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
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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
‘Passion brought me back’
After a successful stint with the under-19s and the High Performance Unit from 2003 to 2005, Richard McInnes has joined the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) once again — this time as the head coach of the National Cricket Academy. Having nurtured the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim, the Australian is
Enamul Junior hauls 4 wickets for ‘A’ Team
Bangladeshi bowlers showed a controlled aggression to check Karnataka State Cricket Association XI batsmen on the first day of the third four-dayer match in the Shafi Darashah Invitational Tournament at Alur, Bangalore on Monday. Enamul Haque Junior scalped four wickets as Karnataka put up 256 for seven before the bails were drawn on day one. ... Read more
Bangladeshi Olympians return home
The five Bangladeshi Olympians returned home from London on different flights on Sunday and Monday after being eliminated from the heats of their respective events. Shooter Sharmin Akter Ratna, archer Imdadul Haque Milon and swimmer Mahfizur Rahman Sagar landed early Sunday while sprinter Mohon Khan arrived on
Comedian Kemboi
Ezekiel Kemboi could have been a stand-up comedian. His antics certainly had the press in raptures, but like all stand-up comedians he also made many valid points, albeit in a humorous way. “South Asians have cricket, Europeans have football, and Kenyans have
Bolt’s best yet to come?
Even champions get jitters. Usain Bolt certainly did, as on the starting blocks of the race that would either define his life or shatter his aura, Bolt battled the butterflies in his stomach. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about it [Daegu],” said Bolt. A false start in the World Championship ... Read more
Britain in love with Jessica
Of the seven heptathlon events, her most favourite one is 100m hurdles so Jessica Ennis must have some ideas about China’s Liu Xiang, the poster boy in Beijing four years ago. It all had ended in agony for Liu, the first Asian man to take gold in an Olympics track event, winning the 110m hurdles ... Read more
Shahriar shocked to be withdrawn
A stunned Bangladesh ‘A’ team skipper Shahriar Nafees returned back from India on Sunday after the Bangladesh Cricket Board withdrew him from the Shafi Dharashah Tournament on disciplinary ground. ‘I really don’t know why I am called back from the competition,’ an agitated Shahriar told New Age after arriving from India
‘Go Mo Go’
The giant screens at the Olympic Stadium often invite audience to make some noise but it was not something needed when Mohammed Farah raced his 10,000-metre run on Saturday. The crowd were already on their feet seeking Jessica Ennis and George Rutherford picking up two gold medals for Great Britain and when Farah began his ... Read more
Serena’s dream comes true
Serena Williams annihilated Maria Sharapova to win the women’s tennis singles gold medal here at the All England Club yesterday. When it was over, Williams, who owns 14 major championships as a professional and has earned more prize money than any other female player danced like a 6-year-old in
London Diary
Birthday boy Ryan Lochte is set to be upstaged again by United States rival Tyler Clary as they wind down from their Olympic exertions in the pool. After stealing Lochte’s 200m backstroke crown with a surprise gold medal on Thursday, Clary revealed he is heading to the heart of London’s west end to mix it ... Read more
Mohan’s exit ends BD interest
The Olympic Stadium was buzzing by the time the clock struck ten on Saturday morning, but out in the corner on the straight, the curtain-raising event of the day took place in relative obscurity. The first men’s 100-metre preliminary rounds kicked-off proceedings yesterday but for the watching thousands, every name on the scoreboard of the ... Read more