DHAKA -Hridoy Dev and Rihand Khan may missed out a well-deserved century but their 90 plus knock guided Chattola East Zone to a facile 63-run victory over Jahangirabad Central Zone in the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games at Abdur Rab Serniabat…
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Billal ends career after winning gold
DHAKA – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) wrestler Billal Hossain ended his career by winning gold in the 120-kg weight category of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games Wrestling held at Sheikh Russel Roller Skating Complex in the city. Earlier, he announced that…
Quamrunnahar, Swapna win gold in fencing
DHAKA – Quamrunnahar of Bangladesh Ansar and Swapna Akter of Bangladesh Navy won gold in the women’s individual event of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games held today at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city’s Mirpur. Quamrunnahar secured gold in…
Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games website launched
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today launched the official website of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games-2020. BOA secretary general Syed Shahed Reza formally inaugurated the website at the media cell of the BOA building this afternoon. All the information…
Covid-19 upsurge forces NCL’s postponement
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to postpone the Bangabandhu 22nd National Cricket League for an indefinite period after the upsurge of coronavirus in Bangladesh. “We have decided to postpone the NCL for now as a safety measure as…
Army, Sylhet register win in men’s football
DHAKA – Bangladesh Army and Sylhet district football team won their respective group A matches of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games men’s football event held today at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. In the day’s first match, Bangladesh Army,…
Bangladesh wants to forget this New Zealand series: Mahmudullah
DHAKA —Bangladesh T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad said that the Tiger will want to forget this New Zealand series as early as possible as they failed to put up any spirited show there miserably once again. The Tigers lost all of…
Tigers out to avoid series whitewash against New Zealand
DHAKA – Bangladesh hopes to end a disappointing tour at least with some good memories as they take on the New Zealand in the third and final T20 match tomorrow (Thursday) at Eden Park in Auckland. The match starts at…
‘Irreplaceable’ Aguero won hearts and minds of City fans: Guardiola
LONDON – Sergio Aguero is “irreplaceable in the souls, in the hearts, in the minds of our fans,” Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said of the club’s record goalscorer who is to leave at the end of the season.…
BCB announces teams for Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the name of four teams which will take part in the Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games. Four teams are named as Varendra North Zone, Chandrodip South Zone, Chattola East Zone and Jahangirabad Central…
Tennis events of Bangabandhu Games to be held in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI – All the tennis events of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games 2021 will begin at Advocate Abdus Salam Tennis Complex in Rajshahi city on April 2. The events will be held here from April 2 to April 9 like other…
Bangladesh concedes T20 series in New Zealand
DHAKA – Bangladesh continued their dismal form in New Zealand as they conceded the three-match T20 series too, after a 28-run defeat in the rain-affected second match, that saw a drama over Tigers target to win the game at Mclean…
Mahmudullah finds positives in batting amid series loss
DHAKA – Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad was elated the way they batted in the second T20 game despite conceding a 28-run defeat that cost them the three-match series too. The Tigers were whitewashed in three-match ODI series earlier. They will…
Brahmanbaria goes goal glut in women’s football
DHAKA – Puja and Arifa’s brilliant hat-tricks helped Brahmanbaria district football team crush Faridpur district football team by 10-1 goals in a group B match of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in…
Torch relay of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games set to begin tomorrow
DHAKA – The torch relay of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games, organized by Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), will get underway tomorrow from Tungipara, Gopalganj. Twenty former sports stars, split into ten groups, will carry the torch of the Bangabandhu 9th…
Tokyo Olympics chiefs prepare to resume ‘safe’ test events
TOKYO – Tokyo Olympics organisers on Monday unveiled virus countermeasures for test events that will resume later this week for the first time since the Games were postponed by the pandemic. Tokyo 2020 chiefs pledged to hold the remaining 18…
Nasum displeased with his performance despite superb debut
DHAKA – Even though his bowling on debut match caught the attention of many, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed was not pleased with his performance. According to him, he could have bowled better in the first T20 match against New Zealand,…
Winning start for Rajshahi, Ansar in women’s football
DHAKA – Rajshahi football team and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Parry made a winning start in the women’s football event of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games that has begun from today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in…
Bangladesh eying to level T20 series against New Zealand
DHAKA – Despite showing their batting vulnerability repeatedly, Bangladesh is hopeful that they could level the series against New Zealand when they take on the hosts tomorrow at McLean Park in Napier. The match starts at 12 PM as per…
Bangladesh’s hopes shattered as Nepal clinch Tri-Nation Cup title
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s hopes of winning the Tri-Nation Cup title shattered after losing a 1-2 goal to host Nepal in the final match held today at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Many expected the footballers will bring trophy from Nepal for…
Sodhi took the game away from us: Afif
DHAKA -Bangladesh youngster Afif Hossain believes New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi made the ultimate difference in the first T20 game, which the Kiwis won by 66-run to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Sodhi claimed 4-28 as Bangladesh was…
BCB allows Mustafizur to play IPL
DHAKA – Ending all speculations, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) finally gave Mustafizur Rahman the NOC (No Objection Certificate) to play the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). Mustafizur was roped in by star-studded Rajasthan Royals for an amount of INR…
Bangladesh meet Nepal in Tri-Nation Cup final tomorrow
DHAKA – Bangladesh take on host Nepal in the final match of Tri-Nation Cup scheduled to be held tomorrow (Monday) at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. The match kicks off at 5.30 pm (NST). The Jamal Bhuyan and Co. played an…
Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games to begin April 1
DHAKA – The 9th version of the country’s biggest multi-sports event, Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games, named after Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be held from April 1-10. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the…
Bangladesh Games women’s football begins tomorrowSports
DHAKA – The women’s football event of Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games will begin tomorrow (Monday) at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur area with two matches are billed for the opening day. In the…
Shakib leaves Bangladesh to play IPL
DHAKA – Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan left Bangladesh for India today in a bid to play the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He will have to stay quarantine for seven days before joining the practice…
Bangabandhu Cup Int’l Kabaddi begins tomorrow
DHAKA – Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament begins tomorrow (Sunday) at volleyball stadium with two matches scheduled to be held on the opening day. In the day’s opening matches, host Bangladesh will take on Poland at 6.30 pm while Kenya…
Top-ranked Barty saves match point in Miami win, Halep rallies
MIAMI – Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty saved a match point as she battled back to defeat Slovakia’s Kristina Kucova on Thursday and reach the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open. Top-seeded Barty, the 2019 Miami…
Jamal hopeful to win trophy of Tri-Nation Cup
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team’s skipper Jamal Bhuyan today said he is very much hopeful of winning the trophy of the Tri-Nation Cup. “Tomorrow we have a match against Nepal … We already in the final… each match is…
NCL: Rangpur concedes defeat despite Nasir’s valiant effort
DHAKA – Despite a valiant effort of Nasir Hossain, who made his comeback in cricket with this ongoing Bangabandhu 22nd National Cricket League (NCL), Rangpur Division tasted a 80-run defeat at the hands of Dhaka Division at BKSP-3 ground today.…