Saturday, 04 Jan, 2025

Sports

Soderling unable to deal with defence of resilient Nadal

PARIS: Robin Soderling knew what to expect when he faced Rafael Nadal for the French Open title on Sunday -- but he just could not cope with the best claycourt player of his generation.For the second year in a row, Soderling came up short in the Roland Garros showpiece and he was beaten

Abahani clean sweep as unbeaten squad, Mohammedan wants to thrash champions

Dhaka: An encounter between Dhaka Abahani and Dhaka Mohammedan always becomes a high-voltage match in domestic soccer leagues, with fans crowding the stadium to see their respective team triumph.The giants in the country’s sporting arena are preparing for a latest fight in the

Bang-Eng Test series begins Thursday at Lords

DHAKA: Bangladesh is going to face mighty England in Test cricket with bitter experiences of conceding two consecutive defeats and a draw in practice matches against the hosts during the tour.The visitors will stage their real show at Lords, beginning at Bangladesh standard time 4:00pm

Abahani claims hat-trick titles in B-League

Dhaka: After the long whistle, players were lapping over the stadium, supporters entered in the field as they shared winning spree as Dhaka Abahani Limited claimed their hat-trick professional league titles of the Citycell Bangladesh League. Beating Farashganj Sporting Club by 4-0 in the

Rain washes out play in India-Sri Lanka Test

GALLE: The second day`s play in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka on Monday was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to bad weather.The morning start had already been delayed by a wet outfield at the Galle International Stadium when a thunderstorm soon after ensured there

Host Bangladesh fail to beat Hong Kong

Dhaka: Bangladesh squandered numerous chances before managing a 2-2 draw against Hong Kong in the Asian Games Qualifying Tournament at the hosts’ home-ground Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium Wednesday.They claimed six penalty corners (PC) and a penalty stock before the long whistle, but