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AFC U-20 Asian Cup: Bangladesh hold stronger Bahrain to a goalless draw
Bangladesh U-20 Football team made a good start in the five-nation AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers after playing goalless draw with stronger Bahrain in one of the two opening day matches at Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Bin Khalifa Stadium in Bahrain Saturday.
With this well merited draw, Bangladesh boys earned a creditable point from their upper ranked Gulf nation in their first match.
Bangladesh boys brilliantly faced their much superior Arabian rivals till the last whistle to snatch an important point.
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Hosts Bahrain dominated the match for most of the proceedings with 64 percent ball possession and came close score on five occasions, but all of their attempts were foiled near confident defense line-up of touring Bangladesh.
Bangladesh managed one chance but failed to utilize it.
Bangladesh, which was placed in strong Group B of the Asian qualifying round with stronger Qatar, hosts Bahrain, Nepal and Bhutan, will play Bhutan on Monday (Sept 12), Qatar on Sept 16 and Nepal on Sept 18 in the remaining matches.
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Earlier in the first match, Bhutan beat Nepal by 2-0 goals Saturday afternoon to take a solo lead in Group B.
A total 43 Asian countries, split into 10 groups, are competing in the first phase of the meet.
Later, ten group champions and five best runners-up teams and hosts Uzbekistan will play in the 16-team final round of the meet in Uzbekistan next year.
Sr Div Football: Badda Jagoroni Sangsad beat East End Club by 4-2 goals
Badda Jagoroni Sangsad defeated East End Club by 4-2 goals in the Bashundhara Group Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Sunday.The winners led the first half by 2-0 goals. Tuhin Sheikh put Badda Jagoroni ahead in the 7th minute (1-0) while Azizur Rahman doubled the margin in the 13th minute (2-0).
Also read: SAFF U-17: Bangladesh to play holders India in first semifinal on MondayNurun Nabi Samrat pulled the East End Club margin one back scoring goal in the 59th minute (2-1) Hossain Ahmed again sounded the Badda Jagoroni margin in the 60th minute (3-1) while Laxman Chandra Borman reduced the East End Club margin in the 64th minute (3-2).Finally, Hossain Ahmed sealed the fate of the match scoring his 2nd goal for Badda Jagoroni in the 90th minute (4-2).
Also read: Dhaka School of Economics inter-department football competition heldIn the day's another match at the same venue, Dilkusha Sporting Club beat Koshaituli Samaj Kallyan Parishad by a solitary goal scored by Ishtiaq Hossain Riyad in the 86th minute.The day's other match between Bangladesh Boys Club and Nawabpur Krira Chakra ended in a goalless draw at the same venue.
SAFF U-17: Bangladesh to play holders India in first semifinal on Monday
Bangladesh, the unbeaten champions of Group A, will play defending champions India in the first semifinal of the six-nation SAFF U-17 Championship on Monday (Sept 12) in Colombo.The match will kick-off at 4pm Bangladesh time at Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Group B champions Nepal will play Group A runners-up and hosts Sri Lanka in the 2nd semifinal on the same day at the same venue at 8 30 pm Bangladesh time.
Read: SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh crush Pakistan 6-0Bangladesh smartly booked a seat for the semifinal as the Group A champions with all-win record securing full six points from straight two matches outplaying hosts Sri Lanka by 5-1 goals in the first match and crushed the Maldives by 5-0 goals in their 2nd and last group match.Holders India managed a semifinal berth as the Group B runners up securing three points from two matches after beating Bhutan by 3-0 goals in the first match and lost to Nepal by 1-3 goals in the last group encounters.Nepal finished top in Group B with an all-win run beating Bhutan by 2-1 goals in the first match and outplayed giant India by 3-1 goals in the 2nd match while Sri Lanka managed the last four berth beating the Maldives by 1-0 goal after suffering 1-5 goals defeat against Bangladesh.
Read: Dhaka School of Economics inter-department football competition heldThe final match will be held on Sept 14.Meanwhile, Bangladesh team practiced Saturday morning at the Kalania Sports complex in Colombo and later they joined the pool session. There are no injury problems in the team and all are well prepared ahead of the semifinal against their giant neighbor India. Bangladesh will also practice Sunday morning.
Dhaka School of Economics inter-department football competition held
Dhaka School of Economics recently organised an inter-department football competition.
Six teams from different departments locked horns in the competition. And the development studies department lifted the trophy.
Dhaka School of Economics Director and Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation Chair Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad distributed awards among the participants at a prize-giving ceremony.
