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.

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.