Tirana, Albania (AP/UNB) — Two Albanian boys who jumped from their apartments during an earthquake that killed relatives got a small reprieve from the tragedy Friday when they met their football idols. Aurel Lala, 7, and Alesio Cakoni, 10, jumped…
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Fatema secures first gold in fencing for Bangladesh
Dhaka – Fencer Fatema Mujib secured the first gold medal for Bangladesh in women’s sabre individual of fencing discipline in the 13th South Asian Games at Kirtipur Covered Hall in Nepal Capital Kathmandu on Saturday. Bangladeshi weightlifters Mabia Aktar Simanta…
Grand opening ceremony of Bangabandhu BPL Sunday
Dhaka – The grand opening ceremony of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) will be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday. But, the main event will kick off on December 11 at the same venue with Chattogram Challengers…
SA Games: Bangladeshi archers reach finals in all 10 events
Dhaka – Bangladesh archers brightened their chances to earn more gold medals in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games as they reached the finals of all the 10 events of Archery at Pokhara Stadium in Nepal on Saturday. In the…
13th SA Games: Weightlifting, fencing bring more glory for Bangladesh
Dhaka – After a three-day drought, Bangladeshi athletes earned three more gold medals — two in weightlifting and one in fencing — on the 7th day of the 10-day seven-nation 13th Asian Games in Nepal on Saturday. Famed lifters Mabia…
Victory-Day Hockey: Navy, Army make good start
Dhaka – Bangladesh Navy beat Sonali Bank by 2-0 goals in the opening match of Walton Refrigerator Victory Day Hockey at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Saturday. Divisional Commissioner of Dhaka Mohammad Jainul Bari inaugurated the meet as…
Ardina Ferdous clinches silver in 10-m air pistol shooting
Dhaka – Bangladeshi shooter Ardina Ferdous clinched silver medal scoring 234.6 points in the women’s 10-metre air pistol shooting in the 13th South Asian Games at Satdobato Shooting Range in Nepalese city Lalitpur on Friday. Shri Nivetha Parmanathan of India…
Bangladeshi archers shine on opening day
Dhaka – Bangladeshi celebrated archer Mohammad Ruman Shana finished top scoring 686 in the men’s recurve singles ranking round on the first day of archery discipline of the 13th South Asian Games at Pokhara Stadium in Nepal on Friday. Another…
Golfers Farhad, Jakia clinch silver medals for Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Golfer Md Farhad clinched silver medal for Bangladesh in boys individual event on the last day of golf discipline in the 13th South Asian Games at Gokarna Forest Golf Course in Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Friday. Golfer…
Mohima Akter Mou clinches bronze on the opening day
Dhaka – Bangladeshi fencer Mohima Akter Mou clinched bronze medal in women’s foil individual of fencing discipline in the 13th South Asian Games at Kirtipur Covered Hall in Nepal Capital Kathmandu on Friday. Mou shared the event’s bronze medal with…
Weightlifters Sathy, Shakayet clinch silver medals for BD
Dhaka – Bangladeshi weightlifter Rokeya Sultana Sathy clinched silver medal lifting total of 155 kgs in the women’s senior -71 kgs of weightlifting competition of 13th South Asian Games in the Nepalese tourist town of Pokhara on Friday. Bangladeshi weightlifter…
Victory Day Hockey begins on Saturday
Dhaka – The Walton Refrigerator Victory Day Hockey Tournament 2019, organized by Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), begins on Saturday (December 7) at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here. Six club teams will participate in the tournament. Champions team will receive…
BPL opening to be live on giant screens in 7 division cities
Dhaka — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will install giant screens in all seven divisional cities of the country to telecast the opening ceremony of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) live on December 8, confirmed board president Nazmul Hasan Papon on Thursday.…
Bangladesh beat hosts Nepal in opener
Dhaka – Bangladesh Men’s Basketball team started their 13th South Asian Games Basketball mission beating hosts Nepal by 67-61 points in the opening match at the Tripureshwor Cover Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday. Bangladesh will play their 2nd match against…
Lifter Fullpoti Chakma clinches silver on opening day
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Weightlifter Fullpoti Chakma clinched the first silver medal weightlifting competition of 13th South Asian Games on the opening day of the competition in Nepalese tourist town of Pokhara on Thursday. Fullpoti Chakma clinched the silver made in…
