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The four-time champions Bangladesh reached the semifinal as Group B champions with all-win record outplaying Sri Lanka by 5-0 goals in their 4th and last group match of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup held at CBK Hockey Field in Jakarta on Wednesday. Bangladesh will play the semifinal with Group A runners-up either Oman or Chinese Taipei, now playing each in a Group A match on Wednesday. In the day’s match, Rakibul Hasan scored two field goals for Bangladesh in the 39th and 42nd minutes and was adjudged player of the match while Fazle Rabbi, Arshad Hossain and Naim Uddin scored one goal each for Bangladesh in the 43rd, 49th and 50th minutes respectively --first two were field goals and last one from a penalty corner. Premier Division Cricket: Title race heats up as Abahani, Mohammedan win again Bangladesh team made a flying start in the ongoing AHF Cup outplaying Kazakstan by 5-1 goals in the opening match, defeated hosts Indonesia by 3-2 goals in the 2nd match and beat Thailand by 2-1 goals in the 3rd match. Top two teams of the 10-team AHF Cup Hockey, held in two groups, will qualify for the final round of the eight-team Men's Asia Cup Hockey billed for the Indian city of Rajgir, Bihar from Aug 27 to Sept 7 next. Six teams--Defending champions South Korea, hosts India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and China--will directly play in the final round of the Men's Asia Cup Hockey.

Four-time champions  Bangladesh earned their 3rd consecutive victory in the 10- nation Asian Hockey Federation Cup beating Thailand 2-1 in Jakarta Tuesday afternoon. Bangladesh team made a flying start in the ongoing meet outplaying Kazakstan by 5-1 goals in the opening match and defeated hosts Indonesia by 3-2 goals in the 2nd match on Sunday. In the day's match, Ashraful Islam put Bangladesh ahead in 23rd minute from a penalty corner (1-0) while Thawichat Kraiwich leveled the margin for Thailand  in the 29th minute from a field goal (1-1). Arshad Hossain scored the match winner for Bangladesh in the minute from a field goal (2-1). Italy's Olympic committee urges to halt sports events for Pope Francis’ funeral Later, Ashraful Islam was adjudged the best player of the match. Holders Bangladesh competing in the 10-nation AHF Cup Hockey, initially in two groups,  alongwith Oman, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Singapore and Kazakhstan to repeat their feat. Top two teams of the AHF Cup Hockey will qualify for the eight-team Men's Asia Cup Hockey to be held in the Indian city of Rajgir, Bihar from Aug 27 to Sept 7. Six teams--Defending champions South Korea, hosts India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and China--will directly play in the final round of the Men's Asia Cup Hockey.

Four times champions  Bangladesh Men's Hockey team earned 2nd consecutive victory in the 10- nation AHF Cup Hockey beating hosts Indonesia by 3-2 goals in Jakarta Sunday evening. Bangladesh team, which reached Indonesia last Tuesday, made a flying start in the ongoing meet outplaying Kazakstan by 5-1 goals in the opening match. In the day's match, Obaidul Islam Joy put Bangladesh ahead in the 25th minute by a field goal (1-0) while Sohanur Rahman Sabuj doubled the Bangladesh margin just three minutes later from a penalty corner (2-0) Indonesia pulled the margin one back in the dying moment of the 2nd quarter (2-1) while Indonesia leveled the margin scoring one more goal in the 4th minute of the 3rd quarter (2-2). Fazle Rabbi scored the match winner for Bangladesh just few seconds before the final whistle (3-2). Women’s Kabaddi Series: Bangladesh concedes 18-41 points defeat against hosts Nepal in opening match of five-match test series Later, Obaidur Islam Joy was adjudged player of the match. In the remaining matches, Bangladesh will play Thailand on April 22 and face Sri Lanka on April 23. Holders Bangladesh competing in the 10-nation AHF Cup Hockey, initially in two groups,  alongwith Oman, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Singapore and Kazakhstan to repeat their feat. Top two teams of the AHF Cup Hockey will qualify for the eight-team Men's Asia Cup Hockey to be held in the Indian city of Rajgir, Bihar from Aug 27 to Sept 7. Six teams--Defending champions South Korea, hosts India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and China--will directly play in the final round of the Men's Asia Cup Hockey.

Bangladesh, the unbeaten champions of Pool B, will play Pool A runners-up Thailand in the semifinal of the eight-nation Men's Junior Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup (Under-21) Hockey Tournament on Wednesday (January 11) at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in the Muscat in Oman.  The match will kick-off at 6:30 pm( local time). The Pool A champion and host Oman will play Pool B runners-up Uzbekistan in the other semifinal at the same day and same venue at 4 15 pm local time.  As the semifinalist of the ongoing meet, Bangladesh also qualified for the next Youth Asia Cup Hockey. The final and 3rd place deciding matches of the meet will be held on Thursday (Jan 12) at the same venue. Also Read: Bangladesh team for Men's Jr AHF Cup Hockey announced Earlier, Bangladesh emerged Pool B champions in the eight-nation Men's Junior AHF Cup (Under-21) Hockey with all-win record securing full nine points from straight three matches after beating Hong Kong by 4-0 goals, crushing Sri Lanka 14-0 and outplaying Uzbekistan 6-1 Bangladesh put in four-team Pool B  alongwith Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, China and Uzbekistan while Pool A team comprises hosts Oman, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia.  

