Bangladesh finished 7th in the Ranking Round of the Recurve Men's team event of the 19th Asian Games Archery scoring 1963 that began in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sunday. Sagar Islam finished 22nd scoring 662 while Ram Krishna Saha was placed 29th scoring 653 to qualify for the individual events.  Read: Bangladesh Men's, Women's Kabaddi team to start 19th Asian Games campaign on Monday Country's celebrated archer Ruman Shana, who was included in the Asiad team after an eleven months suspension, miserably out from the individual event's race scoring 648. In the men's team event, Bangladesh team will play Vietnam. In the Women's team event, Bangladesh team comprising Diya Siddiqui, Fahmida Sultana Nisha and Shima Akter Shimu finished 14th scoring 1825 to face Chinese Taipei in the next round. Read: Asian Games Chess: Bangladesh men suffer 1.5–2.5 points defeat against Kyrgyzstan In the ranking round of Compound Division, Bangladesh men's team finished 12th to play Malaysia in the next round while the Women's team finished 8th to play Hong Kong in the next round. Asian Games Golf:  Bangladeshi famed golfer Siddikur Rahman finished 14th in the 19th Asian Games Golf scoring overall 13-under par after the day's 4th and last round held in Hangzhou on Sunday four while another Bangladesh golfer Jamal Hossain  finished 35th scoring equal par.

Former silver medalist of the Asian Games Bangladesh Men's Kabaddi team will start their campaign in the 19th Asian Games  taking on Japan in the opening Group A match on Monday (Oct 2) at 6:30 am (Bangladesh time) at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China Bangladesh have been placed in five-team Group A of the Asian Games Kabaddi with India, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Thailand while four- team Group  B comprises Iran, South Korea, Pakistan and Malaysia. Bangabandhu Cup Int'l Kabaddi: Bangladesh clinch hat-trick title beating Chinese Taipei in final In the remaining Group A matches, Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India on Tuesday also at 6:30 am, Chinese Taipei on Wednesday at 7:30 am and Thailand on Thursday at 1 pm at the same venue. Top two teams from each of the two groups will play the semifinal on Oct 6 while the final match will be held on Oct 7 at 2 pm. Bangladesh Women's Kabaddi team will also start their 19th Asian Games campaign taking on Nepal on Monday at 8:30 am at the same venue. Bangabandhu Cup Kabaddi: Holders Bangladesh to play Chinese Taipei in final on Tuesday Bangladesh Women's team put in three-team Group B of the Asian Games with Iran and Nepal while four- team Group A team consists of India, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Thailand. In the remaining Group B match, Bangladesh will play Iran on Wednesday at 8:30 pm. Top two teams from each of the two groups will play the semifinal on Oct 6 while the final match will be held on Oct 7 at 7:30 am. The men’s event features nine teams with each match lasting for 45 minutes while the women’s category has seven teams with the duration of the match lasting for 35 minutes.  

Pro-Boxing's Bangladeshi champion Suro Krishna Chakma has added yet another feather to his cap after clinching the Super Lightweight Intercontinental Championship title at the Beximco Xcel Boxing Championship fight night on Saturday. Suro Chakma came face-to-face with Nepal's Mahendra Bahadur Chand in the Super Lightweight category where the defending champion beat his Nepalese opponent in a nail-biting eight round thriller. The InterContinental Dhaka was bustling with boxing enthusiasts as the "Beximco Xcel Boxing Championship 2.0 Fight Night" unfolded. Also read: Beximco XBC Fight Night: Ruqsana clinches debut win, Sura Krishna remains undefeated With 16 participants from various countries, the night witnessed 8 intense bouts across categories such as Super Middleweight, Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super Lightweight, Welterweight, and Light Heavyweight.

Bangladesh's men’s team lost to Kyrgyzstan by 1.5-2.5 game points in the second round men's team event match of the 19th Asian Games Chess held in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday. In the day's second round, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh beat IM Markov Mikhail of Kyrgyzstan, while GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh drew with FM Sezdbekov Ruslan of Kyrgyzstan. In the day's other two matches, GM Enamul Hossain Razib and GM Niaz Murshed lost to EM Orozbaev Eldiar and FM Zhakshylykov Erzhan of Kyrgyzstan, respectively.

