Bangladesh women's team suffered 2nd successive defeat in their first-ever debut in the Asian Games Women's Football losing to World Cup playing Vietnam by 6-1 goals on Monday. Bangladesh went down by 0-2 goals in their 2nd Group D match held at the Wenzhou Olympic Center Stadium in Hangzhou Monday afternoon. In their first appearance in continental meet, Bangladesh women conceded a humiliating  0-8 goals defeat against former world champions Japan last Friday. Asia Games Cricket: Bangladesh women win bronze beating Pakistan by 5 wickets After the day's match, Vietnam topped the Group D list with 2nd consecutive win securing full six points from straight two matches while Asian number team Japan followed the Vietnam collecting full three points from one match. Two other teams of Group D, Bangladesh and Nepal, are at the bottom without any point, playing two and one match respectively. In the remaining group D match, Bangladesh will play their well known sub-continental rivals Nepal on September 28. Asian Games Football: Bangladesh play out goalless draw with much higher-ranked China In the day's match, HY Pham put Vietnam ahead in the very 5th minute (1-0) while TTH Nguyen doubled the margin in the 34th minute (2-0). TD Tran scored the 3rd goal for Vietnam in the 65th minute (3-0), T Thi Bich Nguyen netted two quick goals for Vietnam in the 71st and 80th minutes respectively (5-0) while TT Thai scored the 6th goal for Vietnam in the 78th minute (6-0). Litton rested, Shanto to lead Bangladesh in 3rd ODI vs New Zealand Masura Parvin scored a consolation goal, the first goal for Bangladesh women's in the Asian Games Football in the 87th minute of the day's match from a penalty (6-1).

Bangladesh team qualified for the Asian Games Hockey, 2022 beating Sri Lanka by 3-1 goal in their 2nd Pool B match of the nine-nation Men's Asian Games Hockey Qualifier at Queen Sirkit Commemorative Stadium in Pathumthani of Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday.  Also read: Men's Asian Games Hockey Qualifier 2022: Bangladesh's Full Fixtures, Squad With the day's feat, Bangladesh team not only confirmed their berth in the Asian Games Hockey  but also reached the semifinal of the Men's Asian Games Field Hockey qualifier with one match to spare against lowly Singapore.   By virtue of the 2nd successive victory,  the men in red and green Bangladesh comfortably took a solo lead in the Pool B of the qualifying round with all-win record securing full six points from straight  two matches. Bangladesh team, which was placed in four-team Pool B of the Asian Games Qualifier with Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Singapore, will play lowly  Singapore on May 12 in their remaining group match. In the day's match, Ashraful Islam put Bangladesh ahead in the 3rd minute of the 2nd quarter by a penalty corner after goalless in first quarter (1-0). Bangladesh sounded their margin in the 8th minute of the same quarter from a penalty stroke (2-0). Sri Lanka pulled the margin one back in the last minute of the 3rd quarter after spoiling five consecutive penalty corners (2-1). Roman Sarkar sealed the fate of the match scoring the 3rd goal for Bangladesh in the 8th minute of the 4th and final quarter (3-1). Sri Lanka managed a penalty corner just 28 seconds before the match over but failed to score. Earlier on Saturday, Bangladesh team made a good start in the nine-nation Asian Games Qualifier beating Indonesia by 3-1 goal with medio Sarwar Hossain, forward Pushkar Khisha Mimo and midfielder Fazle Hossain Rabbi scoring one field goal each for Bangladesh. Sri Lanka also made a flying start in the Asian Games qualifier outplaying Singapore by 5-2 goal in their first match last Saturday. On completion of the Asian Games qualifier, Bangladesh team led by new captain Khorshedur Rahman will  travel to Indonesia directly from Thailand to compete in the Men's Asia Cup Hockey to be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1. Also read: Asian Games hockey qualifiers: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 3-1 In the eight- nation Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh team also has been 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, Bangladesh qualified for the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey by clinching the Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the  fourth consecutive times in Jakarta last March.

Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka in their 2nd Pool B match of the Men's Asian Games Hockey Qualifier in the Thai capital Bangkok Tuesday afternoon. The match will kick-off at 2:30 pm Bangkok time. Earlier on Saturday, Bangladesh team made a good start in the nine-nation Asian Games Qualifier beating Indonesia by 3-1 goals with medio Sarwar Hossain, forward Pushkar Khisha Mimo and midfielder Fazle Hossain Rabbi scoring one field goal each for Bangladesh. Also read: Men's Asian Games Hockey Qualifier 2022: Bangladesh's Full Fixtures, Squad Earlier in the AHF Cup Hockey Tournament held in Indonesia last March, Bangladesh outplayed hosts Indonesia by 7-2 goals. Sri Lanka also made a flying start in the Asian Games qualifier outplaying Singapore by 5-2 goals in their first match last Saturday. Bangladesh team, which was placed in four-team Pool B of the Asian Games Qualifiers with Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Singapore, will play lowly Singapore on May 12 in their remaining group match. On completion of the Asian Games qualifier, Bangladesh team led by new captain Khorshedur Rahman will travel to Indonesia directly from Thailand to compete in the Men's Asia Cup Hockey to be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1. In the eight- nation Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh team was placed in Pool B with Malaysia, Korea and Oman. Also read: Asian Games hockey qualifiers: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 3-1 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 Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the fourth consecutive time in Jakarta last year.

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation named an 18-member squad for the ongoing Men’s Asian Games Qualifier 2022. The tournament is taking place in the city of Bangkok, Thailand from May 6th to May 15th. The top six teams will qualify for the main event. The Bangladesh team started their qualification campaign with a 3-1 victory over Indonesia on Saturday. Let's have a look at the Bangladesh men's hockey team's squad and their fixtures for the qualifying tournament. Bangladesh Men’s Hockey Squad for the 2022 Asian Games Qualifier The BHF cut the preliminary team from 36 to 18 on April 27 after a one-week fitness camp at BKSP, Savar, in preparation for the Men's Asian Games Qualifier 2022 in Thailand. Rezaul Karim Babu was promoted to captain, while Milon Hossain was named deputy skipper. Malaysian Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy will coach the Bangladesh team during the main event. The Bangladeshi squad flew from Dhaka to Bangkok to compete in the qualifiers on May 4. Squad Rezaul Karim Babu (Captain), Milon Hossain (Vice-Captain), Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayeed Nippon, Arshad Hossain, Pushkor Khisha Mimo, Khorshedur Rahman, Farhd Ahmed Shitul, Naim Uddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Prince Lal Samanta, Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Ashraful Islam, Sohanur Rahman Sabuz, Mehedi Hasan, Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, and Rakibul Hasan. Read 2022 Happy Mother’s Day: Five Athletes Who Make a Big Comeback After Becoming Mothers Bangladesh's Schedule for the Men’s Asian Games Qualifier 2022 A total of 12 teams will play in the Asian Games main event. Six teams have already qualified, and they are India, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and the host China. The rest of the six teams will be determined through the qualifier competition. Thailand is hosting the qualifier tournament for the Men’s Asian Games 2022. All the matches of the competition will take place at the Queen Sirikit Commemorative Stadium. There are two groups in the competition – Pool A and Pool B. Thailand, Uzbekistan, Oman, Hong Kong, and Kazakhstan are competing against each other in Pool B. On the other hand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Indonesia are competing against each other in Pool B. As per the tournament format, the top six teams will secure a place in the main event. The top two teams in Pool A and Pool B will earn a place in the Asian Games main event. The remaining two teams will be determined through fifth to eighth place matches. Read Asian Games hockey qualifiers: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 3-1 The tournament kicked off with a game between Hong Kong and Uzbekistan, which Uzbekistan won 4-2. Bangladesh got off to a good start in the competition, defeating Indonesia comfortably on Saturday (May 7). Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka on May 10 and Singapore on May 12, respectively, in their final two matches. Bangladesh team’s 2022 Asian Games Qualifier fixtures   Date Fixture Venue May 7, 2022 (Saturday) Bangladesh vs Indonesia Result (3-1 win for Bangladesh) Queen Sirikit Commemorative Stadium May 10, 2022 (Tuesday) Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Queen Sirikit Commemorative Stadium March 12, 2022 (Thursday) Bangladesh vs Singapore Queen Sirikit Commemorative Stadium  Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Qualifier#Pool_B Read Bangladesh Hockey team to leave for Bangkok on May 4 to participate in Asian Games Qualifiers Bottom Line Bangladesh are one of the top teams competing in the qualifiers. Therefore, they have a good chance of finishing in the top two spots in Pool B in the Men's Asian Games Qualifier 2022. Bangladesh will qualify for the main event in China if they finish in the top two teams in Pool B. This qualifying round will also serve as a warm-up for them. Bangladesh will get useful experience from the competition, which will help them play better in the Asian Games later this year if they qualify.