Bangladesh Men’s outplay Maldives by 109 runs
Dhaka — Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) outplayed minnows Maldives in their first game of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) by 109 runs on Wednesday at Kirtipur, Nepal. Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss and posted…
Bangabandhu BPL: BCB starts selling tickets of opening ceremony
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) started selling tickets for the grand opening ceremony and concert of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier Leauge (BPL) which will be held on December 8 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Sheikh Sohel, the chairman of BPL…
Bangladesh to play Sri Lanka Thursday to stay in race
Dhaka – Bangladesh Men’s U-23 Football team will play Sri Lanka in their 3rd match of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games Football on Thursday (December 5) at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu in a must-win situation to stay…
Gold-winning athlete Priya hospitalised with head injury
Dhaka – Bangladeshi karateka Marjan Akter Priya, who won the gold medal in the women’s 55-kg weight category of kumite in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games on Tuesday, was hospitalised after suffering a head injury in the team event…
Bangladesh clinches silver medal losing to India 9-16
Dhaka – Bangladesh team finished runners-up to clinch the silver medal in the Men’s Kho Kho competition of the 13th South Asian Games losing to India by 9-16 points in the final at Kritipur in Nepal on Wednesday. Bangladesh smartly…
Historic stadium name restored at 1954 World Cup final venue
Bern (AP/UNB) — The stadium in Switzerland that staged the 1954 World Cup final is getting its original name back. Swiss champion Young Boys said on Tuesday a new sponsorship deal has restored the historic Wankdorf Stadium name. The stadium…
Athletes bring three more gold medals for Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s athletes clinched three more gold medals in kumite events of karate of the 13th South Asia Games on the 3rd day of the 10-day seven-nation regional meet at the Karate Hall of Satdobato Sports Complex in Lalitpur,…
Upset Ashraful asks for another T20 League before BPL
Dhaka — Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) should organize another T20 league involving the local players before the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Ashraful is one of many players who did not get a team…
Bangladesh plays 1-1 draw with Maldives
Dhaka – The gold mission of Bangladesh Men’s U-23 Football team in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games has become fade as they played to a 1-1 draw with the Maldives in a vital 2nd league match at the Dasharath…
Australia wins by innings and 48 runs, sweeps Pakistan 2-0
Adelaide, Australia, (AP/UNB) — Nathan Lyon had never taken a five-wicket haul against Pakistan. The veteran off-spinner hadn’t taken a wicket in the day-night test until the fourth day. Then they tumbled. He took two wickets in the first session…
Bangladesh beaten handily by Sri Lanka in fight for bronze
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished outside of the medals in the men’s volleyball competition of the 13th South Asian Games, after being beaten comfortably by Sri Lanka in the playoff for bronze at Tripureshwor Covered Hall in Kathmandu on Monday. Fierce…
Bangladesh clinches one-gold, 12 bronze medals on Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh clinched one gold and twelve bronze medals on the 2nd day of the 13th South Asian Games from two disciplines of sports –Taekwondo and Karate– held at Satdobata Sports Complex in Nepal till 9:15 pm on Monday.…
‘Frozen 2’ holds top spot at N.American box office
LOS ANGELES, (AFP) – Disney blockbuster “Frozen 2” held the top spot at the North American box office over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend , taking in an estimated $85.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The animation adventure movie…
ICIMOD for regional cooperation to face climate impacts
DHAKA – David James Molden, Director General (DG) of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a regional intergovernmental organisation, has underscored the need for more cooperation among the member countries to face climate change impacts and build adaptation.…
Anamul eager to do well in BPL
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricketer Anamaul Haque Bijoy wants to play well in the upcoming edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) which is scheduled to be played from December 11. Anamul has long been out of the national set-up. The 26-year-old…