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Bangladesh move to eighth in ICC Test ranking

Bangladesh have moved ahead of the West Indies to the eighth position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings, report agencies.The Windies have lost five points and are now on 67 points to end up in the ninth position while Bangladesh have gained four points to reach 75,...

BD women score 270/2 against North West

Bangladesh Women's Cricket team, now touring South Africa, scored 270 for 2 in 50 overs against North West Women's team in the first warm-up match, reports UNB.The match was held at the North West University ground in Potchefstroom on Wednesday ahead of their five-match one day international (ODI) and three-match...

Junior athletics team leave for SL today

A 10-member Bangladesh Junior Athletics team will leave the city for Sri Lanka today (Thursday).They will participate in the 3rd South Asian Junior (Under-18) Athletics Championship beginning in Colombo on May 5, reports UNB.Bangladesh team consists of eight athletes including five women's, all from BKSP and two officials.Hasan Miah will...

Efficient use of bottom hand key to Mushfiqur's success

Bangladesh's wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim noted that working on specific drills in order to use the bottom hand more efficiently helped him to succeed in the T20 tri-series held in Sri Lanka in March. The middle order batsman compiled 199 runs in the tournament, reports Cricbuzz.According to the traditional batting manual,...

National round kicks off May 7

The national round of the Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament will begin at three separate venues of the country on May 7, reports UNB.Eight qualified school teams, split into two groups, will play in the national round at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Dhaka, Moulvibazar District...

Real in Champions League final

MADRID, May 2 (AP): Last time, it was a late penalty. This time, a goalkeeping blunder. Real Madrid keeps finding ways to get out of trouble in the Champions League.Madrid conceded early again at home and barely held on for a draw 2-2 against Bayern in Tuesday's semifinal match, advancing...

FIFA proposes mini-WC every two yrs

BERNE, May 2 (Reuters): FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed staging what would effectively be a mini-World Cup, featuring eight international teams, every two years in addition to the traditional competition.The tournament, known as the "Final 8", would be the climax of a global Nations League competition, which is part...

Wimbledon hikes prize money to $46.6m

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters): Wimbledon announced on Tuesday it was hiking its total prize pot for the 2018 tennis championships to 34 million pounds ($46.57 million), up 7.6 per cent from last year.That pool includes prizes of 2.25 million pounds each for the men's and women's champions - an increase...

Mancini to become new Italy coach

MILAN, May 2 (AFP): Roberto Mancini has reached an agreement to become the next Italy coach, according to multiple media reports on Tuesday.The Zenit St Petersburg manager met with the Italian FA sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta and team manager Gabriele Oriali for over two hours in Rome on Monday evening.It was...

Salah wins writers' footballer of the year award

LONDON, May 2 (AFP): Mohamed Salah was named as the football writers' footballer of the year on Tuesday, completing a personal double after winning the players' award for his incredible goal-scoring feats for Liverpool.The Egypt international narrowly topped the poll of the 400-strong Football Writers' Association (FWA) membership ahead of...