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10-time champions Abahani Limited and last year’s runners up Usha KC both made winning starts in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Usha, also the champion of the recently concluded Club Cup, clinched a 9-1 victory over Dhaka Wanderers Club. Penalty corner specialist Mamunur Rahman Chayan

The Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League will begin today without four clubs, including last year’s champions Mohammedan Sporting Club. Mohammedan, Mariner Young’s Club, Wari Club and Bangladesh Sporting Club decided not to participate in any hockey-related activities under the existing

A one-over-par 73 on Friday further pushed back Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman’s position in the standings of the King’s Cup after the second round’s play in Hua Hin, Thailand. Siddik, who was tied for 31st position along with 11 other golfers after the opening round, slid to joint-35th position on Friday. Birdies in the 4th, 10th ... Read more

Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman hit a one-under-par 71 in the opening round of the King’s Cup in Hua Hin, Thailand and is currently six strokes behind co-leaders Prom Meesawat of Thailand and Rikard Karlberg of Sweden. Siddik bogeyed the first and eighth holes around a birdie on the sixth to sit at one-over after nine holes, ... Read more

Usha Krira Chakra retained the Club Cup Hockey trophy with 3-1 victory over Abahani Limited at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. The win gave Usha Krira Chakra their fourth Club Cup title, putting them level with Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited in nine editions of the tournament.

The San Antonio Spurs denied Minnesota 104-86 on Sunday in the Timberwolves’ attempt to earn a winning season record, reports Reuters. Despite playing without guard Manu Ginobili, who is still day-to-day with a sore hamstring, and reserve guard Danny Green, who left the game in the second

Ace Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman will look to end the season on a high as he departed for Thailand on Sunday to take part in the King’s Cup golf tournament. The tournament is scheduled to get underway on January 16 at Black Mountain Golf Club and this will be Siddik’s last competition of the season ... Read more

The women’s national kabaddi team departs for Andhra Pradesh, India today for the Invitational Women’s Kabaddi Tournament from January 14-18. Captain Shahnaz Parvin said on Sunday that she hoped her side would produce strong results in the competition, having trained together for the last two

Ajax SC moved to the semifinal of the Club Cup Hockey Tournament as the runners up side of Group A despite losing their last group match 1-10 against Usha KC at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Both Ajax and Azad SC ended their group campaign with a point but the former went through courtesy goal ... Read more

Usha Krira Chakra will bring in four Indian players to boost their team strength before the UCBL Club Cup Hockey final, a team official said on Friday. Usha have signed Azitesh Roy, Roshon Minz, Dibakar Ram and Sukhjit Singh for the rest of the season. All of the new additions except goalkeeper Singh

Sonali Bank confirmed their semi-final berth in the Club Cup Hockey tournament with a 4-1 win over the Dhaka Wanderers at the Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Their big win also clinched a spot in the last four for title favourites Abahani Limited, who are due to face Sonali Bank in the group-deciding ... Read more

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club’s Nigerian marksman Darlington Emeka continued his scoring run with a hat-trick on Wednesday, giving his side a 4-1 victory over Brothers Union. After a 3-1 victory over Chittagong Abahani in their first match, Sheikh Jamal produced another stellar display in their second match of the Bangladesh

Defending champions Usha Krira Chakra managed a convincing 13-1 victory over Azad Sporting in their first group B match in the UCBL Club Cup Hockey at the Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Penalty corner specialist and national team captain Mamunur Rahman Chayan scored four goals for Usha, while fellow national players Zahid Bin Talib,

The Bangladesh Olympic Association will begin the first phase of its specialised training programme on January 10 with 26 athletes from four disciplines – shooting, boxing, archery and taekwondo – taking part to prepare for upcoming international events. The BOA is also planning to start the second

Rallying from a nine-point, third-quarter deficit, the Miami Heat earned a 102-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors, reports Reuters. LeBron James led the Heat (26-8) with 30 points. Toronto (16-16) got a team-high 26 points from guard DeMar DeRozan. Toronto had its five-game win streak snapped

Sadharan Bima on Monday pulled out from the Club Cup Hockey Tournament, just one day before the tournament starts at the Moulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium today. The team decided not to take part in the tournament due to the current political situation. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation decided to proceed

Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman attained 12th position in the Masters event of the 89th Hastings International Chess Congress. Held at Horntye Park in East Sussex, England, Zia earned 6 points in the tournament after the conclusion of the ninth and final round. In the final round, Zia defeated England’s Knott Simon on Saturday. GM ... Read more

GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh drew his seventh round game in the Masters event of the 89th Hasting International Chess Congress-2013 in Horntye Park, Hastings, East Sussex in England on Friday. Zia drew with FM Croad Nicolas of New Zealand and pushed his collection to four points, according to a Bangladesh Chess Federation press release

Bangladeshi FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman finished fifth in the Open Under-10 Classic category at the World Youth Chess Championships in Al-Ain, UAE on Saturday after beating Mongolia’s Ganerdene Suger in the 11th round. Fahad finished with 8.5 points out of a possible 11 after the final round on Saturday. The ten-year-old Bangladeshi also placed second

Bangladesh’s Fide Master Fahad Rahman moved to 10th position in the World Youth Chess Championship being held in Al Ain, UAE. In the 10th round of the competition, Fahad, who is participating in the Under-10 category, beat Dobrikov Marco of Germany to take his tally to 7.5 points. Fahad was playing against Ganerden Sugar of Mongolia in ... Read more