Tigers eye victory as they take on Afghanistan in one-off Test today

Tigers are set to face a new Test foe as the one-off Test against Afghanistan begins today (Thursday) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, reports UNB. It will be Bangladesh's 115th Test and Afghanistan's third.Shakib Al Hasan is set to be back to action after his fantastic show in...

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U-16 women's football team leave for Thailand today

Bangladesh Under-16 Women's National Football team will fly to Thailand today (Thursday) to participate in the eight-team AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2019, reports UNB.The tournament will begin September 15 at Chonburi Stadium. It is a qualifying meet for FIFA Under-17 Women World Cup 2020. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a...

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BD women to play Ireland in first semi aiming T20 World Cup berth today

Bangladesh Women's Cricket team will play Ireland in the first semifinal of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers today (Thursday) at 3 pm at Forthill in Dundee, aiming to assure a final berth that will also be their ticket to the World Cup finals, reports UNB.In the day's other...

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Pakistan appoints Misbah head coach, chief selector

LAHORE, Sept 04 (AFP): Pakistan appointed Wednesday former captain Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach and chief selector in a bid to lift the national team's performance.The cricket-mad nation failed to reach the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup in July, prompting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to renew head coach...

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Smith holds firm in Australia return after England's Broad double strike

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Sept 04 (AFP): Steve Smith marked his Test return after suffering concussion by helping Australia recover from the early loss of their openers on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford on Wednesday.Australia were 98-2 off 26 overs at lunch after Stuart Broad's...

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Dimitrov stuns Federer to reach US Open semi against Medvedev

NEW YORK, Sept 04 (AFP): Grigor Dimitrov rallied for a shocking upset of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer at the US Open on Tuesday, the lowest-ranked New York semi-finalist in 28 years advancing to face Daniil Medvedev.The 78th-ranked Bulgarian, who had dropped all seven prior meetings with Federer, made...

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Europe's top five leagues spend record £5b in summer signings

The top five leagues in Europe spent a combined record £5.0bn in the 2019 summer transfer window, an increase of £800m on the previous record set in 2018, according to Deloitte, reports BBC Sport.Premier League clubs spent £1.41bn, following a flurry of signings on their deadline day on 08 August.Spanish...

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Eight countries vying to host 2023 women's World Cup

LAUSANNE, Sept 04 (AFP): Eight countries are vying to host the 2023 women's World Cup which will include 32 teams for the first time, FIFA said on Tuesday.Belgium and Bolivia have withdrawn from the original list of 10 nations ahead of the September 2 deadline for candidate submissions. A decision...

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