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AFC Cup Football: Bashundhara Kings to play Gokulam Kerala on Tuesday
Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings will play I-League champions Gokulam Karela FC in their 3rd and last Group D match of the AFC Cup Football' 2022 on Tuesday.
The match will kick-off at 5 pm Bangladesh time at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata.
The Group D table topper ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata will play Maziya S&RC of the Maldives in Tuesday's other match at 9 pm Bangladesh time at the same venue.
Although the Bashundhara Kings made a good start in their 2nd AFC Cup Football beating Maziya S&RC of the Maldives 1-0 last Wednesday, but they went down in the race after suffering 0-4 defeat against ATK Mohun Bagan last Saturday.
After the 2nd round Group D matches, all the four teams have secured three points each with one win and a defeat,
But in goal differences, Kolkata Mohun Bagan topped the group list with two plus goals, followed by Gokulam Kerala one plus goal, Maziya S&RC zero goal and Bashundhara Kings minus three goals.
Last two times Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Kings was almost out of the Asia Cup 2022, after a humiliating 0-4 goals defeat against Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan with whom they played 1-1 draw in the last Asia Cup in Male last year.
Actually they watched the Mohun Bagan's tornado in the last match, led by hattrick maker Goa footballer Liston Colaco after witnessing the natural disaster in the beginning of Saturday's match.
In the early first half, Bashundhara Kings came close to score on three occasions within first 20 minutes, but failed convert any. In the next few minutes they conceding two quick goals and they never back in the match.
READ: AFC Cup Football: Liston Colaco's hat-trick guides Mohun Bagan to crush Bashundhara Kings 4-0
Indian professional footballer Liston Colaco scored a hattrick for Mohun Bagan scoring three goals in a row --first two goals in span of only eight minutes of the first half and the 3rd goal in the 53rd minute, astonishing the Bangladesh champions.
Substitute booter David Williams of Australia scored the 4th goal for Mohun Bagan.
Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan Cub, which made a frustrating start in the AFC Cup after suffering a 2-4 goals defeat against Gokulam Kerala FC, emerged as favourite outplaying the Kings.
ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata earlier qualified for the group stage of the AFC Cup eliminating another Bangladesh giant Dhaka Abahani Limited by 3-1 goals in a play-off match in Kolkata on April 19 last.
Asia Cup Hockey: Bangladesh suffer 1-6 goal defeat against South Korea in opener
Bangladesh made a frustrating start in the eight-nation 11th Asia Cup Hockey '2022 after suffering 1-6 goal defeat against former champions South Korea in their first match at the GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta on Monday.
In the match, captain Khurshedur Rahman put Bangladesh team ahead in the 6th minute from a penalty corner astonishing the four times champions South Korea (1-0).
After conceding an early goal, Korean players reorganized themselves to create strong pressure over Bangladesh and scored six goals in a row.
South Korea, which took 3-1 lead in the first half (2nd quarter), scored two more goals in the 3rd quarter (5-1) and confirmed their comfortable victory adding one more goal in the 4th and last quarter (6-1).
Also read: Hockey: Bangladesh suffer drubbing against India in prep match
In the opening match, Malaysia outplayed Oman by 7-0 goal Monday morning in another Pool B match at the same venue.
Earlier, Bangladesh team was placed in four-team Pool B with Malaysia, South Korea and Oman while Pool A team comprises India Japan, Pakistan and hosts Indonesia.
In the remaining Pool B matches, Bangladesh will play Oman on Tuesday (May 24) at 10:45 am and meet Malaysia on Thursday (May 26) at 1: pm, all are Bangladesh time.
In Monday's two Pool A matches, Japan due to meet hosts Indonesia while India scheduled play their arch- rivals Pakistan.
Ahead of the Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey' 2022, Bangladesh played two preparatory matches in Jakarta last week.
Also read: Asia Cup Hockey begins Monday in Jakarta
Bangladesh suffered 1-5 goals defeat against holders India in their 2nd preparatory match after beating hosts Indonesia by 2-1 goals in the first match.