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Professor Mohammad Mahboob Ali, coordinator of the entrepreneurship department, was present as a special guest.
Assistant professors of the entrepreneurship department Rehana Parvin, Sara Tasneem, and lecturer Shamim Ahmed also joined the ceremony.
SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh crush Pakistan 6-0
Bangladesh Women's Football team almost assured the semifinal berth from Group A of the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 crushing Pakistan by 6-0 goal in their 2nd match at the Dasharath Stadium (Rangasala) in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Bangladesh clearly dominated the first half by 4-0 goal.
With the day's well-merited victory, Bangladesh topped the Group A list with all-win record securing full six points from straight two group matches after making a flying start outplaying the Maldives by 3-0 goas in their first match last Wednesday.
Both Bangladesh and holders India will confirm the semifinal berth from Group A with one match to spare, if India can beat the Maldives in the day's other match Saturday (Sept 10) evening.
In the day's match, Bangladesh captain Sabina Khatun, who scored twice in their 3-0 win over the Maldives on Wednesday, made a hattrick scoring three goals in a row in the 31st, 35th and 58th minutes.
This was the 2nd hattrick for Sabina Khatun in the SAFF Women's Championship after her maiden hattrick with five goals against Afghanistan in the Indian town of Siliguri in 2016.
Read: SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh makes flying start beating Maldives 3-0
Earlier, Monika Chakma opened the floodgate for Bangladesh in the very 3rd minute of the day's match by a running placing shot, off a Sabina Khatun back pass (1-0).
Striker Sirat Jahan Swapna doubled the Bangladesh margin in the 28th minute by a placing shot, utilizing a readymade pass of captain Sabina Khatun (2-0).
Sabina scored the 3rd goal in the 31st minute by a light push from close, off a Monika Chakma pass (3-0), 4th goal in the 35th minute also by a light push from handshake distance off a Sanjida Akhter pass (4-0) and completed the hattrick in the 58th minute by a header, off a Maria Manda cross (5-0)
Finally, Ritu Porna Chakma sealed the fate of the match scoring the 6th goal for Bangladesh in the 77th minute by a good shot (6-0).
In the remaining group match, Bangladesh will face holders India on Sept 13 to decide the group champions.
After the group matches, top two teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on Sept 16.
The final match will be held on Sept 19.
Premier League pays tribute to Queen, postpones weekend's fixtures
The Premier League postponed its upcoming round of matches as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, adding to the cancellation of high-profile golf, cricket and horse racing events across a mourning Britain on Friday.
England's top-flight soccer clubs held a meeting on Friday and said they wanted to “pay tribute to Her Majesty’s long and unwavering service to our country.”
“This is a tremendously sad time for not just the nation but also for the millions of people around the world who admired her," Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said, “and we join together with all those in mourning her passing.”
The English Football League — the three divisions below the Premier League — also called off their games scheduled for the weekend. The Women's Super League was due to start its season this weekend but has canceled its games, too.
The British government said it was at the discretion of individual sporting organizations whether fixtures went ahead following the death of the queen on Thursday at the age of 96.
British sport essentially shut down on Friday, but could be up and running in some cases on Saturday.
The BMW PGA Championship, the flagship event on the European tour, was paused near the end of the first round Thursday following the announcement of the queen’s death — there were still 30 players out on the course — and there will be no play Friday.
“We remain hopeful of restarting at some stage over the weekend,” the tour said Friday in a statement, adding that it would be aligning with the decisions made by other sporting events in Britain.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has already announced that there would be no play on Friday in the third and deciding test between England and South Africa at the Oval. There was no immediate update on whether play would resume over the weekend.
An extra day might be added to the test, which started Thursday, though that would require the touring South Africans extending their stay in England.
Read: British sports hold day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
Other events called off included cycling’s Tour of Britain, which also canceled the final two stages of the race scheduled for the weekend, and the third day of horse racing’s St. Leger festival in Doncaster. The St. Leger, one of British racing's classics, will now take place on Sunday, organizers said Friday.
Horse racing was the queen’s favorite sport.
While Friday's matches in England's top rugby division were canceled, those scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will go ahead as planned.
Soccer matches in the English Football League and in the Scottish lower league scheduled for Friday had already been postponed while matches scheduled to be played in Northern Ireland over the weekend were also canceled.
The Premier League said further updates regarding its fixtures during the period of mourning, which has begun in Britain, will be provided “in due course.”