Last three times champions Bangladesh will play Singapore in their 2nd Pool B match of the Men's Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup' 2022 at the GBK Field in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday.  The match will kick-off at 3:45 pm (Bangladesh time). Read: AHF Cup Hockey: Bangladesh to start campaign taking on Indonesia on Friday The tournament is also a  qualifying competition for the next Men's Asia Cup Hockey. Ahead of the Monday's match, the morale of Bangladesh team is very high after beating hosts Indonesia by 7-2 goals in one of the four opening day's match last Friday. Bangladesh, which was placed in five-team Pool B of the meet, will play Iran on March 15 and upper ranked Oman on March 17 in the remaining group matches. The four-team Pool A comprises Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan following the last moment withdrawal of stronger China  After playing each other once, the top two teams from each of the two pools will play in the semi-finals on March 19 before the final on March 20. Bangladesh, champions of the last three meets in 2008, 2012 and 2016 of the Asia’s second-tier hockey, this time  are also well prepared under Malaysia Coach  Gobinathan Krishnamurthy to clinch their 4th consecutive title in a row, specially the withdrawal of higher ranked China. Read: Hockey Federation chooses initial 28 players for AHF Cup Hockey All  the nine participating teams keep their bird eyes on one of a top three-place in the ongoing AHF Cup to join the final round of the next Men's Asia Cup Hockey along with the  five automatic qualifiers – India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Pakistan. Meanwhile, Bangladesh team made an hour-long practice session at GBK Stadium in Jakarta today (Sunday) morning and all the Bangladesh players are in sound health, according to a message received here from Indonesia on Sunday.

Defending champions Bangladesh will start their campaign in the nine-team Men's  Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup Hockey' 2022 taking on hosts Indonesia in one of the four opening day's match in Jakarta on Friday. The match will kick off at 8:15 pm. Also read: Sharifi's hattrick guides Cops to third win of BPL 2022 The Men's AHF Cup Hockey Tournament, also a qualifying meet of the next Asia Cup Men's Hockey,  was reduced to nine teams following the withdrawal of stronger China in the last moment. The trophy unveiling  ceremony and press meet of the participating teams was held Thursday afternoon in the Indonesia capital Jakarta. Earlier  Bangladesh was put in five-team Pool B with Oman, Singapore, Iran and hosts Indonesia. In the remaining Pool B matches, Bangladesh will face Singapore on March 14,  Iran on March 15 and upper ranked Oman on March 17.   The Pool A team  comprises Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.  After playing each other once, the top two teams from each of the two pools will play in the semi-finals on March 19 before the final on March 20. Bangladesh, champions of the last three meets in 2008, 2012 and 2016 of the Asia’s second-tier hockey, are also well prepared this time under Malaysia Coach  Gobinathan Krishnamurthy to clinch their 4th consecutive title in a row, specially the withdrawal of higher ranked China. Also read: BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani on winning course again; beat Saif SC 2-1 Bangladesh team made an one and a half hour long practice session in Jakarta Thursday morning and all the Bangladesh players tested negative for Covid- 19 in the 2nd test on Thursday, said a media release on Thursday . All of the nine participating teams will keep their bird eyes on one of a top three-place in the ensuing AHF Cup to join the final round of the Men's Asia Cup Hockey with the  automatic qualifiers – India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Pakistan.

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) initially selected 28 players on Sunday to form a national team for the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup Men's Hockey beginning in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on March 11. The tournament will be the qualifying meet of the Asia Cup Hockey. Read: Champs Trophy Hockey: India finish 3rd beating Pakistan 4-3 Selected players have been asked to report to team's Malaysian Head Coach Gobinathan Krishnamurthy on February 12 at 3: pm to join the training camp at BKSP in Savar. Zahid Hossain Raju will act as Assistant Coach, Mohammad Yousuf as Manager and Mahbub Morshed Lebu as Assistant Manager of the team. Selected players are: Goalkeepers- Ashim Gope, Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayed Nippon and Nuruzzaman Noyon. Defenders- Khurshedur Rahman, Farhad Hossain Shitul, Ashraful Islam, Shohanur Rahman Sabuj, Mehdi Hasan, Rezaul Karim Babu, Shafiul Alam Shisir, Sarwar Morshed Shawon and Khaled Mahmud Rakin. Read: Champions Trophy Hockey: Korea V Japan final after South Asian favourites eliminated Midfielders- Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, Naimuddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Prince Lal Samantha, Raju Ahmed Topu and Abeduddin. Forwards- Rasel Mahmud Jimi, Milon Hossain, Pushkar Kisha Mimo, Arshad Hossain, Deen Islam Emon, Rakibul Islam Robi, Mahbub Hossain and Razib Das.