The Carom competition of DRU-BKMEA Sports Festival began on Saturday at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). Sirajul Islam Bachchu, general secretary of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), formally opened the meet as chief guest. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media committee member Rezaur Rahman Sinha, former national cricketer Javed Omar Belim, DRU
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Razib shares 2nd position with 3 others
GM Enamul Hossain Razib of Destiny 2000 was now sharing second position with 3.5 points along with GM Nigel Short of England, GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam and GM Safarli Eltaj of Azerbaijan after end of the 4th round games in the 4th Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2009 in Kolkata.
Work of football training centre at Barisal starts in October
Construction of Barisal football training centre under the “Tsunami Fund” will finally get underway from next month. Talking to the reporters at BFF office on Saturday, BFF general secretary Al Musabbir Sadi, said if FIFA completes the signing formalities this month with Modern Engineers, the builders for the project, the construction work of the training
‘I have doubled the challenge’
Sachin Tendulkar said he has more than lived up to the challenge thrown at him by legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev in 1989. The Master Blaster said that he has lived up to the challenge by continuing to play international cricket for two decades. “It was a dream to play for India. On my first tour ... Read more
Shakib goes to Adelaide to receive treatment
Sports Reporter Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan set to leave Dhaka for Adelaide tomorrow (Saturday) morning to have a treatment for his long-standing groin injury. The world number one ODI all-rounder is scheduled to consult with Dr. Steve Saunders for physiotherapy assessment and
Five athletes off to Malaysia for higher training
Sports Reporter Five athletes left Dhaka for Malaysia on Thursday to receive advanced training at the IAAF-High Performance Training Centre as part of the preparation ahead of the 11th SA Games to be held in Bangladesh.
22 chosen for GP-BCB Academy
Sports Reporter Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday picked twenty-two players to join the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy’s (NCA) training camp. The camp will begin on Sunday and the selected cricketers have been asked to report at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur by
Ecstasy school hockey sponsor
Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) got a sponsor to bring the National School Hockey Tournament back on to the field after a five-year break. A fashion house, Ecstasy, came forward to revive the school competition by providing Tk 10 lakh as sponsorship money.
Zia, Razib earn full two points
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman and Grand Master Enamul Hossain Razib earned full two points at the end of the second round of 4th Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Wednesday.
Afridi looking forward to India matches
Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is looking forward to play against India in the Champions Trophy in South Africa. His side has not beaten their neighbours in an ICC tournament in recent years. Afridi said he has a lot of respect for India which had a very good One-day combination and the match between the ... Read more
800m champion Caster Semenya faces gender test
Teenager, who has lived her whole life as a woman, must undergo weeks of tests to establish if she has male chromosomes South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya is at the centre of a controversy over her gender after winning gold in the women’s 800m at the athletics World Championships. Such is the furore off ... Read more
Saeed Anwar likely to be new coach?
LAHORE – Former Test opener Saeed Anwar is tipped to be a serious contender for the position of Pakistan national cricket coach, it was reliably learnt on Wednesday. He had shown willingness to help the openers overcome their flaws and on Wednesday, PCB chairman had a detailed discussion with Anwar. Anwar, a flamboyant left-handed batsman, ... Read more
Yousuf an asset for national team
LAHORE – Pakistan captain Younis Khan has put his weight behind out-of-form Mohammad Yousuf saying that the star batsman need time to settle after his return to the national side. “He is back in the team and before that he was out of international cricket for quite a while. He just played in the Indian ... Read more
Pakistan win T20 against Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: World champions Pakistan convincingly won the only Twenty20 International by 52 runs against Sri Lanka here at the Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 173 to win, Sri Lanka were all out for 120 runs in 18.1 overs. Off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal and seamer Naved-ul-Hasan bagged three wickets each
IPL claims huge copyright violations
Mumbai: The Indian Premier League`s strict guidelines for broadcast media could hardly deter copyright infringements and it had to contend with a large number of “unauthorised” videos and live feeds during its second edition in South Africa this year. Over 2400 unauthorised live streaming feeds and over 6700 unauthorised videos on the web were pulled ... Read more
Tigers prey on the Lions
Ashraful Star of The Show Tigers prey on the Lions It couldn’t have been any more emphatic for the Tigers. An eight-wicket victory to start the five-match series against Zimbabwe at their own backyard just lighted up the Grameenphone Cup at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday. Carrying their form and confidence from the Caribbean ... Read more
Farashganj vow upsets
Farashganj Sporting Club promised yesterday that they would be a title-deciding factor in the B. League after singing up 15 booters including three who are in the ongoing national football camp at BKSP. The trio are defender Rezaul Karim Reza (new registration), midfielder Imtiaz Sultan Jitu of Chittagong Mohammedan SC and midfielder Mezbabul Haq Manik ... Read more
JU authority honors University cricket team with blazer
The Jahangirnagar University authority on Sunday honored the University cricket team with blazer at a function at the JU Senate Hall for clinching the Inter-University Cricket crown for the second successive time. Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Dr Sharif Enamul Haque, who as the chief guest distributed the blazers, termed the cricketers as the “goodwill ... Read more
Jadukar Samad Kishore Football Tournament inaugurated
The Football Jadukar Samad Kishore Football Tournament was inaugurated yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The tournament is being held on the eve of legend footballer Syed Abdus Samad. Secretary of the National Sports Council Shafiq Anwar formally opened the 12th edition of the football competition as the chief guest while President of Orient Sporting ... Read more
Feni Club trying to rope in Mexican booters
Feni Soccer Club, one of the new comers, who made their entry in the Citycell B-League, may be a great surprise in the third edition of the Citycell B-League. They are targeting to occupy a place in the top four in their debut. Feni Soccer Club officials are planning to recruit four Latin American booters ... Read more