Major General Nazim Uddin, the director general of Bangladesh Ansar, hinted that they might pull out from kabaddi after serious disciplinary breach by his charges during the women’s kabaddi final last week. Ansar put themselves in a shame when they attacked
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Siddik finishes joint 26th at Ballantine’s Championship
Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman ended his Ballantine Championship campaign in joint 26th place after the conclusion of the fourth and final round’s play at the Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon on Sunday. Siddik struck one-under-par 71 in the final round to finish
Twin fifties put Tigers in control
Sakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim shared an 84-run partnership to bring Bangladesh back on track after some substandard umpiring had threatened to derail their second innings in the second Test against Zimbabwe in Harare on Saturday. Sakib got out for 59 runs after scoring his second
BCB to serve legal notice on BPL teams
The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to serve a legal notice to the franchises of the Bangladesh Premier League today asking them to pay their franchise fee or face expulsion from the tournament, the BCB officials said on Saturday. The BCB is mulling a similar move over the Game
Army clinch kabaddi gold
Bangladesh Army claimed the men’s kabaddi gold for the very first time after overcoming holders Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) by 30-22 in the final of the eighth Bangladesh Games at the Kabaddi Stadium on Saturday. Bangladesh Army were bestowed with the
BKSP grab football gold
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) ensured football gold in the eighth Bangladesh Games after beating Barisal 2-1 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Rohit Sarker bagged a brace for BKSP while Barisal forward S.M. Noman decreased the arrears. Rohit initiated the scoring in the 28th minute
Records galore in weightlifting
Four new national records were created in the weightlifting discipline of the eighth Bangladesh Games when Faima Akhter Moyna, Shahria Sultana Suchi, Maria Akhter Simanto and Mainul Islam bettered the previous marks in their respective weight categories at the National Sports Council gymnasium on Saturday. In all, six new records were
Lightning injures archery judge
Lightning hit the Maulna Bhasnai Hockey Stadium on Saturday where the archery events were taking place leaving a judge injured. A flash of lightning near the stadium during the heavy rainfall in the afternoon caused an injury to judge Nurul Islam, who was speaking on mobile phone, and he
Rajshahi claim cricket gold
Rajshahi Division grabbed the inaugural cricket gold of the eighth Bangladesh Games after overpowering Rangpur Division by five wickets in the final at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Saturday. The 20-over knockout cricket competition was introduced for the very first time in the Bangladesh Games and Rajshahi lifted the title after overcoming the
SL U-19 level series
The Bangladesh Under-19 team went down by six wickets as per the Duckworth/Lewis method against their Sri Lankan counterparts in the fourth and penultimate youth one-day international at Mirpur on Saturday. Ahead of the final one-dayer of the five-match
BCB bosses meet district organisers
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan met the officials of the District Sports Associations in an exchange of views programme at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Nazmul, who was accompanied by members of the ad-hoc committee, assured the officials of the DSA of every support in order to run cricket smoothly in their
Bowlers give Tigers slender edge
Inspired Bangladeshi bowlers pressured their opponents after a commendable performance by the batsmen to have a edge over Zimbabwe on the second day of the second Test match as the hosts are still trailing by 233 runs after posting 158-4 at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Pace bowler Robiul Islam picked up two wickets
Closing ceremony called off
The organising committee of the eighth Bangladesh Games cancelled the closing ceremony program which was scheduled for Sunday due to the Savar tragedy, informed Harunur Rashid, chairman of the Games’ steering committee on Friday. The Bangladesh Olympic Association decided before
Rabbi realises his dream
Like Syeda Sadia Sultana, Rabbi Hasan Munna of BKSP also used the new rule of shooting to perfection and made his first participation in any national tournament memorable after overcoming star shooter Abdullah Hel Baki at the eighth Bangladesh Games in Dhaka on Friday. Rabbi, who is waiting for his Secondary School
Hamidur equals his own record
South Asian Games’ gold-winning weight-lifter Hamidur Rahman of Bangladesh Army equaled his own national record in the 69kg category by lifting an overall 265kg in the eighth Bangladesh Games at the National Sports Council gymnasium on Friday. Another star weight-lifter in the women’s 48kg weightlifting,
Kabaddi in tatters again
After the women’s kabaddi of the eighth Bangladesh Games was put into shame on Tuesday, the men’s kabaddi event followed suit on Friday after a clash between Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Police on Friday. The scuffle started from the sixth minute
Bangladesh U-19 go 2-1 up
The Bangladesh Under-19 team moved 2-1 up after registering a last-ball one-wicket win over their Sri Lankan counterparts in the third youth one-day international of the five-match series at Mirpur on Friday. Chasing the Sri Lanka Under-19 team’s 277-8 in 50 overs,
Sakib, Musfiq save the day for Tigers
Sakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim shared 123 runs in fifth wicket stand to give Bangladesh’s innings some respectability before they wasted their wickets on a rollercoaster opening day of second Test against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday. The Tigers reached 300-6 at close on the opening day,
Dirty tricks in cycling!
A theft case filed by his former team allegedly for harassing him forced the country’s top cyclist Tarqiul Islam to skip his favourite event 40km road race in the eight Bangladesh Games on Thursday. Tariqul, the winner of five gold medals in the last five national championships, who joined Bangladesh Ansar from BJMC recently, alleged ... Read more
Sabrina bids bye on a high
Veteran shooter Sabrina Sultana added another gold medal to her crown before finally retiring from competitive shooting, bringing an end to her 28-year long, illustrious career on Thursday. A pale of gloom descended on the National Shooting Complex as Sabrina bade bye to her fellow shooters and officials soon after winning gold in her favourite