Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 3-1 to move four points clear atop Ligue 1 on Saturday, reports ESPNsoccernet. Ibrahimovic converted a cross from Gregory Van der Wiel in the 39th minute before scoring from the penalty spot in the 57th. Nice defender Nemanja
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Ronaldo hat-trick carries Real
Cristiano Ronaldo netted another hat trick in Real Madrid’s 5-1 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday, as the Portugal forward extended his scoring run to nine goals in his past four games, reports ESPNsoccernet. Ronaldo’s latest bundle of goals took him three past Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa as the leading scorer in La Liga with 16 ... Read more
Guangzhou take Asian crown
Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande have been crowned Asian Champions League winners, with a 1-1 second-leg draw against Seoul enough to hand them the title on away goals, reports ESPNsoccernet. Guangzhou claimed a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Seoul, giving them an advantage heading into the penultimate match and Brazilian Elkeson’s goal proved
Dortmund beaten as Bayern cruise
Bundesliga wrap Dortmund beaten as Bayern cruise Borussia Dortmund slipped four points behind Bayern Munich in the race for the Bundesliga title after a surprise 2-1 loss at Wolfsburg. Dortmund went ahead in first-half injury time through Marco Reus, but Ricardo Rodriguez equalised in the 56th minute and Ivica Olic gave the hosts the win ... Read more
Siddik on brink of Indian Open win
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman was on the cusp of a second win on the Asian Tour after he ended the third round’s play in the Indian Open in first position. Siddik hit a flawless five-under-par 67 at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday to go four shots ahead of the closest challenger, India’s two-time Asian
BU, Prime complete Super Six line-up
Gazi Tank Cricketers regained top spot in the Dhaka Premier League points table, throwing defending champions Victoria Sporting Club out of the Super League race courtesy a crushing 114-run win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Brothers Union posted a crucial six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to complete the Super League
Jamal assemble eye-catching squad
After returning last season empty-handed, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited have formed a potentially title-winning squad with nine national footballers and a number of quality foreign players. Sheikh Jamal, runners-up in the last edition of the domestic football league, registered on Saturday 25 footballers in their squad for the forthcoming season including
Battle begins even before Super League!
The battle for a Super League place in the Dhaka Premier League took a serious turn after Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club claimed they have qualified despite a defeat to Brothers Union in their last match on Saturday. Brothers beat Sheikh Jamal by six wickets to confirm their place in the top six, but the latter claimed ... Read more
BCB names panel members for BPL trial
The first meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board disciplinary panel was held on Saturday three months after the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit charged nine individuals for match-fixing related offence in the Bangladesh Premier League. Retired Supreme Court justice Mohammad Abdur Rashid is heading the disciplinary panel, which also includes retired
Shoaib rates Tigers ahead of Pakistan
Former Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhter said that Bangladesh would have done a far better job against South Africa than the Pakistani batsmen, who have failed thrice in the just-concluded series in UAE. ‘I am saying this with certainty [that] if [the] Bangladeshi batsmen had been playing this series, they would have won it 5-0,’ Press ... Read more
MSC end round-robin stage with win
Table-toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club ended their Dhaka Premier League round-robin campaign on a high after beating Kalabagan Krira Chakra by 40 runs at Mirpur on Friday. Mohammedan played their final game of the single round-robin stage before the Super League gets underway with the top six teams. Mohammedan
Siddik leads Hero Indian Open
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman posted his second consecutive round of 66 to take the outright lead at the halfway point of the Hero Indian Open at the Delhi Golf Club on Friday. Siddik came into the second round in a six-way tie for the lead with Rahil Ganjee, Mardan Mamat, Pariya Junhasavasdikul, Chapchai Nirat and
Athletics’ decline continues
The Bangladesh Olympic Association left out athletics from its first-phase training programme, citing the underperformance of athletes in recent international meets. Earlier, the BOA decided to bring 30 talented athletes under a 10-month long training programme to improve their performance in international tournaments
2013 Tigers’ most successful year ever
With the conclusion of a successful home series against New Zealand, the Bangladesh national cricket team’s 2013 comes to a close and the nation’s cricket community can reflect upon what has arguably been the side’s finest year to date. Despite what seems like an ever-shrinking international cricket fixture schedule, the Tigers produced a number of memorable
Abahani avoid the drop
Local giants Abahani Limited, who have had a year to forget, secured their third consecutive win to avoid relegation from the Dhaka Premier League while Gazi Tank Cricketers stayed top despite their nine-wicket defeat to Kalabagan CA on Thursday. Once the powerhouse of domestic cricket, third-from-bottom Abahani confirmed their place in the
Siddik joint-first in Delhi
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman fired a six-under-par 66 to finish round one in a six-way tie for first place at the $1.25 million Hero Indian Open in Delhi on Thursday. Siddik hit six birdies in his first round to share the overnight lead at the Delhi Golf Club with Rahil Ganjee, Mardan Mamat, Pariya Junhasavasdikul,
Feni SC finalises team after BJMC
Feni Soccer Club became the second top-flight club after Team BJMC to complete their player registration formalities at the Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday. BJMC finalised their squad and coaching staff for the upcoming season on October 31. Gambian coach Omar K Sise, who was at
National Youth Hockey from Nov 9
Rajshahi district will take on Natore in the opening match of the Agrani Bank 24th National Youth Hockey Tournament 2013 which gets underway in Rangpur on November 9. Rajshahi are considered as the top favourites in the absence of defending champions BKSP who are now in India to play in the Nehru Cup.
Premier Div Chess
Defending champions Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd. now took solo lead in the points table of the Rupahali Sarees Premier Division Chess League with 10 points after the 6th round games held on Thursday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room. In the day’s 6th round matches, Mohammedan
Some solace for Kiwis
Bangladesh put up a brave fight before losing their first battle in the series as New Zealand bagged a consolation 15-run win in the one-off Twenty20 International in Dhaka on Wednesday. The Tigers overcame many challenges throughout the series but not on this occasion when they ended up at 189-9, replying to New Zealand’s 204-5 ... Read more