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Publish: November 10, 2013
Ace Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman is in red-hot form at the Hero Indian Open and on course to add a second Asian Tour title. PHOTO: ASIANTOUR.COM
Hero Indian Open

Title Siddikur’s to lose

The flagbearer of Bangladesh golf, Siddikur Rahman, took a giant yet assured step towards winning his second Asian Tour title when he shot a flawless third round five-under-par (67) to take a four-stroke lead at the Hero Indian Open yesterday.

MATCH-WINNERS: Gazi Tank's Jacob Oram and Arafat Sunny exchange high fives during their match against Victoria at Mirpur yesterday. Oram smacked a 21-ball 54 whereas Sunny finished with 4 for 13. PHOTO: STAR
Walton Refregerator Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 13

Prime Bank in Super League

  Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity were relegated from the Dhaka Premier League yesterday after they finished at the bottom of the league following their 59-run defeat to Prime Bank Cricket Club at Fatullah yesterday. Prime Bank will now join Mohammedan

Fixing Scandal

Panel starts work finally

A familiar figure was seen in the grandstand of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur at the end of the T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand on November 6. Upon sighting Mohammad Ashraful — who had with him fellow disgraced

Star-studded SK Jamal

The 2010-2011 professional football league champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club have announced their target of winning all the silverware this season after forming a star-studded squad which includes nine current national team members, along with the highest-paid footballer Sony Norde

Ashwin takes Shakib’s place

Ravichandran Ashwin’s hundred and a match haul of five wickets in the first Test against West Indies has lifted him to the top of the ICC’s rankings for Test all-rounders, the first time he has reached No. 1. Ashwin took

Another DPL controversy

The Dhaka Premier League  this year has been riddled with controversy right from the start.  At first it was  the unusual, early demotion of Cricket Coaching School, who had arrived late to one of the league matches. There were also

Mohammedan keep leading

Defending champions Mohammedan SC held on to their solo lead with maximum 14 match points after the 8th and penultimate round of the Rupahali Sarees Premier Division Chess League which is being held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room.

WGM chess

WIM Rani Hamid earned three points after the 5th round of the Women Grandmasters Chess Tournament in Chennai, India yesterday. WFM Zakia Sultana and Mahmuda Hoque Chowdhury Moly earned 2.5 points each while Masuda Begum and Jahanara Haque Runu earned

Barclays English Premier League

Historic rivalry resumes

Manchester United and Arsenal will resume their historic rivalry at Old Trafford on Sunday with the London club holding the whip hand for the first time in several years. The two teams have enjoyed many memorable tussles during the Premier

Blatter insistent on winter World Cup

Blatter insistent on winter World Cup

FIFA president Sepp Blatter confirmed on Friday that he would favour playing the controversial 2022 Qatar World Cup in November and December. “We are starting the consultations to bring it to the winter time. It can only be done in

Barclays English Premier League

‘Fergie exit takes pressure off refs’

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that the referee for his side’s game at Manchester United will feel less pressure now that Alex Ferguson is no longer in the opposition dug-out. Sunday’s Premier League encounter at Old Trafford will mark the

UEFA Champions League

Ancelotti won’t budge

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on Friday ruled out any possibility of budging from his decision to play Spain captain Iker Casillas in the Champions League only. Casillas played well as Madrid drew 2-2 away to Juventus in midweek but

Barca rest Pique, Busquets

Barcelona will travel to struggling Real Betis on Sunday evening without Gerard Pique or Sergio Busquets after they were left out of coach Gerardo Martino’s 18-man squad. Pique has been struggling with a groin strain in recent weeks and was

Calf injury sidelines Silva

Manchester City playmaker David Silva could be out of action for up to a month with a calf injury, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday. The Spain international, who had already missed a month of this season with a thigh

Jose bemoans schedule

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has accused the compilers of the Premier League’s fixture list of putting his team at a disadvantage. His complaint stems from the fact that Chelsea are the only English team to have played in the Champions

Marcelo out of Brazil friendlies

Real Madrid’s Brazil left back Marcelo will miss this month’s international friendlies against Honduras and Chile with a knee injury, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Friday. Marcelo was injured in training with his club earlier on Friday and Spanish

Reveillere joins Napoli

France fullback Anthony Reveillere has joined Napoli as a free agent, the player and Serie A club said on Friday. Reveillere, 33, who left Olympique Lyonnais in June but failed to find a new club in the close season, has

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Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (L) scores the opening goal against Real Sociedad during their Primera Liga match at the Bernabeu yesterday. Photo: AFP
LFP

C’Ron on the treble

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his third hat-trick of the season and Gareth Bale provided another assist as Real Madrid continued their impressive form with a 5-1 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday. Ronaldo opened the scoring from Karim Benzema’s pass on

Barclays English Premier League

Hazard saves blushes

A fiercely disputed 96th-minute Eden Hazard penalty saw Chelsea snatch a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday to preserve Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten home record in league games. The Chelsea manager was heading for his first home defeat in

Bundes Liga

Bayern set new record

European champions Bayern Munich set a new record for the longest unbeaten run in Bundesliga history with a 3-0 victory at home to Augsburg on Saturday. Bayern have now gone 37 league matches since their last defeat, at Bayer Leverkusen