Bangladesh keep their hope alive to play in the Junior World Cup Hockey after playing 2-2 draw with stronger Malaysia in a keenly contested 3rd group match of the 10-team Junior Asia Cup Hockey held in Muscat, Oman on Saturday. Bangladesh, which beat hosts Oman and lost to Pakistan in two previous matches, will play China in their 4th and last group match on Sunday to decide their fate. Read: Jr AHF Cup Hockey: Bangladesh Men's team clinch title for record 3rd time beating China After the day's match, Bangladesh are in the 3rd slot in five-team group B with four points after Pakistan (9 points) and Malaysia ( 7 points). Six top teams of the ongoing Jr Asia Cup alongside hosts India will play in the next year's Junior World Cup. In the day's match, Danish Daniel secord first for Malaysia in the very 2nd minute while Amirul Islam leveled margin for Bangladesh in the 27th minute from a penalty corner (1-1). Bangladesh took lead from behind in the 36th minute by Mohammad Hasan's goal (2-1) while Muhammad Norizam equalized the match in the 40th minute (3-2).    

Right-arm pacer Sumon Khan bagged seven wickets with a hat-trick in the ongoing sixth round of the National Cricket League (NCL), and it led to a record collapse of Rajshahi Division, who lost all wickets in just 42 runs against Dhaka Division at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura on Saturday. Sumon took two wickets in his first over, and he continued his dominance throughout the innings. The 24-year-old pacer wrapped up Rajshahi’s innings in dramatic fashion, securing his maiden first-class hat-trick by dismissing Asaduzzaman LBW, becoming the 15th Bangladeshi bowler to achieve this milestone in first-class cricket. Tilak Varma creates history with 3rd consecutive T20 century Before Sumon, 14 other bowlers registered hat-tricks in NCL, with Sohag Gazi and Elius Sunny each doing it twice.  Sumon’s heroics also brought Rajshahi their lowest-ever first-class score, surpassing the previous record of 46 runs set by Barishal against Khulna last season.Rajshahi’s batters had no answer to Sumon’s relentless pace and swing. Their highest scorer, Meherob Hossain, managed just 18 runs, while only one other batter, Sabbir Hossain, reached double figures.

New York City FC’s $780 million, 25,000-seat venue that it intends to open next to the Mets’ Citi Field in 2027 will be named Etihad Park under a 20-year agreement announced Thursday with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. The Major League Soccer team’s controlling owner is City Football Group, the parent company of England’s Manchester City. The Premier League team’s venue was renamed Etihad Stadium in July 2011. NYCFC president Brad Sims said revenue from the deal will go to the MLS team and not the parent company or English club, which is under investigation by the Premier League for alleged violations of financial fair play rules. Etihad has been NYC's shirt sponsor since 2014 and Manchester City's since 2009-10, a season after the Abu Dhabi United Group took control. “It’s a 100% New York City FC deal,” Sims said. “Etihad Airways has been essentially our premiere, our principal and founding partner since Day 1 at the club here. ... We wanted to ideally stay with someone who is a current partner of New York City FC and or someone in the City Football Group family but Etihad was easily kind of the No. 1 focus that we've had all along." Etihad also has collaborated with NYCFC on community initiatives. “They’ve been interested for quite some time about this stadium in New York and really buying into, I think, the path of travel of the sport in this country, in the New York market specifically,” Sims said. “For them the New York market, the New York City market is a very strategic commercial market.” Since taking the field in 2015, NYCFC has played home games primarily at Yankee Stadium, home of the Major League Baseball team that is a minority investor in NYCFC. But because of schedule conflicts, NYC has played some home matches at Citi Field, the home of the rival New York Red Bulls in Harrison, New Jersey, and Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Saturday's Eastern Conference semifinal against the rival New York Red Bulls will be at Citi Field because Notre Dame is playing Army in a college football game at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC announced the site in 2022. The New York City Council approved the soccer stadium in April as part of a Willets Point redevelopment that includes 2,500 housing units, a new public school, hotel and retail stores. Bulldozers and cranes are involved in pre-construction, lease negotiations with New York City are progressing and a groundbreaking is likely before the end of the year, according to Sims. Mets owner Steve Cohen is among the bidders for a license to build a casino in an area adjacent to Citi Field. “The more activity that can happen in development in Willets Point and make it a live-work-and-play neighborhood the better,” Sims said. Sims said when NYCFC is home first in a day, there has to be a six-hour buffer before a Mets game can start. When the Mets are home first, there has to be a seven-hour buffer before soccer can kick off. Similar parameters exist with the U.S. Tennis Association for the U.S. Open. Sims said the new stadium will benefit NYCFC if MLS switches to an August-to-May schedule, aligning with most European soccer leagues, from its current February-to-December calendar. “There’s a lot of pros to doing that. The cons mostly reside in cold-weather cities that have outdoor stadiums,” Sims said. “I think for us with the new stadium we would likely be relatively insulated, at least in the early — at least in the first five-, 10-plus years just with kind of excitement around the stadium.” 2026 World Cup MLS season ticket holders will have priority access to hospitality tickets for the 2026 World Cup. “All MLS season members, season ticket holders, corporate partners and such will have will have a kind of presale access, these opportunities ahead of the marketplace to purchase suites, club seats, hospitality-type products at all games in all markets throughout the 2026 World Cup,” Sims said. “That’s something that I think is a great benefit to our season ticket members and to our sponsors and corporate partners. ... We're in the marketplace actively marketing 2025 City memberships and that's going to be another benefit of that.”

