Anisur Rahman

Mymensing's rich sporting culture is evident in its history. It boasts the first football club of the country and also the first football tournament. But no appreciation of the region's contribution to Bangladesh's sporting tapestry can be complete without the name of cricketer Ram Chand Gowala.

Title contenders Chittagong Abahani fire on all cylinders to roar to a massive 6-1 win over newly promoted Uttar Baridhara.

It may now be a football outpost, but Mymensingh was the cradle of the sport in Bangladesh; not only were the first

Kolkata's IFA Shield and Shimla's Durand Cup -- both have already celebrated their centenaries -- are the two oldest surviving

Female footballers like Marzia, Maria Manda, Tahura Khatun, Sanjida Akter and many others have now become household

Mohammad Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, has set an ambitious target to achieve the International

USA-born Bangladeshi female triplets have come to the country for a trial with the Bangladesh U-16 girls' team ahead of the

Mohammad Abdullah, a midfielder for the preliminary squad of the national football team, was 'destined' to become a

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin promised a lot of reforms when he was elected for a third term last month, but unfortunately he is confronted with the same old problem.

The reply will probably be in the negative if the casual Bangladesh sports fan is asked whether he or she is satisfied with the efforts of the 521-member contingent in the just-concluded 12th South Asian Games in India. Dig a little deeper however, and the story that emerges is one of meagre facilities that have shackled the individual athletes' admirable dedication and determination to make the country proud beyond the border.

"Please, don't lose the ball frequently; hold the ball as much as you can. If you make the same mistakes tomorrow [Saturday], then you will get no medals and will have to go back to Dhaka empty-handed," was coach Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno's appeal to his charges ahead of today's semifinal match against hosts India at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Guwahati.

They were once labelled 'bad girls' and faced a lot of odds in and outside their own homes, but they persisted on their beloved paths. Now those same women have turned into the pride of the nation.

Unheralded Shakil Ahmed broke a two-decade-long gold drought in the pistol event of the South Asian (SA) Games

Swimmer Mahfuza Khatun Shila brought another occasion for the national anthem to be played in India after producing a South Asian Games new record

Ahead of the South Asian Games, the focus of the swimming events rested on Shahjahan Ali Rony, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Mahfuza Khatun Shila.

After a strenuous six-hour journey from Dawki, the starting point of the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya from Bangladesh, to Guwahati, co-hosts of the

The 12th South Asian Games got underway yesterday at the Indira Ghandhi Athletics Stadium in Assam with a glamorous opening

The curtain on the 12th South Asian Games (SAG), known as the South Asian Olympics, rises today at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati, with a view to boosting team spirit and amiable relationship among the countries of the region.

A brace from Hassan Naiz gave Maldives a winning start in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup as the SAFF Suzuki Cup semifinalists beat Cambodia 3-2 in a pulsating Group B encounter at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore yesterday.

The Bangladesh Olympic opened their Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Bahrain in Group B opener at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore yesterday. Winger Yousuf Sifat provided Bangladesh with an 18-minute lead but Bahrain midfielder Jasim Al Shaikh equalised the margin only five minutes later to deny the young Bangladesh side a similar outcome to their senior team.