Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and his immediate predecessor in Test Mushfiqur Rahim have been placed in the cricket.com.au's best Test eleven of 2017, reports UNB.Shakib placed in the 6th spot while Mushfiqur 7th where Dean Elgar of South Africa has been a rock at the...
Read moreBangladesh Army clinched the men's and Bangladesh Ansar & VDP the women's title of the Trust Bank 15th National Senior and Junior Taekwondo Championship that concluded at the National Sports Council gymnasium in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Border Guard Bangladesh finished runners-up in the men's group while Bangladesh Army...
Read moreIn the decade since Afghanistan first began to catch the cricket world's attention at ICC World Cricket League Division Five in 2008, the phrase "greatest moment in Afghanistan cricket history" is one that has bordered on cliché. Just when it looks like they have mounted the highest peak possible for...
Read moreEgypt forward Mohammad Salah is exceeding all expectations in his first season at Anfield and scored another two goals to help Liverpool come from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, reports AP.That's 23 goals in all competitions by the turn of the year - matching...
Read moreBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) clinched the men's title of the Victory Day Kabaddi Tournament beating Bangladesh Army 24-23 points in a nail-biting final at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Fatin of BGB was adjudged man of the final and the man of the tournament.Bangladesh Ansar lifted...
Read moreABU DHABI, Dec 31 (AP): Serena Williams lost in her return to tennis after giving birth in September, beaten by French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in an exhibition Saturday and still unsure if she will defend her Australian Open title.Williams called it a "wonderful" match despite the defeat - she...
Read moreDOHA, Dec 31 (AFP): One of the season's traditional curtain-raisers, the Qatar Open, begins Monday but with the late withdrawal of Novak Djokovic the tournament is shorn of its usual A-list headline acts.Djokovic, the champion in Doha for the past two years, pulled out on Saturday because of continuing problems...
Read moreKABUL, Dec 31 (AFP): Former West Indies all-rounder Phil Simmons has been appointed coach of Afghanistan as the country prepares for its first Test match, it was announced Sunday.The war-torn nation was awarded Test status in June, along with Ireland.The appointment was announced on Twitter by the Afghanistan Cricket Board.The...
Read morePARIS, Dec 31 (AFP): Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo has agreed terms to join Swiss outfit Lausanne from Alaves, the Spanish club reported on Sunday. The 22-year-old midfielder had played just twice in La Liga for Alaves since joining in July after three years of success with Real Madrid's B team....
Read morePERTH, Australia, Dec 31 (AFP): Roger Federer ended a memorable 2017 the way he started it with a singles win at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth on Saturday.His straight-sets victory over Japan's Yuichi Sugita showed Federer was sharp for his upcoming Australian Open title defence, capping off an...
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