Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited emerged unbeaten Group B champions to reach the semifinal of the Marcel Club Cup Hockey beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd by 4-2 goals in the last group match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here…
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Metro Premier Volleyball League kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League will begin at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Thursday. National Bank Ltd Managing Director AFM Shariful Islam is expected to inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. Ten teams will take part in…
Club Hockey: Sonali Bank earn 3-1 victory over Bangladesh SC
Dhaka – Sonali Bank SRC kept their semifinal hope alive in the Marcel Club Cup Hockey Tournament beating Bangladesh Sporting Club by 3-1 goals in an ill fated Group B match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Tuesday.…
Hockey: Abahani Ltd beat Wari Club 10-0
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited brightened their semifinal berth in the Marcel Club Cup Hockey outplaying all-losers Wari Club by 10-0 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Monday.
Nadal in Barcelona semifinals after avenging loss to Fognini
Dhaka – Eight-time winner Rafael Nadal beat 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini 6-2, 7-6 (1) to advance to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open on Friday, avenging a loss to the Italian at the tournament last year.The top-seeded Spaniard broke Fognini three…
Siddikur 14 shots behind leader in $1.3m Panasonic Open
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman is in the penultimate spot on the table after the 3rd round of the US$ 1,270,000 Panasonic Open Golf Championship at Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course in Japan on Friday.Siddikur scored five-over-par (218) after…
Volleyball: East End Club beat Bhai Bhai Sangha 3-0
Dhaka – East End Club earned an straight 25-14, 25-15, 25-14 points (3-0 sets) victory over Bhai Bha Sangha in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis First Division Volleyball League at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.
Surfing: Fahad emerges men’s senior champion
Dhaka – Fahad clinched the men’s senior title of the Brac Chicken 2nd National Surfing Championship that concluded on Saturday at the Laboni point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach.With the day’s outstanding performance, Fahad earned the surf board award from…
Siddikur makes cut in Panasonic Open
Dhaka – Famed Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman stayed in the race making cut in the US$ 1,270,000 Panasonic Open Golf Championship at Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course in Japan on Friday.
Siddikur makes dismal start in $1.3-million Panasonic Open
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman made a dismal start in the US$ 1,270,000 Panasonic Open Golf Championship, sharing 88th slot after shooting a 74 in the 1st round at the Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course in Japan on…
2nd National Surfing begins in Cox’s Bazar Thursday
Dhaka – The three-day Brac Chicken 2nd National Surfing Championship, organised by Bangladesh Surfing Association (BSA) begins Thursday at the Laboni point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach.A record 150 surfers from across the country will compete in three categories of…
Djokovic, Serena Williams win Laureus top athletes awards
Berlin, Apr 19 (AP) – Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won the Laureus awards as the top athletes in the world in 2015. Djokovic won for the second straight year and third time overall and Williams picked up her fourth…
Rafael Nadal glad he won 9th Monte Carlo title the hard way
Dhaka – Rafael Nadal is glad he won a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title the hard way, after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in an error-strewn final Sunday.Normally, having to face 47 break points in five matches to…
Phelps caps Mesa meet with 200m medley victory
Dhaka – Michael Phelps led wire-to-wire in winning the 200m individual medley at the Mesa Pro Swim on Saturday, his time of 1min 57.90 the third-fastest in the world this year.Phelps, and 18-time Olympic gold medallist aiming for one last…
Nadal, Federer, Murray reach Monte Carlo Masters quarters
Dhaka – Rafael Nadal was prepared for pain. Roger Federer hoped to avoid pain.They got what they wished for and reached the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday.Eight-time champion Nadal saved 15 of 17 break points, scampering all over the…
McEvoy’s golden Rio aura after stunning swim
Dhaka- Cameron McEvoy has zoomed into gold medal calculations for the 100-metres freestyle at the Rio Olympics with the third fastest time in history at the Australian Championships in Adelaide.The 21-year-old physics student overpowered a strong field to win the…
I-Day Tennis: Dipu Lal earns double crown, Prity singles title
Dhaka – Dipu Lal of Nordic Club earned the double crown in the Independence Day Runner Open Tennis Tournament clinching the men’s singles and doubles titles beating their opponents in the finals at Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Monday.Deputy…
Prizes of NDC-Janik Commandant Cup Golf distributed
Dhaka – The prize distribution ceremony of the NDC-Janik Commandant’s Cup Golf Tournament’2016 was held on Saturday at the National Defense College (NDC) auditorium of Mirpur Cantonment here.
