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Second phase of BPL football now to begin on Thursday

The 2nd phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football, scheduled to begin today (Monday), has been deferred by three days following cyclone Fani which unleashed its weak force on Bangladesh on Saturday, reports UNB.The 2nd phase of the 13-team tournament will now begin on Thursday (May 09).Bangladesh Football Federation...

Liverpool overcome loss of Salah, beat Newcastle 3-2

ENGLAND, May 05 (AP): Liverpool overcame the loss of Mohamed Salah to a heavy knock to the head to beat Newcastle 3-2 thanks to a late goal by Divock Origi and return to the top of the English Premier League on Saturday.Origi's header at an 86th-minute free kick glanced off...

Afghanistan A set to tour Bangladesh in August

Afghanistan A Cricket team are set to tour Bangladesh in August next to play two four-day and three one-day matches against their Bangladesh counterparts, reports UNB.Chairman of the Cricket Operations Committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Akram Khan confirmed it on Sunday."Bangladesh A team will have a busy schedule later...

Smith, Warner prepare for Australia return

BRISBANE, May 05 (AFP): Steve Smith and David Warner are set to don the Australian colours this week for the first time since their ball-tampering bans despite struggling with illness.The pair were welcomed back into the national fold last week for a pre-World Cup camp in Brisbane after serving year-long...

Federer having fun on Madrid dirt

MADRID, May 05 (AFP): Roger Federer says he doesn't have high expectations entering his first clay-court season since 2016 but has enjoyed practicing on the red dirt ahead of this week's Madrid Open.Seeded number four in the Spanish capital, Federer is making his first appearance at the Caja Magica since...

S Korea's Lee Tae-hee wins Maekyung Open

SEOUL, May 05 (AFP): South Korea's Lee Tae-hee triumphed on home soil at the Asian Tour's GS Caltex Maekyung Open on Sunday after beating Finland's Janne Kaske on the third extra hole in a nail-biting playoff.Lee and Kaske-who shared the overnight four-shot lead-closed with matching even-par 71s to tie on...

Afridi casts doubt on age record in new autobiography

KARACHI, May 05 (AFP): When Pakistan's Shahid Afridi smashed a 37-ball century against Sri Lanka in 1996, he not only registered the fastest-ever one-day ton, he also became the youngest player to score 100 runs in an international.In a new autobiography, the fiery all-rounder says he was aged 19 when...

Celtic cruise to eight in a row

LONDON, May 05 (AFP): Celtic remain in a league of their own in Scotland as a 3-0 win at Aberdeen clinched an eighth consecutive Premiership title on Saturday.The Hoops are now just one victory away from a third consecutive domestic treble of trophies should they defeat Hearts in the Scottish...

Ireland captain Porterfield unhappy with England Foakes stumping

LONDON, May 05 (AFP): Ireland captain William Porterfield has blasted England's Ben Foakes for his delayed stumping of Andrew Balbirnie during England's one-day-international win in Dublin, saying matches could last "15 hours" if every wicket-keeper waited as long to try to effect a dismissal.Balbirnie was on 29 at the Malahide...

Salt replaces injured Malan in England squad for Pakistan T20

LONDON, May 05 (AFP): Uncapped Sussex batsman Phil Salt has been added to England's squad for Sunday's Twenty20 international against Pakistan following Dawid Malan's withdrawal through injury.Middlesex's Malan suffered a groin problem while batting during England's unconvincing four-wicket win away to Ireland in a lone one-day international on Friday and...

Switzerland's Jil Teichmann posing with her trophy

Switzerland's Jil Teichmann posing with her trophy after winning over Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova their final match at the WTA Prague Tennis Open on Saturday in Prague — AFP