Standard Chartered Bank is back after a two-year break to sponsor the school chess as the 13th edition of the School Chess Tournament begins today at the National Sports Council lounge. About 200 school students, including two from Nepal and three from India, will participate in the tournament. The bank had been involved with the ... Read more
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Bangladeshis in command
Asian Zonal Chess Bangladeshis in command Four Bangladeshi Grand Masters along with a Pakistani and a Sri Lankan shared the lead in the points table with maximum 2 points after the second round of the Asian Zonal Chess Championship, which is being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. National Champion GM Niaz Murshed, GM Ziaur Rahman, ... Read more
Shakib can play today
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out of Dhaka Gladiators’ last two games in Chittagong. The Tigers all-rounder, who trained with his Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Dhaka Gladiators yesterday, is fit to play the today’s match against Rangpur Riders at the
Women’s Volleyball begins today
The Walton Inter-Divisional Women’s Volleyball Championship begins today at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex. The champion and runner-up teams of the seven divisions of the country will participate in the competition. ‘Despite a lot of obstacles, including fund constraints, we have been trying to organise
Race for last-four heating up in BPL
The race for the semi-final spots promises to be a fascinating one as the Bangladesh Premier League reached its halfway stage. All the teams have played seven games each so far with the exception of Rangpur Riders, who have played six, and the second leg of the premier T20 competition in the country promises much with ... Read more
Abahani reclaim top spot
Lucky Paul entertained a few hundred spectators with his brace to propel Abahani Limited to an easy 2-0 win over Arambagh KS in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Lucky scored the goals either side of halftime to lead Abahani to the top of the league table with 23 points from ... Read more
Ashraful hits back at critics
Dhaka Gladiators captain Mohammad Ashraful hit back at critics who have questioned their batting approach during their Saturday’s 54-run loss to Chittagong Kings in Chittagong. Chasing Kings’ 142 all out, Gladiators suffered a batting collapse when they lost their first four wickets for 15 runs and could never recover from the damage. Ashraful provided
IPL snubs some BPL stars
The performance in the Bangladesh Premier League seemed to have made a telling effect for some players in the Indian Premier League auction that was held in Chennai on Saturday. Only a handful of BPL players were involved in the auction and given the manner it all happened only suggested that the IPL teams clearly ... Read more
Relieved Jahirul leads Duronto
Jahirul Islam, relieved from captaincy, scored a half-century to guide Duronto Rajshahi to their third win in the Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated Barisal Burners by four wickets in Chittagong on Saturday. Jahirul was removed from the position in order to give him the scope to focus on his game and the decision paid dividends ... Read more
Bowlers do it for Kings again
Chittagong Kings bounced back from a batting collapse to post a massive 54-run win over Dhaka Gladiators, keeping themselves afloat in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Kings looked heading towards a disaster when they lost five wickets in the last four overs to add just 12 runs, throwing away a good start to be ... Read more
Bangladesh hockey celebrates 40th anniversary
A grand ceremony marked the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh hockey on Saturday with the promise of a new beginning as the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium wore a festive look with the presence of current and former hockey players. The ceremony, which began in the morning and came to an end later in the evening, was
Gladiators win it late
Holders Dhaka Gladiators remained hot on the heels of leaders Sylhet Royals after they snatched a 13-run win from the jaws of defeat over Duronto Rajshahi in Chittagong on Friday. Chasing a simple target, Duronto were poised for their third win when they raced to 99-5 with 33 needed in the last five overs, but they ... Read more
Taylor leads Kings to crushing win
A change of captaincy has brought a change in fortune for Chittagong Kings as they raced to an eight-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals at the MA Aziz Stadium on Friday. Brendan Taylor took over the rein from Mahmudullah and led the side from the front with his third fifty in the tournament as Kings made ... Read more
Pay or we’ll make you pay, BCB boss tells BPL teams
Franchises will make a mistake if they don’t clear player payments before the next deadline expires, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan warned in Chittagong on Friday. His warning came after several franchises missed the previous deadline, ended on January 31, which caused an outcry in local and international media as players made some
IHF chief asks for strategic map
The International Hockey Federation president, Leandro Negre, has requested Bangladesh to prepare a strategic map after his assistance was sought for the development of hockey. ‘My proposal to Bangladesh Hockey Federation, Olympic Association and the sports ministry was to make a strategic map for the development of Bangladesh hockey
Royals return to winning ways
Sylhet Royals overcame yet another initial jittery to return to wining ways in the Bangladesh Premier League when they handed Rangpur Riders a five-wicket defeat in Chittagong on Thursday. Nazmul Hossain Milon finally produced a man-of-the-match performance after being the second best performer of a match on quite a few occasions as his 45 from ... Read more
‘We’re playing for free’
Bangladesh spinner and Rangpur Riders skipper Abdur Razzak added some extra fuel to the Bangladesh Premier League payment issue on Thursday saying that they are playing virtually for free and this is having an impact on their performance. ‘We are playing free of cost. Naturally it can affect our performance as well,’ Razzak told
Burners heap more misery on Kings
Barisal Burners heaped more misery on Chittagong Kings when they posted a narrow six-run win over the struggling side in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Thursday. Set a mammoth target after Burners put on 182-5, Kings made a positive start and were in the game until left-arm spinner Elias Sunny derailed their run ... Read more
IHF president promises big
International Hockey Federation president Leonardo Negro made a courtesy call on the state minister for youth and sports, Ahad Ali Sarkar, after his arrival in Dhaka on Thursday. The minister and the IHF chief shared their ideas and discussed about the development of hockey in Bangladesh during the meeting. The IHF president assured Bangladesh
Royals give Kings the blues
Sylhet Royals prevailed over Chittagong Kings by three wickets in a see-saw battle to maintain their unbeaten run in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Monday. The roar of the capacity crowd at the MA Aziz Stadium could not inspire the Kings, inarguably the biggest chokers in the tournament, who threw away another