Tamim Iqbal, who missed the series against New Zealand, will also receive a plot and a car as other players in the Bangladesh squad will, officials said on Tuesday. Bangladesh recorded a clean sweep victory against New Zealand. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, announced the awards at a reception in her
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Zia atop alone
GM Ziaur Rahman maintained solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at the close of third round at Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. After two successive wins, Zia drew against FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, who along with GM Niaz Murshed stayed at second position with two points
Inter-private university football
Northern University made a good start in Mentors’ Inter-Private University Football Tournament beating University of Liberal Arts-Bangladesh (ULAB) 1-0 in the opening match at the Bir Shreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur yesterday. Rubel scored the winning goal in the 12th minute for Northern University. He was adjudged
Siddons thinks beyond WC
After a chequered three years with the Bangladesh national cricket team Australian coach Jamie Siddons said he will seek an extension to his contract once his present term expires next year. Siddons, who completed his three years as head coach of Tigers on Sunday, arrived here in November 2007 and will be in charge until ... Read more
Mashrafee eyes Zimbabwe return
Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza was confident of playing in the upcoming one-day series against Zimbabwe when he joined the preliminary squad for training on Monday. Mashrafee, who injured his ankle in the first one-dayer against New Zealand, kept his training limited to only running on the opening day of
BCB announces new payroll for Tigers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board dropped left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr and batsman Mehrab Hossain Jr when it announced the new payroll for the next one year following a meeting of the technical evaluation committee on Monday. Batsman Jahirul Islam and left-arm spinner Sohrawardi Shuvo are new additions to its
Siddikur might face Tiger Woods
Bangladesh’s new sensation Siddikur Rahman may have a chance to rub shoulders with golfing luminaries like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson when he leaves for Shanghai today to take part in the US dollar 7 million HSBC World Golf Championship to be held from November 4-7. After a hugely successful tournament in Malaysia, Siddikur is ... Read more
Rubcic’s injury concern
After a five-week break for the Federation Cup, the national camp for the upcoming Asian Games resumed yesterday but coach Robert Rubcic was left sweating over injuries and fever to some of his players. Both left-backs Atiqur Rahman Meshu and Wali Faisal are suffering from hamstring injuries, while midfielder Shahedul Alam is suffering from tendon ... Read more
National B’ball starts today
The Citycell National Basketball Championship starts today with Bangladesh Police meeting Narayanganj in the opening match of the 20-team tournament at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium. A total of 16 teams splitting into four groups will play on round robin league basis in the first round. The top two teams from each group will advance to ... Read more
Division I cricket
Agrani Bank, Bangladesh Boys and Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity won their respective matches of the First Division Cricket League yesterday. Agrani Bank beat Young Pegasus by 68 runs at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, courtesy of a century from Raisul Islam. Raisul scored 104 runs off 115 deliveries with two sixes and
Zia takes solo lead
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman took solo lead in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament with maximum two points at close of the second round at the Tulip Lounge of Uttara Club yesterday. FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar and Indian FM Sayantan Das jointly followed the leader with 1.5 points each
Tiger Woods loses golf top spot to Lee Westwood
England’s Lee Westwood became world number one golfer for the first time, ending American Tiger Woods’s 281-week reign at the top of the sport. German Martin Kaymer needed a top-two finish at Valderrama to become number one himself but ended Sunday’s fourth round seven over – well off the lead. Kaymer fired a final-round 75 ... Read more
Siddik scales new height
Bangladesh’s first professional golfer Siddikur Rahman missed a top-10 finish by a whisker and was placed 11th jointly with three other players in the CIMB-Asian Pacific Classic in Malaysia that ended on Sunday. The commendable performance earned Siddik $1,21,250 (approximately Tk 85 lakh), inarguably the highest earning by any Bangladeshi individual from any single sporting
Ansar emerge champs
Bangladesh Ansar became champions in the Walton 24th National Swimming Competition after clinching 18 gold medals in the four-day meet. Ansar added another five golds to their tally on the concluding day on Sunday. Bangladesh Army finished second with 12 golds while Bangladesh Navy secured third
DCC to sponsor pioneer football
Dhaka City Corporation agreed to sponsor the Pioneer Football League for the next 10 years and signed a deal with the Bangladesh Football Federation at the BFF House on Sunday. DCC mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka handed over a cheque for Tk 25 lakh to BFF president Kazi Salahuddin during the deal signing ceremony. The DCC ... Read more
Inter-Private Univ football from Tuesday
The Mentors Inter-Private University Football Tournament, organised by Auritro and assisted by the Bangladesh Football Federation, kicks off at the Kamalapur stadium on Tuesday. In the opening match of the 10- team meet, Northern University take on University of Liberal Arts. The teams splitting into three groups – four in Group A and three each ... Read more
Abahani beat Sheikh Jamal to lift title
Abahani emerged champions of the season’s curtain-raising Grameenphone Federation Cup when they beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 5-3 after extra-time in a thrilling encounter at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. Abahani rode on their Ghanaian contingent with striker Awudu Ibrahim leading the way with
Ramblers clinch title
Ramblers clinched the title of the AB Bank-CityCell WECCA Beach Cricket beating Cricketeers by three wickets in the final on the concluding of the three-day fun cricket in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday. Former national skipper Naimur Rahman Durjoy scored a blazing 35 off only eight balls that included five sixes to take the game away ... Read more
Abahani face Jamal in crunch final today
Dhaka Abahani will be eying their first Federation Cup title in 10 years when they lock horns with newcomers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the final of the Grameenphone Federation Cup at the Kamalapur stadium at 5:00pm today. The sky-blue outfit, who won their last title in 2000, will take the trophy for the eighth
Ton-up Mahmudullah ends Rajshahi’s winning streak
Mahmudullah Riyad scored a brilliant century to propel Dhaka a two-wicket victory, ending the unbeaten run of Rajshahi in the third round of the National Cricket League one-day version on Friday. The only day to stake their claim for the national team, especially for the middle-order batsmen before the national training camp starts, Mohammad Ashraful ... Read more