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
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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
Jamal aims to hit football with buzz
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, the new entrants in the Bangladesh League, the country’s only professional football league, have set a target of being the new dominant force in the country’s sports arena. At a press conference held at the Gulshan Club on Thursday Sheikh Jamal officials vowed to ensure a true sporting atmosphere within the ... Read more
Mahmud quits finally
Former Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mahmud finally decided not to continue as the assistant coach of the national side despite the Bangladesh Cricket Board trying hard to retain his services. Mahmud quit the post earlier this month citing lack of specific job after Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed two Englishmen Ian Pont and Julien Fountain respectively as
U-19 football Bangladesh take on India today
Hosts Bangladesh will take on India in the last Group B match of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers at 7:00pm at the Kamalapur Stadium today. Earlier, Iran will face Jordan in a group deciding game at 3:30pm at the same venue. Table-toppers Iran, with six points in their tally, need just a draw to ... Read more
BOA watches situation
No plan to cancel trip yet Bangladesh has no plan to cancel or postpone their trip to Common-wealth Games in New Delhi despite an uncertainty hovering over the meet for security and health concerns, officials said on Thursday. New Zealand joined Canada and Scotland in delaying departure for New Delhi due to poor accommodation facilities ... Read more
Women’s h’ball from today
The United Oil Women’s Handball League begins today at the Handball Stadium. Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club take on Jatrabari on the opening day with home minister Sahara Khatun set to declare the nine-team league open. Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) president AKM Nurul Fazle Bulbul disclosed
Akbar lands for Abahani today
Iranian coach Ali Akbar is scheduled to arrive here this morning to take charge of three-time Bangladesh League champions Abahani for the upcoming season. Akbar, an AFC instructor and who has experience to guide an Iranian professional football club, is expected to put pen to paper for six
DRU football
Daily Janakantha and Naya Diganta won their respective matches in the DRU-Rapid Securities Media Football Tournament at the Handball Stadium yesterday. Janakantha crushed Radio Today 4-0 while Naya Diganta beat ATN News 2-0. In the day’s other matches, ATN Bangla played out a 1-1 draw against Bhorer Kaghoj while
2nd Councilor Gold Cup
Ward No. 8 beat Ward No. 3 by 4-3 in tiebreaker in the day’s first match of the 2nd Councilor Gold Cup Football tournament at the Rajshahi Stadium yesterday. The match was locked at 1-1 in the regulation time. Suman was adjudged man of the
TT leagues from next week
The Dhaka Metropolis Table Tennis Leagues gets underway on September 28 through the First Division at the newly-build Wooden Floor Gymnasium. The First Division League will feature 18 teams while ten teams will take part in the Senior Division League, which will star on
High promise, little success
BCB president completes one-year in office Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal will complete his first year in the hotseat today that drew mixed reactions from country’s cricket fraternity. Kamal, a ruling party lawmaker and chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the finance ministry, was appointed BCB president on September 23, 2009, nine
Iran thrash hosts
Iran defeated hosts Bangladesh 6-0 with winger Syedeh Tanin scoring a hat-trick to go top of the points table in the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Group B qualifiers at the Kamalapur stadium on Wednesday. In the first match of the day, India bounced back to the winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Jordan at ... Read more
GP enters football
Grameenphne, the largest cell phone operator of the country, entered into the football arena by buying all the perimeter billboards during the AFC Women’s Championship qualifiers at the Kamalapur Stadium. The billboards were absent on the opening day but Grameenphone erected these around the pitch on the second matchday on
WC opening ceremony in Mirpur?
If you happen to visit the ICC (International Cricket Council) website these days, you will find a glaring error. Under the venue guide for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur is credited to be the ground where the opening ceremony will take place. The website informs: “Established in 2006, the venue was ... Read more