Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani left for Maldives yesterday to play their fifth match of the AFC Cup against Maziya Sports and Recreation Club.

Mohammedan Sporting Club have been drawn in the group of death of the Walton Federation Cup as they found last edition's runners-up Arambagh KS and Independence Cup champions Chittagong Abahani as the other group matches when the draw for the 12-team event was held at the Bangladesh Football Federation headquarters yesterday.

Title contenders Abahani will take on holders Sheikh Jamal DC in a crucial tie of JB Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.

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.

Zahid Hossain scored twice as Chittagong Abahani moved to the top of the JB Bangladesh Premier League with a 3-1 win against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

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.

Title aspirants Abahani have a close shave as they just manage a 1-1 draw against Muktijoddha Sangsad in their JB Bangladesh Premier League encounter.

Abahani Limited, led by Tamim Iqbal become the Dhaka Premier League 2016 champions when they trounce Prime Bank Cricket Club by 115 runs at Mirpur today.

Abahani Limited led by Tamim Iqbal make short work of Nadif Chowdhury’s Victoria Sporting Club and win their match at Mirpur by six wickets today.

Dinesh Karthik has been out of the Indian side for about two years now, but the wicketkeeper batsman is not losing sleep over it.

The fate of last Sunday's Super League fixture between Abahani and Prime Doleshwar, which was postponed as the umpires had reportedly 'fallen sick' in the middle of the game, is likely to be decided by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) within this week.

Abahani's foreign recruit Yusuf Pathan begins his stint in the Dhaka Premier League on a good note as he hit a half-century to lead the Dhanmondi outfit to a crucial win.

Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan arrived in the capital last night to bolster Abahani ahead of today's crucial Dhaka Premier League encounter against Prime Bank Cricket Club at BKSP.

Mosaddek Hossain becomes the hero with an unbeaten 35-ball 57 and the batsman gives an interesting explanation about why he had taken off his helmet during the last over against pacer Forhad Reza, in which he went on to hit a four and six off the last two deliveries.

Mahmudul Hasan did not make as much impact as expected after his stint as captain of the Bangladesh Under-19 team. But he displayed his quality during his match-winning hundred against Abahani.

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.

Sabbir Rahman’s scintillating hundred lifts his team Prime Bank Cricket Club to 318 for 9 against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at Mirpur.

Muktar Ali hit a six when four runs were needed off the last ball against Abahani in their Dhaka Premier League match at Mirpur. The day's other matches at Fatullah and Savar also went down to the wire in an entertaining day of the country's premier 50-over competition.

Playing for Abahani Limited against Kalabagan Krira Chakra, Bangladesh Test leg-spinner Jubair Hossain spun his way to six for 34 on the Dhaka Premier League's opening day, setting up a seven-wicket win for his side.

The ongoing heat wave is hitting the cricketers hard as they practise for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League. One of them is even hoping for rain in order to get some relief