Bangladesh, came from behind, earned a fighting 1-1 goal draw against superior Afghanistan in the second and ultimate match of two-match FIFA Tier-1 International series held today (Thursday) at Bashundhara King Arena in the city.
The two teams earlier played to a goalless draw in the first match held at the same venue. With the result of the match, the two-match series also ended in a draw.
Sunnydale clinched the boys section title while Viqarunnisa Noon School and College retained the girls section title in the Polar Ice Cream 28th National School Handball (Boys & Girls) tournament that concluded today (Tuesday).
Held at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium, Sunnydale beat Saint Gregory High School and College by 26-19 goals in the boy section final match after leading the first half by 13-7 goals.
While Viqarunnisa Noon School and College defeated Sunnydale by 13-11 goals in the girls section final match after dominating the first half by 7-5 goals.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said they did exactly what they wanted to do to keep them in the race of the Super 4 of Asia Cup.
Playing a near perfect cricket, Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 89 runs at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahor and boosted their net run rate so much so that there is hardly any chance they would be out of the Asia Cup from this position.
Afghanistan now need a miracle if they want to go through Super 4 but it they really could beat Sri Lanka by big margin, that would affect Sri Lanka run rate. So whatever happens, Bangladesh would be in safe zone.
Three matches of the 2nd Junior Services Kabaddi League were held today (Sunday) at National Kabaddi Stadium in the city.
On the day, Bangladesh Police beat Bangladesh Fire Service by 75-21 points, Bangladesh Ansar defeated Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan by 51-48 points and Bangladesh Army outplayed Bangladesh Navy by 48-26 points.