Fraser, a former world number one and winner of 19 Grand Slam titles during the amateur era, died aged 91 earlier this month.
As the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge (YBIC) 2024 begins today, participants from 13 nations converge at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka. However, the country’s shuttlers are surprisingly entering the ranking tournament without optimum preparation.
Hundreds of fans crowded the arrivals area of Chennai airport, cheering alongside banks of television cameras as Gukesh made his way out of the airport after victory in taking the World Chess Championship title.
The six-team competition will kick off on January 17 before coming to an end on February 1.
Way, who competed in six events in the 13-15-year-old category for Quantum Cosmo School and College, finished first in parallel bars, high bar, and floor exercise, while securing runner-up positions in the rings and vault events.
Former national forward-turned-coach Moududur Rahman Shuvo played a pivotal role in the Bangladesh U-21 hockey team's historic qualification for the Junior World Cup in his first assignment with the team. The BKSP coach, who holds FIH Level-2 credentials, had represented Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006 and retired from domestic hockey in 2010. In an interview with The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman, Shuvo discussed the team’s dedication in securing their World Cup spot and the preparations required for next December’s Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup.
Lt Col (retd) Riazul Hasan has recently been made general secretary of the ad-hoc committee of Bangladesh Hockey Federation. The former hockey player and former director of Army Sports Control Board spoke to The Daily Star’s Atique Anam regarding the under-21 team’s historic qualification for the Junior World Cup, the challenges ahead for the new committee and the state of hockey in the country in general.
Bangladesh hockey hardly ever makes headlines for the right reasons. A sport in perennial turmoil, the once-promising discipline has been weighed down heavily over decades by powerplay of clubs, financial constraints and a lack of discipline. International success in hockey, hence, is a rare currency.
The history makers emphasised the need for a comprehensive training camp to prepare for the main event.
The Paris Olympics were the most followed Games in television and social media history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday.
The men in red and green returned home on Thursday morning from Oman after finishing fifth, ending their campaign with three wins, two draws, and one loss in six matches.
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today announced a prize pool worth Tk 73 lakhs for the winners of the upcoming BOA Marathon 2024 to be held on December 20 at the Jalshiri Abashon Project in Purbachal, Dhaka.
Forward Rakibul Hasan and defender Amirul Islam scored hattricks to steer Bangladesh to fifth position in Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup with a comprehensive 6-3 win over China in their place-deciding match in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday.
Samin also urged the authorities to arrange an open-top bus to celebrate their “truly memorable” achievement upon their arrival on Friday.
"Following an incident while training today, Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital where it was revealed that he has sustained fractures to his rib, right shoulder blade and his right hand," the team said in a statement.
The former world number one lifted three major singles titles, including Wimbledon in 1960, together with 16 Grand Slam doubles crowns
Bangladesh qualified for the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup for the first time following a 7-2 thrashing of Thailand in a place-deciding match of the Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday.
“I wasn’t ready to hear the news about the untimely death of Sadia, with whom I won a few gold medals – a feat that has not been matched by any other female shooters in the country till now,” Ratna, currently working as a coach at the BSSF, told The Daily Star.
