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C’wealth Games start with call for unity

GOLD COAST, Australia, Apr 4 (AFP): A blast from a didgeridoo, a sprinkling of royal stardust and a strong message of unity lit up the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast on Wednesday.A heavy downpour lashed the 35,000 crowd at Carrara Stadium as the beach-themed ceremony...

Aussies drop to 4th in ICC Test rankings

A combination of Australia's embarrassing performance in the fourth Test and New Zealand's gritty rearguard action in their clash with England has seen the Black Caps leap ahead of their neighbours across the ditch in the ICC World Test Rankings, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.Australia collapsed to be all out...

BD finish 3rd in South Asian Women's Handball

Bangladesh finished 3rd in the five-nation 5th South Asian Women's Handball Championship losing to hosts India by 11-27 goals in the last match in the Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday, reports UNB.India dominated the first half by 12-1 goals. Rubina scored 4, Sumi three and Shilpi two goals for...

Ronaldo magic fires Madrid past Juventus in Champions League

TURIN, Apr 4 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in 10 successive Champions League games as he struck twice for holders Real Madrid in a 3-0 win at Juventus in Tuesday's quarter-final first leg.Ronaldo grabbed the opening goal in Turin after just three minutes and added a...

Aussie boxer becomes first CWG medallist without a fight

GOLD COAST, Apr 4 (PTI): Australian boxer Taylah Robertson has become the first medallist of the 21st Commonwealth Games without even stepping into the ring after she got a bye straight into the 51kg category women's semi-finals.The 19-year-old has got what is called the lucky medal due to the small...

Pakistan seal easy T20 series sweep against West Indies

KARACHI, Apr 4 (AFP): Opener Babar Azam missed a maiden hundred by three runs as Pakistan trounced the West Indies by 82 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Karachi yesterday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Babar cracked 13 fours and a six in his 58-ball innings,...

Six-shooters Ulsan storm into AFC last 16

HONG KONG, Apr 4 (AFP): South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai FC powered into the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday with a 6-2 demolition of Melbourne Victory, who crashed out.Ulsan joined the already qualified Shanghai SIPG in the knockout stages from Group F after the Australian side conceded...

Smith, Bancroft say they won't be challenging bans

SYDNEY, Apr 4 (AFP): Former captain Steve Smith said Wednesday he desperately wants to play for Australia again but will not be challenging a 12-month ban for a ball-tampering scandal that rocked cricket.Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft echoed similar sentiments, saying he was determined to earn back the trust of the...

Sri Lanka to host South Africa for full series in July

COLOMBO, Apr 4 (AFP): Sri Lanka will host South Africa for two Tests, five one-day internationals and a one-off Twenty20 game from July, the island nation's cricket board said Wednesday.The Proteas, who thrashed Australia 3-1 in their recent home Test series, will arrive in Sri Lanka in early July for...

Prize giving ceremony of annual sports and cultural competition-2018 of Nurun Newaz High School

Senior Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration, Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Khan and Senior Vice President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Chairman of NCC Bank, Md. Nurun Newaz Salim seen in the prize giving ceremony of annual sports and cultural competition-2018 of Nurun Newaz High School at...