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Police arrest Mariners' winning run in Premier Div Hockey
Bangladesh Police SC forced defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club to play 5-5 draw in a crucial match of the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.
With the day's debacle, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club went down in the league securing 13 points from six matches to share the 2nd slot with Mohammedan SC, who also bagged 13 points, playing one match less than the Mariners.
Mariner Youngs Club, which made a frustrating start after suffering a shocking 1-5 goals defeat against Usha KC in the league opener, today (Saturday) again lost important points against a mediocre Police team in their sixth match.
Earlier, Mariners Youngs strongly came back in the race in their 2nd match outplaying Azad SC 13-2, crushing Dilkusha SC 18-1, defeating Victoria SC 11-2, beat Ajax SC 4-3, apart from the day's 5-5 draw against Police SC.
Dhaka Abahani Ltd dominated the league table with all-win record securing full 18 points from straight six matches after beating Dilkusha SC 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals, Azad SC by 10-1 goals, Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals, Victoria SC by 16-0 goals and Ajax SC by 7-1 goals.
In the day's match, league's top scorer Shohanur Rahman Sabuj struck twice while Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Moinul Islam Koushik and Indian, Rajender Singh scored one each for the Mariners.
On the other hand, Indian recruit Gurjit Singh and Abdul Malek struck twice each while Rezaul Ahmed Ratul scored the other goal for Police SC.
In the day's other league match, a brilliant hattrick by Indian player Mohammad Shariq guided the old Dhaka outfit Usha SC to outplay Sadharan Bima KS by 5-1 goals at the same venue Saturday afternoon.
Mohammad Shariq made a hattrick scoring three goals while Taiyub Ali and another Indian player Aniket Gurav scored one goal each for Usha KC.
Parvez Mosharraf scored the consolation goal for the Insurance men's team.
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Premier Div Hockey: Mohammedan SC maintain unbeaten run beating Sadharan Bima by 5-1 goals
Dhaka Mohammedan SC maintained their unbeaten run in the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League outplaying Sadharan Bima KS by 5-1 goals in their 5th match at the Moulana Bashani National Stadium on Thursday.
Indian recruit Dipu Singha struck two, Malaysian player Faizal Bin Sarri, experienced local foward Rashel Mahmud Jimmy and Shahidul Haque Saikat scored one goal each for the traditional black and whites Mohammedans.
Indian player Ravi scored the consolation for the Insurance men's team.
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With the day's feat, Mohammedan SC advanced to the 2nd slot in the league table with unbeaten run securing 13 points from five matches after beating Victoria SC 10-1, Azad SC 4-0, drew 3-3 draw with Usha KC and crushing Dilkusha SC by 11-1 goals, apart from day's 5-1 victory against S Bima
Dhaka Abahani Ltd dominated the league table with all-win record securing full 15 points from straight five matches after beating Dilkusha SC 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals, Azad SC by 10-1 goals, Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals and Victoria SC by 16-0 goals.
In the day's other league match, Bangkadesh Police SC, riding on a hattrick by Pakistani Aslam, earned a huge 10-2 goals win over Victoria Sporting Club at the same venue Thursday afternoon.
Police SC dominated the first quarter by 6-0 goals.
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Pakistani national midfielder Ihtisam Aslam made a hattrick scoring four goals while captain Abdul Makek, Indian players Gurjit Singh and Manpreet Singh scored two goals each for Police team.
Forward Shahidul Islam scored both the goals for Victoria SC
Hanoi GM Chess: Bangladeshi IM Fahad Rahman shares points with IM Quizon Quang of Philippines
Bangladeshi IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman drew with IM Quizon Quang of Philippines in the 3rd round match of the Hanoi Grandmaster-2 Chess Tournament'2024 held in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday.
IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman played with white pieces against Sicilian Defense of IM Quizon Quang and settled for a draw after 31 moves.
The 4th round game between IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman and FM Tran Dang Minh Quang of Vietnam was in progress on Thursday till last report received.
Premier Div Hockey: Holders Mariner Youngs Club manage hard-fought 4-3 victory over Ajax SC
Coming from behind, defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club managed a hard-fought victory with 4-3 goals over Ajax SC in the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.
With the day's feat, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club earned the 4th consecutive victory in the league after suffering a shocking 1-5 goals defeat against Usha KC in the league opener.
