The Berger Paints 39th National ‘A’ Chess Championship began at the Media Centre of Bangladesh Olympic Association on Saturday with holders GM Niaz Murshed of Dhaka Mohammedan making a draw with FM Khondakar Aminul Islam of Bangladesh Ansar in the opening match. In the day’s another first round match, Shafiq Ahmed
Sports
School Handball reach semi stage
The Polar Ice Cream 21st School Handball (Boys and Girls) Tournament advanced to the semifinal stages after the day’ s matches at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Saturday. In the boys’ semifinal on Sunday, Narinda Govt. High School will play Play Pen School at 8:30 am while Sunnydale School will ... Read more
BU, Prime Bank cruise in DPL
Nazmus Sadat played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 82 runs to help Brothers Union post an easy six-wicket victory over holders Victoria Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League on Friday. Brothers, who picked up their second victory, were joined in the winners’ circle by Gazi Tank Cricketers and Prime Bank Cricket Club after contrasting ... Read more
Lost opportunity for Sagar, Shakil
Nat’l ‘A’ Chess Begins Today Lost opportunity for Sagar, Shakil International Masters Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar and Abu Sufian Shakil have lost an opportunity to gain a Grand Master norm from the National ‘A’ Championship, which is schedule to start from today. In order to achieve a GM norm, Sagar and Shakil’s opponents must have an ... Read more
An ad hoc postman!
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s ad-hoc committee member AZM Nasir apparently acted as a postman as he took 10 councillorship letters to hand over to the representatives of different districts of Chittagong Division. Rival group alleged that Nasir took the responsibility, which is supposed to be done by a messenger or a postman as specified in the ... Read more
Russell chief blames coaches for failure
Saff Debacle Probe Russell chief blames coaches for failure Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra president Nurul Alam Chowdhury blamed the coaching staff and the national team management committee for Bangladesh’s SAFF Championship debacle after facing the fact-finding committee at the Bangladesh Football Federation House on Friday. Chowdhury had recently expressed interest in
Bangladesh women humbled by SA
The Bangladesh women’s national team lost the first ODI of their tour of South Africa by six-wickets in a one-sided affair in Benoni on Friday, as the hosts chased down the tourists’ 149/8 in the 38th over. Bangladesh lost the toss and were put in to bat by South Africa, who allowed just one run ... Read more
BCB councillorship letter sparks chaos
Chaos and confusion spread all over the country less than a day after the Bangladesh Cricket Board sent letters to various affiliated bodies, seeking councillorship ahead of the planned election. The letters, sent on Wednesday, were the first significant steps taken towards holding the election, which has been a long time coming since an Appellate Division
Cricket set to return to Mirpur today
Cricket is set to return to its home at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today after a seven-month gap with a Dhaka Premier League match between Victoria Sporting Club and Brothers Union. The premier venue of the country did not host any match since the Bangladesh Cricket League final in February as it had undergone some ... Read more
Footballers blame physio
Saff Debacle Probe Footballers blame physio Seasoned footballers of the Bangladesh national team blamed physical trainer Mohammet Yamali for their weariness during the recently concluded 10th SAFF Championship in Nepal where they went out in the first round. While facing queries of the fact-finding committee on Thursday at the BFF House, midfielder Atiqur Rahman Meshu, wing-back
Hockey clubs seek Bhasani for rebel league
Five premier division clubs submitted a letter to the National Sports Council on Thursday to seek the use of the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium for the proposed rebel Dhaka Hockey League. The five clubs – Mohammedan SCL, Wari Club, Dhaka Wanderers, Bangladesh SC and Ajax SC – decided along with Mariner Youngs Club not to participate
Bangladesh contingent leaves for Jakarta today
A 16-member Bangladesh contingent will leave for Jakarta today to participate in the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games, which is scheduled to start on September 22 in Palembang, Indonesia. The world’s 57 Muslim nations will compete in the 10-day long meet, where Bangladeshi athletes will participate in three of the ten disciplines – archery,
U-16s withdraw from AFC qualifiers at last minute
The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to withdraw from next week’s AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan and has cancelled the Under-16 national team camp, the body announced in a press release on Thursday. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin made the decision after receiving negative feedback regarding the team’s chances in the competition
Nat’l ‘A’ Chess Championship begins Saturday
The Berger Paints 39th National ‘A’ Chess Championship begins on Saturday (Sept 21) at the Media Centre of Bangladesh Olympic Association. Bangladesh Chess Federation invited five grandmasters of the country to participate directly in the National ‘A’. Reigning champion GM Niaz Murshed,
Sarwar wins gold in men’s singles karate
Sarwar Hossain of Army Karate Team clinched the gold medal in senior group of the men’s singles Kata in the 4th Japan Cup Karate Tournament on the 2nd and last day at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday. Jannatul Noor Jitu, also from Army Karate team,
BCB finally begins election process
The Bangladesh Cricket Board finally took steps towards holding its long overdue elections when it started to send letters to clubs, DSAs and other parties on Wednesday, asking them to submit the names of their councillors. ‘We started distributing the letters for councillorship [on Wednesday]. Hopefully by [Thursday] they will reach the concerned authorities,’
BFF body begins SAFF failure investigation
The committee assigned to investigate the Bangladesh national football team’s debacle at the recent SAFF Championship interviewed three assistant coaches on its first day of work on Wednesday. The three-member committee, lead by Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Badal Roy, revealed on Wednesday that it had unearthed errors regarding
Reviews to be reset after 80 overs
The number of reviews available for a team in a Test innings will be topped-up to two after 80 overs in an innings. The system will be trialed from October 1, 2013 in all Tests where the Decision Review System is available, the ICC announced on Wednesday in Dubai after its Chief Executives’ Meeting. Currently, a ... Read more
U-19s to tour WI in October
The Bangladesh Under-19 squad will start a three week tour of Guyana on October 2 to play seven One-Day matches against the West Indies Under-19s, officials said on Wednesday. The tour is considered critical to the team’s development ahead of next year’s Under-19 World Cup in Dubai, particularly on the heels of a disastrous tour ... Read more
Contrasting fortunes for arch-foes
Local giants met contrasting fortunes at the Dhaka Premier League on Tuesday, as Abahani Limited suffered a shocking defeat while Mohammedan Sporting Club sealed their second win in as many matches. Prime Doleshwar inflicted a surprising 58-run defeat over Abahani at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra while Mohammedan registered