Jamal DC as second-placed Mohammedan Sporting Club were held to a goalless draw by Bangladesh Police FC on Saturday.
Rony struck a career-best 141 off 131 deliveries while Mahidul Islam Ankon’s 50 and Mehedi Hasan Miraz’s brisk cameo, a 29-ball 53, helped Mohammedan to 317 for six
Mohammedan Sporting Club sought the intervention of youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon for justice over the title-deciding match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League against Abahani, claiming that the club is not getting cooperation from Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
With this outcome, the Sky Blues equalled Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club with 37 points from 15 matches each and set up a play-off clash to decide the title, according to the bylaws.
League leaders Mohammedan moved closer to reclaiming the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League title with a hard-fought 6-5 victory over Usha Krira Chakra in the penultimate Super Six phase match in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club broke league leaders Mohammedan's unbeaten run in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 3-2 win in a crucial Super Six match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday as the league resumeed following the Eid break.
Holders Mohammedan Sporting Club survived a scare to advance to the Federation Cup semifinals, defeating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra 2-1 in the first quarterfinals in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
Prime Bank’s Tamim Iqbal struck an 83-ball 65 while in-form opener Parvez Hossain struck his third DPL ton this season, notching a 111-ball 110. Shabbir Rahman struck 39 as well but after the 122-run opening stand and the 96-run third-wicket stand, wickets fell regularly as Prime Bank managed 279 all out.
For Abahani, Rumman Sarkar scored a brace and Pushkar Khisa Mimo netted one goal
Bashundhara Kings ended their first round of matches in the Bangladesh Premier League om top of the table with a 1-1 draw against Sheikh Russel KC at the Bashundhara Kings Arena after country's traditional rivals Mohammedan SC and Abahani shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday.
A second-half brace from Emmanuel Sunday powered defending champions Mohammedan to a 2-1 win over Abahani, thereby clainching the top spot in Group B, on the final match day of group stage of the Federation Cup at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
“I call the hockey league ‘Dhaka Olympics’, because it happens once every two-three years,” said veteran hockey player Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, poking fun at the irregular nature of the Premier Division Hockey League which is set to be held after a gap of over two years.
Mohammedan Sporting Club ended Bashundhara Kings' unbeaten home record with a 1-0 win in a fascinating Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.