The year 2012 is a tale of two halves for Siddikur Rahman, Bangladesh’s flag bearer in international golf. The man who became the first and only Bangladeshi to win an Asian Tour tile back in 2010 has produced some brilliant performances, threatened to win another title, but in the end fell to disappointing
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Talent hunt for Special Olympics held
Bibi Fatema was running at her utmost pace to clinch the title in the 200-metre race at BKSP, Chittagong Regional Centre premises yesterday. From the outside, it was hard to tell that this 18-year-old girl was mentally challenged, for the sheer desire and the effort she put in. And she was not alone, she was ... Read more
Muslim Mia wins gold in Korea Taekwondo
Bangladesh’s Muslim Mia won gold medal in –87kg category in the 7th Gyeongju Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships on Friday, informed Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation general secretary Mahmudul Islam Rana from Korea. Another Bangladeshi participant Imtiaz Hossain won silver in the same weight
Women’s handball
Holy Cross College, Mirpur Girl’s Ideal Laboratory Institute and Central Women’s College won their respective matches in the 15th Delta Life Women’s College/University Handball Tournament at the Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday. Holy Cross thrashed Lalmatia Women’s University College 12-0 after leading the first
Wanderers champs in women’s kabaddi
Dhaka Wanderers Club became champions of the Walton Refrigerator Women’s Kabaddi League by beating Jatrabari Krira Chakra 11-9 in the final at the Paltan Kabaddi Stadium on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jurain Janata Club finished
Siddik ends up in 18th place
Country’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman carded a poor six-over-par 78 in the final round as he went 13 places down to finish joint 18th in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in Taipei on Sunday. Siddik was in a commendable position after round three as he stood 5th in the competition, but lost his way in the ... Read more
Siddikur in 5th position
Siddikur Rahman was in joint fifth position after the third round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters with an aggregate score of one-over-par (217) on Saturday. The 27-year-old golfer posted a one-over-par 73 on the third day in relatively calm conditions at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club after two windy and chilly days when he ... Read more
Siddikur guts out the gust
Siddikur Rahman remained solid in the second round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters to remain one stroke off the leading pack which features three locals, one Korean and a Filipino. The 27-year old golfer matched his first round score of par (72) to post a par (144) after two days of testing conditions at the ... Read more
Chess bids for new life
The Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) is trying to convince sponsors to sign up again to support the sport following Bangladesh’s ever-best result in the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Standard Chartered Bank, Mercantile Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, United Insurance Company, who have a long association with the chess federation, pulled out their
Siddikur’s solid start
Ace Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman got off to a reasonable start in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club yesterday. The 27-year-old golfer, who had missed two cuts in a month alone largely due to bad starts in windy conditions, overcame his demons yesterday to finish the round in joint 13th ... Read more
Dual challenge for Siddikur
Siddikur Rahman is expected to be tested again this week as he will have to deal with a dip in form as well as windy conditions at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters starting today. Strong winds will put Siddikur to the test as gusts of over 30 kilometres per hour are expected to sweep the Taiwan ... Read more
Siddikur misses the cut again
Siddikur Rahman’s season is going pear-shaped as the flag-bearer of Bangladesh golf failed to make the cut for the second time this season and in space of three weeks. The 27-year old golfer racked up a sorry score of 4-over-par (146) at the end of the second round of the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open yesterday to ... Read more
Terrible start for Siddikur
Siddikur Rahman continued his recent sorry form at the Panasonic Open in the Japanese city of Hyogo yesterday, finishing the first round in joint 101st position with a distressingly ordinary round of two-over-par 73. The severity of Siddikur’s bad day was highlighted by the fact that leader Yuta Ikeda of
Players’ absence makes it a drab prize giving ceremony
The prize giving ceremony of Bangladesh Hockey Federation was held at the Falcon Hall at Tejgaon on Thursday with the absence of players making it a drab show, commented some guests. The BHF organised the programme to hand over the trophies of last three seasons of Premier Division Hockey leagues but they did not invite ... Read more
Siddik 37th in Taipei
Bangladesh’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman finished joint-37th after closing with one-under-par 71 at the rain-shortened Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei on Monday. Siddik stroked three birdies against two bogeys in the last round at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club which saw him move up from his 51st place and end with
Reality check for Siddikur
Bangladeshi ace golfer Siddikur Rahman is happy that he received a reality check ahead of his title bid at this week’s $500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship which starts at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club in Taipei on Thursday. The country’s history maker, who was the first from Bangladesh to win an Asian Tour ... Read more
Men’s best finish ever
Istanbul Chess Olympiad 2012 Men’s best finish ever Bangladesh’s men’s chess team recorded their best ever performance ever by finishing 33rd in the in the 40th Chess Olympiad that concluded at the Istanbul Expo Centre in Turkey yesterday. Their previous best finish was 34th in 2002 Chess Olympiad, while the last edition in 2010 in ... Read more
Siddikur’s late surge
Siddikur Rahman finished joint third in the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters which concluded in the Shah Alam province of Malaysia yesterday. After making the halfway cut right on the number, Bangladesh’s first winner on the Asian Tour capped a memorable comeback with two successive 66s to finish joint
Bangladesh blast into Rd 2
Bangladesh qualified for the second round of the Hockey World League by emerging unbeaten champions in Round 1 which concluded in Singapore yesterday. The Red and Green defeated Thailand 6-1 in their last match to maintain their 100 percent record in the tournament. Bangladesh had earlier beaten Hong Kong by the same margin in their ... Read more
End of a supreme carnival
London Olympic 2012 End of a supreme carnival At the end of a long, raucous night, it was inevitably the words of Lord Sebastian Coe that best summed up the last sixteen days of whirlwind madness in London. “When our time came, we did it right,” said Coe in his short and sweet speech towards ... Read more