Bangladesh secured their record 19 gold medals in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games in Nepal when Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) beat Sri Lanka (U-23) by seven wickets at Kritipur, Nepal on Monday.
Category: Games
Experimental Germany beats Mexico 4-1 to reach Confed final
Sochi,(AP/UNB)- Just how much Leon Goretzka wanted to seize his opportunity in an experimental Germany squad became clear after only eight minutes against Mexico.With two goals in the space of 109 seconds on Thursday, Goretzka put the defensively-ragged Mexicans on…
Tokyo Marathon Expo 2017 kicks off
Dhaka– The Tokyo Marathon Expo, the largest Running trade show in Japan, kicked off showcasing mainly Chinese and Japanese running culture.Decked with red Chinese knots, the event brings the festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year to the Tokyo Marathon. Visitors…
Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh women’s beat Morocco by 4-0 points
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s team beat Morocco by 4-0 points in their 6th round games in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad at Baku in Azerbaijan on Thursday.Bangladesh girl’s earned six match points and 13 game points.WIM Shamima Akter Liza beat…
Chess Olympiad: BD men’s team beat Albania in 4th round
Dhaka – Bangladesh Men’s Chess team beat Albania by 3.5-0.5 points in the 4th round match in open section of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday.In the open section, GM Enamul Hossain Razib (Rating-2431) beat Dervishi…
Chess Olympiad: BD men, women teams win 3rd round matches
Dhaka – Both men and women teams of Bangladesh won their respective 3rd round games in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku of Azerbaijan on Monday.In the open section of the meet, Bangladesh men team beat Jordan by 3.5-0.5…
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, host of next Summer Games
Dhaka- The Olympic flag has arrived in Tokyo, host of the next Summer Games Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike held the flag aloft as she got off an All Nippon Airways plane and walked down a stairway to the tarmac at…
Japanese prime minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario
Dhaka – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but show-stopping gig at the Olympic closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’ plans for the 2020 games.The organizers for the Tokyo games crammed…
Si Woo Kim wins Wyndham Championship for 1st PGA Tour title
Dhaka – Si Woo Kim had a productive week at the Wyndham Championship. He claimed one tournament record, a share of another – and, most importantly, his first PGA Tour trophy.The 21-year-old South Korean player closed with a 3-under 67…
Serbia wins its 1st men’s water polo gold
Dhaka – When it was all over, when they had the title they had coveted for years, Serbia’s jubilant players hungthe country’s flag over one of the floating cages in the pool.The soaked flag said it all. Serbia had finally…
Centrowitz’s win in Olympic 1,500 1st for US since 1908
Dhaka – Never bashful, Matthew Centrowitz always believed he could win at the Olympics.The American runner showed that supreme confidence on Saturday as he took the lead in the 1,500-meter race with two laps remaining and held off a late…
Brazil wins gold in soccer; US goes for more track medals
Dhaka – Brazil won the medal it wanted the most Saturday, claiming its first Olympic gold in soccer and providing a lift to a beleaguered nation in the process.Neymar scored the clinching goal for Brazil with a nifty penalty kick…
US beats France 86-67, advances to women’s basketball final
Dhaka – It’s rare to see the U.S. women’s basketball team struggle during the Olympics. Then again, they’ve had Sue Bird running the show for over a decade.With the starting point guard sidelined with a knee injury, the Americans were…
Serbia to play Croatia for Olympic gold
Dhaka – Serbia’s rough start to the Olympics seems like a long time ago now. Filip Filipovic and company are headed to the men’s water polo final, and they got a little revenge along the way.Filipovic, Andrija Prlainovic and Slobodan…
Brazil wins beach volleyball gold medal in rain
Dhaka – Brazil’s Alison and Bruno won the men’s beach volleyball gold medal on Thursday night, rallying from deficits in both sets to beat Italy in a steady rain.The 21-19, 21-17 victory over Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai sparked a…
