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Old Ideals earned the 3rd consecutive Victory in the Cute Metropolis First Division Handball League beating Star Sports by 31-16 goal at the Shaheed Capt. (Retd) M. Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Wednesday. The Old Ideals, which beat Satirtho Club and Purbachal Parishad in previous matches, dominated the first half by 20-7 goal today. In the day's other match, Purbachal Parishad registered their 2nd successive victory beating all losers Satirtho Club by 37-14 goal after leading the first half 19-5 at the same venue.  Read more: National Men's Handball: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerge champions Earlier, Purbachal Parishad found the winning way in their 3rd league match defeating Star Sports by 28-25 goal on Tuesday after suffering defeats against Victoria SC and Old Ideals.

Victoria Sporting Club and Purbachal Parishad earned victory in the Cute Metropolis First Division Handball League beating their rivals on the 3rd day of the league at the Shaheed Capt. (Retd) M. Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Tuesday. Victoria SC returned to winning run crushing all losers Satirtho Club by 53-8 goal (first half 27-4)  after conceding 31-36 goal defeat against Mansur Sporting Club in the last match on Monday.  Purbachal Parishad found the winning way in their 3rd match defeating Star Sports by 28-25  goal after leading the first half by 15-12 goal. They suffered defeats against Victoria SC and Old Ideals in previous two league matches.      

Old Ideals earned the 2nd consecutive victory in the Cute Metropolis First Division Handball League beating all -losers  Purbachal Parishad by 45-21 goals at the Shaheed Capt. (Retd) M. Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Monday. The winners dominated the first half by 25-11 ;goals, organized by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) and sponsored by Mousumi Industries Limited (Cute).   This was the 2nd successive win for Old Ideals in the league after crushing Satirtho Club by 59-11 goals in the first match on Sunday In the day's other match, Mansur Sporting Club forced Victoria SC to concede their first defeat in their 2nd match beating them by 36-31 goals at the same venue after leading the first half 20-17 goals In the afternoon. Six participating teams are: Old Ideals, Victoria Sporting Club, Star Sports, Monsur Sporting Club, Purbachal Parishad and Satirtho Club.    

Victoria Sporting Club made a good start in the Cute Metropolis First Division Handball League beating Purbachal Parishad by 39-30 goals in the opening match at the Shaheed Capt. (Retd) M. Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Sunday. The winners dominated the first half of the match by  18-14 goals, organized by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) and sponsored by Mousumi Industries Limited (Cute).  In the day's other league match,  Old Ideals crushed Satirtho Club 59-11 goals after clearly leading the first half by 27-3 goals.  Read: Bangladesh to participate in FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Serbia Earlier, Chairman of the meet's sponsor Mousumi Industries Limited (Cute) Kazi Rajibuddin Ahmed Chapal inaugurated the six- team league Sunday afternoon as the chief guest. General Secretary of Bangladesh Handball Federation Asaduzzaman Kohinoor presided the inaugural function. Six participating teams are: Old Ideals, Victoria Sporting Club, Star Sports, Monsur Sporting Club,  Purbachal Parishad and Satirtho Club.

Prizes of the Marcel 2nd Division Chess League, organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by Walton, were distributed at the hall room of the Bangladesh Chess Federation Saturday. Walton Senior Executive Director FM Iqbal Bin Anwar (Dawn) distributed prizes among the winners as the chief guest. Syed Shahab Uddin, general secretary of the Bangladesh Chess Federation, was also present. Read more: Sports Bangla clinch 2nd Division Chess League title The champions – Sports Bangla team of Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, India's Ankit Roy, Feroz Ahmed, India's Avigyan Ghosh, Nurul Islam Emon and Mohammad Arhaan – received prize money of Tk25,000 along with the trophy and medals. Runners-up Dipali Memorial Chess Club (1) got prize money of Tk15,000, and second runners-up Agrani Bank Chess Team received prize money of Tk10,000. Sports Bangla and Dipali Memorial earned the right to play in the next first division chess league. A record 52 teams participated in the just concluded nine-round Swiss-league basis competition.  

Victoria Sporting Club will face Purbahal Parishad in the opening match of the six-team Cute Metropolis First Division Handball League Sunday at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the capital. The match will kick off at 3:45pm. In the day's other matches, Old Ideals will play Satirtho Club and Star Sports will face Mansoor Sporting Club at the same venue.  State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell MP will inaugurate the league, organised by the Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) and sponsored by Mousumi Industries (Cute), in the afternoon. Also Read: Cute First Division Handball League begins Sunday BHF President AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul and Mousumi Industries (Cute) Chairman Kazi Rajibuddin Ahmed Chapal will also be present.  The six participating teams of the league are Old Ideals, Victoria Sporting Club, Star Sports, Monsur Sporting Club, Purbachal Parishad and Satirtho Club.  

