FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag were sharing lead in the points table with maximum 3 points each after 3rd round games of the Mercantile Bank 36th National Championship-2010 at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Sunday. GM Reefat Bin Sattar earned two points out of 2 games. In the
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TT League from July 17
The Dhaka Metropolis Table Tennis League will get underway on July 17 at the newly-built Wooden Floor Gymnasium adjacent to the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The league will comprise Senior and First Divisions and women’s event, said a press release
Tigers in disarray
Bangladesh got off to a really bad start to their one-day tour with a terrible performance against Sussex yesterday. The Tigers went down by a whopping 149 runs at the county ground in Hove after Sussex made 253 from 47.5 overs. Rokibul Hasan made 23 while Jahurul Islam, opening with Tamim Iqbal,
Abbas shapes Abahani’s big win
Abahani Limited downed Ajax Sporting Club by 7-1 in the Green Delta insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hokey Stadium on Saturday. The winners led the first half by four goals to nil. Pakistani recruit Sohail Abbas was among the top of the scorers netting three goals. Pushkar Khisha scored two goals ... Read more
Four players share lead in chess
Four players were sharing lead in the points table with maximum 2 points each after 2nd round games of the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Championship at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Saturday. They were: GM Reefat Bin Sattar, FM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag and
‘I haven’t felt this sad since I stopped playing football,’ Maradona
FIFA World Cup In a press conference, Argentine team’s coach Diego Maradona stated that “it’s not time to discuss his future as coach,” but hinted however, that “whoever came next had to follow his footsteps.” “I have to think about what my next move is going to be,” he said, clearly distraught by Germany’s
World media compliment Maradona: ‘your team has been the joy of this tournament’
The sports sections of British newspaper The Guardian and US newspaper The New York Times were all about Argentina’s football team coach Diego Maradona. He is on the forecast-spotlight and his performance as the team mastermind was the core of the analyses. According to the British article, “his renaissance as Argentina’s head coach is the ... Read more
Purbachal, Agrani get first points
After five consecutive defeats, both Agrani Bank and Purbachal Parishad played out a goalless draw in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Birsreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur
Rana hattrick gives Police first win
Rana Das slammed a hattrick as promotee Police AC tasted their first victory in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 4-0 defeat over Wari Club at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium
Chapal off to Australia
Hockey coach Barkatullah Chapal leaves here for Australia today to take part in development coaches’ programme. The programme, conducted by Hockey Victoria, will be held in Victoria province from July 5 to 14 and
Fifa WC quarterfinals set for today
FIFA World Cup In the Friday’s first match, Brazil will play the Netherlands at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Some are calling this game worthy of a World Cup final. Both teams seem to be in top form before the game. The Dutch have won all four of their World Cup ... Read more
Nat’l Chess from today
The final phase of the Mercantile Bank 36th National Chess Championship, organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation, starts today. The number drawing ceremony of the participating players was held at the NSC Tower on Friday. A total of fourteen players will compete in the final phase
V’ball training camp ends
A month-long volleyball training camp for the students of Viqarunnissa Noon School and College ended yesterday on its campus. Some 25 students took part in the training, arranged by the district sports office of Dhaka. Principal Hosne Ara Begum witnessed an
Sonali Bank crush Ajax
Sonali Bank came from behind to post their fifth victory in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League with an emphatic 4-1 win over Ajax SC at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Sonali Bank conceded a lead in the 11th minute through a goal by Rahat before captain Ashiqur Rahman
Bangladesh to host 2014 World T20
The ICC has awarded the next two World Twenty20 tournaments in 2012 and 2014 to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively, while England will host the Champions Trophy in 2013. The 2015 World Cup will be held by Australia and New Zealand and the 2013 Women’s World Cup will be played in India. The decisions were ... Read more
Saurav to help Bangladesh batsmen in England
Bangladesh were due to leave the country for England in the early hours on Wednesday by Qatar Airlines for their three-week long UK tour. During their UK tour, the Bangladeshi batsmen will get the support of India’s former skipper and one of best batsman during his era Saurav Ganguly, who will look Bangladesh’s vulnerable middle
Rahat hattrick fires Ajax
Rahat Sarwar struck a hattrick to power Ajax Sporting Club to a 3-0 win over Wari Club in the Green Delta Insurance Premier League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. The Ajax no 10 opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he gave the Elephant Road-based side
Tigers off to London today
The Bangladesh cricket team took off early today morning for a one-day international tour of the United Kingdom. After two warm-up games, the Tigers play a three-match series against England before playing two matches against Ireland and one each against Scotland and the
Mashrafee replaces Sakib as captain
Paceman Mashrafee bin Murtaza has returned as the captain of the Bangladesh cricket team, replacing Sakib al Hasan, for next month’s tour of England, Scotland and Ireland, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday. ‘Sakib was relieved of the responsibility as we felt he needs some break. He will continue as a
Ashraful, Naeem axed, Roqibul, Faisal return
Bangladesh squad for England ODI tour Ashraful, Naeem axed, Roqibul, Faisal return Former skipper Mohammad Ashraful has been axed from the Bangladesh one-day squad for the series against England, Scotland and Ireland. The selectors on Saturday named 15-member squad for the back-to-back series that also saw all-rounder Naeem Islam and left-arm spinner