Dhaka – A 30-member football team of Dhaka Abahani will leave here for Nepal on Sunday morning to compete in the Group E match of AFC Cup Football 2019 beginning on Wednesday (April 3) at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu.…
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Premier cricket: Prime Bank outclass Brothers
Dhaka – Prime Bank Cricket Club won a high-scoring match against Brothers Union by five wickets on Saturday in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. It was Prime Bank’s fifth consecutive and sixth overall win. On the other hand, Brothers…
Premier cricket: Legends of Rupganj maintain top slot with Abahani
Dhaka – Legends of Rupganj beat Prime Doleshwar SC by 72 runs on Friday, maintaining their top slot in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with holders Abahani Limited. Rupganj and defending champions Abahani both have 12 points from seven matches.…
Inter-district Women’s Kabaddi begins in Faridpur
Dhaka – The final round of the Inter-district Women’s Kabaddi Tournament began in Faridpur on Friday with hosts making a good start beating Rangpur by 31-14 points in one of the four opening day’s matches. In the day’s other matches,…
2nd Div Football: Mugda SKS beat BG Press 4-1
Dhaka – Mugda Samaj Kallayan Sangsad earned a facile 4-1 goals victory over BG Press in the Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Friday. Asaduzzaman struck twice in the 51st and 81st minutes while…
Bidyut Club clinches Khulna First Division Volleyball title
Khulna -Bidyut Club clinched the Khulna First Division Volleyball title beating Samin Boys Club by 25-17, 25-18, 35-20 points in the final here Thursday afternoon Later, Mayor of the Khulna City Corporation Talukder Abdul Khaleque distributed the prizes. Sixteen teams…
Want to play big innings: Soumya Sarkar
Dhaka -Bangladeshi star opening batsman Soumya Sarkar, currently going through a rough patch, says he is trying to play big innings. The left-hander has failed to capitalise his decent starts in some matches recently. “Preparation is the key to success.…
Razzak first Bangladeshi to bag 400 wickets in List-A cricket
Dhaka – As the first Bangladeshi, veteran spinner Abdur Razzak completed 400 wickets in List-A cricket on Wednesday at Shere-Bangla-National Cricket Stadium after his team Prime Bank Cricket Club beat Uttara Sporting Club by 57 runs in DL method. It…
Ireland tour to be helpful for Tigers, says Mithun
Dhaka – Before heading to England and Wales for the World Cup, Bangladesh national cricket team will participate in a tri-series in Ireland against the hosts and West Indies. Middle-order batsman Mohammad Mithun on Wednesday insisted that the Ireland tour…
Still enjoy my game like the first day, says Abdur Razzak
Dhaka – Former national cricket star left-handed spinner Abdur Razzak, the first Bangladeshi to bag 400 wickets in List-A cricket, said that he still enjoys the game like his first day in the arena. “Touching a milestone is always a…
Swadhin Bangla football team deserves state recognition: Pintu
Dhaka – Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) arranged an open discussion on “Participation and Role of Sportsmen in the Liberation War 1971” at its office in the Bangabandhu National Stadium premises Wednesday afternoon. During the discussion, Captain of the Swadhin…
Liton can be a destroyer in World Cup: Mashrafe
Dhaka – Liton Das has probably received the best compliment before heading for the World Cup which is scheduled to be played from May 30 in England and Wales. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the ODI captain of Bangladesh, on Tuesday said…
No surprise in Tigers’ World Cup squad, hints BCB chief
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday said there is no chance of any surprise inclusion in the World Cup squad of Bangladesh. He, however, noted the name of Yasir Ali, a young talented batsman who…
AFC U-23 Champs: Bangladesh taste maiden victory beating Sri Lanka 2-0
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-23 team tasted the maiden victory in the 13th match of the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers beating Sri Lanka by 2-0 goals in the last Group B match at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town,…
Ronaldo injured in Portugal match
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo went off injured as Portuga drew their European Championship qualifier against Serbia. Ronaldo pulled up with what appeared to be a hamstring injury when sprinting after the ball and was substituted in the 31st minute. Serbia led…
Finals of Independence Day Handball Tuesday
