Bangladesh Army clinched the title of the Walton Refrigerator Independence Day Hockey beating Bangladesh Navy by 3-2 goals in final at the Maolana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. The winners led the first half by 1-0 goal. Milon Hossain scored a brace in the 61st and 64th
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Zia finishes 44th in Dubai Open Chess
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman finished 44th position in the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Monday evening. Zia earned 5.5 points out of nine matches while Russian GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr emerged champion with 7.5 points in the event.
Injuries to athletes a concern for Games
Traditionally the mother of all disciplines, the track and field, usually starts in the last days of any Games but the upcoming 8th Bangladesh Games will break the ritual and athletics will instead be held from the beginning of the Games. To make matters worse, some star athletes are suffering
Independence Day Hockey
Bangladesh Navy beat Bangladesh Army by 2-1 goals in the last league match of the Walton Refrigerator Independence Day Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Monday. With the day’s result, Navy reached the final of the meet as they finished second in the five-team fray securing six points while Bangladesh Army tops ... Read more
Zia beat Indian GM Anurag in Dubai Open Chess
Bangladesh Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman beat Indian GM Anurag in the 8th round match of the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship in Dubai on Sunday night. With this win, Zia earned 5.5 points from eight matches. Zia was scheduled to play Georgian GM Pantsulaia Levan
BOA left to dry by NSC
The Bangladesh Olympic Association carried out some renovation works with their own funds due to little interest shown by the National Sports Council ahead of the upcoming 8th edition of the Bangladesh Games. The Bangladesh Games will have 31 disciplines,
Labib Cup golf tournament concludes
The two-day long Labib Cup golf tournament ended at the Ghatail Shaheed Salauddin Cantonment golf course in Tangail on Saturday with Major Gen. SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, ndu, psc elected champion. A total of 60 players under 11 golf clubs of Bangladesh
GM Zia loses to Indian GM
Bangladeshi Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman lost to Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta in the 6th round match of the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship on Friday. Zia earned 3.5 points from six matches. Zia is scheduled to meet GM Mohannad Farhan of Jordan
Top athletes lacking preparation
The top athletes of Bangladesh are sceptical about their success in the forthcoming Bangladesh Games as they did not have enough preparation for the formerly quadrennial meet, which will be held this month after a gap of more than a decade. Shooter Sharmin Akhter Ratna, athlete Mohon Khan, swimmer
Good start for Zia in Dubai Open Chess
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman won his first round matches in the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday last. In the first round matches, Zia won against Faranka Khaled of Lebanon. A total of 194 players, including 38 Grandmasters,
Bangladesh finish runners up in U-16 Asian hockey
The Bangladesh under-16 hockey team went down fighting in the final of the five-a-side Under-16 Asia Cup in Singapore as they suffered a 3-5 defeat at the hands of Pakistan on Sunday although they won the hearts of many in a memorable campaign. Trailing 2-0 in the first half, Ashraful, Rumman
Bangladesh Games logo, mascot unveiled
The Bangladesh Olympic Association unveiled the logo and mascot of the 8th Bangladesh Games on Sunday. The Games will be held from April 20 to 28. The mascot of the 2002 Bangladesh Games was `Deer’, but this time the officials chose a ‘Squirrel’ with a games medal around its neck and showing
Siddik finishes joint 10th in Panasonic Open
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman capped a fine comeback in round four of the Panasonic India Open in New Delhi on Sunday to finish joint 10th in the leaderboard headed by Australia’s Wade Ormsby. Siddik shot three-under par 69 on the final day of the US$300, 000 event to improve on his third day position of ... Read more
Siddik slips to 14th place
Siddikur Rahman continued his indifferent form at the Panasonic India Open in New Delhi as he slid to 14th position in the leaderboard after the end of round three on Thursday. The Bangladesh golfer began the day from the seventh position and started well as he hit a birdie in the 1st hole but he ... Read more
Bangladesh storm into U-16 Asian hockey final
The Bangladesh under-16 hockey team continued their sparkling form in the U-16 Hockey Asia Cup in Singapore to reach the final against Pakistan, to be played today. Bangladesh confirmed their place in the final after overcoming Japan 8-5 in the semi-final on Saturday while Pakistan thumped Malaysia 6-0 in the other last-four clash on the ... Read more
State of swimming and athletics in dire straits
Athletics and swimming, the two key disciplines of the forthcoming Bangladesh Games, are unlikely to match international standard due to a lack of proper equipment and poor venue management. The Games, scheduled from April 20 to 28, will begin with track and field, breaking a long tradition which saw the events being taken place always ... Read more
Mixed day for Siddik
Bangladesh’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman made an inconsistent start in the Panasonic Open at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi as he was jointly sharing the seventh spot with four other golfers after the end of the second round’s play on Friday. Siddik fired one-under-par 71 in the four-day long US$ 300,000 event,
Bangladesh crush Kazakhs 26-1 in U-16 Asian hockey
Bangladesh junior hockey team continued their winning run in the U-16 Asia Cup Hockey as they crushed Kazakhstan by 26-1 goals in their third group match held in Singapore on Friday. Apart from Dwin Islam scored five goals, Rezaul Karim Babu, Nayeem Uddin, Ashik Mahmud Sagar netted four goal each while Ashraful Islam
Games preparation yet to gather pace
BOA yet to finalise events, sponsors back out from promise With barely two weeks to go, the preparation for the forthcoming Bangladesh Games is yet to gather any momentum as most works are still confined in the table. The Bangladesh Olympic Association is scheduled to orgnaise the event from April 20 to 28 after more ... Read more
Siddik finishes 5th in Bangkok
Siddikur Rahman’s dream of second Asian Title remained still a dream as he finished fifth in the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic in Bangkok on Sunday, carding a final-round three-under-par 69. Though the premier Bangladeshi golfer started the day with a bogey in the third hole, he hit birdies in the 4th, 6th, 17th and in ... Read more