Sports Bangla emerged as champions of the Marcel 2nd Division Chess League with one match to spare, securing 16 points after the eighth-round matches held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room and NSC conference room Thursday. In today's match, Sports Bangla defeated Nurul Islam Smriti Pathagar by 3.5-1.5 game points. Agrani Bank Chess remained in the second slot with 13 points and Deepali Memorial Club (1) in the third position with 12 points. The teams, who shared the fourth position with 11 points are BD Chess in School, Aimers, Ipsa Chess BD, Debonair Chess Club, Bangladesh Police Prime Chess Club, Nurul Islami Smriti Pathagar and Elegant International Chess Academy. In today's other matches, Agrani Bank beat Bangladesh Police by 4-0 game points, Dipali Memorial beat Morning Glory Chess Club by 3-1 game points, Ipsha Chess beat Asad Chess Club by 2.5 -1.5 game points, and BD Chess in School beat Dabaru Spandan Chess Club by 4-0 game points. Also, Aimers beat Cumilla Victorians Chess by 4-0 game points, Debonair Chess Club beat Bangladesh Police Crown Chess Club by 3-1 game points, Elegant International Chess Academy beat Legend Faraaz Chess Team by 3-1 game points, Master Mind Chess Club beat Daffodil International University by 4-0 game points, Bangladesh Chess Arena beat Mohammadpur Chess Club (Red) by 1-3 game points, and Spandan Dhaka defeated Hatirjheel Chess Forum by 3-0 game points. Read more: 2nd Div Chess: Sports Bangla takes solo lead securing 10 points Dipali Memorial Club (2) drew with Shoukat Osman Smriti Daba Parisod by 2-2 game points. The ninth and last round matches will be held on Friday from 4pm at the same venues.  

The publication ceremony of the sportsbook "Ground-Gallery-Stadium" written by veteran sports journalist Mohammad Quamruzzaman was held at the Abdus Salam Hall of the Jatiya Press Club Thursday. Bangla daily Editor Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman unveiled the cover of the book. Former cricketer and chief selector of the national cricket team Lutfar Rahman Makhan presided over the publication ceremony. Quamruzzaman, former sports editor of Dainik Bangla, captain of the Swadhin Bangla football team (SBFT) Zakaria Pintu, SBFT vice-captain Pratap Sankar Hazra, former secretary general of the Bangladesh Olympic Association and hockey player Bashir Ahmed, former vice-chairman of the National Sports Council Colonel M Obaidullah Khan (retired), former national footballer Abdus Salam, Channel 24 Sports Editor Dilu Khandaker, and Krira Jagot Editor Mahmud Hossain Khan Dulal were also present.

The six-team Cute Metropolis First Division Handball League, organised by the Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin Sunday at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the capital. State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell MP will inaugurate the league at 3:30pm. Chairman of the League's sponsor Mousumi Industries (Cute) Kazi Rajibuddin Ahmed Chapal will also be present. Read more: National Men's Handball: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerge champions BHF General Secretary Asaduzzaman Kohinoor disclosed the details of the league at a press conference at the conference room of the Handball Stadium Thursday. League committee chairman M Mojibul Haque and league committee secretary SM Khalequzzman Swapan also spoke.  The six participating teams of the league are Old Ideals, Victoria Sporting Club, Star Sports, Monsur Sporting Club, Purbachal Parishad and Satirtho Club.

The head of France's professional handball league has been taken in for police questioning in a child sexual assault and pornography probe, French prosecutors said Wednesday, the latest sports scandal in the country ahead of next year's Paris Olympics. The Paris prosecutor's office said Bruno Martini was taken into custody Monday morning on suspicion of attempted sexual assault on a 15-year-old, of corrupting a minor and recording pornographic images of children. The president of the National Handball League was then released Tuesday night ahead of an expected plea deal on the child corruption and pornography charges, the prosecutor's office said. Before moving into handball management, Martini was a star player, keeping goal in 202 appearances for the French national team. He's the latest leader of an Olympic sport in France under police investigation in the countdown to the 2024 Games, which open in Paris in just under 550 days. French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët is under investigation for sexual harassment and “moral harassment." French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte is appealing a two-year suspended sentence that a Paris court handed down last month. He was found guilty of passive corruption, influence peddling, illegal interest-taking and misuse of corporate assets. Read more: Olympics Football: Bangladesh Women's team put in Group B The head of the Paris Games organizing committee, Tony Estanguet, expressed hope Wednesday that the various cases will progress quickly “so we can turn the page.” “French sports need stability,” he said. “We hope things quickly return to normal.” The National Handball League’s executive committee held an emergency meeting Wednesday to consider Martini’s position and said it was expecting his resignation as president, calling it “probable and desirable." Handball is a popular sport in France. The country's men and women are the reigning Olympic champions. News of the probe involving Martini, a two-time Olympian and two-time world champion with the national team, came as France's men were preparing to play Germany on Wednesday for a semifinal spot at the world championships.