Bangladesh Navy emerged champions in the Max Group 33rd National Swimming, Diving and Waterpolo Championship securing 32 gold, 26 silver and 12 bronze medals that concluded at the Syed Nazmul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Tuesday. Bangladesh Army finished distant runners up with 10 gold, 15 silver and 23 bronzes while BKSP became 3rd with one silver and seven bronzes. Assistant Chief of Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa was the chief guest at the closing and prize distribution ceremony of the four-day meet and distributed the prizes. BSF Senior Vice President and Chairman of the meet's sponsor Max Group Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir presided over the function, organized by Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF). Samiul Islam Rafi of Bangladesh Navy became the best male swimmer securing five gold and a bronze medal featuring three national record while Sonia Akter, also from Bangladesh Navy, emerged as best female swimmer securing eight gold and one silver. Some 550 athletes and 185 officials from 69 teams including different divisions, district, Army, Navy, Air Force, BKSP, BGB, Police, Ansar and swimming clubs are participating in 38 swimming(19 each for the male and female), three diving and one waterpolo event.

The 9th Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, the world’s most prominent corporate golf tournament, returned to Dhaka recently and Dhaka’s champion will represent the city in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup Grand Finale later this year. The event, held at Kurmitola Golf Club recently, was the 109th of 109 tournaments in this year’s Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup - with the victors competing in the Grand Finals in Türkiye later this year. Turkish Airlines General Manager in Dhaka, Islam Güre said, “Events like the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup reflect our commitment to creating memorable experiences and building lasting relationships across the globe, Congratulations to our winners, and I look forward to seeing all of you next year for more great moments together.” All Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup finalists will fly to Türkiye with the comfort and luxury of the Turkish Airlines’ Business Class, said a media release. From a global total of 109, those that win will go through to the Grand Finals and have the chance to stay and play at Gloria Serenity Resort & Gloria Golf Club on the Turkish Golf Coast. Representing Dhaka, Selim Abed secured their champion position with 43 points, and Mohd Sajidul Islam was runner-up, while Lt Col Md Anwar Hossain came third. The closest to the Pin competition was won by Col Liaquat Ali Khan for the men and Kusum Farid for the women. Sherin Sultana won the lowest gross score with a score of 75. Since its inception in 2013, the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup now brings together over 8,000 players who compete against one another in more than 100 tournaments in 67 countries worldwide.

The Tasmery Under-14 School Handball Tournament' 2024 ( Boys & Girls)  advanced to semifinal stages at the Capt (Retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Sunday. Both the semifinals and the final will be held on Monday. In the boys semifinals, Sunnydale School will play Saint Gregory's High School at 8: am while Narinda Govt. High School will meet Nijhor Cantonment Public School at 9:am on Monday. In the girls semifinals, Viqarunnisa Noon School College will face Shaheed Anwar College at 10 am while Sunnydale School will encounter Sher-e- Bangla Girls College at 11 am on Monday. Finals of both the boys and girls competitions will be held Monday afternoon. International Master and veteran chess player Rani Hamid will be the chief guest on Monday's finals and will distribute the prizes. Proprietor of the meet's sponsor Tasmery and Company Salim Bin Baten will also present on the occasion as the special guest.  

