Siddikur Rahman bagged a handsome $57,900 after his astonishing performance in the fourth and final round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Monday. Despite a gallant effort in the last round, Siddik finished in the 25th position jointly with six golfers. After resuming the remaining seven holes
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What’s wrong in soccer?
16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 What’s wrong in soccer? Bangladesh U23 football team were the first to leave the country to take part in the 16th Asian Games in China. Ironically, they became the first side to return home on Sunday night after an early elimination from the group stages with a disappointing performance that ... Read more
Sunny leads Dhaka to third NCL title
All-rounder Elias Sunny played a superb unbeaten knock of 87 runs to help Dhaka clinch their third National Cricket League one-day title with a three-wicket win over Barisal in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Sunny clubbed three consecutive boundaries in the 48th over in
Cricket, chess shine for Bangladesh
Bangla-desh eves opened their Asian Games cricket campaign with a crushing 10-wicket victory over Hong Kong in a Group B match at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday. Chess was the only other sport that gave Bangladesh some kind of success on the second day of the meet. Opting to bat first, ... Read more
ICC Cricket World Cup History
As it was the inaugural edition and international limited overs cricket was just beginning, a lot of records were set in this 1975 World Cup. England opener John Jameson faced the first ball in World Cup history, bowled by India’s medium-pacer Madan Lal
Stunning comeback for Siddik
Bangladeshi golfing genius Siddikur Rahman turned his game around in the fourth round after his dismal performance the previous day at the Barclays Singapore Open on Sunday. Siddik showed the world his courageous effort as he scored 7 birdies in the fourth round (only played 11 holes) before the game was stopped due to fading ... Read more
Dhaka seek to field Tamim
NCL one-day final today Dhaka were eying to play national opener Tamim Iqbal in the National Cricket League one-day version final against Barisal, scheduled to be held today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Tamim was looking for an opportunity to have some match practice ahead of the five match one-day series against Zimbabwe as he ... Read more
Shooters’ dismal show
Bangladesh shooters put on a dismal show in the 10-metre Air Rifle event when they shot far below than their normal scores on the opening day of the Asian Games shooting in Guangzhou on Saturday. The 10-metre Air Rifle, usually the favourite event of Bangladesh, saw both the male and female shooters put in below-par ... Read more
Bangladesh hope to reach final
A 15-member Bangladesh cricket team will fly to Guangzhou on Friday night with the hope of reaching the final of the first ever Twenty20 format cricket event in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. In the midst of intense discussion on whether cricket will be a part of the 2014 Games or not, Bangladesh ... Read more
Countdown Fiasco
BCB yet to take any action Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has yet to take any step regarding the fiasco in the 100-day countdown ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. True it was the duty of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to stage the programme, but the game’s governing body of the country just
50-over Premier League first
The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has decided yesterday to postpone the Premier League Twenty20 tournament. CCDM chairman GS Hasan Tamim confirmed yesterday that the event will probably be held later, making way for the 50-over competition which is slated to begin on December 8 or
NSU retain football title
North South University retained the title of the Mentors’ Inter-Private University football with a 4-0 thrashing of Independent University in the final at the Kamalapur stadium on Saturday. Ridoy scored a brace while Birol and Shawon scored one goal apiece for the winners. Independent University had a bright start with their playmaker Hameem creating havoc ... Read more
Siddik struggles in 3rd round
Golfer Siddikur Rahman could not continue his consistent performance as he struggled in the third round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Saturday. Siddik, who resumed the second round game early in the morning to finish off his last four holes after rain and bad light had interrupted the second day’s play, had to start ... Read more
Faruque handed one-match ban
Barisal batsman Nasiruddin Faruque has been suspended for today’s National Cricket League final after being found guilty of dissent in Friday’s game at the Sher-e-Bangla. The incident occurred in the last game of the second phase when the left-handed opener was given out leg-before in the fifth over against Dhaka. There was a loud
Dhaka thru’, Barisal only just
Final to be held tomorrow Dhaka’s 79-run win over Barisal yesterday took them to the final of the National Cricket League’s one-day competition, but their opponents would only be identified after authorities confirmed with the playing conditions. Dhaka, Rajshahi and Barisal were all equal on ten points but according to the by-laws, “the team
Bangladesh opens campaign with five disciplines
Bangladesh will formally open their campaign in the Asian Games that got underway on Friday in Guangzhou, China with five disciplines – shooting, weightlifting, chess, wushu and billiard. Already eliminated in football, Bangladesh athletes will also compete in 10 other disciplines in archery, athletics, boxing, cricket, football (already eliminated), golf, hockey,
ICC Cricket World Cup History
Pakistan vs West Indies As it was early days for limited overs cricket with teams still finding their feet in the format, a lot of the matches were woefully one-sided. There was one match though, that would have had current viewers of thrill-a-minute T20 matches gnawing through their nails. It was the only match in ... Read more
Media cricket cup is Daily Star’s Destiny
In his famous play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare observed that there is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. After yesterday, The Daily Star would surely concur. Just a month after they bagged the DRU-Rapid Securities football title, and a day before they
Siddik continues to impress
Siddikur Rahman, the top professional golfer of Bangladesh, was impressive again in the rain-interrupted second round of the Barclays Singapore Open on Friday. At the Serapong golf course in Singapore, Siddik started the day on a bad note hitting a boggy at the third hole but came back strongly to hit three
BCB U-17s win series 3-0
BCB Under-17s took the series 3-0 against the visiting CAB Under-17s as they posted a 51-run victory in the third one-dayer at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. Salman hit 65 as BCB Under-17 scored 257 runs for nine after deciding to bat first. Javed was the other notable scorer with 39 while Mosaddek added 37 ... Read more