I-Day Tennis: 4 players advance to semis of Men’s single event
Dhaka – Four players — Amol, Ranjan, Dipu and Anwar — moved in the Men’s single event semifinals of the Independence Day Runner Open Tennis Tournament eliminating their rivals at Ramna Tennis Complex on Saturday.In the day’s matches, Amol Roy…
IGP Cup Kabaddi: Comilla clinch title beating Nilphamari 37-23
Dhaka – Comilla District clinched the BBS Cables IGP Cup National Youth (Under-21) Kabaddi Championship beating Nilphamari District by 37-23 points with one lona in the final at Kabaddi Stadium here on Saturday. Rajshahi District finished 3rd beating Satkhira District…
Australian Open champ Kerber moves into Volvo semifinals
Dhaka – Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber moved a step closer to her second straight Volvo Car Open title, reaching the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Irina Camelia Begu on Friday.”I’m feeling like home,” the 28-year-old German told…
5th Gemcon Cup Golf Tournament 2016 begins in Rangpur
RANGPUR – The three-day fifth “Gemcon Golf Tournament- 2016” kicked off this morning on the Golf Ground of Rangpur Cantonment in the city.The Gemcon Group has been sponsoring the tournament being organised by Rangpur Golf Club (RGC).More than 100 contestants…
BAF Tennis: Base Bashar emerge champions beating Base Zaharul
Chittagong – BAF Base Bashar team clinched the Bangladesh Air Force Inter-Base Lawn Tennis title beating BAF Base Zahurul Haque team by 2-0 sets in the final at BAF Base Zahurul Haque Tennis ground here on Thursday.Squadron Leader Zaky Anwar…
Independence Day Tennis opens
Dhaka – The Independence Day Runner Open Tennis Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation (BTF), opened at Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Thursday.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder inaugurated the five-day meet in the afternoon.
BOA observes International Day of Sports
Dhaka – Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Wednesday observed the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace as part of the United Nations global programme. The BOA programme began at BOA Bhaban in the afternoon with the hoisting of…
BD finish 7th in Asian Nation Cup Chess
Dhaka – Bangladesh Chess Team finished 7th in Asian Nation Cup Chess that concluded in Abu Dhabi in UAE on Tuesday.Bangladesh team earned 10 points form nine games including five wins and four losses.In the 9th round, Bangladesh lost to…
2nd Div Volleyball League kicks-off on Thursday
Dhaka – The Marcel Talent Hunt Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Volleyball League begins on Thursday at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder will inaugurate eleven-day meet in the morning.BKSP will play Dhaka SC in the…
IGP Cup Kabaddi underway
Dhaka – The final round of the IGP Cup 14th National Youth (Under-21) Kabaddi Championship, under the auspices of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF), was inaugurated at Kabaddi Stadium here Tuesday.The Inspector General of Police and President of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation…
IGP Cup National Youth Kabaddi opens Tuesday
Dhaka – The final round of the IGP Cup 14th National Youth (Under-21) Kabaddi Championship, under the auspices of Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF), will be inaugurated at the Kabaddi Stadium here on Tuesday.The Inspector General of Police and President of…
Baseball in Cuba
Sharon Robinson Today is Opening Day — a day that brings back a lot of memories of my father Jackie Robinson. They are memories that my mother and I carried with us when, last week, President Obama and First Lady…