Mariner Youngs Club strongly came back in the league race crushing Azad SC by 13-2 goals in the 2nd match, piled up a massive 18-1 goals victory over Dilkusha SC in the 3rd match, another huge 11-2 goals win over Victoria SC in the 4th match, apart from day's 4-3 victory over Ajax SC.
In the day's match, Moinul Islam Koushik, Indian Ajoy Yadav, Deepok and local star defender Shohanur Rahman Sabuj scored one goal each for the Mariner Youngs Club.
Rakibul Hasan struck twice and Indian recruit Lesham scored the other goal for Ajax SC.
In the day's other league match, Azad SC outplayed Dilkusha SC by 5-2 goals at the same venue Wednesday afternoon.
Premier Div Hockey: Usha KC pile up huge 8-2 victory over Bangladesh SC
Usha Krira Chakra, riding on hattricks by Niloy and Shariq, piled up a huge 8-2 goals over Bangladesh Sporting Club in the 11- team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday afternoon.
This was the 4th victory for old Dhaka outfit Usha KC in their 6th league match and remained at 2nd slot in the league table securing 13 points,
They beat defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 5-1 goals in league opener, defeated Ajax SC by 4-2 goals, beat Police FC by 3-2 goals, apart from the day's 8-2 win over Bangladesh SC
But, they lost the lone match to Dhaka Abahani Ltd by 1-2 goals and drew 3-3 with Dhaka Mohammedan SC in the remaining two matches.
Dhaka Abahani Limited comfortably dominated the league table with all-win record securing full 15 points from straight five matches outplaying Dilkusha SC 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals, Azad SC by 10-1 goals, Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals and crushing Victoria SC 16-0 goals.
In the day's match, local national player Hasan Jubair Niloy and Indian recruit Mohammad Shariq made hattricks scoring three goals each while Indian player Aniket struck two goals for Usha KC.
Rafiul Islam and Indian recruit Prince Kumar scored one each for Bangladesh SC.
In the day's other match, Bangladesh Police SC beat Sadharan Bima KS by 6-1 goals at the same venue Tuesday afternoon.
Premier Div Hockey: Mohammedan SC return to winning in style crushing Dilkusha SC 11-1
Dhaka Mohammedan SC returned to winning run in style crushing Dilkusha SC by 11-1 goals in their 4th match of the 11-team Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bashani National Stadium here on Sunday.
Malaysian recruit Faizal Bin Sarri and experienced local foward Rashel Mahmud Jimmy made hattricks in the match scoring four and three goals respectively while Amirul Islam, Faiz Helmi Bin Jali, Dipu Singha and Deen Islam Emon scored one goal each for the traditional black and whites Mohammedans.
Maksud Alam Habul scored the consolation for the Dilkusha SC.
Premier Div Hockey: Holders Mariner Youngs Club win 11-2 over Victoria SC
With the day's feat, Mohammedan SC maintained their unbeaten run in the ongoing league crushing Victoria SC 10-1 in the first match, defeating Azad SC 4-0 in the 2nd match and played to 3-3 draw with Usha KC in the 3rd match last Thursday.
Dhaka Abahani Ltd dominated the league table with all-win record outplaying Dilkusha SC 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals, Azad SC by 10-1 goals and Sadharan Bima KS by 3-0 goals.
Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Mohammedan SC share point with Usha KC in 3-3 draw
Premier Div Hockey: Holders Mariner Youngs Club win 11-2 over Victoria SC
Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, riding on a double hattrick by Shohanur Rahman Sabuj, earned another huge 11-2 goals win over Victoria SC in the 11-team Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here Saturday afternoon.
With the day's feat, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club earned the 3rd consecutive victory in the league after suffering a shocking 1-5 goals defeat against Usha KC in league opener.
Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Mohammedan SC share point with Usha KC in 3-3 draw
Mariner Youngs Club strongly came back in the league race crushing Azad SC by 13-2 goals in the 2nd match featuring two hattricks by Sabuj and Sadaf, and piled up a massive 18-1 goals victory over Dilkusha SC in the 3rd and last match, apart from day's 11-2 goals win over Victoria SC.
In the day's match, defender Shohanur Rahman Sabuj made a double hattrick scoring seven goals to raise his individual score to 17 goals in the four matches.
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Besides, Belal Hossain, Sadaf Salehin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi and Abed Uddin scored one each Mariners Youngs while Mohammedan Hasan and another player scored one each for the Victoria SC.
