The three-day long 29th National Senior Wrestling (men & women) begins today at the Handball Stadium. Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation will arrange the wrestling meet. Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar & VDP, different district sports
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Senior Div Football Jatrabari defeats Agrani Bank
Jatrabari Krira Chakra defeated Agrani Bank by two goals to nil in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Saturday. The victorious team led the first half 1-0. Asif of Jatrabari put his team ahead in
Salman Butt to lead Pakistan
LONDON: Salman Butt was appointed Pakistan’s new Test captain by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday after Shahid Afridi’s decision to quit Test cricket. Butt, who was serving as Afridi’s deputy in the first Test against Australia at Lord’s, will lead
Tigers level series
Cricinfo After a disappointing show in the first game, Bangladesh’s bowlers hit back with a disciplined performance to restrict Ireland to 189 and set up a six-wicket win to draw the series 1-1 at Stormont on Friday. Bangladesh held the upper hand from the very beginning, nipping out early wickets in overcast conditions and
Abahani bounce back in style
Formidable Abahani Limited back to winning ways in a style when they routed Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club by 5-0 in their first match of the Super-5 of the Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday. Abahani mostly dominated in the first half and slammed home as many as four
BKSP, Ansar fighting hard for top spot
Nazma wins 6-gold with new records BKSP and Bangladesh Ansar fought hard to establish their full domination in the BRB Cables 26th National aged group swimming competition at National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Friday. After ending the day two, BKSP brought their tally to 33 gold but Ansar closely followed them with
LONDON: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said ON Friday he would retire from Test cricket following the second Test against Australia at Headingley starting next Wednesday. Afridi made his announcement to BBC Radio after leading Pakistan to a 150-run defeat in the first
Fine return for Asif, Ratna
Shrugging off their National Shooting Championship performance in May, Asif Hossain Khan and Sharmin Akhter Ratna returned with gold medals in their respective events of the 3rd National Air Gun Championship at the National Shooting Complex in
Porterfield smacks Tigers
CricInfo Captain William Porterfield led from the front with a century as Ireland outplayed Bangladesh by seven wickets in the first one-dayer of the two-match series at Stormont in Belfast yesterday. The left-hander struck 108 off 116 balls with seven boundaries and three sixes as Ireland reached
‘Super Cup will be held regularly’
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin has assured that Taka 1-crore Super Cup will be held regularly as long as he is at the helm. “I assure you that Super Cup will be held every year as long as I am in the office and I am always in
AFC women’s qualifiers in Bangladesh
Bangladesh will host the Group B matches of the AFC U-19 Women’s Cham-pionship qualifiers over September 20-24 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Bangladesh have been drawn in the group along with India, Jordan and Iran while Group A features
Nadimul first day’s hero
Nadimul Islam of Savar Sena Shooting Club picked up two gold medals in the opening day of the 3rd National Air Gun Championship at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday. With 651.9 points, Nadim picked up gold in the men’s air pistol. Selim Ahmed of
Nazma and Jewel set three records each
BKSP rule pool on Day 1 BKSP dominated the pool on the opening day of the BRB Cables National Age Group Swimming Championship at the Mirpur National Swimming Complex on Thursday. The day was also marked by eight national records. The country’s lone sports education institute
Sagar unbeaten champ
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar became unbeaten champion in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Championship-2010 Final phase which ended at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Thursday. Sagar earned 10 points out of 12 games to clinch his maiden national chess title. Sagar, a
Close fight in school kho kho
The First Security Bank – J One Lubricant School Kho Kho Tournament got underway at the Paltan ground on Thursday. Rahmatullah Model High School defeated Siddeshwari Boys High School by 2 (25-23) points, Abu Taleb High School beat Islambag Ashraf Ali High School by one point (9-8), Karatitola High School beat
Mohammedan thump Ajax
Table toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club drubbed Ajax Sporting Club 8-1 in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League’s super five opener at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday. The winners led the first half
Shakib still No. 1
Shakib Al Hasan remained on top of the ICC one-day all-rounders’ rankings despite running into a trough. The latest ratings, released by the game’s governing body, confirmed that the left-handed all-rounder has 390 points, followed by Pakistan captain
Tigers take on Ireland today
Bangladesh will take on Ireland in the first one-day international of the two-match series at Belfast today. The series against the ICC associate member country will be vital for the Tigers to improve their winning tally this year as Tigers have won only one game against England, their first-ever success against the English
5-a-side football
Standard Chartered eliminated Olympic Industries with a thumbing 6-1 victory in the knockout phase of Ascent five-a-side football tournament at the STM Hall in Uttara yesterday. StanChart went on the rampage riding on a hattrick from Remon, who scored a total of four goals, while
Hockey Super-5 from today
The super five round of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League gets underway today at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium. Table toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club will take on Ajax Sporting Club in the opening match of the