Local Snippets

Cox's City FC were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Uttar Baridhara Club in the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
Cox's City went ahead in the 10th minute when Absar headed a Khaled cross home while Mamun cancelled the lead five minutes from time despite playing a man short for the last half hour with skipper Saidul Islam Sohel sent off.
Women's Div-I handball
Azad Sporting Club and Madaripur Handball Training Centre ended their Cute 1st Division Women's Handball League campaign with wins at the Handball Stadium yesterday.
Azad SC defeated Arambagh KS 17-4 while Madaripur HTC thrashed Gafur Beluch Smriti Sangsad 10-0.
Meanwhile, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, Mohammedan SC, Jatrabari KC and RN Sports Home qualified for the four-team Super League, which begins today at the same venue.
2nd Div Football
Shadhinata Krira Chakra recorded a single-goal win over Shadharan Bima KS in the Destiny Group 2nd Division Football League at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday.
Helal struck the all-important goal in the 80th minute.
School Football
Baliadanga High School moved to the second phase of the National School Football Islami Bank tournament after emerging Upazila champions in Jhenaidah yesterday.
Baliadanga defeated Dulal Mundira High School 1-0 with Rasel scoring the decisive goal for the winners.