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Bangladesh 86-1 in reply to Sri Lanka\\\'s 587

CHITTAGONG, Feb 5 (AFP): Kumar Sangakkara made a career-best 319 and joined the 11,000-run club on the way as Sri Lanka took firm control of the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Wednesday. The tourists, who won the first Test by an innings and 248 runs in Dhaka last...

Soccer Club, Feni hold Muktijoddha

Lowly Soccer Club, Feni held Muktijoddha Sangsad KC to 1-1 draw in the Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday, reports UNB. Nigerian forward Agbulu Inalegwu scored for Muktijoddha SKC while Akbar Hossain Ridon netted for the Soccer Club, with both goals coming in...

Pakistani sugar-seller takes aim at Kyrgyz glory

KARACHI, Feb 5 (AFP): Pakistani footballer Mohammad Adil is set to complete a remarkable journey and fulfil his dream of playing for a foreign club, after an impoverished beginning selling sugarcane on the streets. The 21-year-old has signed a one-year contract with Kyrgyzstan champions FC Dordoi to cap a fairytale...

New Zealand confident of India upset

AUCKLAND, Feb 5 (AFP): New Zealand are quietly confident of being able to exploit the green state of the Eden Park wicket and upset India in the first Test starting in Auckland on Thursday. A combination of a bowler-friendly pitch and the success of the same XI, who won back-to-back...

Pietersen \\\'so sad\\\' after England career ends

LONDON, Feb 5 (AFP): Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen expressed sadness over the end of his international career on Wednesday and said that he was "incredibly overwhelmed" by the support he had received. The 33-year-old's days as an international cricketer came to an end on Tuesday when the England and...

sports digest

Usha, Abahani notch win in super league opener Usha Krira Chakra and Abahanai Limited won their respective opening super league matches of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League held Wednesday at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium. In the day's first match, Usha Krira Chakra crushed Ajax Sporting Club...