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
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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
Reefat loses as Zia draws in first round
The Asian Zone 3.2 World Cup Qualifying Chess Championship got off to a rousing start at Airport Authority of India Club in New Delhi on Sunday. Thirteen and seven players are taking part in men’s and women’s category for the lone spot from their respective group in World Cup matches. In the men’s section, Grandmaster ... Read more
Tigers take it all
CricInfo Bangladesh held their nerve despite wobbles at significant junctures to complete a whitewash in St Kitts. Set a target of 249, they were given a fiery start by Tamim Iqbal and Zunaed Siddiqui before Mahmudullah steered the side through nervy moments to clinch a historic victory. Things were looking a touch dicey for Bangladesh ... Read more
U-19s impress Minhazul
The Bangladesh Under-19 team returned home on Friday after an impressive performance in England. The youth team won the five-match one-day series 2-1 after losing the two-match four-day Test series 0-1. They lost the first T20 match and the second and last match in the tour was washed out. It was however not results rather ... Read more
Tigers sweep series against WI
BBC Online Bangladesh wrapped up a 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies with a three-wicket win in the final match early today. The visitors had clinched the one-day series against Windies on Tuesday with a three-wicket win in the second match. And Bangladesh concluded the series unbeaten in St Kitts with seven balls to spare. ... Read more
Tigers target whitewash
Bangladesh might opt for a couple of changes when they go into the final one-day match against the West Indies at Warner Park in St Kitts today. Having already clinched the three-match series by winning the double-header in Dominica, the Tigers might drop their two pace bowlers Syed Rasel and Rubel Hossain, who failed to ... Read more
First ODI against WI today
Expectation will be high when Bangladesh start their three-match one-day international series against a makeshift West Indies side today after a historic first-ever away Test series victory in the Caribbean. The Tigers swept the two-match Test series and go into today’s ODI at cricket’s newest venue, Windsor Park in Dominica, with the ‘favourites’ tag. The ... Read more
Bangladesh concede lead
July 19 : A day that promised much for Bangladesh ended with West Indies 56 for one in their second innings and leading by 61, after impressive bowling from Kemar Roach kept the hosts in the second and final Test on Saturday. Bangladesh were dismissed for 232, replying to West Indies first innings total of ... Read more
Documentary on Women’s Football to be made in November to raise fund
A documentary film on “Women’s Football in Bangladesh” will be made to raise fund for the development of women’s football in the country. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Al Musabbir Sadi informed Sunday that a 20-minute documentary would be
England U-19 team beat Bangladesh Under-19 side by 84 runs in 1st ODI
Hosts England Under-19 team made a good start in the five-match Youth ODI series outplaying touring Bangladesh U-19 side by 84 runs in the first match at Grace Road in Leicester on Saturday. With this win, English youth team took 1-0 lead in the five-match one-day series after clinching the two-match four-day Youth test series ... Read more
Women’s Super Championship soccer in Aug
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will organise Super Championship tournament from first week of August. Four top teams of the National Women Football Championship will take part in the championship. Besides the four teams’ competition, BFF women’s wing committee, in a meeting held on Sunday decided to hold Women’s Corporate League at the end of October. ... Read more
SMS quiz for World T20 prize awarded
Sixty winners of SMS quiz contest on the World T20 Cricket were today awarded prize by the Olympic Industries Limited for the World T20 Cricket. Besides, five lucky contesters were given mega awards – TV set, computer, cell phone and cricket gears.
School chess
The 6th round of the 11th Standard Chartered School chess tournament ended on Sunday at the N.S.C Tower Auditorium Lounge. Four players are sharing lead in the points table with maximum 5½ points each in the Class VI to X Group. They are Abdullah Al-Saif, Ikramul Haque Siam, Debotpal Dey (India) and Rupesh Jaiswal (Nepal).
Zia sent to Bangkok for better treatment
Captain of Bangladesh national kabaddi team Ziaur Rahman has been sent to Bangkok for an improved treatment for his right-knee. He left Dhaka on Sunday in company with Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation member Mir Kaisar Sadik and Chairman of Bangladesh Olympic
It’s a pleasure trip!
A five-member delegation left the city yesterday to visit the infrastructure and high performance gymnasium of Malaysia. Secretary of the Ministry of Sports Mahbub Ahmed, his wife and daughter and Secretary of National Sports Council (NSC) Shafiq Anwar, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Mahmudul Haque, Director of NSC Abdur Rahman, CEO
ZH Sidker football
The second edition of the day-night ZH Sikder football tournament commenced on Sunday at the Millennium international school and College (MISC) ground in Monica real estate, west Dhanmondi. The tournament was inaugurated by