Germany in the Olympic final after 2-0 victory over Nigeria
Dhaka – Lukas Klosertmann and Nils Peterson scored to send Germany into the Olympic gold-medal match for the first time with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.The Germans will play Brazil on Saturday at the Maracana Stadium in…
Barca beats Sevilla 3-0 to win Spanish Super Cup
Dhaka – Arda Turan scored two goals before Lionel Messi added a third as Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Spanish Super Cup with a 5-0 victory on aggregate.Turan, who struggled to find his stride last season,…
Icho captures 4th Olympic gold medal in wrestling
Dhaka – With just seconds to spare, Kaori Icho reminded everyone why she’s the best women’s wrestler in history.Icho became the first wrestler to win four Olympic gold medals on Wednesday, scoring a takedown with less than five seconds left…
US men’s volleyball reaches Rio semis with 4th straight win
Dhaka – John Speraw ran along the sideline about as close as he could to actually being in the action, cheering Aaron Russell to make a save while crashing into the barrier some 20 feet behind the end line.”I was…
Argentine cancer survivor wins Olympic sailing gold at 54
Dhaka – Santiago Lange lost count of how many times he broke down during the celebration on the shore of Guanabara Bay, where one of the more remarkable stories of the Olympics played out.”It was many,” said Lange, a 54-year-old…
Golden Girl: Biles ends historic Olympics with 4th gold
Dhaka – Simone Biles starts each year by pulling out a notebook to write down her goals for the next 12 months. When 2016 dawned, for once she didn’t get too specific.Make the Olympic team. That’s it. Better to just…
35th U-16 Chess Championship begins Aug 22
Dhaka – The 35th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championship (Boys & Girls) will begin at 3:00 pm on August 22 at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room,UNB News Agency Reported.
Braz da Silva beats Lavillenie, wins Olympic gold for Brazil
Dhaka – The noise echoing around the Olympic stadium swung suddenly from boos and jeers to victorious cheers around midnight, when Thiago Braz da Silva delivered Brazil’s first track and field gold medal with an unlikely win in the pole…
Viviani wins gold for Italy, Cavendish adds to British haul
Dhaka – Elia Viviani slammed hard into the wooden surface of the Olympic velodrome and thought, just for a fleeting moment, that perhaps his chances of winning a track cycling gold medal were over.Then he stood up. He realized he…
Miller’s head-first dive at the finish line beats Felix
Dhaka – It took a head-first dive by Shaunae Miller at the finish line to beat Allyson Felix, denying her a record fifth Olympic gold medal.Miller, the 22-year-old from the Bahamas, stayed even with Felix for 398 meters, then sprawled,…
German Olympic coach dies following car accident in Rio
Dhaka – A canoe slalom coach from Germany died Monday after sustaining head injuries last week in a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, the country’s Olympic team said.Stefan Henze, who was 35 and won a silver medal in canoe…
Bolt shines bright, wins another gold in Olympic 100
Dhaka – If there were any doubts, it took less than 10 seconds – 9.81, to be exact – for Usain Bolt to erase them.He is the Olympic champion once again.On a muggy Sunday night in Rio, the Jamaican superstar…
Walton Cup Baseball begins Tuesday
Dhaka – The First Walton Cup Baseball Tournament,organised by Bangladesh Baseball-Softball Federation (BBSF), begin on Tuesday at Palton Maidan in the capital.Six teams-three districts and three college teams–will compete in the two-day meet, sponsored by Walton Group BBSF general secretary…
Canadian men’s volleyball makes big strides on world stage
Dhaka – Glenn Hoag’s players surrounded him on the court in celebration Saturday, moments after another memorable Olympic victory for Canada.The tradition began during an Olympic qualifier two months ago in Tokyo, where the Canadians claimed the last berth in…
Usain Bolt tells parents he’s ready to race on Sunday
Dhaka – The health of Usain Bolt has been a question as the showman enters his final Olympics nursing a sore hamstring.His parents paid him a brief visit in the athletes village and insisted Friday he’s ready to run and…