In 2012 Bangladesh have made some strides in the sports sphere — the playing of FIFA international friendlies and the general elevation of the cricket team’s standard in ODI cricket come to mind. But if there is one thing that can be expected from organised sports in Bangladesh, it is that there will be controversies, ... Read more
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Milon spurns good start to finish 61st
Bangladesh’s Emdadul Haque Milon was unable to capitalise on a good start as he finished 61st among 64 archers in the men’s ranking round at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday. Milon fired 57 points out of a possible 60 in the first of the 12 rounds that took him to ninth place, but his hopes for ... Read more
Blind archer breaks world record
Milon ranks 61st Bangladeshi archer Emdadul Haque Milon will come up against Great Britain’s Larry Godfrey after finishing 61st out of 64 competitors at the Men’s Ranking round in the archery event of the London Olympic Games held at Lord’s yesterday. They will face-off in a winner takes all contest which will be held at ... Read more
Feel it the Federer way
Even by his lofty standard it was big. On his way to 17 grand slam wins, Roger Federer has attended many press conferences, handled umpteenth media sessions, but perhaps he has never seen so much enthusiasm about him. Around 500 journalists waited for him for more than 45 minutes, but none
Ashes at Lord’s
London Olympic 2012 Ashes at Lord’s Even at the best of times, archery is a low-key, quiet affair that requires intense concentration. As such there is often little hubbub surrounding the sport and none of the passion that sets apart sports like football. But yesterday at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, it was archery that kicked-off ... Read more
Young sports leaders organise annual event in Dhaka
More than 600 students from different schools in Dhaka took part in the annual sports, supported by the British Council Bangladesh, at Sultana Kamal stadium, Dhanmondi in the capital. Students from fourteen different schools including Alia Madrassah, Kamrunnessa Govt Girl’s High School Dhanmondi, Motijheel Govt Boy’s High School participated in the event