Sherpur, Oct 25 (UNB) – Defending champions Rising Star Club made a good start in the Saif Power Battery Sherpur District Football League beating Durbar Tarun Sangha by 2-1 goals in the opening match at the Shaheed Darog Ali Poura Park here on Thursday.

Captain Kabir and Morshed scored one goal each for the winners while Hannan netted the lone goal for the losers. 

Earlier, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sherpur John Kennedy inaugurated 11-team league at a function, chaired by District Football Association (DFA) President Manik Dutta.