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
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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
School football
Dhaka Residential Model School and A Latif Charitable School moved into the semifinal of the Ashyian City Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament beating their respective rivals at the Abahani ground in Dhanmondi yesterday. Dhaka Residential posted a single-goal win over St Joseph High School with Jalal scoring
CCS clip Biman’s wings
Cricket Coaching School (CCS) stunned Bangladesh Biman by nine runs in a low-scoring thriller, although the big guns had easier outings during yesterday’s Premier League games across the city. Defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club beat Old DOHS by 66 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with their English import Moeen Ali hitting his first ton, ... Read more
Queues for tickets get smaller
Queues for World Cup Cricket match tickets at the branches of the City and the Agrani Bank are getting smaller as most of the most-sought-after gallery and club house tickets for matches in demand have been sold out in three days till Tuesday. Cricket fans standing in queues alleged they were being offered only high-priced ... Read more
Rahmatganj, Feni Soccer share points
Rahmatganj MFS came from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw against Feni Soccer Club in their Grameenphone Bangladesh League match at the Kamalapur stadium on Tuesday. The result however gave Feni Soccer their first point in the league as they lost to Chittagong Mohammedan in their opening game. Rahmatganj, who defeated Arambagh KC ... Read more
School Football
Dhaka Residential Model School and A. Latif Charitable School won their respective second round group-A matches in the Dhaka Metropolitan School Football Championship at the Dhaka Abahani Limited ground on Tuesday. In the day’s first match, Rimu scored the all important goal in the 35th minute for Dhaka Residential Model School to guide his side ... Read more
Shakhawat on top of leader board in BTI open golf
Two contrasting performances put Shakhawat Hossain on top of the leader board at the BTI Golf Championship in the Kurmitola Golf Club after the end of the third day on Tuesday. Shakhawat, who shared the leader board with Siddikur Rahman after the second round, took full control of the leader board with (-11) under par ... Read more
Fans wait in endless pain
Thousands of desperate cricket fans were still waiting in front of different City Bank and Agrani Bank branches countrywide for a ticket of the World Cup matches amid endless pain. Some of them have already completed their 48 hours of waiting under the open sky and still did not gain entrance to the bank. The ... Read more
MSC earn full points
Last season’s runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club earned full points edging Farashganj Sporting Club 1-0 in their second Bangladesh League outing at the Kamalapur stadium on Monday. Away at the Cox’s Bazar stadium, visiting Sheikh Russell KC recorded a
Sohel outshines Siddik in round two
Shakhawat Hossain Sohel came from behind to score (-8) under par and share the honours with ace golfer Siddikur Rahman after the second round of the BTI Golf Championship at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Monday. Shakhawat ended the second round with (-3) under par with 69 shots, one less than his more illustrious rival ... Read more