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Bangladesh Olympic Association has sought more than Tk two crore from government for participating in the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games, officials said on Wednesday. BOA submitted a budget worth Tk 2.12 crore to the ministry of youth and sports last month but the ministry is yet to give any positive response. BOA claimed they have

Both Mezbahuddin Ahmed and Shirin Akter promised to give their best in the forthcoming Rio Olympics after the International Association of Athletics Federations granted them wild-card entries late on Monday. The wild-cards came at a time when the duo all but lost their hopes following the expiry of deadline on July 14. The Bangladesh Olympic Association was

The Bangladesh Sports Press Association on Saturday remembered its senior member and former secretary of cultural affair ministry Ranajit Kumar Biswas, who breathed his last on June 23. Speakers at the commemorative meeting, held at the Bangladesh Olympic Association auditorium, recalled his enormous contribution in evolving sports

National team’s Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet wanted to know the current conditions of two experienced forwards Zahid Hasan Ameli and Shakhwat Hossain Rony in order to solve the striking problems of his side. Both Ameli and Rony, who are out of the national side for a while due to injuries, are in a rehabilitation camp ... Read more

Ace golfer Siddikur Rahman will be the flag bearer of Bangladesh during the opening ceremony of the next month’s Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Bangladesh Olympic Federation president general Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq declared it on Thursday. BOA president also urged the Rio Games bound athletes to keep the pride of the country ... Read more

Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club vowed to retain the title despite failing to form a strong squad for the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League, which gets underway on July 24. Despite winning the title, Jamal suffered a big blow when most of their national team players left the club after getting lucrative offers from their rivals ... Read more

Afnan Mahmud Mahi of Bangladesh became runners-up in the boy’s 16 to 18 age category of Florida Junior Amateur Golf Tournament at the World Golf Village in Florida, United States on Tuesday. Mahi, who took part in the amateur tournament with his own interest, scored one-over-par 146 in the two-round tournament. Mahi, who is now preparing ... Read more

Siddikur Rahman became the first ever Bangladeshi to qualify for the Olympics as the ace golfer remained in the top 60 of Olympic rankings on Monday, the cut-off date for the qualification of the forthcoming Rio Olympics. According to the International Golf Federation website, Siddik secured the 56th position that ensured his qualification to represent Bangladesh ... Read more

Usha Krira Chakra’s hopes of retaining the Premier Hockey League title suffered a huge blow when they lost to Mohammedan Sporting Club by 5-3 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Russell Mahmud Jimmy became the star of the show by scoring all the five goals including a hat-trick for the winners. ... Read more

Mariner Young’s Club enhanced their title hopes when they beat Abahani Limited 2-1 in their penultimate game of the Premier Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Mariners’ keeper Mehrab Hossain Kiron put on a brilliant performance to help his side get important three points which put them on top of ... Read more

Archer Shyamoly Roy became the second Bangladeshi athlete after shooter Abdullah Hel Baki to earn a wild card for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, confirmed Bangladesh Archery Federation officials on Thursday. The 23-year-old Shyamoly is the current national champion in the women’s individual recurve bow event. ‘We have requested for two wild ... Read more

Usha Krira Chakra maintained their unbeaten run as they began their Premier Hockey League Super Six campaign with a thumping 6-0 victory over Wanderers Sporting Club at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Pakistani defender Aleem Belal scored a hat-trick for Usha while Hasan Jubaer Niloy, Puskar Khisa Mimo and Krishna Kumar netted

Mohammedan Sporting Club completed round robin phase of the Premier Hockey League with a 5-1 win over Wanderers Sporting Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday. Mohammedan captain Russell Mahmud Jimmy scored three goals while Imran Hasan Pintu and Salman Hossain added one goal apiece. Bishal pulled one goal back for Wanderers.

Sadharan Bima picked up a come-from-behind 5-1 win against Azad Sporting in their Premier Hockey League match at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Bima scored all their goals in the second half after Azad enjoyed the lead in the break thanks to Tahmid Haque’s third minute goal. Ziaur Rahman, Mamun Mortaza,

Abahani Limited thrashed Sadharan Bima SC by 8-2 in their Premier Hockey league match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Monday. With the win Abahani reached the top of the table with 26 points from 10 matches though Usha Krira Chakra is just one point behind them with one less game. Pakistani Safqat Rasool ... Read more

Joint champions Usha Krira Chakra continued their dominance in the Premier Hockey League with a convincing 7-1 win over Sadharan Bima at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Saturday. In the other match of the day, other joint champions Abahani Limited also registered a huge 6-0 victory over Ajax Sporting Club to stay second ... Read more

Sonali Bank boosted their chance of qualifying for the Super Six of the Premier Hockey League when they came from behind to beat Sadharan Bima 3-2 at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. With the victory, Sonali Bank moved to joint eighth of the points table along with Ajax Sporting Club with seven ... Read more

Mohammedan defender Asaduzzaman Chandan escaped with a light punishment on Sunday, despite publicly assaulting two Pakistani players during a Dhaka Premier League hockey match. Chandan beat Bangladesh Sporting Club’s Pakistani players Siraj Ali and Sahbaz Ali mercilessly during their Saturday’s match and Bangladesh Hockey Federation

Bangladesh’s iconic golfer Siddikur Rahman missed an opportunity to participate in a European Tour with prize money of one million euro as he was denied of an Austrian visa on Sunday. Siddik, who finished second in the Afro-Asia Bank Mauritius Open last month, was supposed to participate in the Lyoness Open in Austria that is ... Read more

The much-interrupted Premier Hockey League match between Usha Krira Chakra and Mohammedan Sporting Club ended in a 3-3 draw but not before further chaos at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Both teams locked at 2-2 when the match was stopped on Wednesday after 52 minutes due to bad light. The match resumed ... Read more