The Walton LED Television Umpires’ five-a-side hockey tournament came to an end on Sunday at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium as Abdul Malek Chunnu hockey five claimed a close 8-7 win over Ataul Haque Mallick hockey five in the final. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid attended the programme
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Ashraful’s quiet birthday
Disgraced Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful turned 29 on Sunday, but there were no celebrations to observe the former national captain’s special day. Ashraful recently confessed to his involvement in match-fixing and was subsequently banned for an indefinite period by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Women’s Club Cricket
Gulshan Youth Club and Kalabagan Krira Chakra won their respective matches of the Women’s Club Cricket Tournament held today at the two separate venues in the city. At the City Club ground, Gulshan Youth Club (192/9 in 40 overs)) crushed Indira Road Cricket Academy (39 for10 in 16.4 overs) by 153 runs while at the ... Read more
National Men’s Handball
Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh reached the final of the Walton Invitational National Men’s Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Sunday. They will meet each other in the final today at 3 pm at the
SLPL second season draft on July 14
The player draft of the second Sri Lanka Premier League season is scheduled for July 14 in Colombo and is expected to contain several international players, including a strong South African contingent, according to the league’s chief executive officer, Ajith Jayasekara. The league is scheduled between August 10 and September 7.
‘Guardiola faces tough task to improve Bayern’
Bastian Schweinsteiger believes it will not be easy for Pep Guardiola to improve Bayern Munich after the team’s stellar 2012-13 campaign, but hopes the Spanish coach can achieve just that, reports Goal.com. The Bavarians won a historic treble under Jupp Heynckes
Neymar and Messi will not clash, insists Rosell
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has dismissed any suggestions that new signing Neymar may struggle to play alongside Lionel Messi, reports Goal.com. The Brazil starlet, who completed a 57 million euros move to Camp Nou earlier this summer, was awarded the Confederations Cup Golden Ball as the tournament’s
Big Ronaldo wishes Neymar chose Real
Brazil striking legend Ronaldo has revealed that he would have preferred Neymar to chose Real Madrid over Barcelona. The 21-year-old joined the Catalans for 57 million euros in June, choosing to sign a five-year contract with the Blaugrana over the Blancos, who were also chasing his signature.
BFF wants neutral venues for league
The format of the Bangladesh Premier League could be changed for the upcoming season, with home-and-away matches replaced by matches at neutral venues, said Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Saturday. The BFF is planning to decentralise domestic football and,
Sylhet may host NZ ODIs
The BCB dismissed fears that the Sylhet venue may not be ready to host the ICC World Twenty 20 in 2014 and plans to use it to host an ODI during the forthcoming home series against New Zealand, said officials on Saturday. The BCB had a co-ordination meeting with the National
BFF Blue wins practice match
The Bangladesh national football team players played a practice match splitting into two teams, the Bangladesh Football Federation blue and green, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited’s Wahed Ahmed struck the winning goal one minute before the final whistle to help BFF Blue beat BFF Green 1-0 in the match.
Sakib denies movie role
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib Al Hasan has denied reports that he acted in the upcoming Bangla feature film ‘Shob Kichhu Pechhone Fele.’ In a statement, the ex-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team said, ‘I have not acted in that film in any capacity, not even as a guest actor.’
Inter-district football final held in Jhenaidah
The final of the Nurunnahar Gold Cup inter-district football tournament was held at the Jhenaidah Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman Stadium on Saturday. Jhenaidah sadar upazila defeated Kotchandpur upazila 2-0. The match was inaugurated by the deputy commissioner
Five-a-side hockey final today
Ataul Haque Mallick Hockey Five confirmed their place in the final by pulling off an 11-5 win against Saber Ali Hockey Five in the semi-finals of the Walton LED Television Umpires five-a-side tournament on Saturday. In the other semi-final, Abdul Malek Chunnu Hockey Five
TRANSFER TALKS
Barcelona agree to loan Bojan to Ajax Barcelona have agreed to loan forward Bojan Krkic to Ajax Amsterdam for the 2013-14 campaign with an option for a further season, the Spanish champions said on Saturday, reports Reuters. The 22-year-old spent the past two seasons playing in Italy’s Serie A, enjoying a reasonable season for AS ... Read more
SOCCERLINE
Gascoigne arrested for alleged drunken assault Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of a drunken assault at a railway station but was later released without charge, police said Friday. The 46-year-old, who was taken to hospital earlier this year after being treated at a US rehabilitation clinic, was arrested on ... Read more
India on standby, ‘no thanks’: BCB
ICC WORLD T20 2014 India on standby, ‘no thanks’: BCB India are ready to host some matches in next year’s ICC World T20 if Bangladesh is not able to meet the ICC’s August deadline for the preparation of two of the four proposed venues, interim Indian cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya told reporters on Thursday. ‘We ... Read more
Kruif stresses on technique, tactics
Bangladesh’s Dutch head coach Lodewijk de Kruif emphasised on working on the technical and tactical aspects of the national footballers after arriving in Dhaka on Friday morning. Kruif began his work with the national team in the afternoon the same day and discussed with the players about their current condition and also their performances
FIH concerned over Bangladesh hockey
The Federation of International Hockey (FIH) expressed its worries over the prevailing situation surrounding the Bangladesh Hockey Federation. Uncertainty shrouds the governing body of hockey in the country, as not only has the new committee failed to take shape, but the accumulation of funds for
India down Bangladesh to win U-16 Basketball
India got the better of Bangladesh by a score of 103-59 in the qualifiers of the third edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asian (South Asian zone) Championship at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Friday. India led by 58-13 points after the first half.