Bangladesh Hockey Federation declared a 29-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Asian Games yesterday. The players have been asked to report to coaches Gerhard Peter Rach, Barkatullah Chapal, Abdullah Piru tomorrow by 4pm at the federation for the training camp. Selected players are Jahid Hossain, Manwar Hossain Russel, Moshiur Rahman Biplob,
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BCB names Fountain as fielding coach
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday formally announced ex-British baseball player Julien Fountain as the new fielding coach for the national side upto the World Cup 2011. The 40-year old, who has been in cricket coaching for nearly two decades, will be arriving in Dhaka on Thursday to start his stint with the Tigers, the BCB ... Read more
BFF resolves clubs’ demands
The professional football clubs demanding the deferment of the upcoming players transfer and a delay to the start of the season are likely to retreat from their stance as the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) promised to provide them more financial benefits than last season. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin had a meeting with the club representatives ... Read more
Siddiqur puts country on golfing map
Siddiqur Rahman became the pride of the nation by winning an Asian Tour professional golf tournament as the first Bangladeshi on Sunday, when he lifted the Brunei Open title in Bandar Seri Begawan. The 26-year-old Siddiqur, who hails from Madaripur, secured his career breakthrough in
Five ODIs in place of two Tests?
The upcoming New Zealand tour to Bangladesh could only have one-day matches due to the upcoming World Cup early next year. The schedule was supposed to have two Tests and a three-match one-day series but it could
Siddikur eyes history
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman is on the verge of a unique feat as he maintained the third-round lead at the Brunei Open in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday. The 25-year-old Siddikur, who became a professional golfer in April 2008 after playing the
Kashem Smriti lift Kabaddi title
Kashem Smriti Sangsad emerged champions after defeating Janaprio XI 14-6 in the second phase of Kabaddi Mela held at the district stadium yesterday. They earned only one lona in the final
BFF aims to build strong U-19 eves football team
Bangladesh Football Federation looks forward to forming a strong U-19 women’s football team for the 2011 AFC Under-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers. The residential camp for the meet, scheduled to be held in Dhaka from September
A TT party for kids
The jerseys would have alluded to a football tournament but the kids who turned up on Friday morning with ‘Messi’, ‘Torres’ and ‘Lampard’ on their back were geared up for a different sport altogether. They were students of Siddiqui’s International School and yesterday they entered the
Karpov puts BCF in a quandary
The Bangladesh Chess Federation is seemingly in indecision over whether to accept former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov’s visiting schedule to Bangladesh ahead of the FIDE election to be held in October this year. Russian Grandmaster Karpov is a president candidate of the FIDE election and will
World Cup venue to be named after Muralitharan
The new International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, Kandy which will be one of the venues to host matches of next year’s cricket world cup will be renamed as the Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium. The Central Provincial Council in Kandy has taken this decision unanimously to
Bangladesh 2nd in Saarc carom
Bangladesh became runners-up in the men’s team event of the 14th Saarc Carom Championship held in Colombo last week. India were the eventual winners. The team was made up of Hafizur Rahman, Humayun Kabir and Mohamma Ali. The other
New Vision emerge champions
New Vision Badminton Academy of Malaysia became champions in Kawasaki Knit Concern-New Vision Badminton tournament as they won both the singles and doubles crown in all-Malaysian finals in Narayanganj yesterday. Malaysian star and former Australian Open Badminton champion Yogendran Krishnan took
Maradona set to leave Argentina post
Maradona’s contract won’t be renewed. Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, was given the boot as manager of Argentina before he could resign. The Argentine Football Association, which hired Maradona in November 2008, said Tuesday his
Mohammedan stay ahead
Titans Mohammedan Sporting Club consolidated their lead in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a convincing 4-2 win over Mariner Youngs Club in a Super League encounter at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
BCB set for new CEO
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has at long last decided to appoint a permanent chief executive officer after running with an interim for almost three years. Manzur Ahmed, a former cricketer and long-time chief executive of Brunei Cricket Association, has
Tigers take on Scots today
Bangladesh take on Scotland today in a one-off one-day international at Glasgow. The Tigers are on their last leg of their United Kingdom tour where they have already completed two series against England and Ireland respectively. Last Friday, the Tigers leveled their two-match series with a 6-wicket win against
Afridi wants to lead Pakistan to World Cup glory
Former Pakistan Test captain Shahid Afridi vowed to return to England on Sunday, saying the limited over series starting next month will be the launch pad for his ambitions to win the 2011 World Cup. The 30-year-old announced he would retire from Test cricket after the second and final Test
Marta may come here
Brazilian woman football superstar Marta Vieira da Silva, popularly known as Marta, is likely to attend the opening ceremony of the inaugural SAFF U-19 Women’s competition in Bangladesh. The women’s football competition is supposed to be held in Bangladesh in September and the
Jewel, Nazma named best swimmers
BKSP top medals table The BRB Cables 26th National Age Group Swimming Championship concluded with 23 new national records at the National Swimming Complex at Mirpur on Saturday. Jewel Ahmed and Nazma Khatun, both from Bangladesh Ansar, finished as the top gold