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Monday, March 2, 2009

All Sports: At a Glance

Sunny shines in vain

Elias Sunny's impressive all-round effort went in vain as BKSP secured a two-wicket victory over Cricket Coaching School (CCS) at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday as the Premier League resumed after a three-day break.

ICC's advice to PCB

Pti, Karachi

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to invite the chief executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC), Justin Vaughan to have a ground zero assessment on the security situation prevalent in the country before the Kiwi's planned Test tour later this year.

LFP

Barca lose a thriller

Afp, Madrid

Sergio Aguero's late goal helped Atletico Madrid come from behind to beat Barcelona 4-3 on Sunday and blow the Spanish title race wide open.

Man Utd Win Carling Cup

Foster pulls out heroics

Afp, London

Ben Foster kept Manchester United's bid for an unprecedented five trophies on track with a man-of-the-match performance in a penalty shoot-out win over Tottenham in the League Cup final here on Sunday.

Booking baffles C'Ron

Afp, London

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo insists referee Chris Foy was wrong to book him for diving during Sunday's League Cup final victory against Tottenham.

Lega Calcio

Inter's super fightback

Afp, Rome

Inter Milan twice came back from two-goal deficits against AS Roma to snatch a thrilling 3-3 draw at the San Siro on Sunday and extend their lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.

Barclays English Premier League

Lampard defies MU

Afp, London

Frank Lampard has warned Manchester United that Chelsea are determined to take the Premier League race down to the wire.


Hamburg humbled

Afp, Berlin

Hertha Berlin finished the weekend as Bundesliga leaders after Hamburg were beaten 3-1 at home on Sunday by Wolfsburg for whom Brazilian striker Grafite signalled his return from injury with two goals.


Stoke stun Villa

Afp, London

Aston Villa handed Arsenal a lifeline in their bid to bag a Champions League place as free-spending Manchester City's away day blues worsened in the English Premier League on Sunday.

Socceroos set Ireland date

Afp, Dublin

Australia will face the Republic of Ireland in a August friendly at Limerick's Thomond Park Stadium, it was announced on Monday.

PSG close gap

Afp, Paris

Champions Lyon dropped two precious points in an entertaining 1-1 draw with visitors Rennes Sunday, boosting Paris Saint Germain's unlikely bid for a first league title in 19 years.

Print Edition

Super Cup

BFF appoints PR firm

Sports Reporter

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) high-ups claimed they have taken another step towards professionalism by appointing an event management group to do the public relation works for its mega event Citycell Super Cup.


Aussies go one up

Afp, Johannesburg

Australia bounced straight back from a home series defeat when they beat South Africa by 162 runs on the fifth day of the first Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday.

Football power struggle reaches Bangladesh

Sports Reporter

As the power struggle gets intense for the FIFA executive committee seat from Asia in upcoming elections, Bangla-desh gets into the scene.


Another Thilan double

Afp, Lahore

Thilan Samaraweera became only the sixth batsmen in Test cricket to notch a double hundred in consecutive matches as Sri Lanka made Pakistan toil in the second and final Test here on Monday.

Print Edition

BCB meeting postponed

Sports Reporter

The Wednesday's scheduled meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not take place.

Sarwan thwarts England

Afp, Bridgetown

England's bid for a series-levelling victory in the fourth Test against West Indies was derailed on Sunday, when Ramnaresh Sarwan hit his highest Test score and Denesh Ramdin his maiden Test hundred to give their side a 149-run lead.


Indira ride on Sujon

Sports Reporter

Asadul Sujon slammed a hundred as Indira Road coasted to a 40-run victory over Badda Ekota Sangha in the First Division Cricket League at the Jagannath University ground yesterday.

India look to Tendulkar

First ODI against New Zealand today

Afp, Napier

India are set to recall record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar as they head into a one-day series against New Zealand that starts here today looking to bounce back from two Twenty20 defeats.

Ramdin thanks his makers

CricInfo, Barbados

This has been a game for celebrating centuries in an unusual manner. Ravi Bopara and Ramnaresh Sarwan both brought out their Usain Bolt impressions, but Denesh Ramdin did something even more individual. On picking up his maiden hundred he reached into his pocket and pulled out a hand-written note which he held to the dressing room.


Rani, Masuda join Shirin on top

Sports Reporter

WFM Zakia Sultana put an end to Sharmin Sultana Shirin's all-win run in the 30th Parachute National Chess Championship yesterday when the competition resumed after a day's break.

Tongi ride on Sohel strikes

Sports Reporter

A brace by Sohel Rana helped Tongi Krira Chakra win a five-goal thriller against Muslim Institute in the Citycell 3rd Division Football League at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.


Five cities for Champions Trophy

Afp, Lahore

Five venues in Australia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates are under consideration for the biennial Champions Trophy this year, a top official said Monday.

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