Thailand all but confirmed their final round berth in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup after pipping the Philippines 1-0 in both the sides’ second qualifier of Group B at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Thai forward Nisa Romyen, who thumped four goals
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Clubs leave it on BCB to decide
Clubs left it on the Bangladesh Cricket Board to decide the grading of players for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, which is scheduled to start on July 1. Representative of the 12 participating clubs sat in a meeting at Kalabagan on Wednesday and decided not to interfere in the matter, which already sparked
Hosts seek a redemption
Bangladesh play Iran in the second match today After a forgetful night the Bangladesh national women’s football team will now try to rebuild their confidence when they play against Iran in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Thailand will go up against the Philippines in the
CWAB loses cricketers’ confidence, credibility
The ongoing saga involving the Dhaka Premier League has blatantly exposed the incapability of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh as it failed to serve the interest of the players and lost the confidence of its senior members. The multiple roles of senior officials, a lack of self-respect
NSC biased towards Abahani!
Five former Abahani players were nominated as councillors by the National Sports Council in the Bangladesh Hockey Federation prompting a sharp reaction among other clubs ahead of a key election. Former Abahani player Khawaja Rahamatullah is
Jamal offer Sony $70,000 for season
In a desperate move to sign Sheikh Russell’s Haitian playmaker Sony Norde, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club raised their offer to as high as $70,000 for a season, said club president Monjur Kader on Wednesday. If Sony, who was instrumental behind Russell’s
Corporate cricket from June 14
A 32-team cricket competition will be contested between the local corporate houses from June 14-21 at the Shaheed Sohrawardi Indoor Stadium at Mirpur, it was revealed at a press conference on Wednesday. Moment’s 360 initiated an eight-a-side tournament titled
Niaz keeps shinning in India
Bangladeshi Grand Master Niaz Murshed continued his purple patch as he beat Indian GM Parimarjan Negi in the 5th round games of the Open championship in the Asian Continental Chess Championships on Wednesday. Niaz played with the black pieces. His strategy of French
BCB ends league stalemate
League to start on July 1, rotational policy for players The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to start the Dhaka Premier League from July 1 with the players’ recruitment to be made through rotational policy on June 20, said BCB president Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday. All the representatives of the DPL clubs sat with
No upset as Thais feast on hosts
The Bangladesh national women’s football team had their first real taste of football beyond the sub-continent when they suffered an enormous 9-0 defeat against Thailand in their first match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Bangladesh proved far poorer in all departments
Philippines thump Iran in opener
The Philippines made a mockery of their ranking to thrash Iran 6-0, thanks to a brace from Jesse Anne Shugg in the opening match at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The Philippines, ranked 83-rd in the world, 25 places
Nasir needs no surgery
In-form Bangladesh batsman Nasir Hossain heaved a sigh of relief after he was told by a physician in South Africa on Tuesday that no surgery will be required in his injured shoulder. Nasir met Joe de Beer, an internationally reputed orthopaedic surgeon in Cape Town to seek advice regarding the shoulder problem that prevented
Forum supports Rahamatullah in hockey election
The District Sports Organisers Forum on Thursday decided to pledge their full backing to the general secretary candidate Khawaja Rahamatullah in the upcoming Bangladesh Hockey Federation election. The Forum, which claimed to have control over 27
Bright day for Bangladesh chess players
The Bangladeshi players displayed praiseworthy performances as Abdullah Al Saif confirmed a draw against Russian Grandmaster Igor Yugopov in the Elite Category of the 5th Kiit International Chess Festival at Bhubaneswar, Odisha in India. Meanwhile, International Master Abu Sufian Shakil
Women set for football fiesta
The Group-B qualifying round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup kicks off today in Dhaka with four teams, including hosts Bangladesh, vying for a place in the final round scheduled to be held sometime next year. The competition will get underway with a match
Tigers keep mum after closed-door meeting
The national cricketers, led by skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, were united to press for a few demands and held a closed-door meeting in one of the dressing rooms at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday. The Tigers intended to meet BCB president Nazmul Hasan
SAFF camp to begin on July 1
Bangladesh national football team will start their training for the SAFF Championship on July 1 and will have a non-stop conditioning camp for two-and-a-half months, it was decided on Monday. After a meeting of the national team’s committee, Tabith Awal, a vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation, confirmed the camp will be held
Super Cup fate hangs in balance
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin had an unofficial meeting with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club president Manzur Kader at the BFF premises on Sunday in his bid to persuade the Premier League clubs to participate in the Tk one crore Super Cup next month. The BFF chief, who returned to the country from Bahrain
Bangladesh whizkid aims big
When Bangladesh will go into the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, all eyes will be on Monika Chakma, the youngest ever footballer, who broke into the national side at the age of 14. Midfielder Monika was selected for the national team after her superior performance in the AFC Under-14 Girls’ Regional Championship in Colombo in March
Niaz, Shirin lose in Manila
GM Niaz Murshed and national women’s chess champion Sharmin Sultana Shirin both lost their third round games in the Asian Continental Chess Championships now being held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. In the third round games held on Monday, Niaz