Sylhet’s Beanibazar recorded their third victory in the Bangladesh League, but could not avert the relegation zone while Arambagh leapfrogged from ninth to sixth position through their sixth triumph yesterday. Hosts Beanibazar handed a lone-goal defeat to Chittagong Abahani at Sylhet Stadium with
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Brothers draw with Shuktara
Ctg MSC win Shuktara Juba Sangsad earned another valuable point forcing Brothers Union to share points after a goalless draw in the Citycell Bangladesh League on Saturday. Held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Shuktara Juba Sangsad of Narayanganj, who are still facing relegation threat, obtained 16 points from 22 matches with two matches remaining to
Abahani’s hattrick closer
Dhaka Abahani Limited need just one point from last two matches for their hat-trick championship celebration of the Citycell Bangladesh League when they escaped with a 2-1 victory against Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra on Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. It was 21st victory out of 22 outings that kept them on 33 matches unbeaten ... Read more
Lions tame Tigers
Bangladesh received a severe blow to their confidence ahead of the first Test against England when the English Lions handed them a nine-wicket defeat on the third day of the four-day match at county cricket ground in Derbyshire on Friday. Resuming the day at 139 for nine Bangladesh could add only 22 runs to their ... Read more
Abahani face Hasus today
Abahani Limited will be looking to continue their winning run when they will face Hasus NTCPE in the AFC President’s Cup Group ‘A’ fixture at 7:00pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. In the first match of the day, Kyrgyzstan heavyweights Dordoi Bishkek will take on New Road Team of Nepal at
Tournament turns into a farce after truth revealed
The Robi Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers suddenly turned out to be a farce after it was revealed that six of the seven teams will advance to the finals of the upcoming Asian Games. Meanwhile, three matches of the qualifying round were held on Thursday. Bangladesh drew 3-3 with Sri Lanka, Oman defeated Thailand 4-2 and ... Read more
Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey: Bangladesh draw with Sri Lanka
Hosts Bangladesh made a 3-3 draw with Sri Lanka in the day’s first match of the Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Bangladesh led the first half 1-0. Habul of Bangladesh gave his team lead by scoring a field goal in the 10th minute of the first
Eng vs SL 1st semi-final tonight
England will take on Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the third phase of World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at Saint Lucia in West Indies Thursday night. The state-run Bangladesh Television and Satellite TV channel ESPN will telecast the match live from 9:30pm (local time). Cricinfo Adds: While England have not made the final of ... Read more
Easy wins for Abahani, Bishkek
Abahani Limited and Dordoi Bishkek of Kyrgyzstan started their AFC President’s Cup Group A campaigns with facile victories respectively over New Road Team of Nepal and Hasus NTCPE at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Abahani defeated the Nepalese outfit 2-0 with Enamul scoring a brace while two-time champions
Hong Kong dent hosts’ hopes
Bangladesh’s hopes of qualifying for the Asian Games hockey finals took a severe dent when they stumbled to a 2-2 draw against Hong Kong in the qualifiers at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Bangladesh had defeated Hong Kong 2-0 in the previous edition of the Asian Games Qualifiers in
Mohammedan beat Sheikh Russell KC
Dhaka Mohamme-dan SC came from behind to beat Sheikh Russell KC 2-1 in the Citycell Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Rajon Miah gave Sheikh Russel an early lead before Nigerian striker Alamu Bukola Olaleken cancelled it. Then Zahid Hasan Emily struck the decider in the keenly-contested game in front of
Taipei stun hosts in hockey
Bangladesh suffered a morale-shattering 7-5 defeat against Chinese Taipei in the Robi Asian Games hockey qualifiers at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead within seven minutes of play after Kamruzzaman and Krishna Kumar had scored on five and seven minutes
Jahirul, Ashraful lift Bangladesh
Makeshift opener Jahirul Islam cracked an unbeaten century while former skipper Mohammad Ashraful missed it as Bangladesh reached 269-2 at tea on the second day of their opening first-class match on England tour at the Kennington Oval in London on Monday. Replying to Surrey’s 318-7 declared the tourists were in danger of an embarrassment in ... Read more
Abahani to start campaign with Nepal’s New Road
AFC President’s Cup kicks off tomorrow Local favourites Dhaka Abahani Limited will start their AFC President’s Cup football campaign tomorrow with facing New Road Team of Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 7pm. Like previous year, Bangladesh professional league champions Abahani Limited have been given the
Hosts start in style
Bangladesh made an auspicious start in the Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey when the hosts crushed Thailand by 8-1 goals in their first match at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Chayan was the key player for the massive victory against the opponents who scored five goals with
Abahani warm up well
Defending champions Dhaka Abahani moved closer to retaining their title of the Citycell Bangladesh League after flaying Brothers Union 4-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Ghanaian forward Sheriff Deen Mohammed scored a brace while Enamul and Abul scored one goal apiece for the sky-blue
Bangladesh eye galloping start
Bangladesh hope to start with a bang in the Robi Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers when they play their opening match against Thailand at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium at 2:00pm today. Bangladesh had thrashed Thailand 13-0 in the Asian Cup in Chennai in 2007, but coach Rach Gerhard Peter and skipper Moshiur Rahman Biplob ... Read more
Arambagh earn three valuable points
Riding on two second-half strikes from Soubair Mohammed and Alfaz Arambagh KS registered an important 2-1 victory over Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. Muktijoddha dominated the opening minutes but faded away with time while Arambagh were
Chumki dethrones Beauty
Azharul new king of track Shamsunnahar Chumki dethroned Najmunnahar Beauty as the fastest female sprinter of the country after long seven years on the final day of the two-day Walton 35th National Athletics at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Azharul Islam emerged as the new star of the track winning both the 100 and ... Read more
Learn football the Barcelona way
Some 30 local football coaches and around 200 children will get a chance to learn the game the FC Barcelona way in a three-day long coaching clinic that began in Dhaka on Thursday. YKK Bangladesh Private Limited, a subsidiary of Japanese multi-national company, YKK Asia Limited, has organised the programme as part of its corporate ... Read more