Top five teams of the last Asia Cup--holders India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea--,hosts Indonesia and last AHF Cup champions Bangladesh and runners- up Oman have earned rights to play in the eight-nation Asia Cup Hockey.
South Korea clinched the Asia Cup title for a record four times while India followed them by winning the title for three times.
Bangladesh qualified for the eight-nation Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey main event by clinching the nine-nation Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the 4th consecutive times with all-win record also held in Jakarta last March.
Inter Bank Chess: Janata Bank take solo lead
Janata Bank took solo lead in the Inter Bank Chess Team Tournament securing nine points after the 5th round matches held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room on Sunday.
Sonali Bank is in the 2nd position with 8 points and BRAC Bank, Eastern Bank and Agrani Bank are sharing the 3rd positions with 7 points each.
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In the day's 6th or penultimate round matches, Janata Bank beat Rupali Bank by 4-0 game points, Sonali Bank beat Mercantile Bank by 3.5-0.5 game points, BRAC Bank beat Eastern Bank by 2.5-1.5 game points while Palli Sanchay Bank beat City Bank by 3-1 game points.
The 7th or last round matches will be held on Monday from 4:00 pm at the same venue.
Asia Cup Hockey begins Monday in Jakarta
The 11th edition of the eight-nation Asia Cup Hockey '2022 begins on Monday at the GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta.
Top five teams of the last Asia Cup--holders India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea--,hosts Indonesia and last AHF Cup champions Bangladesh and runners- up Oman have qualified for the tournament.
Also read: Hockey: Bangladesh suffer drubbing against India in prep match
Bangladesh team was placed in four-team Pool B with Malaysia, South Korea and Oman while Pool A team comprises India Japan, Pakistan and hosts Indonesia.
Four matches will be held on the opening day (Monday).
Malaysia will face Oman in the inaugural match at 10:45 am (Bangladesh time) while Bangladesh will face former champions South Korea at 1:pm (BST) in the Pool B matches.
In Pool A matches, Japan will meet hosts Indonesia at 3:15 pm (BST) while India will play their arch- rivals Pakistan at 5:30 pm (BST) in the other opening day's fixture.
In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh will play Oman on Tuesday (May 24) at 10:45 am and meet Malaysia on Thursday (May 26) at 1: pm, all are Bangladesh time.
The final match will be held on June 1.
South Korea clinched the Asia Cup title for a record four times while India followed them by winning the title for three times.
Also read: Sports Hockey: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 2-1 in preparatory match ahead of Asis Cup
Bangladesh Hockey team, now in Indonesia to participate in the Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey' 2022 played two preparatory matches ahead of the main event.
Bangladesh suffered 1-5 goals defeat against holders India in their 2nd preparatory match after beating hosts Indonesia by 2-1 goals in the first match.
Earlier, Bangladesh qualified for the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey by clinching the nine-nation Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the 4th consecutive times with all-win record also held in Jakarta last March.
Hockey: Bangladesh suffer drubbing against India in prep match
Bangladesh Hockey team, now in Indonesia to participate in the Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey 2022, suffered a 5-1 defeat against India in their 2nd preparatory match in Jakarta on Saturday.
Ershad Hossain scored the lone goal for Bangladesh against their giant neighbor India.
Read: Sports Hockey: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 2-1 in preparatory match ahead of Asis Cup
Earlier, Bangladesh defeated hosts Indonesia by 2-1 goals in their first preparatory match in Jakarta last Thursday with captain Khurshedur Rahman and Rakibul Hasan scoring one goal each for Bangladesh.
The eight-nation prestigious Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey:2022 will be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1.
In the Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh team was placed in Pool B with Malaysia, Korea and Oman.
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Bangladesh will face Korea on May 23, Oman on May 24 and Malaysia on May 26.
Earlier, Bangladesh qualified for the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey by clinching the nine-nation Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the 4th consecutive times with all-win record also held in Jakarta last March.
Sports Hockey: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 2-1 in preparatory match ahead of Asis Cup
Bangladesh Hockey team, now in Indonesia to participate in the Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey' 2022, defeated hosts Indonesia by 2-1 goal in a preparatory match in Jakarta on Thursday..
