Bangladesh Ansar & VDP to play Bangladesh Police Handball Club in the final of the Walton First Federation Cup Women's Handball Tournament Saturday morning.

The final match of the tournament, arranged on the occasion of Mujib Borsho, will Kicks-off at 11:30 am at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.

Turkish Ambassador in Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan will be the chief guest in the final and later he will distribute the prizes

Earlier in the semifinals,  Ansar & VDP eliminated
Naogaon DSA by 40-17 goals after leading the first half by 19-6 goals while Bangladesh Police Handball team outplayed Jamalpur Sports Academy by 38-13 goals after leading the first half by 16-8 goals.

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Bangladesh Police Handball Club moved into the final of the Walton First Federation Cup Women's Handball Tournament on Wednesday, arranged on the occasion of Mujib Borsho marking the birth centenary of the nation's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Police will lock horns with Bangladesh Ansar &  VDP on Dec 5 at 11:30am for the championship.

In the day's second semifinal, Bangladesh Police Handball team eliminated Jamalpur Sports Academy beating them by 38-13 goals after leading the first half by 16-8 goals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in Dhaka.

Rubina scored 22 goals for Police while Sharmin netted four goals for the Jamalpur.

Two losing semifinalists -- Naogaon DSA and Jamalpur Sports Academy -- will meet each other in the 3rd place decider on Thursday morning at the same venue.

Bangladesh Ansar & VDP  team reached the final of the Walton First Federation Cup Women's Handball Tournament on Tuesday, arranged on the occasion of Mujib Borsho.

In the day's first semifinal, Ansar & VDP team eliminated Naogaon DSA by 40-17 goal after leading the first half by 19-6 goal at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.

Nishi scored the highest eight goals for the winners while Suborna netted six goals for the losers.

Jamalpur Sports Academy will play Bangladesh Police Handball Club in the other semifinal on Wednesday. 

The five Olympic rings are back in Tokyo Bay.

They were removed for maintenance four months ago shortly after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rings arrived on Tuesday after a short cruise from nearby Yokohama and are positioned on a barge in the shadow on Tokyo’s Rainbow Bridge.

The rings — painted blue, black, red, green, and yellow — are gigantic. They stand about 15 meters tall and 33 meters in length — about 50 feet tall and 100 feet in length.

The rings will be lighted at night and herald the coming of the Tokyo Olympics, which are to open on July 23, 2021, followed by the Paralympics on Aug. 24.

The rings made their first appearance early in 2020, just a few months before the Olympics were postponed late in March.

The reappearance of the rings is the latest sign that organizers and the International Olympic Committee are increasingly confident that 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can safely enter Japan during the pandemic.

These Olympics are sure to be like no other.

They will hinge partly on the availability of vaccines and rapid testing for COVID-19, and on athletes and other participants following strict rules that could involve quarantines, a limited number of fans in venues, and athletes leaving Japan shortly after they finish their competitions.

Organizers have been vague about exactly how the Olympics will be held. Plans are in flux with dozens of COVID-19 countermeasures being floated involving athletes, fans, and tens of thousands of officials, judges, VIPs, and media and broadcasters.

Protocols should become clearer early in 2021 when decisions must be made about permitting fans from abroad, which will affect revenue from ticket sales.

The meter continues to run on billions in costs, with Japanese taxpayers picking up most of the bills. Reports in Japan this week say the cost of the postponemen t is about $3 billion.

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The Bangabandhu Unimed UniHealth Premier Division Basketball League 2020 begins on Tuesday (Dec 1) at the Dhanmondi wooden floor gymnasium.

President of Bangladesh Basketball Federation Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, who is also the president of Bangladesh Medical Association, will inaugurate the meet.

Deputy Managing Director of the meet's sponsor Unimed UniHealth Pharmaceutical Ltd Nazmul Hossain will be the special guest on the occasion.

Three matches will be held on the opening Day.

Hornets SC will play Bakshibazar SC at 11am.

Rangers SC will face Old DOHS SC at 3pm while Dhumketu Club will meet Josephites Club at 4:30pm.