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Hosts Bangladesh to play India in semifinal today

Hosts Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India in the first semifinal of the eight-nation ACC U-19 Asia Cup Cricket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Thursday), reports UNB.The match will kicks-off at 9 am.Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan in the second semifinal tomorrow (Friday) at...

Gayle, Tanvir, Narine retained for BPL 2019

Dhaka Dynamites are the only team to retain three overseas players for BPL 2019, with most franchises choosing to retain local players for the tournament scheduled for January next year, reports ESPNcricinfo. The governing council had allowed teams to retain four players from the previous BPL season.Khulna Titans, Comilla Victorians,...

Tigresses lose 2nd T20 against Pakistan

After washing out of the first match of their four-match T20I series, host Bangladesh conceded a 58-run defect to Pakistan in the second match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday, reports UNB.Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan posted 88 for 5 in the curtailed...

CA appoint Kevin Roberts as CEO

SYDNEY, Oct 03 (AFP): Cricket Australia (CA) named on Wednesday insider Kevin Roberts -- who spearheaded an ill-fated attempt to slash players' pay last year -- to lead the troubled organisation in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.Roberts was appointed chief executive officer and on October 25 will formally replace...

Barca become first sports team to cross $1.0b in revenue

BARCELONA, Oct 03 (Reuters): FC Barcelona announced on Tuesday it has become the first sports club to post annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.La Liga champions Barcelona presented their annual accounts on Tuesday, showing earnings of $1.05 billion for the 2017/18 fiscal year.It broke its own income record for the fifth...

Raonic, Nishikori reach Tokyo quarters

TOKYO, Oct 03 (AFP): Local hero Kei Nishikori put down a marker in his quest for a third Japan Open title as he outgunned France's Benoit Paire on Wednesday to reach the last eight.The third seed, who lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2014, completed a 6-3, 7-5 victory despite...

Man Utd draw, Real Madrid beaten, Man City, Juva win

PARIS. Oct 03 (AFP): Champions League holders Real Madrid slumped to a rare defeat in the competition as they went down 1-0 away to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, while Jose Mourinho's Manchester United misfired again in a 0-0 draw with Valencia.While Bayern Munich were also held by Ajax, it was...