Yohan Blake might have finished second to countryman Usain Bolt in the 100m final but there is one area in which the silver medallist leaves his more celebrated countryman in the dust; costly and controversial fashion statements. Blake sported a $500,000 Richard Mille Tourbillion watch, which was custom made in
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Tahsin country’s first Ironman
On July 22 Tahsin Alam crossed the finish line of the 2012 Ironman Lake Placid Triathlon Championships in an official time of 16 hours and 27 minutes, making him the first Bangladeshi to conquer the world’s most difficult one-day endurance sport. As previously reported, this is the culmination of Tahsin’s 2-year preparation to cover a ... Read more
The beach is where it’s at
Wolf-whistles ring out after every set, the beers are flowing, the clothes in the stand are posh, even when disguised as they are in the pink parkas to protect against the drizzle. Out in the middle, clothes are lacking. Four women clad skimpily in bikinis stand on each side of a net fighting in the ... Read more
Brownlees light up London
Overhead, there was the distant whirl of the helicopter blades. Down below though, swans still swam elegantly and peacefully on the brimming Serpentine. A cool breeze rustled through the leaves of the lush green surroundings of Hyde Park. The only thing breaking the serene monotony was the noise. On Tuesday, one of London’s most famous ... Read more
Serena gives London a show symbol
Of all colors the one Serena Williams said she likes most is golden. Until this week her choice had no meaning to Serena, but now she is well aware of what it is in a career of a successful athlete. Serena had confessed on a few occasions that she came to London to have some ... Read more
Bolt ready for another blitz
Usain Bolt’s self-styled journey towards becoming an athletic legend is set to be completed today when his most preferred event – men’s 200-metre sprint – will be held at London Olympic Stadium. With the pressure to defend his crown as the planet’s fastest man is now off, Bolt returned to his usual self and sent ... Read more
BCB names 19-man squad
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 19-member squad for the national team camp yesterday keeping all the players who played in the Tigers’ recent tour of Europe. The Akram Khan-led selection panel made the shortlist from the 30-member preliminary squad they announced for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka
Mushfiq retains captaincy
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) retained Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Ryad as captain and vice-captain in the upcoming ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, slated to start from September 17. The decision was taken during the executive meeting of board on Wednesday where the BCB took some other crucial decisions. As the controversial agreement with
Under-19s lose in tight finish
The Bangladesh Under-19s completed their preparation with a four-wicket defeat to South Africa Under-19s in an exciting warm-up match before the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup at the Kev Hackney Oval, Buderim yesterday. Chad Bowes led from the front with an unbeaten hundred to script South Africa’s victory, which will give them the psychological edge over
BD A face steep chase
The Bangladesh A team are set to face a tough task against Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI after the end of the third day’s play of their last four-day encounter of the Safi Darashah Invitational Tournament in Bangalore yesterday. The local side put in a strong batting display in their second innings to declare ... Read more
Mexico-Brazil final a pointer to the future?
Deep inside the Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, following Mexico’s comprehensive victory over Japan in the Olympic semifinals, a group of journalists were working while the TV beamed images from Old Trafford. Brazil had looked streaky at the start, as they cleared two South Korean attacks off the line but just as they scored their second ... Read more
London Diary
London 2012 are investigating how a bucket of unofficial condoms found its way into the athletes’ village without official consent. The Australian BMX cyclist Caroline Buchanan tweeted a photograph of the bucket, which featured a sign reading “Kangaroos condoms, for the gland downunder”, and a picture
A gold for grandma
On the podium Felix Sanchez cried and cried. As the national anthem of his beloved Dominican Republic rung out across the stadium speakers, Sanchez wept uncontrollably. Despite his gold medal, they hardly looked like tears of joy to anyone watching. It could yet become one of the most enduring images of London 2012. Sanchez had ... Read more
U-19s win first warm-up
Right-arm paceman Abu Jayed combined with left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed to give the Bangladesh Under-19s a convincing seven-wicket victory over Scotland in their first official warm-up match of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup at the University No 2 Oval in Brisbane yesterday. Jayed shattered the Scottish top order by taking three wickets and after ... Read more
A Grenadian’s tale
One of the more poignant moments of Sunday’s electric track-and-field lineup in the Olympic Stadium came in the semifinals of the 400 meters. Oscar Pistorius, who had managed to reach his goal and qualify for the semi-final, finished last. There were cheers for Pistorius though, from around the stadium. But more importantly, the young sprinter ... Read more
BD A batting falters again
The Bangladesh A team continued their poor batting on the tour of India as Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI tightened their grip on the four-day encounter on the second day of the Safi Darashah Invitational Tournament in Bangalore yesterday. In reply to KSCA’s 284 in the first innings, the second string Bangladesh side finished
‘I won a bronze, not lost a gold’
Yelena Isinbayeva clearly remembers the moment she began to ask herself the most basic and existential question of them all. It was at a dinner following a Diamond League meet in Monaco and Isinbayeva was approached by an IAAF statistician who indulged her in
Bolt dispel doubts in breathtaking display
It had everything in the race – the grace, the grit – but the one that led Usain Bolt to sprint glory on Sunday was his desire, the strong will power to prove doubters wrong. A sore hamstring, a stiff back, a car crash, defeats to training partner Yohan Blake had raised thousand questions about ... Read more
‘Sweeter than Beijing’
We came, we saw, we concurred. A legend was born yesterday, even though Usain Bolt himself still insisted there was a final denouement remaining. But you don’t run the second fastest 100-meter sprint of all time to beat the greatest assembled set of sprinters the world has ever seen and come out on the other ... Read more
MSC unbeaten champs
A hat-trick from Russell Mahmud Jimmy made sure that Mohammedan Sporting Club were crowned as the unbeaten champions of Green Delta Dhaka Premier Hockey League after handing Usha Krira Chakra a 3-1 defeat in their last league match on Monday. Defending champions Mohammedan started the match needing only a draw to secure