Khurshedur Rahman and Rakibul Hasan scored one goal each for Bangladesh in the day's match.
Bangladesh will play another preparatory Hockey match against their giant neighbour India on Saturday (May 21).
Read: Archery WC: Bangladesh recurve men's team eliminated from pre-quarterfinal
The eight-nation prestigious Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey:2022 will be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1.
In the Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh team was placed in Pool B with Malaysia, Korea and Oman.
Bangladesh will face Korea on May 23, Oman on May 24 and Malaysia on May 26.
Earlier in last March in Jakarta, Bangladesh qualified for the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey by clinching the nine-nation Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the fourth consecutive times with all-win record.
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Bangladesh beat Indonesia by 7-2 goal in the AHF Cup Hockey in last March in Jakarta and defeated Indonesia again by 3-1 goals In the Asian Games Hockey Qualifier in Bangkok on May 7 last.
36th National Snooker Championship begins at Banani Club
The 36th National Snooker Championship'2022, jointly organised by Bangladesh Billiard and Snooker Federation (BBSF) and Banani Club Limited, began on Thursday at the Banani Club premises here.
A total of 143 players from 21 clubs across the country are taking part in the three-day meet, sponsored by City Bank Limited and American Express.
Read: Archery WC: Bangladesh recurve men's team eliminated from pre-quarterfinal
The details of the championship were disclosed at a press conference at the Banani Club Limited here Thursday noon.
President of Banani Club Limited Rubel Aziz, BBSF vice president Aziz Al Masud, BBSF general secretary Syed Mahboob, tournament director Dr Zahirul Islam and member in charge of Billiard and Snooker of Banani Club Azizul Abedin were present at the conference.
Archery WC: Bangladesh recurve men's team eliminated from pre-quarterfinal
The Bangladesh team was eliminated from the recurve men's team event's pre-quarter final of the Archery World Cup, Stage-2, losing to South Korea by 1-5 sets held in Korea on Thursday.
Earlier, Bangladesh recurve men's team consisting of Hakim Ahmed Rubel, M. Ruman Shana and Abdur Rahman Aliif reached the pre-quarterfinal of the meet beating Australia by 6-0 sets in the elimination round of 12 Thursday morning
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The recurve men's singles, recurve women's singles and mixed team event matches will be held on Friday (May 20).
Archery World Cup: Bangladesh to play Australia in recurve men’s team on Thursday
Bangladesh to play Australia in the elimination round of 12 of the recurve men’s team event of the Archery World Cup, Stage-2 on Thursday (May 19) in Korea.
Earlier, Bangladesh recurve men’s team comprises Hakim Ahmed Rubel, Ruman Shana and Abdur Rahman Alif was placed 16th among 18 participating teams scoring 1913 while Bangladesh recurve mixed team consists Hakim Ahmed Rubel and Diya Siddiqui finished 17th among 20 teams scoring 1265 in the event’s qualification round on Wednesday.
Also read: Asia Cup Archery: Bangladesh gets silver medals losing to India in finals
In the day’s qualification round of the recurve men’s singles, Hakim Ahmed Rubel of Bangladesh was placed 44th scoring 642, Ruman Shana finished 50th scoring 636 while Abdur Rahman Alif ranked 55th scoring 635 among the 77 archers .
In the recurve women’s singles qualifiers, Diya Siddiqui of Bangladesh was placed 21st scoring 623 among 64 participants on the day.
36th National Snooker Championship on Thursday
The 36th edition of the National Snooker Championship’2022, jointly organized by Banani Club Limited and Bangladesh Billiards and Snooker Federation (BBSF) will be held on Thursday at the Banani Club Limited in the capital.
President of Banani Club Limited Rubel Aziz will inaugurate the meet at 12 pm as the chief guest.
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BBSF Vice President Aziz Al Masud, BBSF general secretary Syed Mahboob, Tournament Director Dr. Zahirul Islam will present at the inaugural ceremony of the meet, sponsored by City Bank Ltd and American Express .