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Under-19 preparation camp to begin tomorrow

UNB, Dhaka

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has selected 30 players for the Under-19 preparation camp, which will start on Friday at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) in Savar.

The selected cricketers have been asked to report to BCB School Programme Officer JI Taposh at the BKSP on July 18 at 5:00pm.

The preparation camp will continue up to August 7 under the supervision of head coach Nazmul Abedeen Fahim. BCB High Performance (HP) senior coaches Nurul Abedin Nobel, Waheedul Ghani and Mohammad Mizanur Rahman will assist the head coach.

Players: Saikat Ali, Tasamul Haq, Atiqur Rahman, Al Amin, Noor Hossain, Imamul Muttakim, Anjum Ahmed Jessy, Mehadat Amin, Mominul Haque, Naim Md Asif, Md Sabbir Ahmed, Tajul Islam, Shohag Reza, Mobassir Khan, Alauddin Babu, Saddam Hossain, Islamul Ahsan, Kamrul Islam, Chowdhury Labbyek, Muhamin M Shahid, Shaker Ahmed, Abul Hasan Raju, Irfan Sukur, Mohammad Polash, Md Sukran, Sadaf Sarkar Hasib, Tybur Rahman Parvez, Md. Saim, Ariful Zaman and Mayedul Islam.

Handball Training Camp concludes in Faridpur

UNB, Dhaka

The ten-day Handball Training Camp, organized by District Sports Association and sponsored by National Sports Council (NSC), concluded at the Faridpur Stadium on Wednesday.

National coach Kamrul Islam Kiron and Japanese coach Simpe conducted the course.

Deputy Commissioner Yahia Bhuiyan distributed certificates among the participants as chief guest. Bangladesh Handball Federation general secretary Asaduzzaman Kohinoor was present as special guest.

Some 82 participants -- 43 men and 39 women -- attended the camp.

Bangladesh beat Singapore in Junior Asia Cup Hockey

Sports Reporter

Bangladesh Under-21 Hockey team beat Singapore Under-21 Hockey team by 3-1 goals in a tie-breaker of the 6th Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey in Hyderabad, India on Wednesday.

The regulation seventy-minute match ended in a goalless draw. Thus, the match turned into extra-time. But the extra-time also ended in a goalless draw.

Later, Chandan, Nannu and John got success in the penalty shoot-out but Erfan failed to struck on the board for the winners.

Today Bangladesh will face Malaysia in a place-deciding match at 3:00 PM.

Abhropratim Manna of Kolkata emerges unbeaten champions

UNB, Dhaka

Abhropratim Manna of Kolkata Don Bossco School emerged unbeaten champions in the Class V1 to X Group of the 10th Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament securing 8.5 points on Wednesday.

In the 9th and last round match, Abhropratim drew with Abdullah Al Saif of Quality Educational Institution at the NSC Conference room this (Wednesday) evening.

Saif finished runner-up with 7.5 points.

In the KG to Class V Group, Sayan Majumder of Indira Gandhi School (India) became champions with an unbeaten run collecting 8.5 points after beating Farhad in the last round match today.

Aditya Chakraborty of Delhi Public School finished runner-up with 7.5 points.

In the Girls' Group, Mohana Sengupta of Binodini Girls High School clinched the title undefeated collecting six points while Shaati Majumder of Indira Gandhi School finished runner-up with the same points.

Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Salehuddin Ahmed was the chief guest in the day's closing function and later distributed prizes. Managing Director (Origination & Client Coverage) of Standard Chartered Bank Ahmed Ali Shah was also present.

A total of 214 students from India, Nepal and Bangladesh took part in the meet.

BKSP, Josephites Club moves into final

UNB, Dhaka

Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Protisthan (BKSP) and Josephites Club moved into the final of the Federation Cup Basketball Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semis at Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Wednesday.

The two teams will play the final today (Thursday).

In the day's first semifinal, BKSP earned an exciting 58-57 victory over Bangladesh Police after dominating the first half by 36-30 points.

In the second semifinal, Josephites Club defeated Flames Boys by 66-58 points after leading the first session 35-31.

India has enough quality and experience to face the threat of Mendis, says Kumble

AP, Colombo

India captain Anil Kumble believes his team's batting lineup has enough quality and is experienced enough in test cricket to cope with the threat posed by new Sri Lankan spin sensation Ajantha Mendis.

"Obviously, he is somebody we have to watch out for," Kumble said Tuesday at a news conference. "But test cricket is different.

We have the quality and our middle order has more than 30,000 test runs, four of them have played more than 100 test matches.

"It will be challenging, but I am sure our batsmen will definitely cope with that."

The 23-year-old Mendis took six wickets for 13 runs against India in the Asia Cup final on July 6 to help Sri Lanka successfully defend its title.

India one-day captain Mahendra Dhoni later conceded that his batsmen failed pick Mendis' subtle variations.

However, the prolific Sachin Tendulkar returns to bolster India's star-studded batting lineup that also comprises Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S. Laxman and Virender Sehwag.

Tendulkar has 11,782 test runs, 172 from overtaking former West Indies batsman Brian Lara as the No. 1 in the world.

"It will be nice to go back with a victory and that's what we aim for," said Kumble, adding that his bowling attack will be better balanced with the return of left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan and offspinner Harbhajan Singh.

India begins with a three-day practice match from July 18, followed by three tests and five one-day internationals.

Meanwhile, former captain Hashan Tillakaratne was appointed Sri Lanka team manager for the India series on Tuesday.

The 41-year-old Tillakaratne scored 4,545 runs in 83 tests. In 200 one-day internationals, Tillakaratne compiled 3,789 runs. He was a regular national player for 15 years from 1989 and led the team in 10 tests from 2003.

Golam Mostafa Lane KS play Dhaka Eleven in opening 2nd round match on Saturday

UNB, Dhaka

Golam Mostafa Lane Kishore Sangha will play Dhaka Eleven Club in the inaugural 2nd phase match of the Metropolis Pioneer Football League on Saturday (July 19) at 4:30 pm at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium in Kamalapur.

On the following day (Sunday), Jatrabari Jhatika Sangha will face Swadhinata Krira Sangha at 4:30 pm at the same venue.

Twenty teams, split into four groups, will take part in the second phase of the league to be held at the BSSSMMS in Kamalapur.

Participating teams: Group A - Golam Mustafa Lane Kishore Sangha, Swadhinata KS, Lalbagh Tarun Sangha, Jatrabari Jhatika Sangsad and Dhaka Eleven Club.

Group B - Tangail Football Club, Arambagh KS Juniors, Mir Hajirbagh KC, Madrasapara SC and Noakhali Football Academy.

Group C - Rampura KC, Maghbazar KC, Mansoor SC, Mugdapara Samaj Kalyan & Krira Sangsad and Surjosena SC

Group D - Tejgaon Nabataranga KSSS, Bangladesh SC, Nawabpur KC, BKSP and Mohammadpur Jubo SKS.

The four group champions will play in the semi-finals. The league champions and runners-up teams will earn the right to play in the Metropolis Third Division Football League from next season.

Kabaddi refreshers course to be held today

Sports Reporter

Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation will arrange today the Kabaddi refreshers course from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The Kabaddi Referees Committee will conduct the course.

All kabaddi referees, officials, senior players and organizers will take part in the course.

Three participants of the course will be given international standard certificates and one will get first class standard certificate.