The Executive Board of the  Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Friday (May 6) decided to postpone the 19th Asian Games scheduled to be held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from September 10 to 25 this year. The OCA postponed the Asian Games, the biggest sports carnival of Asia,  indefinitely amid a recent surge in Covid-19 cases in China, the host country of the games. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board met in Tashkent on Friday to discuss the situation and felt postponing the Games was the best decision under the circumstances. Also Read: BFF initially selects 30 booters for Asian Games The new dates of the 19th Asian Games will be announced in the near future, said a BOA media release on Friday. The OCA board also decided to cancel the 3rd  Asian Youth Games scheduled to be held in another  Chinese city of Shantou from December 20 to 28 next. However,  the next Asian Youth Games will therefore be held in 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the media release added.    

Bangladesh National Hockey team will start their campaign in the nine-nation Men's Asian Games Qualifiers taking on Indonesia in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday. The match will kick-off at 10 am local time and 11 am Bangladesh time. The Men's Asian Games Hockey Qualifier already began in Bangkok on Friday despite the Asian Games Authority postponed the Hangzhou Asian Games indefinitely amid a recent surge in Covid-19 cases in China, the host country of the  games. The Hangzhou Asian Games scheduled for September 10-25 this year in China. Also Read: National Hockey team for Men's Asia Cup, Asian Games Qualifiers announced Bangladesh team, which was placed in four-team Pool B of the Men's  Asian Games Qualifiers with Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Singapore, will play Sri Lanka on May 10 and Singapore on May 12 in the remaining group matches. Bangladesh team, which reached Bangkok on Thursday to compete in the Asian Games Qualifiers scheduled May 6-15, made their first practice session the same day (Thursday) and made another one and half hour long practices Friday morning. Earlier, Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) announced an 18-member final national squad to compete in both the Asian Games Qualifiers and the Men's Asia Cup Hockey, also naming two stand-by players. BHF named also two separate captains for two tournaments keeping the same squad intact. Rezaul Karim Babu will lead the Bangladesh team in the Asian Games Hockey Qualifier scheduled for May 6-15 in Bangkok while Khorshedur Rahman will captain the Bangladesh team in the Men's a Asia Cup Hockey in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1. Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy of Malaysia named as the head coach,  Zahirul Islam Mitul as assistant coach and Mohammad  Rafiul Haque as team leader of Bangladesh for both the tournaments.. In the eight- nation Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh team also been 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, Bangladesh qualified for the Men’s Asia Cup as they clinched the fourth consecutive title of the Men’s AHF Cup last month. Also Read: Bangladesh beat Oman to lift Men's AHF Cup Hockey title Oman, who finished as runners-up in the meet, also qualified to play in the eight-nation Men's Asia Cup Hockey with auto-qualifiers– India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea, hosts Indonesia. Bangladesh squad: Goalkeepers: Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayeed Nippon, Defenders: Khorshedur Rahman, Farhd Ahmed Shitul, Ashraful Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Rezaul Karim Babu, Shohanur Rahman Sabuj Midfielders: Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, Naim Uddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Prince Lal Samanta. Forwards: Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Milon Hossain, Pushkor Khisha Mimo, Arshad Hossain, Rakibul Hasan Rocky (Jr).  Two stand by players are: Al Nahian Shuvo and Deen Islam Imon.     

The ninth edition of the country’s biggest sporting event, Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games, will be held during April 1-10, almost exactly a year later than originally scheduled.