Int'l Rating Chess: FM Subrota Biswas takes solo lead after 5th round

Published at : 03 January 2024, 09:00 am
Int'l Rating Chess: FM Subrota Biswas takes solo lead after 5th round

Fide Master Subrota Biswas took the solo lead in the Walton International Rating Chess Tournament, securing a full five points after the 5th round matches held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall-Room on Tuesday.

Three players in the second slot jointly collected 4.5 points each.

They are: IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, FM Tahsin Tajwae Zia, and CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid.

Fifteen players are sharing the 3rd position with 4 points each.

They are: GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Reefat Bin Sattar, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed, FM Manon Reja Neer, Anata Choudhury, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Md Sharif Hossain, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, CM Md Shawket Bin Osman Shaon, CM Md Abzid Rahman, Swarnavo Choudhury, CM Sohel Chowdhury, Sk. Rashedul Hasan, Md Mutakabbir, and Md. Rabby Salim.

In the day's fifth round of matches, FM Subrota Biswas beat FM Md Sharif Hossian, IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin drew with CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid, FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia beat Feroz Ahmed, FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed drew with FM Manon Reja Neer, FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman drew with Anata Choudhury; GM Ziaur Rahman beat CM Md. Sajidul Haque; GM Reefat Bin Sattar beat Siam Chowdhury; FM Mehdi Hasan Parag beat Md. Monjur Alam, Sk. Rashedul Hasan beat Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, Sawrnavo Choudhury beat Mukitul Islam Ripon, CM Md Shawket Bin Osman Shaon beat Dewan Shahidul Amin, CM Md Abzid Rahman beat Tanvir Alam, CM Sohel Chowdhury beat Afnan Zarif Haque, Md Mutakabbir beat Mohammad Mynul Hasan, Md. Rabby Salim beat Neelava Choudhury, Mohammed Salim drew with WCM Ahmed Walijah and FM Md Saif Uddin beat Md Anowar Hossain Dulal.

The sixth round of matches will be held on today from 11:00 am  at the same venue.

Mushfiqur to play for Fortune Barishal in BPL 2024

Published at : 24 September 2023, 03:42 pm
Mushfiqur to play for Fortune Barishal in BPL 2024

Bangladeshi wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to feature for Fortune Barishal in the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

 

Mushfiqur had played for Sylhet Strikers in the last edition. His price was fixed at 80 lakhs in the players' draft according to the category. Which means he was in 'A' category.

The top category player will play along with other star players like Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Khaled Ahmed in Fortune Barishal.

Neymar quits PSG to sign for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

Published at : 20 September 2023, 05:06 pm
Neymar quits PSG to sign for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

Neymar said he was relishing “new challenges and opportunities in new places” after he joined Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal Tuesday, becoming the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state.

The Brazil forward, 31, ends a six-year stay in the French capital and follows in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sadio Mane in swapping Europe for the Middle East.

“I have achieved a lot in Europe and enjoyed special times, but I have always wanted to be a global player and test myself with new challenges and opportunities in new places,” Neymar said in a statement from the Saudi Pro League.

“I want to write new sporting history, and the Saudi Pro League has tremendous energy and quality players at the moment,” he added.

Neymar ‘in negotiations’ over Saudi move as Mbappe returns to PSG good books

Published at : 20 September 2023, 05:05 pm
Neymar ‘in negotiations’ over Saudi move as Mbappe returns to PSG good books

Neymar was “in negotiations” on Sunday to become the latest football superstar to decamp for Saudi Arabia, leaving Paris Saint-Germain just as Kylian Mbappe was brought back in from the cold by the French champions.

A source close to PSG told AFP that 31-year-old Neymar “no longer figures in the club or manager’s plans” with the Brazilian immediately linked to Al-Hilal in the Gulf kingdom.

Another source in Saudi Arabia said that “direct negotiations” between Neymar’s agents and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) were ongoing.

PSG get better of Dortmund in Champions League opener

Published at : 20 September 2023, 05:03 pm
PSG get better of Dortmund in Champions League opener

Paris Saint-Germain got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday as a Kylian Mbappe penalty set them up for a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes.

The French champions had dominated the first half without overly troubling the Dortmund defence, but they went ahead four minutes after the break when Mbappe scored a spot-kick awarded for a Niklas Suele handball.

Achraf Hakimi added a memorable second, and PSG could have won the Group F encounter by a far more handsome margin in the end.

The result immediately puts them in control of the group, after AC Milan and Newcastle United drew 0-0 earlier, and coach Luis Enrique will hope they can build on this performance when they visit the English side next in a fortnight.

"It was an almost perfect evening," said Luis Enrique.