Dhaka – Finals of both the men’s and women’s competitions of the MA Hamid Independence Day Handball Tournament will be held on Tuesday at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will…
Bangamata U-19 Football: Bangladesh team start fitness training
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s football team started their fitness training in gymnasium on Monday ahead of the six-nation first Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Football Tournament beginning in the capital on April 22. After a busy scheduled in the…
I-Day Handball: BGB, Police earn 2nd consecutive win
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Police Handball Club earned their 2nd consecutive victories in the MA Hamid Independence Day Handball (Men’s & Women’s) Tournament beating their rivals at Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium here on…
6th round of Dhaka Premier Cricket League Monday
Dhaka – The 6th round matches of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will be held on Monday (March 25) at three venues in the capital and adjoining areas. Defending champions and joint league leader Dhaka Abahani Limited will play…
IPL: Shakib’s Sunrisers concede defeat to Knight Riders
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan’s Sunrisers Hyderabad conceded a six-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match of the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. With the match, world-famed…
Taskin hopeful of playing next World Cup
Dhaka – National team pace-bowler Taskin Ahmed is optimistic about his return to the side before the World Cup. The right-arm pacer has been recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the last match of Sylhet Sixers in the last…
BGB, Police make good start in I-Day Handball
Dhaka – MA Hamid Independence Day Handball (Men’s & Women’s) Tournament began on Saturday at Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium here with Border Guard-Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Police making flying start in the men’s competition. Acting Secretary…
2nd Division Football League kicks off Sunday
Dhaka – The 13-team Metropolis 2nd Division Football League begins on Sunday at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur here. State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell will inaugurate the meet in…
Premier Cricket: Mohammedan’s defeat overshadows Mazid’s ton
Dhaka – Abdul Mazid’s brilliant knock for Mohammedan Sporting Club was eclipsed by Legends of Rupganj’s four-wicket victory on Tuesday in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL). It was Mohammedan’s first loss in their fourth league match.Although they scored…
Bangladesh Football Clubs’ Association gets full-fledged committee
Dhaka – The full-pledged committee of Bangladesh Football Clubs’ Association (BFCA) was announced on Tuesday with Tarafder Md Ruhul Amin and AKM Mominul Haque being president and general secretary respectively. BFCA President Tarafder Md Ruhul Amin announced the 82-member committee…
Special Olympics: Bangladesh earn 16 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze
Dhaka – Bangladesh Special Olympics teams have won 16 gold medals in the ongoing Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. They also raked in seven silver and two bronze medals until 6pm Tuesday. A 139-member contingent is…
Special Olympics: Bangladesh earn 13 gold medals till Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Special Olympics teams earned 13 gold, six silver and two bronze medals in the ongoing Special Olympics World Games’2019 in Abu Dhabi and Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) till 6 pm on Monday (March 18).…
SAFF Women’s Champs: BD Women confident to face India in semifinal
Dhaka – Last time runners-up Bangladesh National Women’s Football team, now in the Nepalese industrial city of Biratnagar, are waiting with excitement and confidence to face four-time champions India in the semifinals of the six-nation SAFF Women’s Championship on Wednesday…
BCB thinking of appointing psychologist
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is thinking of appointing a psychologist for the national cricket team, said its president Nazmul Hassan on Tuesday. Bangladesh national team recently escaped a frightening terror attack in New Zealand by seconds. Some of the…
NZ mosque shootings mentally break some BD cricketers
Dhaka, Mar 17 — Bangladesh team has returned to Bangladesh after an unexpected end of New Zealand tour. Mahmudullah Riyad, the Bangladesh Test captain during the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, said upon the return to the country that they…