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Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Borussia Dortmund’s record signing, scored one goal and set up another during his first 45 minutes for the club as Dortmund beat FC Basel 3-1 in a friendly on Wednesday, reports Soccernet. Mkhitaryan, 24, joined Dortmund from Shakhtar

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation signed a deal worth Tk 2 crore with the First Security Islami Bank to organise the National School Hockey Championship next year. After the national hockey team enjoyed some international success at the beginning of the year, the sport has received a lot of attention from the sponsors. Earlier,

Debadas Biswas Smrity Sangsad and Golden Chess Club are jointly leading the Philosophia 2nd Division Chess League securing six points each after the 3rd round matches held at the Chess Federation hall room on Wednesday.

Two pipes among 250 pipes at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium were unproductive due to a lack of maintenance which has potentially put the drainage system of the ground in trouble ahead of the World Twenty20 next year. The Bangladesh Cricket Board, however, dispelled the

A tripartite agreement between the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, First Security Islamic Bank and ATN Bangla will be signed today for the purpose of organising a nationwide school hockey tournament. The Tk two crore deal will be the biggest ever financial

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged champion in the Walton Invitational National Men’s Handball beating Bangladesh Police by 34-25 goals in the final at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Monday. They led the first half by 13-11 goals. Imdadul Haque

The state minister for youth and sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar, promised to resolve the ongoing crisis in hockey soon and requested the players to continue their training for the forthcoming Asia Cup. The assurance came when a group of national players led by national skipper Zahid Hossain called on the state minister at his office ... Read more

The Walton LED Television Umpires’ five-a-side hockey tournament came to an end on Sunday at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium as Abdul Malek Chunnu hockey five claimed a close 8-7 win over Ataul Haque Mallick hockey five in the final. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid attended the programme

Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh reached the final of the Walton Invitational National Men’s Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Sunday. They will meet each other in the final today at 3 pm at the

Ataul Haque Mallick Hockey Five confirmed their place in the final by pulling off an 11-5 win against Saber Ali Hockey Five in the semi-finals of the Walton LED Television Umpires five-a-side tournament on Saturday. In the other semi-final, Abdul Malek Chunnu Hockey Five

The Federation of International Hockey (FIH) expressed its worries over the prevailing situation surrounding the Bangladesh Hockey Federation. Uncertainty shrouds the governing body of hockey in the country, as not only has the new committee failed to take shape, but the accumulation of funds for

India got the better of Bangladesh by a score of 103-59 in the qualifiers of the third edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asian (South Asian zone) Championship at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Friday. India led by 58-13 points after the first half.

Bangladesh finished in 11th place in the Mixed Team Rapid chess at the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Incheon, South Korea on Friday. Bangladesh managed to gather 5 match points from their 5 matches, with 2 wins, 2 losses and a draw after the day’s 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds play.

Bangladesh defeated Thailand by 3.5-0.5 points in the 2nd round of the Mixed Team Rapid Chess of the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games held in South Korean city Incheon on Thursday. After the day’s 1st and 2nd round matches, Bangladesh earned 2 match points. In the day’s 2nd round, IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar

The Walton Invitational National Men’s Handball Tournament will begin on Saturday at the Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium. Chittagong Metropolis will meet Chapainawabganj District in the opening match on Saturday afternoon.

Chess players IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar and GM Niaz Murshed could only finish 18th and 19th respectively in the men’s individual event of the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games held in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday. Sagar and Niaz earned four points each from seven games.

Bangladesh national hockey team’s Pakistani coach Naveed Alam arrived in Dhaka on Monday and put pen to paper a day later at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium. Naveed expressed his hope of implementing teamwork in the national team and was also confident about displaying a good exhibition of hockey in the

The qualifying round of the third edition of the International Basketball Federation’s Under 16 (male) Asia Championship (South Asian zone) will get underway from today at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium. India will take on the Maldives in the first game at 6:00 pm,

The World Sports Journalist Day in Bangladesh along with 167 countries was celebrated on Tuesdayin a befitting manner. Bangladesh Sports Press Association an affiliated organization of International Sports Press Association organised a function in this connection

Sagar drew with FM Oo Zaw of Myanmar while GM Niaz suffered a shock defeat against IM Nguyen Duc Hoa of Vietnam in the 5th round of men’s individual of 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held on Tuesday in Incheon in South Korea. After the day’s 5th round matches, Niaz and Sagar earned ... Read more