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Premier Div Hockey: Usha KC return to winning ways beating Ajax SC 4-2
Usha Krira Chakra returned to winning ways in the 11-team Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League beating Ajax SC by 4-2 goals in their 3rd match at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Abahani Ltd mataintain all-win run crushing Azad SC 10-1The old Dhaka Hockey giant Usha KC, which made an upset in the ongoing league outplaying defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 5-1 goals in the league opener, lost to former champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd by 1-2 goals in their 2nd match.
In the day's match, Indian player Ishrat Iktidar scored twice for Usha KC in the 4th and 29th minutes, both from penalty corners while Hasan Jubair Niloy and another Indian Nikhil Nandlal Pardeshi scored one field goal each for Usha KC in the 30th and 57th minutes respectively.
Indian player Rohit Singh scored both the goals for Ajax SC in the 17th and 32nd minutes, both from penalty corners.
Premier Div Hockey: Holders Mariner Youngs Club, former champions Abahani Ltd earn massive win
Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Abahani Ltd mataintain all-win run crushing Azad SC 10-1
Former champions Dhaka Abahani Limited maintained an all-win run in the 11-team Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League crushing Azad SC by 10-1 goals at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
This was the 3rd consecutive victory for the sky- blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani in the league after crushing Dilkusha SC by 10-1 goals in the first match and beat old Dhaka giant Usha KC by 2-1 goals in the 2nd match.
In the day's match, Pushkar Kisha Mimo, Rakibul Hasan Rocky and Roman Sarkar scored two goals each while Naimuddin, Mohammad Abdullah, Ashraful Islam and Farhad Ahmed Shitul scored one goal each for Abahani while Mohabbat scored the consolation goal for Azad SC.
Premier Div Hockey: Holders Mariner Youngs Club, former champions Abahani Ltd earn massive win
Defender Farhad Ahmed Shitul opened the floodgate for Abahani in the 2nd minute from a penalty corner (1-0), Rakibul Hasan doubled the margin in the 8th minute by a field goal (2-0), Pushkar Kisha Mimo scored the 3rd goal for Abahani in the 14th minute (3-0).
Naimuddin contributed a field goal in the 19th (4-0), Pushkar Kisha Mimo scored his 2nd and 5th goal for Abahani in the following minute (20th minute, defender Ashraful Islam scored the 6th goal in the 21st minute from a penalty corner (6-0).
In the 33rd minute, Rakibul Hasan scored his 2nd and the 7th goal for Abahani, Roman Sarkar further sounded the Abahani margin scoring the 8th goal in the 38th minute (8-0) and Mohammad Abdullah made it 9-0 in the 42nd minute (9-0).
Bangladeshi archer Joma Akter will directly compete in Paris 2024 Paralympics
Mohabbat pulled Azad SC margin one back by a field goal in the 51st minute (9-1) while Roman Sarkar sealed the fate of the match scoring his 2nd and the 10th goal for Abahani in the 58th minute (10-1)
Premier Div Hockey: Holders Mariner Youngs Club, former champions Abahani Ltd earn massive win
Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club and former champions Dhaka Abahani Limited earned a massive win in the 11-team Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium on Sunday.
Holders Mariner Youngs Club, which suffered a shocking 1-5 goals defeat against Usha KC in the league opener, today (Sunday) strongly came back in the league crushing Azad SC by 13-2 goals in their 2nd match Sunday afternoon, featuring two hattricks by Sabuj and Sadaf.
Shohanur Rahman Sabuj made the match first hattrick scoring four goals in the12th , 14th, 34th and 58th minutes while medio Sadaf Salehin completed the match 2nd hattrick scoring three quick goals in the 39th, 40th and 41st minutes.
Besides, Fazle Hossain Rabby scored twice, Sajedur Rahman Saju, Milon Hossain, Moinul Islam Kaushik and Abeduddin scored one each for Mariner Youngs.
Shahin and Mohabbat scored one goal each for Azad SC.
In the day's 2nd match, Dhaka Abahani Ltd, riding on two goals by Mohammad Asadullah, maintained all win run in the league beating giant killer Usha KC by 2-1 goals in a keenly contested match Sunday evening.
This was the 2nd successive victory for Abahani Limited in the league after beating Azad SC by 10-1 goals in the first match while it was the first defeat for Usha KC in their 2nd league match after beating Mariner Youngs Club by 5-1 goals in the league opener.
Promising midfielder Mohammad Asadullah scored both the goals for Abahani Limited in the 9th and 29th minutes while Indian player Mohammad Shariq scored the lone goal for old Dhaka outfit Usha KC in the 40th minute.