Organizations are having to weigh up factors such as whether holding matches would use up police resources, the desire of broadcasters and the mood of the public.
There is little room in the schedule of this World Cup-affected season to fit in postponed fixtures.
The government said sporting organizations “might wish to consider canceling or postponing events or closing venues on the day of the State Funeral.
Match fixing, online betting: BFF punishes Uttar Baridhara Club, Kawran Bazar Pragoti Sangha
The disciplinary committee of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to punish two metropolis clubs--Uttar Baridhara Club and Kawran Bazar Progati Sangha --for their involvement in live betting, spot fixing, match manipulation and online betting.
The decision was taken at a committee meeting held on Thursday at the BFF office with committee chairman Mesbahuddin in the chair.
The committee have decided to demote Uttar Baridhara Club, (recently relegated from BPL Football) two steps down to the 2nd division league for two years in addition to a fine of Tk 10 lakh.
Five players of Uttar Baridhara - Saiful Islam Khan, Arif Khan Joy, Saiddoston Fozilov, Rashed Hossain Biplob and Sayed Mohamed Abdel Rahim- have been banned for two years.
Karwan Bazar Pragati Sangha, a BCL Club, have also been demoted two steps down to the 3rd division league for two years and fined Tk 10 lakh.
Six players of the club have been banned for two years and three club officials banned for five-years.
Besides, manager of Saif SC Youth team Eskaton Mirza has been banned for life time.
Earlier, FIFA banned BPL Football Club Arambagh KS for one and half year for their involvement in match fixing.
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Sr Div Football: Mugda Samaj Kallyan & Krira Sangsad beat Dilkusha Sporting Club 3-2
Mugda Samaj Kallyan & Krira Sangsad managed 3-2 goals victory over Dilkusha Sporting Club in the Bashundhara Group Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Wednesday.
Rasel Hossain, Moshiur Rahman and Munna Biswas scored one each for the winners in the 23rd, 85th and 90+1 minute respectively.
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Nurul Alam and Shahidul Khondoker netted one each for the losers in the 26th and 59th minute.
Msnager of Mugda SKKS Sbul Kalam Azad received red card in the match.
In the day's other league match, Sadharan Bima KS beat Victoria SC by a solitary goal scored by Nabil Ahmed in the 51st minute at the dame venue.
SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh makes flying start beating Maldives 3-0
Bangladesh Women's Football team made a flying start in the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 crushing the Maldives by 3-0 goal in their first match at the Dasharath (Rangasala) Stadium in Kathmandu Wednesday evening.
All the three goals of the match were scored in the first half.
Experiened booter cum captain Sabina Khatun struck twice for Bangladesh in the 32nd and 40th minutes while Masura Parvin netted the remaining goal in the 34th minute.
Bangladesh team was placed in tough Group A alongwith five times champions India, the Maldives and Pakistan while comparatively easier Group B comprises hosts Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh will face Pakistan on Sept 10 and meet holders India on Sept 13.
Read: SAFF Women's Champs: Bangladesh to start campaign against Maldives on Wednesday
Earlier In the day's first Group A match, defending champions India also made a good start outplaying their arch-rival Pakistan by 3-0 goal at the same venue Wednesday afternoon.
In the inaugural match ( Group B) hosts Nepal beat Bhutan by 4-0 goal on Tuesday
On completion of group matches, top two teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on Sept 16.
The final match will held on Sept 19.
SAFF U-17: Bangladesh emerge group champions to reach semifinal outplaying Maldives 5-0;
Bangladesh emerged Group A champions to reach the semifinal of the six-nation SAFF U-17 Championship outplaying the Maldives by 5-0 goal in their last group match at Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Bangladesh will play the first semifinal on September 12 against the Group B runners-up, yet to be decided.
The final match will be held on Sept 14.
Read:SAFF U-17: Bangladesh make flying start crushing hosts Sri Lanka 5-1
With the day's feat, Bangladesh finished top in Group A with all-win record securing full six points from straight two matches after crushing hosts Sri Lanka by 5-1 goal in their first match Monday.
In the day's match. Bangladesh dominated the first half by 2-0 goals.
Mirajul Islam of Bangladesh made the first hattrick in the ongoing meet scoring three goals in a row in the 74th, 77th and 90th minutes while Nazmul Huda Faisal and Murshed Ali netted one each in the 4th and 38th minutes respectively.
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Earlier, holders India also made a good start in the regional youth soccer meet outplaying Bhutan by 3-0 goals in the inaugural match at the same venue last Monday.