The last two-time fastest man of Bangladesh, Imranur Rahman, was eliminated from the semifinal of the men's 100-metre sprint of the 19th Asian Games Athletics at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The England-based Bangladesh-origin athlete finished sixth among the eight participants of the event's first semifinal with a timing of 10.42 seconds, improving just 02 seconds over the heats. Also read: 240-member contingent to represent Bangladesh in 19th Asian Games in China In his first appearance in the Asian Games on Friday, Imanrur qualified for the event's semifinal as he finished third in heat number five, clocking 10.44 seconds. However, he was placed overall 17th among 24 athletes who qualified for the semifinals from the event's five heats. Also read: Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh earn 2nd consecutive win, beating Uzbekistan by 4-2 goals Earlier, Imranur made his career-best time of 10.11 seconds in the 100-metre sprint in an athletics competition held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. The Bangladesh Athletics Federation recognised his personal best timing as the Bangladesh national record as the meet was approved and accredited by the World Athletics. Imranur earlier clinched the historic gold medal, the first-ever by any Bangladeshi athlete at the Asian level, in the men's 60-metre sprint of the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships with a record timing of 6.59 seconds at the Kazakhstan capital Astana last February. Also read: Asian Games: Bangladesh to play India in men's football on Thursday He emerged as the country's fastest man with a national record in his maiden competition, with a timing of 10.29 seconds. He further improved his record in the Asian Athletics Championship held in Bangkok in July this year with a timing of 10.25 seconds in the 100 m sprint. Earlier, Bangladeshi-origin American boxer Jinnat Ferdous was eliminated from the boxing event of the ongoing Asian Games in the very first round after suffering a straight 0-5 defeat.

Bangladesh earned its second consecutive victory in Pool A match of the 12-nation 19th Asian Games Men's Hockey, beating Uzbekistan by 4-2 goals at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. Earlier, Bangladesh beat Singapore by 7-3 goals in the previous match last Thursday after suffering two consecutive defeats in the first two matches. Also read: Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh tastes first victory vs Singapore by 7-3 goalsEarlier, Bangladesh suffered a 2-7 goal defeat against defending champions Japan in the first match and conceded a 2-5 goal defeat against eight-time Asian Games champions Pakistan in the second match. Bangladesh, which was placed in six-team Pool A of the Asiad Hockey with India, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, and Uzbekistan, will play group leader India on Monday in remaining Pool A match. Also read: Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh suffer 2-5-goal defeat against Pakistan After the match, arch-rivals India and Pakistan secured a full nine points from three straight matches to brighten their semifinal berth from Pool A, while Japan also bagged nine points from four matches. Two unbeaten teams—India and Pakistan—scheduled to play each other Saturday evening. Bangladesh is in the fourth slot with four points, playing four matches, while Uzbekistan and Singapore are at the bottom without any points, also playing four matches. Also read: Asian Games Hockey Qualifier: Bangladesh finish runners-up after suffering 2-6 defeat against Oman The day's match was locked in 2-2 goals in the first half. Ashraful Islam put Bangladesh ahead in the 10th minute from a penalty corner (1-0). Ruslan Karimov levelled the margin for Uzbekistan in the 17th minute (1-1). Arshad Hossain again put Bangladesh ahead in the 21st minute, while Janibek neutralised the margin for Uzbekistan in the 26th minute to lock the first half (2-2). Ashraful Islam scored his second and third goal for Bangladesh in the 42nd minute from a penalty stroke (3-2). Amirul Islam sealed the fate of the match by scoring the fourth goal for Bangladesh in the 52nd minute from a penalty corner (4-2).

Bangladesh tasted the first victory in their 3rd Pool A match of the 12-nation 19th Asian Games Men's Hockey beating Singapore by 7-3 goals at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou on Thursday. Earlier, Bangladesh suffered a 2-7 goals defeat against defending champions Japan in the first match and conceded a 2-5 goals defeat against eight-time Asian Games champions Pakistan in the 2nd match. Also read: Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh suffer 2-5-goal defeat against Pakistan In the day's match, Pushkar Khisha Mimo, who scored one goal each against both Japan and Pakistan, today (Thursday) also opened the Bangladesh account in the very 7th minute (1-0). Milon Hossain doubled the Bangladesh margin in the 23rd minute (2-0) while Ashraful Islam scored the 3rd goal for Bangladesh in the 35th minute from a penalty stroke (3-0). Also read: Jr Asia Cup Hockey: Bangladesh eliminated in group stage Hariraj Naidu and Kent Loo reduced the margin for Singapore scoring two quick goals in the 38th and 39th minutes respectively (3-2). But, Arshad Hossain and Rakibul Hasan further sounded the Bangladesh margin scoring two more goals in the 44th and 47th minutes (5-2) while Hariraj Naidu again pulled the margin one back in the 51st minute (5-3). Shohanur Rahman Sabuj of Bangladesh sealed the fate of the match scoring two more goals from penalty corners in the 57th and 60th minutes respectively enabling the team to a comfortable 7-3 goals victory. Also read: Asian 5s Hockey: Bangladesh women's team finish 8th Bangladesh, which was placed in six-team Pool A of the Asiad Hockey with India, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore and Uzbekistan, will play Uzbekistan on Sept 30 and India on October 2 in remaining Pool A matches Meanwhile, Bangladesh's fasted man Imranur Rahman will start his Asian Games campaign competing in the games hot event of the men's 100- meter sprint on Friday. He will compete in heats number five of the event at 8 pm Bangladesh time.

Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman finished 18th, and Grand Master Enamul Hossain Razib was placed 20th among the 34 players in the individual event of the 19th Asian Games Chess, securing 4.5 points each after the ninth and last round matches held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Wednesday. Bangladeshi WFM Noshin Anjum finished 20th among the 30 players in the women's individual events, securing 4 points. The eighth and ninth round matches were held on Wednesday. Asian Games Chess: Razib, Fahad earn 4 points each after 7th round In the day's eighth round, GM Enamul Hossain Razib drew with his compatriot IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman in the men's individual, while WFM Noshin Anjum won against WCM Al-Khelaifi Aisha of Qatar in the women's individual. In the ninth round, GM Enamul Hossain Razib lost to GM Erigaisi Arjun of India, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman lost to GM Rinat Jumabayev of Kazakhstan in the men's individual, and WFM Noshin Anjum won against Alawadhi Amenah of Kuwait in the women's individual. Asiad Chess: GM Enamul Hossain Razib beat Kao Jamison Edrich of Hong Kong in 4th round In the men's individual, GM Wei Yi of China clinched the gold medal, securing 7.5 points; GM Abdusattorov Nadirbek of Uzbekistan won the silver medal with 7 points; and GM Sindarov Javokhir of Uzbekistan bagged the bronze medal with 6.5 points. Inter-University Chess: Dhaka University Knights Mares emerge unbeaten champion In the women's individual, GM Zhu Jiner of China lifted the gold medal with 7 points, WIM Omonova Umida of Uzbekistan won the silver medal, and GM House Yifan won the bronze medal, collecting 6.5 points. The men’s and women’s team events competitions will begin on Friday.  

GM Enamul Hossain Razib and IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh earned 4 points each after the 7th round men's individual event of the 19th Asian Games Chess held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Tuesday. WFM Noshin Anjum of Bangladesh earned two points after the 7th round of the women's individual. The 5th, 6th, and 7th round matches of both the men's and women's individuals were held today (Tuesday). Also read: Asiad Chess: GM Enamul Hossain Razib beat Kao Jamison Edrich of Hong Kong in 4th round In the day's 5th round matches, GM Enamul Hossain Razib lost to GM Sumiya Bilguun of Mongolia, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman lost to GM Le Tuan Minh of Vietnam in the men's individual, and WFM Noshin Anjum lost to IM Sukandar Irene Kharisma of Indonesia in the women's individual. In the 6th round, GM Enamul Hossain Razib won against FM Yamada Kohei of Japan, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman won against FM Laohawirpap Prin of Thailand, and WFM Noshin Anjum lost to Feng Enice of Hong Kong. Also read: Asian Zonal Chess: IM Fahad Rahman emerges unbeaten champions in open section In the 7th round, GM Enamul Hossain Razib drew with IM Bersamina Paulo of the Philippines, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman won against FM Bai Adelard of Taipei, and WFM Noshin Anjum lost to WFM Chuemsakul Sarocha of Thailand. Also read: Asian Continental Chess: Bangladesh GM Enamul Hossain Razib finishes 25th The 8th and 9th round matches of both events will be held on Wednesday.

Bangladesh conceded a 2-5-goal defeat against eight-time Asiad champions Pakistan in their second group match of the 12-nation 19th Asian Games Hockey at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou on Tuesday. This was the second successive defeat for Bangladesh in their second Pool A match after suffering a 2-7-goal defeat against holders Japan in the opening match last Sunday. Also read: Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh emerge group champions to reach semis beating Singapore 1-0 After a goalless first quarter in the day's match, Pushkar Khisha Mimo, who scored the first goal for the country against Japan, on Tuesday, again  put Bangladesh ahead from a penalty corner in the 19th minute (1-0) Afrazj Ahmed levelled the margin for Pakistan in the 30th minute by a field goal (1-1), while Muhammad Khan put Pakistan ahead in the 40th minute also by a field goal (2-1). Also read: Asian Games Hockey Qualifier: Bangladesh to play Indonesia on Saturday Muhammad Ammad widened the Pakistan margin in the 43rd minute by a field goal (3-1) while Milan Hossain reduced the margin, scoring the second goal for Bangladesh in the 46th minute (3-2). Muhammad Khan and Arbaz Ahmed scored two more goals for Pakistan in the 48th and 57th minutes, respectively, both from penalty corners (5-2). Also read: Asian Games hockey qualifiers: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 3-1 Bangladesh, which was placed in six-team Pool A of the Asiad Hockey with India, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, and Uzbekistan, will play Singapore on September 28, Uzbekistan on September 30 and India on October 2. END/UNB/MMK/MB