AK International High School, Siddheshwari Boys’ High School, A Latif Charitable School and Dhaka Residential Model School won their respective matches in the Ashian City Dhaka Metropolitan School Football Tournament on Monday. At the Rahmatganj MFS ground, AK International High School rode on two goals from Sohag to beat Islambagh Ashraf Ali High School. Siddheshwari ... Read more
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Victory Day Hockey
BKSP and Bangladesh Army confirmed their semi-final berths in the Victory Day Hockey Championship as the group A champions and runners-up with 12 and 9 points respectively while Sonali Bank and Mukta Bihanga advanced to the round of four from the other group. Earlier, Sonali Bank crushed Armanitola 14-0 in their last group match at ... Read more
Joy for some, pain for many
Thousands of people were seen waiting in the queues in front of different braches of The City Bank and Agrani Bank for the last two days for the coveted Word Cup tickets. Gopal Bhoumik, who hails from Barisal, was the first to get the e-voucher for his ticket from the City Bank’s Banani branch, one ... Read more
Abahani beat Ctg namesake
A first-half strike from Ntim Twum Frank gave holders Abahani their first win in the Bangladesh League when they handed a lone-goal defeat to their Chittagong namesakes in their second match at Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. The Ghanaian midfielder struck the decider in the 45th minute in a dull, one-sided affair in ... Read more
Siddik dominates Day One
Siddikur Rahman dominated the first day of the BTI Golf Championship as expected as he led the pack at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Sunday. Siddik ended the day with (-6) under par with 66 shots on a 72-shot course, he displayed his superb talent as he hit eight birdies at the holes 3, 4, ... Read more
BAF bow out with win
Bangladesh Air Force finished their Dhaka Bank Victory Hockey Tournament on a winning note after thrashing Barnak Samaj 7-0 in their last group match at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Their first victory in four matches, however, could not lift them to the last four and they had to be content to finish third in ... Read more
School Football
Eight matches of the Dhaka Metropolitan School Football tournament were played at four different city venues on Sunday. Hosts BAF Shaheen School overpowered Rajuk Uttara Model School 7-1 in the first match at the BAF Shaheen College ground while Agargaon Model High School beat BAF Shaheen English Medium School 3-2 in penalty shootout after the ... Read more
BCB only complicated ticket issue
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday came up with a new breakdown of World Cup tickets, which indicates that the number of tickets for public consumption might be lesser than what was anticipated earlier. The tickets of the World Cup will go on sale from today at 80 booths of two banks – The City ... Read more
Fans go crazy for WC tickets
Cricket lovers flocked to the entrances of “The City Bank” for the tickets of the World Cup Cricket Saturday evening though the sale of tickets was scheduled to start from 10:00am on Sunday. All the premises of the branches of the bank declared earlier as ticket outlets saw hundreds of people taking position at the ... Read more
Bangladeshi spirit excites captains
With the World Cup 2011 tickets for the matches in Bangladesh going on sale across the country today the World Cup captains have hailed the passion of the local fans and the unique atmosphere for playing cricket in this part of the world. Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan said the home fans are an integral ... Read more
Riding on a lenient law
The domestic cricket continued to lose its discipline as yet another unsavoury incident marred a Premier League match on Friday. Surjo Tarun’s Rajin Saleh and Asif Hossain of Orient Sporting Club were handed one-match suspensions each after they were involved in an ugly scuffle at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in
R’ganj make winning start
Rahmatganj MFS started their Bangladesh League campaign with a 2-1 win over Arambagh KS at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. Arambagh were unlucky to lose the game as they conceded an own goal in the 55th minute giving Rahmatganj all three points from their opening
Metropolis School Football
A quadruple from Sohag powered AK International School to a 6-1 victory over Kamuchan Shah High School in a match of the Asian City Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament at the Rahmatganj MFS Ground yesterday. At the Khilgaon Jorpukur venue, Siddeshwari High School smothered Motijheel Model High School 5-0, courtesy of a Tamal hattrick and ... Read more
BTI Golf C’ship from today
The four-day BTI Profe-ssional Golf Champion-ship starts at the Kurmitola Golf Club today. Spon-sored by Buildin Techno-logy and Ideas Ltd, one of the prominent real estate developers of the country, and organised by Bangla-desh professional Golfers’ Association (BPGA), this event is expected to draw a number of young, up and coming as well as professional ... Read more
Ctg dwellers asked to paint for the WC
Residents of port city Chittagong have been asked to give their homes and shop a new lick of paint to make a bright, colourful impression on cricket World Cup visitors. Gearing up to host two group and a warm-up match, the Chittagong City Corporation has asked for fresh painting of the houses and shops along ... Read more
Shakib named Bangladesh captain
World’s number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named as the captain while hard-hitting opener Tamim Iqbal was named as the vice-captain for the year 2011, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed yesterday. The announcement of Shakib’s captaincy on a permanent basis was expected, but it is Tamim’s
Muktis ride on Mithun
A brace from Mithun Chowdhury powered title contenders Muktijoddha Sangsad a 2-0 win over a spirited Brothers Union in their opening game of the Grameenphone Bangladesh League at the Brishreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. The former Chittagong Abahani striker gave the freedom fighters’ side an unexpected lead in the
City Bank clarifies ticket sales procedure
Tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches in Bangladesh will go on sale across the country from tomorrow but City Bank yesterday pointed the finger of blame at the BCB for not effectively communicating ticketing procedures to the public in due time. The alarming information came from City Bank’s chief communicating officer Mashrur ... Read more
School Football
Renat struck a hattrick as BAF Shaheen English Medium School recorded a massive 8-0 win over Don Grammar High School in the Ashiyan City Dhaka Metropolis School Football at the BAF Shaheen High School ground yesterday. In the day’s other matches, Agargaon Adarsha High School beat
Ton-fest continues
Ton-fest continued in the Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League matches yesterday as young batsman Asif Hossain slammed a big hundred in a losing cause for Orient Sporting, and Mominul Haque slammed one in a winning cause for Victoria. Another youngster Asif Ahmed shone with both bat and ball to give BKSP a hard-fought victory