The Max Group 33rd National Swimming, Diving and Waterpolo Championship organized by Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) began on Saturday (November 9) at the Syed Nazmul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur with four new records created on the day. BSF Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Max Group Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir inaugurated the four-day meet on Saturday afternoon. sponsored by Max Group. Bangladesh Navy swimmers --Shamiul Islam Rafi and Kajal Mia made records in the day's men's competitions while Romana Akter of Army and Joyti Akter of Navy made records in the day's women's events. After the day's ten swimming events, Bangladesh Navy dominated pool securing seven gold, six silver and three bronze medals, Bangladesh Army followed Navy distantly with three gold, four silver and five bronzes while BKSP bagged two bronze medals Some 550 athletes and 185 officials from 69 teams including different divisions, district, Army, Navy, Air Force, BKSP, BGB, Police, Ansar and swimming clubs are participating in 38 swimming (19 each for the male and female), three diving and one water polo event of the meet. BSF president and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Nazmul Hasan will be the chief guest at the closing and prize distribution ceremony on Tuesday (November 12). The champions, runners-up teams, the best male and female athletes of the meet will be awarded with trophies.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are poised to add another entry into their rapidly developing rivalry when the ATP Finals open on Sunday without any of the Big Three for the first time in 23 years. The top-ranked Sinner and No. 3 Alcaraz evenly split the year’s Grand Slam titles between them with two apiece and it would be fitting if the pair meet again in Turin. Sinner and Alcaraz were placed in different groups in Thursday's draw. The Ilie Nastase Group features Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur. The John Newcombe Group features Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev. After the round-robin stage, the top two finishers in each group advance to the semifinals. The big name missing is that of defending champion Novak Djokovic, who withdrew on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury. Djokovic, Federer and Nadal absent Not since 2001 has the finals been held without at least one of Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. This season also was the first since 2002 without at least one Grand Slam title for a member of that trio. Djokovic has won the ATP Finals a record seven times. He beat Sinner in the final last year. Federer, who retired in 2022, won the event six times after making his debut in 2002; Nadal, who is retiring after playing in the Davis Cup the week after finals, was the runner-up twice at the finals but never won it. Sinner withdrew from last week’s Paris Masters due to a virus and showed up early in Turin for training. “This is for me the main event of the end of the year,” Sinner said. Decision on Sinner doping still pending As an Italian, Sinner will be the main focus of attention in Turin. It’s the first time Sinner is playing at home since it was announced before his U.S. Open title that he tested positive in two separate drug tests this year. A decision to clear Sinner of wrongdoing was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency in September and the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport is expected to make a final ruling on the case early next year. Alcaraz is 3-0 vs Sinner this year Sinner opened this year by winning the Australian Open to become the first Italian man to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly a half-century — since Adriano Panatta raised the French Open trophy in 1976. Alcaraz then claimed the French Open and Wimbledon titles to raise his career total to four Grand Slams. Sinner responded by winning the U.S. Open. Alcaraz won all three official meetings with Sinner this year and holds a 6-4 advantage in their career head-to-head rivalry. Last month, Sinner beat Alcaraz in the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia. Zverev seeks third title The only two players in the field to have won the finals are Zverev and Medvedev. Zverev won in London in 2018 and in Turin in 2021; Medvedev triumphed in 2020, the final year the event was held in London. Zverev enters in solid form coming off a title at the Paris Masters and leapfrogged Alcaraz into No. 2 in the rankings this week. Fritz is looking to add another big result after his maiden Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open; Ruud was a finalist in 2022; De Minaur is making his tournament debut; and Rublev is making his fifth straight appearance. Winner gets $4.8 million If a player wins all five of his matches en route to the trophy, he will earn $4.8 million — the largest winner’s prize on the men’s tour. That’s significantly more than what Sinner and Alcaraz earned for their victories at the U.S. Open ($3.6 million) and Wimbledon (2.7 million pounds or $3.45 million) this year.

The Tasmery Under-14 Boys and Girls School Handball Tournament' 2024 began here on Tuesday at the Capt (Retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here. Proprietor of the meet's sponsor Tasmery and Company Salim Bin Baten inaugurated the meet Tuesday morning.General Secretary of Bangladesh Handball Federation Asaduzzaman Kohinoor presided over the opening ceremony. In the official opening match, Willes Little Flower School beat North Kafrul High School by 5-2 goals in a girls group match after leading the first half by 3-0 goals. In the day's boys group matches, Nijhor Cantonment Public School beat Motijheel Ideal School by 5-2 goals, South Point School & College defeated Scholastica, Uttara by 9-6 goals, Model Academy beat Willes Little Flower School by 7-4 goals, Narinda Govt. High School outplayed Scholastica, Uttara by 18-6 goals while South Point School & College crushed Cambrian School & College by 11-0 goals. In the girls section, Shaheed Anwar College beat Kadamtola East Bashabo High School by 8-3 goals, Heed International School defeated Uttar Kafrul High School by 6-2 goals while Sunnydale School outplayed Shaheed Anwar College by 13-3 goals.

Kurmitola Golf Club clinched the 8th Federation Cup Golf Championship 2024 beating Bhatiary Golf and Country Club on the 2nd day of the two-day tournament that concluded at the Kurmitola Golf Course here on Thursday. Commandant of National Defense College and Vice Senior Vice President of Bangladesh Golf Federation Lt. Gen. Mohammad Shahidul Haque was the chief guest at the day’s closing function and distributed the prizes. Col. M. Humayan Rashed of Bhatiary Golf and Country Club emerged as the men’s individual champions while Major Mujib-ul Alam of Kurmitola Golf Club finished runner-up. In the women’s section, Mrs Luna Sarker of Kurmitola Golf Club emerged individual champions while Mrs Kusum Farid of Army Golf Club became runner-up. In the Junior (Boys) group, Master SM Samir Hossain of Kurmitola Golf Club emerged champions while Mastere Mohammad Abir Rahman finished runner-up.