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Siddikur Rahman was in the hunt for his third Asian Tour title when the ace Bangladeshi golfer finished the second round of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in joint third place with even-par 72 in Anahita on Thursday. The two-time Asian Tour winner, who finished the first round in joint second place, fired two birdies ... Read more

Bangladesh’s Siddikur Rahman finally hit the form to make an impressive start to the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open finishing the opening round in joint second with a four-under-par 68 in Anahita on Thursday. Siddik, who slipped to 61th place in the Order of Merit this season having missed the cut on quite a few occasions, ... Read more

Reigning champions Abahani Limited made a flying start in the Premier Hockey League when they thrashed Bangladesh Railway 14-0 at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Abahani, who started their season with the Club Cup Hockey title, went to the break with a 7-0 lead. Razib Das scored four goals for the Sky ... Read more

The Premier Hockey League will get underway today after a long 27-month gap with reigning champions Abahani Limited taking on Bangladesh Railway in the opening match at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium. A total of 12 teams will participate in the 11th edition of the league while the 10th edition was staged way back ... Read more

Bangladesh’s last-ditch attempt of getting a wildcard entry for SA Games gold medallist Mahfuza Khatun Shila in Rio de Janeiro Olympics went in vain as the game’s international governing body of swimming FINA refused to entertain the request. Shila, who won two gold medals in 12th SA Games in 100-metre and 50-metre, was hoping to ... Read more

South Asian Games gold medallist shooter Shakil Ahmed could finish only second in the 10-metre Air Pistol event of the Suzuki 7th National Air gun Championship at the National Complex on Thursday. Sheikh Shahadat Hossain of Army Shooting Club, who returned to shooting after an absence of four years, grabbed the gold medal with a ... Read more

Abahani Limited qualified for the semi-finals of the Club Cup Hockey tournament as Group-B champions after a 4-2 win over their bitter rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Abahani will now face Mariner Young’s Club in the second semi-final of the tournament on May 7, a day after ... Read more

Usha Krira Chakra sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Club Cup Hockey tournament despite being held for a 2-2 draw by Mariner Young’s Club in their last group match at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium on Saturday. Usha put Mariner behind with a better goal to finish as Group A champions. Hasan Jubayer ... Read more

Both Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club have won their respective matches of the Club Cup Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Former national striker Maksudul Alam Habul struck three goals to help Abahani register a comfortable 5-0 win over Bangladesh Sporting Club while Mohammedan tasted their

After a four-year hiccup, domestic hockey returned to field on Monday with Mohammedan Sporting Club notching up a 4-2 win over Bangladesh SC in the opening match of the Club Cup hockey tournament at the Maulana Bhasani Stadium. In the day’s other match, two-time champions Abahani came from behind to play out a 2-2 draw ... Read more

After long uncertainty and chaos the domestic hockey returns to life today with the start of the Club Hockey Tournament, participated by all major teams. All the big names of hockey—Mohammedan Sporting Club, Abahani Limited, Usha Krira Chakra and Mariner Young’s Club will participate in the tournament

A six-member Bangladesh women’s weightlifting team has finally overcome a financial hardship set for a journey to Uzbekistan today to take part in the Asian Weightlifting Championship scheduled to be held in Tashkent from April 21-30. South Asian Games gold medalist Mabia Akter Simanta, two silver medalists Fulpoti Chakma and Rokeya Sultana Sathi along

Bangladeshi Grand Master Abdullah Al Rakib drew with India’s Rajesh VAV in the second round of the 18th Dubai Open Chess 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the second round matches, GM Enamul Hossain Rajib of Bangladesh lost to GM Safarli Eltah of Azerbaijan while IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin of

The Bangladesh Sports Press Association on Wednesday announced that it will honour country’s top female athletes, who won gold medals in different international meets in the past. Under the title of ‘Krirangoner Adamya Nari’, sponsored by Unilever Bangladesh Limited, the BSPA will accord a reception to the athletes at National Sports

3 female lifters to take part in Asian Senior Weightlifting Weightlifter Mabia Akter Simanta, who burst into the limelight by winning a gold medal in 12th South Asian Games, hoped to continue her impressive show in Asian Senior Weightlifting Championship in Uzbekistan later this month. SA Games silver medalists Sathi Akter and Pullapati Chakma will ... Read more

Bangladesh were drawn against their World Cup Qualifying round counterparts Tajikistan in the Asian Cup Qualifiers play-off as the draw of the two rounds play-off featuring 11 teams was held in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia on Thursday. Bangladesh, who finished their World Cup and Asian Cup joint qualification round as 36th among 39 participating teams, will ... Read more

Bangladesh chess team lost their ninth and final round match to Iran to finish seventh at the Asian Nations Cup Chess Championship 2016 at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday. Bangladesh lost to their Iranian counterparts 0-4 and ended the tournament with 10 points. India became the unbeaten champion with 17 points

Bangladeshi swimmer Mahfizur Rahman Sagar received a perfect boost to make his case stronger for a wild card in Rio de Janeiro Olympics when he put an impressive performance in a recent tournament in Thailand. Sagar, who is currently in Thailand for a one-year long training course funded by Islamic Solidarity Games authority, secured a ... Read more

Bangladesh chess team beat Jordan by 3.5-0.5 in the eighth round of the Asian Nations Cup Chess Championship 2016 on Monday to be placed on the fourth position. International Master Mohammad Minhaz Uddin beat Alattar Rakan of Jordan, Grand Master Abdullah Al Rakib beat Abo Hazeem Mohanned of Jordan, GM Enamul Hossain

Ayman Ibn Zaman of Bangladesh Railway and Shapla Akter of Narayanganj District emerged as the men’s and women’s champions of the 34th National Badminton Championship, which ended at the Shaheed Tazuddin Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Ayman beat Enamul Haque by 21-6, 21-18 sets to clinch the title in the men’s single event while Shapla defeated ... Read more