Sports
Tigers leave it till the death to keep Asia Cup dream alive
Dhaka, Sep 24 (UNB) - Mustafizur Rahman kept his head cool and six deliveries of an excruciating final over exactly where he needed to , conceding just four runs when the plucky Afghans needed 8, to secure a three-run victory in their Super-Four game of the 14th Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday night.
Asia-Cup: Mahmudullah, Kayes boost Bangladesh score 249 vs Afghans
Dhaka, Sep 23 (UNB) – Mahmudullah Riyad and Imrul Kayes’s doughty 6th wicket partnership of 128 alongside their half centuries turned Bangladesh early disastrous face for a decent 249/7 against Afghanistan in a crucial Super-Four stage of the 14th Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Semifinals of School Handball on Monday
Dhaka, Sept 23 (UNB) – Semifinals of both the boys and girls groups of the Polar Ice Cream 25th School Handball Tournament will be held on Monday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.
Siddikur finishes joint 60th in Asia-Pacific Open
Dhaka, Sep 22 (UNB) - Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman finished on joint 60th in the Asia-Pacific Open Golf Championship Diamond Cup to win a purse of US$5197 at Musashi Country Club Sasai Course in Japan on Sunday.
AFC U-16 Women’s: Bangladesh emerge group champions beating Vietnam 2-0
Dhaka, Sep 23 (UNB) – Hosts Bangladesh emerged Group F champions with all-win record to reach the 2nd round of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship beating upper ranked Vietnam by 2-0 goals in the last group match at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur here on Sunday.
Asia-Cup: Bangladesh opt to bat first against Afghanistan
Dhaka, Sep 23 (UNB) – Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in a crucial Super-Four stage of the 14th Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Real Madrid leads La Liga thanks to goal on video review
Madrid, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — It took some help from video review to put Real Madrid on top in the Spanish league.
Gervinho thriving at Parma with stunning goal vs Cagliari
Milan, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Gervinho received a standing ovation for a stunning goal and another when he was substituted as he helped Parma beat Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday.
Pliskova beats Osaka on home soil to win Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova beat Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Pan Pacific Open and deny the U.S. Open champion a win in her home country.
National Archery Judges Course begins
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – A three-day National Archery Judges Course, organised by Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF), began on Saturday at the Media Center of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) in the capital.
BAF President Lt Gen M Moinul Islam (Retd) inaugurated the program which was chaired by BAF General Secretary Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed Chapal.
BAF Assistant General Secretary cum Convener of the Judges Development Committee Abdur Rashid Serniabad gave vote of thanks in presence of National Archery Coach Martin Fedric.
A total of 31 judges from all over the country are taking part in the three-day course, conducted by the chairman of the Asian Judges Committee of the World Archery Mau Sui Hoong Frankie.