Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday unveiled the new calendar for domestic season starting with the Dhaka Metro Under-18 Academy Tournament on October 1. The different standing committees of he BCB will organise as many as 29 competitions during the long season with the development committee hosting highest 12 tournaments including
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BFF to resume Nat’l C’ship
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to resume the National Football Championship in December after a four-year gap as the reshuffled competition committee sat for the first time at the BFF House yesterday. The meeting decided to invite all 64 districts, services teams and public universities in
DRU football
Twelve teams, including The Daily Star, made it to the second round of the DRU-Rapid Securities Media football tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The twelve teams are — The Daily Star, Bangladesh Pratidin, Jugantor, Bhorer Kagoj, Destiny, Independent, Samakal, Janakantha, Naya Diganta, Boishakhi TV and
Ashraful captain for Asiad?
Mohammad Ashraful is likely to lead the team in the Twenty20 competition of the XVI Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, to be held from November 12 to 27. The Rafiqul Alam-led selection panel already submitted the 15-member squad for board approval and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to announce the
Abahani make good start
Abahani defeated Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club 14-11 in the United Oil Women’s Handball League at the Handball Stadium yesterday. They led the first half 7-5. In the day’s other matches, Madaripur Handball Training Centre crushed Jatrabari 24-9 after
NCL delayed by six days
The National Cricket League has been deferred by six days due to persistent rain and inclement weather across the country. The longer-version will now start from October 4 instead of September 29. “The grounds are not ready to hold the matches due to the rain. It also upset the teams’
Fed Cup with 18 clubs
A total of eighteen teams will participate in the season’s curtain-raising football tournament Federation Cup that starts on October 8. This is due to Bangladesh Army and Wari Club failing to respond to the invitation of Bangladesh Football Federation
Rubcic happy with booters
The one month camp of national footballers for the upcoming Asian Games to be held in November, concluded yesterday at BKSP. The thirty-two players in the camp have been released for their club duties for the Federation Cup which starts on October 8. Robert Rubcic, the newly-appointed Croatian coach of
Chess teams getting better
The Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams both won their respective fifth round games in the open section of the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia yesterday. The men’s team defeated Malawi 4-0 while the women’s team beat International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC)
1st Division transfers from Sept 29
The two-day players’ transfer for the Dhaka First Division Cricket League will be held from September 29 to 30. Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) said in a statement: “For the 2010-2011 cricket season the players from First Division Cricket League teams who want to transfer to the Premier League/2nd Division/3rd Division League must acquire ... Read more
Khulna off to winning start
Khulna posted an eight-wicket victory over Rajshahi in the rain-interrupted opening match of the Women’s National Cricket League at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. The T20 match was reduced to a five-over affair where Rajshahi managed 37 runs for five wickets after being sent into
Open tennis from today
The Shahjalal Islami Bank Open Tennis tournament starts today at the National Tennis Court Complex in Ramna. A total of 260 participants from 26 clubs across the country will take part in the nine events of the five-day meet. Secretary of Youth and Sports Mahbub Ahmed will inaugurate the
2nd Councilor Gold Cup
Ward No. 5 defeated Ward No. 13 4-1 in the day’s first match of the 2nd Councilor Gold Cup Football tournament at the Rajshahi Stadium yesterday. Sagar scored two goals while Nasir and Jamil added one each. Riyad netted the lone goal for the losing team. Raju was adjudged man of
DRU football
Four teams moved into the second round of the DRU-Rapid Securities Media football tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Boishakhi crushed Bhorer Dak 7-0, Naya Diganta outplayed Sangbad 5-0 and Bangladesh Protidin beat Bangla Bazar Patrika 2-1, while a 2-2 draw with Ittefaq was
Iran lift U-19 title
Iran staged a brilliant comeback scoring two goals in the last five minutes to emerge as the Group B champions in the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers defeating Jordan 3-2 at the Kamalapur Stadium on Friday. Iran, who had defeated India 4-2 and Bangladesh 6-0 in the previous matches, join
Shakib’s figures tell the story
While England off-spinner Graeme Swann is having the best phase of his career, Shakib Al Hasan is not far behind. In Test match cricket, the left-arm spinner has had a splendid two years when he took 45 wickets at an average of 33.0 with a strike
Abahani get Iranian coach
Ali Akbar Pormoslemi, the Iranian coach of Dhaka Abahani, pledged to play attacking football with an eye on the title of the Bangladesh League. The 58-year-old Iranian arrived in Dhaka on Friday to explore the horizon of Bangladesh football. A FIFA licence holder and an AFC referees instructor Ali Akbar was
Bangladesh lose in 4th round games
Bangladesh lost in both their men’s and women’s games in the fourth round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia yesterday. The men’s team lost 2.5-1.5 to Puerto Rico while the women’s team lost 4-0 to Mongolia. In the open section, FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar drew against CM Machin Rivera Mark,
Four teams gain big wins
Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, Arambagh KC, Madaripur Handball Training Center and Azad Sporting Club won their respective matches on the opening day of the United Oil Women’s Handball League at the Handball Stadium yesterday. Mariner Youngs crushed Jatrabari KC 30-10, Arambagh thrashed Gofur Baluch Smrity Sangsad
Dream start for The Daily Star
Najmul Alam Nobin was the star of The Daily Star with a hattrick that powered his side to an emphatic 4-0 win over Sokaler Khobor in the DRU-Rapid Securities Media football tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. It was a dream beginning for the leading English daily as they did their tag of favourites