Coca-Cola will bring world football’s greatest prize, the FIFA World Cup trophy, to Bangladesh from December 17 to 19 to give local football fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the trophy. ‘Today is a very important day, not only for Coca-Cola, but also for football lovers of Bangladesh because for the first time, Coca-Cola, with ... Read more
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Maasranga clinch Walton-DRU cricket title
Maasranga Television clinched the Walton-DRU Cricket title for the 3rd time in a row beating ntv by 10 runs in the final at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. Favoured by coin, Maasranga TV batted first to score 96 runs for one in six overs with Mahfuz making the team highest 30 runs. Rakib ... Read more
Court orders clear election path
Two court orders on Sunday have cleared the way for the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s election to commence in due time as there are no legal obligations left to challenge its progress, BCB officials said on Sunday. Two cases had been filed by former BCB director Fuad al Redwan and District and Divisional Sports Association leader Yusuf ... Read more
Pacers will thrive, says Bond
New Zealand’s pace bowlers will be able to have an impact in the series against Bangladesh despite spin-friendly conditions, Black Caps bowling coach Shane Bond said on Sunday. ‘Even though the wickets are low and slow, I think history suggests that the quick bowlers have done well against Bangladesh,’ said the former New Zealand paceman.
Siddik finishes third at Taiwan Masters
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman geared up well for next month’s World Cup of golf in Melbourne by finishing joint-third in the Taiwan Masters tournament at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club on Sunday. Siddik ended up six shots behind the winner, Australia’s Scott Hend, who carded a two-over-par 74 in the fourth and final round to ... Read more
Djokovic, Serena win China Open
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams sailed through to convincing victories in the China Open Sunday. Djokovic overcame Spain’s Rafael Nadal in straight sets and maintain a remarkable 100 per cent record in the Beijing tournament, while Williams claimed a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic as her dominant season continues.
Shah Cements to help realise Tushar’s dream
One of the best cement producing companies in Bangladesh, Shah Cement Industries Ltd have come forward to sponsor the first formula racer from Bangladesh, Mahfuzur Rahman Tushar for the upcoming ‘16 JK Tyre Racing Competition Formula LGB 4 – Round 4’ in Delhi. A press conference was called to announce
U-19 football team leaves for Iraq
Bangladesh U-19 Football team left for Iraq Sunday morning to take part in the Group C matches of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers that will begin Tuesday at the Francouse Al-Hareeri Stadium in the Arbil City of Iraq. Hemanta Vincent Biswas will lead the Bangladesh team in the AFC youth meet while national striker Toklis Ahmed ... Read more
No warm-up action for NZ
The touring New Zealand team go into the first Test without any warm-up action as the practice match was called off on the second day at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. The only practice match for the tourist scheduled in the itinerary could not get underway as the second day also passed ... Read more
Masakadza shine on rain-hit day
Zimbabwean Hamilton Masakadza hit a sparkling half-century to power Kalabagan Cricket Academy to an impressive six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the sixth round of the Dhaka Premier League at BKSP-3 on Saturday. The right-handed batsman smashed half a dozen
Rakib unbeaten champ in Nat’l ‘A’ Chess
GM Abdullah Al Rakib of Duronto Rajshahi clinched the championship title after overcoming the challenge of Khondoker Aminul Islam in the last round of the Berger Paints 39th National `A’ chess 2013 at the Bangladesh Olympic Association on Saturday. This is the second time Rakib became the national
Williamson wary of Tigers
Middle-order batsman Kane Williamson was under no illusions with the difficult task at hand as New Zealand are preparing to take on Bangladesh in the first Test in three days’ time at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Williamson was exchanging his views with the
Shooting eyes Korean coach
National Shooting Federation of Bangladesh has all but confirmed a high-performance Korean coach for the air-rifle shooters to prepare them for the upcoming international meets, said top official of the federation on Saturday. To appoint the South Korean coach Lee for the next one year, the NSFB is now seeking financial assistance from the Bangladesh
Siddik an impressive third after round three
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman continued to impress in the Taiwan Masters after ending round three on Saturday in joint-third position. The 29-year old Bangladeshi golfer struck one-under-par 71 in the penultimate round of the US$600,000 tournament. Australia’s Scott Hend is
All 38 BCB nominations declared valid
All the 38 nomination papers submitted by the individual candidates for the three categories in the forthcoming election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board were declared valid by the election commission on Saturday. The election commission published the list of candidates after they were found valid during scrutiny on the same day. However, the candidates can ... Read more
Rubel emerges champion in Asian U-14 Series Tennis
Bangladeshi M Rubel Hossain emerged boys’ singles event champion in the Asian U-14 Series Tennis beating Pakistani Shahibjada 6-4, 6- 3 in the final held on Saturday at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan at Savar. Pakistani Shahibjada and Irfanul Haque pair clinched the boys’ doubles title defeating Bangladeshi Faruk and Sadin pair 6-2,6-2 in the ... Read more
Rafael Nadal will return to number one in the world rankings after his semi-final opponent Tomas Berdych retired injured at the China Open Saturday, capping an astonishing comeback for the 13-time Grand Slam champion. The Spaniard needed to make the final in Beijing to edge ahead of Novak Djokovic in the new rankings, which will ... Read more
St. Gregory’s champions in School Rugby
St. Gregory’s High School emerged unbeaten champions in the Cooline AC School Rugby beating Segun Bagicha High School by 14-10 points held on Saturday at the Paltan ground adjoining Bangabandhu National Stadium. Besides, Shaheed Nabi High School finished third in the meet. Nazmul Sakib of St. Gregory’s High School was named the best player of ... Read more
Mahmudullah confident against weakened NZ
Hosts Bangladesh are confident of earning a positive result in the forthcoming home series against an inexperienced New Zealand side, Tigers vice-captain Mahmudullah said on Friday. New Zealand, featuring plenty of young blood after injuries to senior players significantly weakened the squad, will take on the hosts in the first
Milon hopes for better facilities
Emdadul Haque Milon, Bangladesh’s first medalist in the history of the Islamic Solidarity Games, returned home on Thursday hoping for better facilities to help athletes raise their standards. Milon clinched the silver medal in the 70-metre recurve individual event in Indonesia on September 27, losing to Egypt’s Ahmed Al Imri in the final round. The ... Read more