Premier Div Hockey: Dhaka Mohammedan SC share point with Usha KC in 3-3 draw
Dhaka Mohammedan SC shared points with Usha KC as their vital Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League match ended in a 3-3 draw at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
This was the first draw for the traditional black and whites Mohammedan in the ongoing league after crushing Victoria SC 10-1 in the first match and defeating Azad SC 4-0 in the 2nd match.
It was also the first draw for the old Dhaka outfit Usha KC in the league after beating defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 5-1 goals in league opener, lost to Dhaka Abahani Ltd by 1-2 goals and defeated Ajax SC by 4-2 goals.
After the match, Dhaka Abahani Ltd topped the league table with an all-win-record outplaying Dilkusha SC 10-1 goals, Usha KC by 2-1 goals and Azad SC also by 10-1 goals.
In the day's match, Malaysian player Faisal Bin Sari, local forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmy and Amirul Islam scored for Mohammedan SC while penalty corner specialist Mahbub Hossain struck two and Indian player Irshad Iktidar scored the other goal for Usha KC.
Faisal put Mohammedan SC ahead in the 11th minute by a field goal (1-0), Jimmy doubled the Mohammedan's margin in the 20th also by a field goal (2-0),
Irshad Iktidar pulled Usha KC margin one back in the 27th minute while Mahbub Hossain leveled Usha margin in the 35th minute from a penalty corner (2-2).
Amirul Islam again put the black and whites Mohammedan ahead in the 44th minute from a penalty corner (3-2) while Mahbub Hossain of Usha KC equalized the match again in the 52nd minute by his favourite penalty corner (3-3).
Earlier in the day's first match, Sadharan Bima KS, riding on a hat-trick by Indian recruit Ashu, beat Victoria SC by 8-3 goals at the same venue Thursday afternoon.
Apart from Ashu's hat-trick with three goals, Jamil Bin Shuvo and Ravi scored two goals each while Kamruzzaman Rana scored the remaining goal for the insurance men's team.
Shuvo Kumar Ghose, Al Amin Miah and Shahidul Islam scored one goal each for Victoria SC.
Former national women's fooballer Razia Khatun dies
Former national women's footballer Razia Khatun died early Thursday at her village home in Sathkira due to excessive bleeding after a delivery of a child.
She was 23.
She was the member of the AFC U-14 Regional (Central and South Asia) Champions Bangladesh women's team in 2015, played in the final round of the AFC U-16 Championship held in Thailand in 2017 and also played in the SAFF U-18 champions Bangldesh team held in Bhutan in 2018.
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She joined the national senior camp and dropped from the national senior camp in 2019 due to poor performances.
Bangladesh Football Federation in a message condoled the untimely death of Razia Khatun and prayed for the salvation of the departed soul.
Aminul Islam set to become first Bangladeshi professional boxer to compete in South Korea
Bangladesh is poised to make an indelible mark on the international boxing stage as Aminul Islam, a trailblazer from Xcel Sports Promotion, is set to participate in the “Rings of Champions” boxing event. This landmark engagement will take place at the prestigious Grand Swiss Hotel in Seoul on March 16, 2024, marking Aminul’s debut as the first Bangladeshi professional boxer to compete in South Korea.
Aminul Islam, a celebrated figure in professional boxing, is slated to face Dong Hoon Jang, South Korea’s leading Bantamweight boxer, in a highly anticipated match. This encounter, a collaboration between Xcel and DND Promotions, is not just a bout but a milestone event expected to captivate boxing aficionados across the globe.
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The bout is set to unfold over six intense rounds within the Bantamweight division, which has a weight limit of 54 kg. This confrontation is the culmination of rigorous preparation, with both fighters gearing up to showcase their prowess in what promises to be an unforgettable clash. The weigh-in, a precursor to the tension-filled event, is scheduled for March 15, 2024, setting the stage for the next day’s epic encounter.
Adnan Haroon, chairman of Bangladesh Boxing Foundation, conveyed his enthusiasm, stating, “Aminul's participation in this historic event marks a significant milestone for Bangladeshi boxing. His dedication and hard work reflect the spirit of our boxing community. It’s a proud moment for our nation as we witness our athletes showcase the talent and potential of Bangladesh on the international stage.”
This ground-breaking venture not only highlights Aminul Islam’s foray into the South Korean boxing scene but also symbolises a significant leap for Bangladeshi sports, inspiring future generations to dream big. As Islam steps into the ring, he carries not just the weight of expectation but the hopes of a nation eager to establish its presence on the world stage.
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