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud presents awards at Independence Diplomatic Cup Tennis Tournament
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud presided over the prize distribution ceremony of the inaugural Independence Diplomatic Cup tennis tournament organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday in Dhaka.
Held at the Rashtriya Guest House Meghna, the event celebrated the successful conclusion of the tournament, which featured the participation of 15 teams, including representatives from 13 countries and organizations, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sweden emerged as the champions, with Denmark securing the runner-up position. Ambassador Christian Brix Moller of Denmark was recognized as the tournament's best player.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and distinguished guests, including British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke, Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde, and Acting High Commissioner of Australia Nardia Simpson attended the ceremony.
Towhid Hridoy fined for ICC Code of Conduct breach
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy has been fined 15% of his match fee and received one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third T20I against Sri Lanka.
The incident occurred during the fourth over of Bangladesh's innings. After being dismissed, Hridoy turned and engaged in aggressive and inappropriate remonstrations with the Sri Lankan players.
This was deemed a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, relating to displaying conduct contrary to the spirit of the game.
Thushara's devastating hattrick in decider foils Tigers' hopes of T20I series victory against Lanka
Hridoy admitted the offense and accepted the sanctions proposed by Match Referee Andy Pycroft. No formal hearing was required.
On-field umpires Sharfuddoula Saikat and Tanvir Ahmed, alongside third umpire Gazi Sohel and fourth umpire Masudur Rahman, leveled the charges.
SAFF U-16 Women's Champs: Bangladesh come from behind to beat India on penalties in final
Meanwhile, after losing the T20I series 1-2, Bangladesh are now gearing up for the ODI series starting on March 13 in Chattogram. Both teams have already arrived in Chattogram for the series.
SAFF U-16 Women's Champs: Bangladesh come from behind to beat India on penalties in final
Bangladesh emerged champions in the four-nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship 2024 beating their giant neighbor India by 3-2 goals in tie breaker at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, near Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday.
The final match between two arch- rivals was locked in 1-1 goals in the stipulated period.
With the day' s feat, it was again proved that Nepal is the happy hunting ground for Bangladesh in the regional football meet.
SAFF U-16 Women's Champs: Bangladesh to play arch-rivals India in final on Sunday
Bangladesh national men' s football team clinched their first ever SAFF Games football crown in Nepal in 1999, Bangladesh national women' s team also clinched the SAFF Women's Football title in Nepal in 2022, apart from winning the regional title of the AFC U-14 Championship title, in Nepal in 2015.
In the day's final, Bangladesh played an aimless and hopeless game from the very beginning of the match with a series of wrong passes and went down in the race in the early minutes.
Kool-BSJA Media Football: Jamuna TV emerge champions beating The Business Standard 1-0
Taking the advantage, India took lead in the very 4th minute of the match as their forward Anushka Kumari fired the Bangladesh net by an angular shot from danger zone (1-0).
Later, she was adjudged the highest scorer of the tournament scoring six goals.
However, Mariam Binte Hanna eveled the margin for Bangladesh in the 70th minute to lead the match towards tie breaker.
In the tie breaker, Bangladesh custodian Yearzan Begum displayed her brilliance under the bar to guide Bangladesh towards victory, foiling three Indian spot kicks, out of five.
Later, she was adjudged the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
Sauravi Akhand Prity of Bangladesh was named as the best player of the tournament.
Earlier, Bangladesh smartly reached the final with an all win record securing nine points from straight three matches, beating hosts Nepal 2-0, outplaying India 3-1 and crushed Bhutan by 6-0 goals in the league basis matches.
On the other hand, India made a final berth securing six points from three matches, beating Bhutan 7-0, ouplayed hosts Nepal 10-0 after conceding 1-3 goals defeat against league leader Bangladesh.
SAFF U-16 Women's Champs: Bangladesh to play arch-rivals India in final on Sunday
Two arch rivals --Bangladesh and India --will lock horns with each other in the final match of the four-nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship 2024 in Nepal on Sunday (March 10).
The title deciding match between two neighboring countries will kick-off on Sunday (March 10) at 3:15 pm Bangladesh time at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, near Kathmandu.
Ahead of the Sunday's final, Bangladesh U-16 women's team made their final practice session at the ANFA complex in Lalitpur on Saturday from 12 noon to 1:30 pm.
Bangladesh head coach AKM Saiful Bari Titu and captain Arpita Biswas also addressed a pre-match press conference Saturday morning and took part in the team's official photo session.
Addressing the press conference, Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu said, "we played each other earlier, we have an idea about our opponents, but the final is a game of nerve and pressure, so the team which will do less mistake, they will win the match"
Bangladesh smartly reached the final with an all win record securing full nine points from straight three matches, beating hosts Nepal 2-0, outplaying India 3-1 and crushed Bhutan by 6-0 goals in the league basis matches.
