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
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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
Spinners put Bangladesh on top
Shakib, Ryad, Enamul take three wickets each July 18: Bangladesh’s spinners gave them control of the second and final Test against West Indies on Friday, despite a resilient 95 from Travis Dowlin before the home team were dismissed for 237 in their first innings. The Tigers then confidently negotiated 10 overs in about an hour ... Read more
Bangladesh to host SAFF C’ship
Bangladesh is set to host the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship this December. “I can assure you 85 per cent at the moment that Bangladesh will host the SAFF Championship. I will confirm you cent per cent in 10 to 15 days,” said Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin at a briefing after ... Read more
LOC formed for World Cup 2011
The BCB Board of Directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The LOC was formed at the board’s 8th meeting at its Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium office on Saturday. Chairman Media & Communications Committee Mohammed Jalal Yunus informed this at the end of the ... Read more
Rasel, Razzak and Naeem to join Tigers for ODI series
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named left arm spinner Abdur Razzak, paceman Syed Rasel and all-rounder Naeem Islam to join the Bangladesh team in the West Indies for the three-match ODI series and one-off Twenty20 match. In a press release, they disclosed the players name, who will leave Dhaka this evening and are expected to reach ... Read more
3rd Division cricket
Cricket of Pirates emerged Group J Champions beating Dakhin Khan Nabo Udayan Sangha by six wickets in the qualifying round match of the Metropolis 3rd Division Cricket League at the City Club ground yesterday. Batting first, Dakhin Khan Udayan Sangha scored 176 runs in stipulated 45 overs with Saiful making 40.
DC gold cup football tournament held in Gaibandha
The final match of DC Gold Cup football tournament-2009 organized by District Sports Association (DSA) was held at Shah Abdul Hamid stadium of the town here on Friday. The match was held with Gaibandha pourasabha Team (GPT) and Dinajpur district Team (DDT). In the match GPT defeated DDT
ERC Open Table Tennis from August 6
Dhaka Engineers Recreation Centre (ERC) will arrange the five-day long ERC Second Open Table Tennis Competition, which begins on August 6 at the ERC. The events of the table tennis meet are : Men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s team event, boys’ (under-16) singles and
AIUB football begins in city
The Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department made winning start in the American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) Inter Department Six-a-Side Football Tournament at the Banani Club ground. EEE beat Architecture department by to goals to nil in the opening match of the tournament on July 15. A total of 32 teams from
School chess
The fifth round of the 11th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament ended on Saturday at the N.S.C Tower Auditorium Lounge. Abdullah Al Saif and Debotpal Dey (India) are jointly leading the points table with maximum five points each. Ikramul Haque Siam and Rupesh Jaiswal (Nepal) are jointly holding 2nd position with 4 ½ points each ... Read more
School kabaddi begins on Thursday
The Dhaka DC School Kabaddi (Boys and Girls) tournament will commence at the Kabaddi Stadium on Thursday. A total of 16 schools, eight boys and eight girls will compete in the meet. Boys’ teams include Bhasha Shaheed Abdul Jabbar Ansar VDP School & College, Sanarpar Sheikh Mortaza Ali High School,
Mash unlikely for Test
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is unlikely to lead the team in the second and final Test against West Indies, which will start tomorrow at the National Stadium in Grenada. Bangladesh captain underwent an MRI exam of his injured right knee on Tuesday afternoon in Grenada. The initial report suggests he has muscle stress in the knee, ... Read more