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Bangladesh has little hopes for a medal in the Asian Games, scheduled for November 12–27, except in the disciplines of cricket and golf but the country is sending players for 17 disciplines, the highest-ever in a meet outside the sub-continent. A 218-member contingent of 152 players and 66 officials is going to attend the 16th

GM Ziaur Rahman maintained solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at the close of third round at Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. After two successive wins, Zia drew against FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, who along with GM Niaz Murshed stayed at second position with two points

Bangladesh’s new sensation Siddikur Rahman may have a chance to rub shoulders with golfing luminaries like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson when he leaves for Shanghai today to take part in the US dollar 7 million HSBC World Golf Championship to be held from November 4-7. After a hugely successful tournament in Malaysia, Siddikur is ... Read more

The Citycell National Basketball Championship starts today with Bangladesh Police meeting Narayanganj in the opening match of the 20-team tournament at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium. A total of 16 teams splitting into four groups will play on round robin league basis in the first round. The top two teams from each group will advance to ... Read more

Grand Master Ziaur Rahman took solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament with maximum two points at close of the second round at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar and Indian FM Sayantan Das jointly followed the leader with 1.5 points each

England’s Lee Westwood became world number one golfer for the first time, ending American Tiger Woods’s 281-week reign at the top of the sport. German Martin Kaymer needed a top-two finish at Valderrama to become number one himself but ended Sunday’s fourth round seven over – well off the lead.  Kaymer fired a final-round 75 ... Read more

Bangladesh’s first professional golfer Siddikur Rahman missed a top-10 finish by a whisker and was placed 11th jointly with three other players in the CIMB-Asian Pacific Classic in Malaysia that ended on Sunday. The commendable performance earned Siddik $1,21,250 (approximately Tk 85 lakh), inarguably the highest earning by any Bangladeshi individual from any single sporting

Bangladesh Ansar became champions in the Walton 24th National Swimming Competition after clinching 18 gold medals in the four-day meet. Ansar added another five golds to their tally on the concluding day on Sunday. Bangladesh Army finished second with 12 golds while Bangladesh Navy secured third

Ramblers clinched the title of the AB Bank-CityCell WECCA Beach Cricket beating Cricketeers by three wickets in the final on the concluding of the three-day fun cricket in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday. Former national skipper Naimur Rahman Durjoy scored a blazing 35 off only eight balls that included five sixes to take the game away ... Read more

Siddikur Rahman, the first ever professional golfer of Bangladesh, enjoyed a mixed day playing in the PGA sanctioned CIMB-Asia Pacific Classic Tour in Malaysia and making his mark among the best of the bests. Siddik finished the day with 68 strokes (-3), one stroke better than his 1st round game and stands at 21st position ... Read more

Sonia Akhter, the talented swimmer of Bangladesh Ansar, continued to rule the pool for the second consecutive day setting another three national marks in the Walton 24th National Swimming at the National Swimming Complex on Friday. Sonia wiped out her own record of 1:13.85 seconds in the 100 metre butterfly by finishing

Commonwealth Cricket Club registered a facile five-wicket victory over Renegades in the AB Bank-Citycell WECCA Beach Cricket in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. Opting to bat first, Renegades posted a fighting 75 runs for two wickets with Ujjal scoring 31 hitting five sixes from eight deliveries while Moni remained not out on 30. Shafil the Commonwealth ... Read more

Siddikur Rahman finished level on seventh place alongside two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen, and ahead of Robert Allenby in the PGA Tour-sanctioned CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Bangladesh’s first and only professional golfer hit three birdies and a single bogey in his first round effort, scoring 69 and ending with two under ... Read more

Experienced swimmer Sobura Khatun and rising star Sonia Akhter of Bangladesh Ansar ruled the pool setting two new national records each on the first day of the Walton 24th National Swimming Championships at the National Swimming Complex on Thursday. Mahfizur Rahman of Bangladesh Army also set a new national mark in his favourite 50 metre

Viqarunnissa Noon School and College emerged champions in the 13th Delta Life Women’s College Handball defeating Siddheshwari College by 4-2 goals in a keenly-contested final at the Paltan handball stadium on Thursday. Viqarunnissa led the first half 2-0 and added another two in the second. Bitasta and Dina scored a brace each for the winners ... Read more

The Berger Six Seasons Grand Masters Chess, seen as a warm-up tournament for the Asian Games-bound Bangladesh chess players, will begin at the Uttara Club on Sunday. The tournament will pit three grandmasters Ziaur Rahman and Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh and Vakhodiv Tair of Uzbekistan. Minhazuddin Ahmed, Abu Sufian Shakil and Mehedi Hasan Parag, the ... Read more

Country’s first professional golfer Siddikur Rahman will rub shoulders with the game’s elite when he takes part in the PGA Tour-sanctioned CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in Kuala Lumpur from today. Siddikur qualified for this tournament after earning a place in the Asian Tour Order of Merit. He is currently number nine in that

Second Wecca Beach Cricket starts today at the at the sea-side city of Cox’s Bazar with some 300 cricketers including former national stars Akram Khan, Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mshud, Minhazul Abedin, and Naimur Rahman participating. This tournament is being organised with the dual target of making beach cricket popular

Viqarunnissa Noon School & College and Siddheswari Girls’ College moved into the final of 13th Delta Life Women’s College Handball Tournament winning their respective semifinals at the Handball Stadium yesterday. In the first semifinal, Viqarunnissa beat Eden Girls’ College senior team 15-8. The winners

The Walton 24th National Swimming Championship gets underway tomorrow at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur. Some 437 swimmers including 82 female competitors will take part in the meet. The swimmers will compete in 38 gold (19 each for both male and female) events. Besides,