Dhaka – Bangladesh Ansar & VDP clinched the Bangabandhu 30th National Women’s Handball title beating BJMC by 33-25 goals in the final at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Tuesday. The winners led the first…
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GM Ziaur Rahman, Tajwar Zia earn three points each
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master (GM) Ziaur Rahman and Tahsin Tajwar Zia earned three points each after the 5th round matches of the 12th Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament in the Indian city Chennai on Tuesday. M Jishan Rahman…
Tahsin Tajwar Zia earns 3 points from four matches
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s Tahsin Tajwar Zia earned 3 points after 4th round matches of the ongoing 12th Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament’2020 at Indian city Chennai on Monday. Among other Bangladeshi participants, GM Ziaur Rahman earned 2 points and…
Walton School Chess Tournament to begin on Jan 25
Dhaka – The Walton School FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament’2020, organized by Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) and sponsored by Walton Group, will begin on January 25 at the Chess Federation Hall-Room in NSC old building here. The day-long tournament is…
Fed Cup TT: Soma, Mahi reach women’s singles final
Dhaka – Sonam Sultana Soma of Abahani Limited and Nowrin Sultana Mahi of Bangladesh Army moved into the women’s singles final of the Federation Cup (Ranking) Table Tennis Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semis at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed…
Nat’l Athletics: Navy emerge champions, Army runners-up
Dhaka, Jan 18 (UNB) – Bangladesh Navy emerged champions in the 43rd National Athletics Championship’2020 securing a total of 47 medals — 21 gold, 18 silver and 8 bronze — on the third and last day at the MA Aziz…
National Tchoukball: Chattogram District emerge champions
Dhaka – Chattogram District team clinched the 4th National Tchoukball Championship title beating Chapainawabganj District team by 46-33 goals in the final at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Wednesday. Jashore District team finished 3rd…
Mujib Borsho Cup Amateur Golf inaugurated
Dhaka – The Mujib Borsho Cup Amateur Golf Tournament 2020, organised by Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF), was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Kurmitola Golf Course here. State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Hasan Russell MP inaugurated the meet as…
Mumbai Chess: Farad Rahman narrowly misses GM norm
Dhaka – Bangladeshi IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman narrowly missed his first GM norm only for half point as he settled for a draw with Indonesian IM Taher Yoseph Theolifus in the 9th and last round match of the EKA IIFL…
Taekwondo Fed to accord reception to SA Games medalists
Dhaka – Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation will accord its South Asian Games medalists at the gymnasium of the National Sports Council’s (NSC) old building here on Tuesday. State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Hasan Russell MP will present as chief…
IM Fahad Rahman shares top slot with four others
Dhaka– Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman shares the top slot with four other players in the EKA IIFL Investment Managers 5th International Grandmaster Chess Tournament securing 5 points after the 6th round matches held in the Indian city of…
Mumbai GM Chess: IM Fahad sharing 2nd slot after round 5
Dhaka – Bangladeshi International Master (IM) Mohammad Fahad Rahman is sharing the second slot along with 12 players earning 4 points each after the 5th round matches of the EKA IIFL Investment Managers 5th International Grand Master Chess Tournament held…
LaMelo Ball, other athletes, aid Australian wildfire victims
Melbourne (AP/UNB) — Top American NBA prospect LaMelo Ball says he will donate some of the salary he receives from the National Basketball League’s Illawarra Hawks to victims of the wildfires devastating eastern Australia. Ball, tipped to be chosen in…
BGB clinches National Men’s Handball crown for 9th time
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) clinched the National Men’s Handball crown for the 9th time in a row beating Bangladesh Police by 31-17 goals in the final match of the Exim Bank 29th National Men’s Handball Championship at the…
Ruman Shana shortlisted for World Athlete of the Year award
Dhaka – The governing body of World Archery Federation has shortlisted Bangladeshi celebrated archer Ruman Shana for the World Athlete of the Year award for 2019. The 24-year-old Bangladeshi archer has been shortlisted for two categories — Recurve Men’s and…
V-Day Handball: BGB, Police reach final
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Police reached the final of the Exim Bank 29th National Men’s Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semi-finals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Tuesday.…
Power Development Board (PDB) emerge champions
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) clinched the Walton Victory Day Volleyball title beating Bangladesh Navy by 18-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8 points in a keenly contested final at the Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium here on Tuesday. Bangladesh…
V-Day Taekwondo: Army clinches men’s, women’s senior titles
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army clinched both the men’s and women’s senior titles of the two-day Victory Day Taekwondo Championship that concluded on Monday (December 30) at the National Sports Council Gymnasium in the capital. Sirajganj DSA won the men’s junior…
Victory Day Wrestling Competition begins
Dhaka – The Victory Day Wrestling Competition, organized by Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation, began on Monday (December 30) at Sheikh Russell Rollar Skating Complex in the capital. The first and 2nd round matches of all the 10 weight categories competitions…
V-Day Volleyball: Navy to face PDB on Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Navy will face Power Development Board (PDB) in the final of Walton Victory Day Volleyball Tournament on Tuesday at the Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium here. Bangladesh Air Force will play Bangladesh Army in the third…
Athletics federation demands high quality venue
Dhaka – Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) demanded high quality athletics venue for arranging national and international tournaments next year marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. BAF has been using the country’s multipurpose sports…
Bangladesh Army earn 3rd consecutive victory
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army piled up the 3rd consecutive victory in the Walton Victory Day Volleyball Tournament beating Bangladesh Jail (Prison Directorate) by straight 25-17, 25-9, 25-9 points in a Group A match at the Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball…
Seven Bangladeshi officials included in Asian Hockey committees
Dhaka – Seven Bangladeshi Hockey officials included in different committees of Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) during the executive committee meeting of the Asian Hockey body held in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Senior Vice President of Bangladesh Hockey…
Malaysian shuttlers dominate Yonex-Sunrise Jr Int’l Badminton
Dhaka – Malaysian shuttlers established their supremacy in the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Junior International Badminton series after emerging champions in three events out of five that concluded at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. Malaysian shuttlers clinched men’s…
Bangladesh Army makes flying start in V-Day Volleyball
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army made a flying start in the Walton Victory Day Volleyball Tournament beating Power Development Board (PDB) by straight 25-23, 25-22, 25-18 points in the opening Group B match at the Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium…
Joya 1st Bangladeshi female referee to officiate int’l matches
Dhaka – As the first Bangladeshi female referee, Joya Chakma is going to officiate international matches from January 1 for the next one year. On December 5, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) received an official letter from the FIFA approving Joya…
Victory Day Volleyball begins Sunday
Dhaka – The Walton Victory Day Volleyball Competition’2019, organized by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation (BVF) and sponsored by Walton Group, will begin on Sunday at Shaheed Nur Hossain National Volleyball Stadium here. Ten teams including holder Power Development Board (PDB), runners-up…
School Hockey from January 25
Dhaka – The School Hockey Competition will begin from January 25 next year under the auspices of Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF). The decision was taken at the fifth executive committee meeting of BHF, chaired by its president and Chief of…
Federer says a star’s legacy isn’t at risk with late decline
Dubai, UAE (AP/UNB) — Roger Federer arrives for his interview at the precise appointed time, steering his white sedan into a parking spot in an industrial area dotted by art galleries about 15 minutes from his luxury apartment in this…
Victory Day Women’s Basketball in Dhanmondi on Saturday
Dhaka – A day-long Victory Day Basketball Tournament, organized by Bangladesh Women Sports Federation (BWSF), will be held on Saturday (December 21) at Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex in Dhanmondi. Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad and President of BWSF Mahbub…