Siddikur Rahman relinquished his lead in the inaugural Gujarat Kensville Challenge to India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar after a dismal second round yesterday. Siddikur followed up his superb first round effort of 67 with a two over par 74 to trail Bhullar by one shot as they headed for the third round
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Biggies roll on in chill
Popular outfits Abahani and Mohammedan braved the chilly weather to win their respective ninth round matches of the Premier Cricket League at different venues yesterday. The foggy weather enforced curtailed-overs affairs in all three matches and it was Shamsur Rahman who hogged the spotlight on the day by hitting a hundred to guide Mohammedan to ... Read more
Holders earn full points
Holders Dhaka Abahani rallied from one goal down to beat hosts Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-1 in the Bangladesh League at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Thursday. With this win Abahani moved up to third in the league standings on seven points, while Chittagong Mohammedan are languishing in eighth position with three points they earned ... Read more
Nishchintapur lift title
Nishchintapur Registered Non-Government Primary School of Sylhet division emerged as the champions of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup National Primary School Football Tournament overcoming Dhaka Division’s Isdair Govt Primary School 4-2 in penalty shootout at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Earlier, the stipulated 50-minute time ended in a 1-1 draw and the 20 minutes added-on
Siddik takes early lead
Siddikur Rahman took the early honours in the Gujarat Kensville Golf Challenge, which got under way at the Kensville Golf & Country Club in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. Siddik ended the first day with (-5) under par in the 200,000 euro Challenge tournament, one of the major tournaments in India, according to Major (retd) Anisul ... Read more
College Rugby
Mirpur Commerce College defeated Dr Shahidullah College 7-3 in the opening match of the Diamond Melamine College Rugby Championship at the Notre Dame College ground on Thursday. In the day’s another match, hosts Notre Dame College thumped St Joseph’s Secondary School and College 12-5 at the same venue. Earlier, Bangladesh Rugby Association president Mohammed Shah ... Read more
School title goes to A Latif
A Latif Charitable School clinched the Dhaka Metropolitan School Football Championship title with a 3-1 penalty shootout win over Dhaka Residential Model in the final at the Kamalapur stadium on Wednesday. The 60-minute regulation time ended goalless. Latif School, the only unbeaten side in the competition, dominated their opponents throughout
BCB strikes deal with IBBL
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited signed a deal worth Tk 10 crore with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday for beautification of Dhaka city ahead of the upcoming World Cup. As part of the agreement, the IBBL and the BCB will work together to decorate certain roads of the city with lights, balloons, light-emitting diode (LED) ... Read more
Beximco sponsors Tigers in WC
The Beximco Group struck a deal worth Tk 3.5 crore with the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday to sponsor the national cricket team in the forthcoming World Cup. Beximco replaced Grameenphone as the official sponsor of the Tigers. Grameenphone had had to pull out from the World Cup because of a conflict of interest with ... Read more
Aminul voted for Casillas, Rubcic for Iniesta
The Bangladesh national football team captain, Aminul Haque, said he had voted for Iker Casillas and the coach, Robert Rubcic, for Andres Iniesta for the FIFA Golden Ball Award, announced in Zurich on Monday. Argentine forward Lionel Messi won the award receiving 22.65 per cent of the votes cast by national team coaches and captains plus ... Read more
Old DOHS win big
Two unbeaten half centuries by Javed Omar and Nasir Jamshed gave Old DOHS a 10-wicket win over Surjo Tarun in the eighth round of the Dhaka Premier League at Fatullah on Tuesday. Nazmul Hossain’s blistering half century helped CCS beat Prime Doleshwar by 20 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and Gazi Tanks recorded a ... Read more
Polar Ice Cream Street Cricket from Jan 21
A six-a-side cricket tournament called Polar Ice Cream Street Cricket will start on January 21 to highlight and create the hype for the game before the upcoming World Cup; it was said at a press conference on Tuesday. The tournament, which will be held at the Dhanmondi Club Ground, is open to all and any ... Read more
School football final today
A Latif Charitable School and Dhaka Residential Model School advanced into the final of the Ashyian City Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament beating their respective rivals at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. The final takes place today at the same
Giants stroll easily
Table-toppers Abahani returned to the winning ways crushing lowly Orient SC by 178 runs while fellow title chasers Mohammedan Sporting Club and Bangladesh Biman also won their respective eighth round Dhaka Premier League matches on Monday. Biman thrashed Kalabagan by 124 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium but not before a
Win and draw for giants
Title contenders Muktijoddha Sangsad returned to winning ways but star-studded Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club stumbled in the Bangladesh League at different venues yesterday. A rejuvenated Muktijoddha Sangsad were lucky to hand a single-goal defeat to Arambabgh KS, thanks to a fortunate strike from captain-cum-defender Rajani Kanta Barman at the
Messi wins FIFA Ballon D’Or for second time
Lionel Messi won the 2010 Ballon d’Or, given by the FIFA administration, for a second time after having won in 2010. He was a contender along with Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández. The Ballon d’Or combined FIFA’s Player of the Year award and France Football magazine’s long-running individual honour for the first time this
School football
Nichintapur Primary School of Sylhet moved into the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament beating Kaila Govt. Primary School of Satkhira in the semifinal at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Nichintapur Primary School under Jaintapur Upazila will now play the final against
National gymnastics
Bangladesh Ansar and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishan (BKSP) emerged champions in the men’s and women’s section respectively in the 31st National Gymnastic Championship at the NSC Gymnasium yesterday. Ansar secured five golds, two silvers and three bronzes in men’s section to finish ahead of
Shakib sold to Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have snatched Shakib Al Hasan for Tk 30 million ($425,000) on the first day of IPL bid for cricketers. There were high expectations last year with the young all-rounder but frustratingly Shakib remained unsold, but this time the Shahrukh Khan-owned franchise bought him for a bargain price of $425,000
Fight mars final
V-Day Hockey Fight mars final Muktobihanga lifted the title of the Dhaka Bank Victory Day Hockey Tournament when they defeated Sonali Bank 4-3 in a tiebreaker of the chaotic final at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. After the barren first half, Asaduzzaman Chandan converted a penalty corner five minutes into the second half ... Read more