Great Britain’s Shamael Chaudhury clinched the boys’ singles title in the 27th Bangladesh Junior Tennis Championship 2013 after overcoming the challenge of Chinese Taipei’s Chen Tin 6-4 1-6 7-6 at the Ramna Tennis Complex on Monday. Top seed Shamael took the first set 6-4 before conceding the second set 1-6. Just when it appeared that Chen
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Lakers beat Pistons, Blazers win in OT
Forward Jordan Hill had a career outing as the Los Angeles Lakers pounded the Detroit Pistons 114-99, reports Reuters. Hill finished with 24 points and 17 rebounds as the Lakers (5-7) ended a two-game skid and handed the Pistons their fifth setback in the past six games. Hill’s previous career-best points
Anguish as fans denied tickets
Thousands of fans were left disheartened as they could not buy tickets for the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 from the booths at designated Agrani Bank and NCC Bank branches as ticket sales began countrywide on Sunday. NCC Bank and Agrani Bank, designated to sell tickets for the ICC mega-event from 44 and 49 booths respectively, declined ... Read more
Arch-rivals cross path in Fed Cup
Perennial arch-rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club were pitted together in the same group in the draw ceremony of the 26th Federation Cup at the Bangladesh Football Federation House on Sunday. Eight-time champions Abahani and ten-time winners Mohammedan will face off in Group D, which is completed by Rahamatganj, in the
Abul hopes to resume bowling in six weeks
Pace bowler Abul Hasan said he was looking to start bowling again in six weeks when he returned home from Australia on Saturday after undergoing successive surgeries on his injured shoulder. The bowler went to Australia for spinal surgery after sustaining the injury in March during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Lee Yan wins girls’ singles title
Lee Yan of Chinese Taipei on Sunday claimed the girls’ singles title in the 27th Bangladesh Junior Tennis Championship 2013, organised by the Bangladesh Tennis Federation and sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation, at the Ramna Tennis Complex. Lee defeated Uzbekistan’s Umarova
Samuels, Shillingford reported for suspect actions
West Indies’ Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported for suspect bowling actions by the ICC and are required to get their actions independently tested within the next 21 days. The bowlers are also required to submit the results of the tests within a further 14 days failing which both could be suspended from ... Read more
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce win 2013 World Athlete awards
Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were crowned male and female World Athletes of the Year for 2013 by the sport’s governing IAAF at a ceremony in Monaco on Saturday. Bolt won gold in the 100 metres, 200 and 4×100 relay at the Moscow worlds in August to take his all-time tally to eight ... Read more
Sachin tearfully bows out from the game
The curtain came down on Sachin Tendulkar’s storied Test career with one of India’s most comprehensive victories, as a hapless West Indies crumbled on the third morning in Mumbai, reports Cricinfo. Tendulkar walked off the field with a tear in his eye and to a fluid guard of honour from his team-mates, soaking in the cheers ... Read more
Bharat Ratna for Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar will become the first sportsperson to be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. The Prime Minister’s Office made the announcement hours after Tendulkar brought down the curtains on a 24-year international career, reports Cricinfo. “Shri Sachin Tendulkar is undoubtedly an
World T20 fever grips cricket frenzy fans Hundreds of people queue overnight for tickets
The fever of ICC World Twenty20 which Bangladesh will host exclusively began even before the tickets go on sale. The passionate fans had already started gathering at the branches albeit the tickets will be on sale from Sunday at 93 official ticket sales counters located in MoneyGram outlets in designated branches of National Credit & ... Read more
‘Person of the Week’
Global adulation continued to pour in for Sachin Tendulkar, as after being named Person of the Moment, Time magazine has now conferred the retiring batting legend with the ‘Person of the Week’ honour. Tendulkar, who will be retiring after playing his 200th Test and the ongoing Test against West Indies at Mumbai, garnered the maximum number ... Read more
BD cricket fans’ society launched
International Cricket Council (ICC) vice-president AHM Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the Bangladesh Cricket Supporters’ Society, a new community for Bangladesh cricket fans, yesterday at The Daily Star Centre. Mahbub Hamid Tara — national captain Mushfiqur Rahim’s father — and former BCB director Khondoker Jamil Uddin were also present at the ceremony.
Siddikur misses cut
Siddikur Rahman’s tune-up to this week’s ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf ended early as the two-time Asian Tour winner missed the cut at the Talisker Masters in Melbourne. Siddikur, who just won his second tour title last week when he clinched a dramatic one-stroke victory at the Hero Indian Open, was looking forward to ... Read more
Lee, Komola in girls’ final
Lee Yan of Chinese Taipei and Umarova Komola of Uzbekistan reached the girls’ singles final of the 27th BIJ Tennis Tournament at the Ramna National Tennis Complex yesterday. Lee Yan beat Fawzy Nancy of Egypt 6-2, 6-1 while Komola beat Angeline Devi Devanthiran of Singapore 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to reach the final. In the girls’
16 cricketers get promised rewards
16 cricketers received their promised rewards yesterday morning from the state minister for youth and sports at the National Sports Council. State Minister Ahad Ali Sarkar handed over cheques worth a total of Tk 35 lakh. Each of the cricketers, who were part of Bangladesh’s 3-2 series win over West Indies last November, received Tk 1 ... Read more
Ronaldo saves Portugal
WC Qualifier: France facing exit Ronaldo saves Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo earned Portugal a 1-0 win in the first leg of their World Cup playoff against Sweden, as France suffered a 2-0 loss versus Ukraine, reports ESPNsoccernet. Ronaldo’s diving header in the 82nd minute was the difference between Portugal and Sweden, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic unable to ... Read more
DPL wide open as first phase ends
The race for the Dhaka Premier League title is wide open after the first phase came to an end with Prime Doleshwar’s 79-run win over Kalabagan Cricket Academy at Mirpur on Thursday. Led by half-centuries from England’s Joshua Cobb (69) and Bangladesh cricketer Sohag Gazi (58), Prime Doleshwar posted 252-9 in 50 overs before
CCDM orders Brothers-Jamal re-match
Brothers fined Tk one lakh, ban on Sohrawardi upheld, match-referee Obaidul faces two-year suspension, deputy umpires’ manager cautioned The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis on Sunday ordered a re-match between Brothers Union and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after the former
FC Twente invite U-19 captain
Promising Bangladesh Under-19 footballer Hemanta Vincent Biswas has been invited by Dutch top-flight club FC Twente for a trial, national team’s Dutch coach Lodewijk De Kruif said on Thursday. Hemanta, who led the Bangladesh Under-19 national team in the AFC Under-19 Championship in Iraq last month, got the chance along with Nepalese