February 13, 2016 by DhakaTribune

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

INSIDE

12TH SOUTH ASIAN GAMES

DAY 7 Shakib Jamaica’s for $110,000

Sovon bags two silvers in 10m air-rifle n Tribune Report

Mohammad Sovon Chowdhury bagged two silver medals in the men’s 10m air-rifle category in both the individual and team events of the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, India yesterday. Sovon scored a total of 203.6 points to finish second, only a point behind gold winner Singh Chain of India while another Indian Narang Gagan claimed bronze. Abdullah Hel Baki was below average yet again, finishing fifth. Bangladesh team comprising Baki, Sovon and Anjan Kumar Singha attained silver in the men’s 10m air-rifle category, scoring a total of 1845.8 points. India took home gold while Sri Lanka clinched bronze. Meanwhile, Bangladesh football team will take on India in the last four of the Games today. Bangladesh are the reigning champions from the previous Games six years ago and Spanish coach Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno has taken up the challenge of repeating that performance this time around. Bangladesh women’s football team will also lock horns with India, albeit under different circumstances, today. If the women in red and green earn at least a point against the hosts then they will fight against Nepal for the gold. l

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan was roped in by Jamaica Tallawahs for $110,000 as the player draft of the upcoming Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 took place in Barbados last Thursday. Among seven Tigers cricketers in the auction, the left-arm all-rounder is the only Bangladeshi who was picked up. PAGE 26

BCCI bans Pakistani umpire Rauf for bribery India’s cricket board handed Pakistan’s former Test umpire Asad Rauf a fiveyear ban yesterday after a tribunal found him guilty of taking backhanders from bookmakers while officiating in the IPL. Rauf disappeared in the middle of the 2013 edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League. PAGE 27

MEDAL TALLY COUNTRY

Umpiring drama works in Australia’s favour The Australia-NZ cricket series faced a fresh umpiring drama on the opening day of the first Test in Wellington yesterday with Australian batsman Adam Voges given a reprieve after being bowled. NZ were swiftly dismissed for 183 and Australia were well on top at 147-3. PAGE 28

Dybala, Higuain duel to light up Juve-Napoli clash They both hold dual nationality but Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala can expect thousands of fellow Argentinians to be glued to their sets today when Juventus host Napoli in a top-of-the-table clash in Italy’s Serie A. With 24 goals in as many league games Higuain is blazing a record-setting trail. PAGE 29

Bangladesh shooter Mohammad Sovon Chowdhury (R), who bagged two silver medals in the 12th SA Games’ 10m air-rifle event yesterday, poses alongside his Indian counterparts Singh Chain (C) and Narang Gagan in Guwahati, India AP

TOTAL

INDIA

146

248

SRI LANKA

157

PAKISTAN

BANGLADESH

NEPAL

AFGHANISTAN

MALDIVES

BHUTAN

Tiger cubs look to end on a high n Mazhar Uddin Following their heartbreaking semi-final loss against the West Indies, Bangladesh will be looking to end the Under-19 World Cup on a winning note when they face Sri Lanka in the third place playoff at Fatullah’s Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium today. Mehedi Hasan and his troop displayed some brilliant cricket to reach the last four of the age-level tournament for the first time in history but the high-flying Windies youngsters brought the junior Tigers right back down to earth with a thrilling three-wicket win last Thursday. With that said, the junior Tigers have the golden opportunity to register Bangladesh’s best ever performance in the U-19 World Cup when they take on the Lankan youngsters, who lost to India in the first semi-final.

Bangladesh’s previous best finish came in the 2006 edition in Sri Lanka when Mushfiqur Rahim’s side ended fifth. The side also comprised Shakib al Hasan, Shamsur Rahman and Suhrawardi Shuvo among others and Mehedi and his team mates will be ea-

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ger to surpass their heroes. Bangladesh U-19 coach Mizanur Rahman and the team think-tank have persisted with the opening combination of Pinak Ghosh and Saif Hasan throughout the tournament but the partnership has performed with mixed results. The team management therefore, might tinker with a new opening wicket pair today. Among other changes, off-spinner Saeed Sarkar proved to be expensive against the Windies so it will be no surprise if he finds himself out of the playing XI. The Lankans, on the other hand, were totally outplayed by India in the other semi and will no doubt be desperate to finish off their campaign with a win. Lankan captain Charith Asalanka will once again be expected to play a vital role with both bat and ball, along with opening batsman Avishka Fernando and paceman Asitha Fernando. l