With the whole world pensively waiting for a grand World Cup football final, Bangladesh silently yet boldly created a small piece of history on a cricket field on Saturday by defeating England by five runs at Bristol. The Bangladesh camp erupted into unbridled joy when young paceman Shafiul Islam, blowing the last over of a ... Read more
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Bima outplay Police AC
Sadharan Bima KS defeated Police AC by 7-2 goals in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. The winners led the first half with 4-0. Enamul Kabir Turjo was on the top of the scorers list of Sadharan Bima with three goals followed by Proshanto with ... Read more
Senior Div Football T&T Club makes draw with Sunrise
T&T Club of Motijheel made a 2-2 draw with Sunrise SC in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Saturday. T&T Club led the first half 1-0. Gafur of T&T Club put his team ahead in the 34th minute of the
Ashraful gets another chance in place of Roqibul
Mohammad Ashraful got a lucky break when he was considered the replacement of middle order batsman Roqibul Hassan, who sustained an injury on his left toe while batting during the first ODI against England on Thursday in Nottingham. Ashraful, who was dropped following his dismal performance in the last couple of series, joined the side ... Read more
Thumping win for Mariners
Rabbi slammed a hattrick to power Mariner Youngs Club to a thumbing 9-0 win over winless Wari Club in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Mariners took only two minutes to open the floodgate as Rimon Kumar put the Arambagh-based outfit ahead, before Sarwar doubled the ... Read more
Beximco off to a flying start
Defending champions Beximco Pharma got off to a flying start in the 5th Ascent Corporate 5-a-side Soccer Tournament when they crushed newcomers Documenta 3-0 in the opening game at the STM HALL at Uttara on Friday. Skipper Adil scored a hat-trick to guide his side to victory. In the day’s second match, Union Capital won ... Read more
Sagar takes solo lead
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar maintained his solo lead in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Champion-ship at the close of the seventh round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday. Sagar beat Sharif Hossain to keep his unbeaten run and has seven points from as many games. GM Reefat Bin Sattar and FM Abu ... Read more
MSC lesson for Ajax
Title contenders Moham-medan kept their goal fest going in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League as they handed a massive 8-0 defeat to Ajax Sporting Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. The star-studded Moham-medan line-up led the first half 2-0 with strikes from forward Musa Mia and defender
Fakirerpool keep lead
Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool consolidated their lead in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League with a 2-1 win over Victoria Sporting Club at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. Fakirerpool took only six minutes to open their account as Jhontu put the leaders ahead before Wahed doubled the
Corporate Soccer starts today
The fifth Ascent Corporate 5-A-Side Indoor Soccer Tournament, sponsored by Ascent Group and organised by Excalibur Entertainment, will kick off at 9:30am today at the STM Hall of Scholastica School in Uttara. A record 48 corporate houses, divided into 16 groups, will participate in the tournament, which will conclude on July
Abahani keep winning
Abahani Limited reached top of the table with 24 points playing their eighth match in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. The title contenders beat Sonali Bank by 4-2 on Wednesday with the first half lead
T&T Club move up
T&T Club leapfrogged to the fourth position in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League with a 2-0 win over bottom-side Purbachal Parishad at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Ismail put T&T ahead in the 17th minute while Arman sealed the game in the
Sagar keeps lead intact
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar maintained his solo lead in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Champion-ship at close of the sixth round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday. Sagar secured maximum six points after he got walkover against Mahtabuddin Ahmed Robin in his sixth round
Sadharan Bima outplays Wari
Sadharan Bima thumped Wari Club 3-0 in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Turjo gave Bima an early lead when he converted a penalty corner in the second minute. Proshanto doubled the margin
Bangladesh amass 301
Bangladesh middle order batsmen improved drastically putting behind their dismal performance against Sussex to throw a stiff challenge to the English county club Middlesex in the second and last warm up match at Lord’s on
Three teams vie for Bangladesh League slot
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Uttar Baridhara Club and Bangladesh Boys’ Club want to play in the Bangladesh League next season and they have already submitted applications for the enrolment of their clubs to the Bangladesh Football
Massive win for Mariner
Mainul Islam recorded a brilliant hat-trick as Mariner Young’s Club outclassed Bangladesh Sporting Club by eight goals to nil in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on
Sagar takes solo lead
FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar took a solo lead in the Mercantile Bank 36th National Championship. Sagar earned full four points after 4th round games at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Monday. Four players are sharing 2nd position with three points each. They are: GM Reefat Bin Sattar,
Sr Div soccer
Victoria Sporting Club posted their fifth victory in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League with a 2-0 win over last year’s runners-up Sunrise SC at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Ashraf gave Victoria a 29th minute lead before Raju sealed the fate of the game eight minutes from
Mohammedan win a goal fest
Title contenders Mohammedan came from behind to overcome the first barrier in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League as they beat Sonali Bank 7-5 in an entertaining encounter yesterday. The lively second half saw Mohammedan’s Musa Miah and Rana Jubair of Sonali Bank slot home a