Three-time champions South Korea thumped Bangladesh 9-0 in their opening game at the 9th Men’s Hockey Asia Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday. Bangladesh had targeted sixth position prior to the tournament’s start, but they began their pursuit by shipping nine goals against powerhouse South Korea,
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Nat’l team in Nepal for SAFF C’Ship
The Bangladesh national football team arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday with hopes of winning the upcoming SAFF Championship, a Bangladesh Football Federation official said. De Kruif’s boys will take part in their first training session today ahead of their opening match against hosts Nepal on August 31.
A team ends torrid tour with win
The Bangladesh A team picked up its first victory in England on Saturday, chasing down the England Lions’ 319/7 to win by four wickets in the final match of the tour. Having been hammered by the England Lions in the first two unofficial One-Day Internationals on the heels of five losses in five matches against ... Read more
Corporate Soccer
The 8th Ascent Corporate 5-A-Side Indoor Soccer Cup 2013 saw five matches took place in the tournament’s third day at the STM Hall of Scholastica School’s Uttara Campus on Sunday. Mutual Trust Bank posted a close 3-2 victory over General Electric, Bitopi thrashed Concito PR 5-0, Unilever received a walkover against Olympic Industries,
Int’l Women’s Kabaddi begins
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation made a good start in the Walton Refrigerator International Invitational Women’s Kabaddi Tournament beating Assam by 26-17 points with a ‘lona’ in the opening match at the Dhaka Kabaddi Stadium Sunday. In the day’s other match, West Bengal beat Andhra Pradesh 37-33 with
Kruif still in the dark over team
Bangladesh will leave for Nepal today without naming squad Head coach Lodewijk de Kruif is yet to announce his final 20-member squad as the Bangladesh national team will leave Dhaka today with 21 players ahead of the 10th SAFF Football Championship in Nepal. With the regional football competition slated to kick off on August 31, ... Read more
Much-awaited DPL transfer today
The long wait for Dhaka Premier League player transfers will come to an end today when the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis will complete the process in a new but complicated system at a city hotel. The so-called players-by-choice transfer will begin at 3:00pm in the Marble Room of Ruposhi Bangla Hotel with 12 clubs ... Read more
Bangladesh to begin Asia Cup campaign today
Bangladesh national hockey team will start their Group B campaign in the 9th Asia Cup today against defending champions South Korea at the Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh in Malaysia. The Asia Cup got underway on Saturday with Bangladesh’s group rivals India romping to a massive 8-0 victory over Oman in the opening game.
Goals galore in Corporate Soccer
The 8th Ascent Corporate 5-A-Side Indoor Soccer Cup 2013 continued to produce a flurry of goals in the tournament’s second day at the STM Hall of Scholastica School’s Uttara Campus on Saturday. Defending champions Beximco Pharmaceuticals put six goals past Unilever, Gemcon posted a 5-1 win over Mutual Trust Bank, Lanka Bangla Finance thrashed
Jamaica confirm CPL final berth
Jamaica Tallawahs ensured their place in the final of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 after a seven-wicket win over Barbados Tridents on Friday in Trinidad as Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan barely featured. Jamaica were scheduled to encounter Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final in Trinidad on Saturday night. Barbados posted 148-6 in their 20 ... Read more
Bangladesh A end with another hammering
The Bangladesh A team bowlers conceded more than 300 runs for the third consecutive time against the England Lions in the third and final one-dayer in Taunton on Saturday. The Lions posted 319-7 in their stipulated 50 overs as the Bangladesh A team bowlers failed to stop the flow of runs. Earlier in the first ... Read more
Int’l Women’s Kabaddi begins today
The Walton Refrigerator International Invitational Women’s Kabaddi Tournament’ 2013 begins todayat the Dhaka Kabaddi Stadium. Film Star Elias Kanchan, who is also the Executive Director of the meet’s sponsor RB Group (Walton), will inaugurate the five-day five-team tournament in the afternoon. BJMC, the lone representative of Bangladesh
First Security Bank hands over cheque for Nat’l School Hockey
The First Security Islami Bank on Saturday handed over a cheque of Tk 1 crore to Bangladesh Hockey Federation to organise the 10th National School Hockey Tournament’ 2014. Managing Director of First Security Islam Bank AAM Zakaria officially handed over the cheque to the President of Bangladesh Hockey Federation
McInnes fires back at critics
Blames off-field issues for performance The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s increased focus on elections and an inexperienced management group making decisions were the reasons behind the miserable failure of Bangladesh cricketers this summer, Sahara-BCB National Academy manager Richard McInnes said on Friday. Despite fielding a strong A team in England, the tourists
Saber wants emphasis on cricket
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury called for the BCB to put its emphasis back on cricket after the recent below-par performances of the different age-level teams and the second string Bangladesh side abroad. Saber made the statement after observing the recent
National footballers recovering well
After the conclusion of the one and a half month training camp for the 10th SAFF Championship which will kick off on August 31, weary footballers are gradually recovering from fatigue. The footballers earlier requested national team head coach Lodewijk de Kruif to give them a proper recovery period and the Dutch coach complied by
DPL to be deferred again
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to again defer the scheduled start of the overdue Dhaka Premier League after clubs demanded it be shifted from September 3, an official of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis said on Friday. Though the clubs agreed to participate in the newly-introduced Player’s By Choice auction on August 25 ... Read more
Saber challenges Nazmul to debate
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury has challenged his opponent in the impending BCB election, current president Nazmul Hasan, to an open debate on television or any other platform. Saber, who was the BCB chief from 1997 to 2001, defied Nazmul to join in a discussion after a press conference at his residence ... Read more
Bangladesh beat Chinese Taipei in warm-up
The Bangladesh national hockey team registered a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei in their last practice match on Friday ahead of the Asia Cup in Malaysia, which starts today. Pushkor Khisa Mimo scored two goals, while Krishna Kumar also scored for the national team. National team coach Naveed Alam was satisfied with
Corporate Soccer kicks off
The 8th Ascent Corporate 5-A-Side Indoor Soccer Cup 2013 got underway amid much fanfare at the STM Hall of Scholastica School’s Uttara campus on Friday. A total of 48 teams, divided into 16 groups, are taking part in the competition. On the opening day, defending champions Beximco