On the other hand, India made a final berth securing six points from three matches, beating Bhutan 7-0, ouplayed hosts Nepal 10-0 after conceding 1-3 goals defeat against league leader Bangladesh.
Earlier, Nepal and Bhutan were eliminated from the four- nation regional meet.
Bangladeshi archer Joma Akter will directly compete in Paris 2024 Paralympics
Joma Akter of Bangladesh will compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympics directly as the compouBangladeshi archer Joma Akter will directly compete in Paris 2024 Paralympicsnd women's singles bronze medalist of the just concluded final quota tournament of the Paris 2024 Paralympics Archery.
She earned the rights to compete in the global sports meet, the paralympics archery, after country's celebrated archer Ruman Shana, who also directly competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Joma Akter clinched the bronze medal in compound women's singles of the Paris 2024 Paralympics final quota tournament beating Wallace Teresa of USA by 138-134 score in a bronze medal deciding match held in Dubai, UAE last Wednesday (March 6).
Earlier, Joma Akter reached the event's quarterfinal beating Venter Katelynn of Namibia by 133-112 score, moved to semifinal defeating LeeYun Hsien of Chinese Taipei by 134-130 score but lost to Virgilio Maria Andrea of Italy by 136-137 score in the semifinal to settle for bronze medal race.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Para Archery team returned home from Dubai Saturday early hour (4:35 am).
Thushara's devastating hattrick in decider foils Tigers' hopes of T20I series victory against Lanka
Sri Lanka secured a dramatic 28-run victory over Bangladesh in the final T20I, clinching the three-match series 2-1 in Sylhet on Saturday.
Nuwan Thushara's devastating hat-trick early in Bangladesh's chase effectively derailed their hopes. He dismissed three of Bangladesh's most reliable batters within the fourth over, damaging their chances.
Rishad Hossain fought back with a well-crafted fifty (53 off 30 balls with seven sixes), and Taskin Ahmed displayed his batting prowess with a quickfire 31 (21 balls, three fours, two sixes). However, these efforts weren't enough to overcome the early setback.
Thushara claims hattrick as Bangladesh stumble in pursuit of 175
Batting first after losing the toss, Sri Lanka amassed a competitive 174 for 7. Kusal Mendis anchored the innings with a blistering 86 off 55 balls, his powerful knock studded with six sixes.
For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Ahmed took two wickets each.
Bangladesh's chase began positively with Litton Das finding the boundary early, but he fell cheaply (7 off 11 balls).
A hattrick from Nuwan Thushara in the fourth over sent shockwaves through the lineup, dismissing Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, and Mahmudullah Riyad in consecutive deliveries. Despite Mahedi Hasan's 19 and Rishad's valiant 53 off 30, Bangladesh couldn't recover.
Third T20I: Bangladesh need 175 to win series
Wanindu Hasaranga's miserly figures of 2 for 32 strangled the scoring, while Dasun Shanaka and Thushara chipped in with crucial wickets. Bangladesh's effort ultimately fell short in the final overs.
This win provides a much-needed confidence boost for Sri Lanka as they head into the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh in Chattogram.
Kool-BSJA Media Football: Jamuna TV emerge champions beating The Business Standard 1-0
Jamuna Television emerged champions in the Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football Tournament defeating The Business Standard by 1-0 in a keenly-contested final at the BFF artificial turf in Dhaka'e Motijheel on Saturday.
Asaduzzaman Noor Bullet scored the match-winning goal for Jamuna Television and was adjudged the man of the final.
Champion Jamuna Television received a glittering trophy and cash prize money of Tk 30,000 while the runners-up The Business Standard got a trophy and a cash prize money of Tk 15,000.
SAFF U-16 Women's Champs: Bangladesh to play arch-rival India in final Sunday
Chief Operating Officer of the meet's sponsor Square Toiletries Limited Malik Mohammad Saeed, was the chief guest in the day's final and later he handed over the trophies.
Head of Marketing of Square Toiletries Limited Dr. Jesmin Jaman was also present as a special guest where BSJA President ATM Saiduzzaman, General Secretary Anisur Rahman and tournament committee convenor Raihan Al Mughani were also present.
Earlier in the day's semi-finals, Jamuna Television eliminated Dainik Jugantar outplaying them by 5-0 goals while The Business Standard beat Dhaka Tribune by 2-1 goals in the penalty shootout as the match was locked in a 2-2 draw in the scheduled time. Jamilur Rahman Saikat of The Business Standard received the man of the match award. He was also adjudged the best player of the tournament.
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Ekattor Television received the Fair Play trophy. A total of 32 media teams under the sponsorship of Square Toiletries Ltd and organized by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) the tournament began on March 5.