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A 15-member Bangladesh cricket team will fly to Guangzhou on Friday night with the hope of reaching the final of the first ever Twenty20 format cricket event in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. In the midst of intense discussion on whether cricket will be a part of the 2014 Games or not, Bangladesh ... Read more

North South University retained the title of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University football with a 4-0 thrashing of Independent University in the final at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. Ridoy scored a brace while Birol and Shawon scored one goal apiece for the winners. Independent University had a bright start with their playmaker Hameem creating havoc ... Read more

Golfer Siddikur Rahman could not continue his consistent performance as he struggled in the third round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Saturday. Siddik, who resumed the second round game early in the morning to finish off his last four holes after rain and bad light had interrupted the second day’s play, had to start ... Read more

Bangladesh will formally open their campaign in the Asian Games that got underway on Friday in Guangzhou, China with five disciplines – shooting, weightlifting, chess, wushu and billiard. Already eliminated in football, Bangladesh athletes will also compete in 10 other disciplines in archery, athletics, boxing, cricket, football (already eliminated), golf, hockey,

In his famous play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare observed that there is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. After yesterday, The Daily Star would surely concur. Just a month after they bagged the DRU-Rapid Securities football title, and a day before they

Siddikur Rahman, the top professional golfer of Bangladesh, was impressive again in the rain-interrupted second round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Friday. At the Serapong golf course in Singapore, Siddik started the day on a bad note hitting a boggy at the third hole but came back strongly to hit three

Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman was on top of his game with a score of 4 under per in the opening round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Thursday. Siddik was lying in 25th position at the end of the rain-hit inaugural day of the $6 million tournament. The event’s elite field comprises world number three Martin ... Read more

A swashbuckling all-round performance from Nazmul Alam Nobin steered The Daily Star to the final of the DRU-Pepsi Media Cup cricket tournament with a convincing three-wicket win over defending champions Channel i at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. The Daily Star will play the final today against Daily Destiny, who thrashed Daily Jugantor by ... Read more

Independent University and International University of Business Agriculture and Technology reached the final of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football with contrasting semi-final victories at the Kamalapur stadium on Thursday. In the first semi-final, Independent University defeated United International University 4-2 while IUBAT beat last year’s champions North South University 6-5 in

The Citi Cup Golf Tournament 2010, organised by Citibank NA Bangladesh, started at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday. Director General of DGFI Lt General Mollah Fazle Akbar inaugurated the tournament in presence of Citi Bank country officer in Bangladesh Mamun Rashid, chief executive officer of Kurmitola Golf Club Col (retd) SM Shawkat Ali, acting ... Read more

DRU-Pepsi Media Cricket The Daily Star breeze into semis The Daily Star romped into the semifinals of the DRU-Pepsi Media cricket tournament, outplaying Daily Kaler Kantha by 49 runs at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Batting first, The Daily Star put on a massive total of 97 runs without losing any wicket in ... Read more

The Bangladesh Women’s cricket team was scheduled to leave Dhaka last night to take part in the 16th Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, China. Bangladesh has been slated in Group B along with Hong Kong, Nepal and Japan while Group A comprises of Pakistan, Thailand and

The Daily Star moved into the quarterfinals of the DRU-Pepsi Media Cup cricket tournament with a nine-run victory over Independent TV at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Batting first, Daily Star put up a fighting total of 66 for the loss of four wickets with an unbeaten 31 from eventual man-of-the-match Nazmul Alam Nobin. ... Read more

Bangladesh conceded a 3-0 defeat to Uzbekistan in their Group E opening match of the Asian Games football at the Yingdong stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday. Uzbekistan led 2-0 in the first half. Head coach Robert Rubcic termed the result ‘satisfactory’ but expressed his dissatisfaction as his players committed a lot of mistakes providing the ... Read more

GM Ziaur Rahman clinched the title of the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess that concluded on Sunday. GM Niaz Murshed finished runner-up while FM Abu Sufian Shakil and FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar both failed to earn their third IM norms from the meet. In the last round, Shakil needed a draw against Zia to earn ... Read more

Destiny, Independent TV, Banglabazar Patrika, New Nation and Kaler Kantho won their respective matches while The Daily Star got walkover on the second day of the DRU-Pepsi Media Cup cricket tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Destiny (23/1) beat Banglanews24.com (21/5) by two runs, Independent TV (83/2) defeated

GM Ziaur Rahman of Biman is once again in solo lead of the Berger Grandmasters Chess tournament with 5.5 points after end of the eighth round at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar of Destiny 2000 is in second position with five points while GM Niaz Murshed and FM Abu ... Read more

GM Ziaur Rahman and FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar maintained joint lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess tournament at the close of seventh round at Tulip Lounge of the Uttara Club yesterday. Both Zia and Sagar have 4.5 points as Zia drew with IM Sahaj Grover and Sagar drew with FM Yee Soon Wei. ... Read more

GM Ziaur Rahman lost his solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tourna-ment when he drew against Uzbek GM Vakhidov Tair in the sixth round at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. Zia now shares the lead with FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, who beat Indian FM Sayantan Das to join Zia with ... Read more

GM Ziaur Rahman and GM Niaz Murshed of Biman both lost their fifth round games of the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. Zia lost to Yee Soon Wei of Brunei while Niaz lost against FM Sayatan Das from India. Zia played with black in Sicilian Defence ... Read more