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Gyan returns from illness to give Ghana win
AP, Mongomo : Asamoah Gyan returned after a bout of malaria at the African Cup of Nations to score an injury-time goal and give Ghana a 1-0 win over tournament favorite Algeria on Friday.Senegal...
Radwanska gallops into fourth round
AFP, Melbourne : Sixth seed Agnieszka Radwanska’s turbocharged advance at the Australian Open hit a speed bump Saturday before the Pole defeated American Varvara Lepchenko 6-0, 7-5 to make the fourth round.Radwanska has now...
Serena sets up clash with French Open nemesis
Reuters, Melbourne :Serena Williams was a picture of torment for a set and a half on Saturday before finding her range to fend off Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-2 6-0 and set up a fourth...
BD to face Ukraine today in HWL
Bangladesh National Hockey team will take on Ukraine today in the 5th/6th place deciding match of the eight-nation FIH Hockey World League (round-2) in Singapore. Bangladesh, which failed to reserve a seat from the...
Ronchi, Elliott record stand sets up New Zealand win
AFP, Dunedin :A record batting blitz by Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott set New Zealand up for an overwhelming 108-run win over Sri Lanka in their fifth one-day international in Dunedin Friday.In a stunning...
Fool proof Security for Bangabandhu Gold Cup
BSS, Dhaka :The security committee of Bangabandhu Gold Cup led by DIG Sheikh M Maruf Hasan assured of fool proof security will be taken to ensure the security of foreign and local teams during...
Bangladesh Cricket team leaves for Australia today
Sports Reporter :Bangladesh National Cricket team will leave the city for Australia today to partiipate in the ICC World Cup Cricket scheduled to be held in Australia and New Zealand from February 14.A total...
Minhaz emerges unbeaten champion in Rating Chess BSS, Dhaka IM M Minhazuddin of Bangladesh Navy Chess team emerged unbeaten champion in the Prime Bank 17th International Rating Chess Tournament which concluded on Thursday at the Chess Federation hall-room. Minhaz earned 8 points out of 9 games to clinch the title. FM Aminul Islam of Bangladesh Navy finished runner-up while his teammate GM Enamul Hossain Razib became 3rd in the meet. Amin and Razib earned 7.5 points each. FM Md. Saif Uddin Lavlu became 4th and IM Abu Sufian Shakil of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club became 5th with 7 points each. Six Players earned 6.5 points each. Their positions are: 6th-FM Mehdi Hasan of Leonine, 7th-Mohammed Enayet Hossain of Fire-Service & Civil Defense, 8th-Abdullah Al-Saif of Golden Sporting Club, 9th-FM Mohammad Javed of Bangladesh Navy, 10th-CM Sohel Chowdhury of Leonine, 11th-Shahnaz Mohammad Faruk. In the 9th or last round games, IM Minhaz split points with IM Shakil, FM Amin beat Sharif Hossain, GM Razib beat FM Javed, Enayet drew with Saif, FM Saif Uddin beat Kazi Taherul Islam, Pagar got walk-over against Anisuzzaman Jewel, Sohel beat Zafrul Islam and Shahnaz beat WFM Sharmin Sultana Shirin.
BSS, Dhaka :IM M Minhazuddin of Bangladesh Navy Chess team emerged unbeaten champion in the Prime Bank 17th International Rating Chess Tournament which concluded on Thursday at the Chess Federation hall-room. Minhaz earned 8...
Bangladesh beat Singapore in HWL
BSS, Dhaka :Bangladesh national hockey team beat host Singapore by 3-0 goals in the 5th-8th place-deciding match of Hockey World League round 2 held on Friday in Singapore.In the day’s match, Satul put Bangladesh...
FIFA confirms loss of three major sponsors
AFP, London :World governing body FIFA confirmed on Friday that three major sponsors have ended their relationships with the organisation, but said there was nothing unusual about the development.Oil manufacturers Castrol, tyre company Continental...