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Ctg Abahani storm into Independence Cup Football final

Defending champions Chittagong Abahani Ltd reached the final of the 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament eliminating Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society by 1-0 goal in the 2nd semifinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB. They will play the title-deciding match against first-ever finalist Arambagh Krira...

2nd phase first-round matches of Premier Cricket begins today

Three 2nd phase first-round matches of the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League will be held today (Wednesday) at venues surrounding the capital, reports UNB.Dhaka Mohammedan SC will play Brothers Union Club at BKSP ground-3 while Prime Bank Cricket Club take on Kalabagan KC at Khan Saheb Osman Ali...

Salman Butt in city to play for Mohammedan Sporting in DPL

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has arrived in Bangladesh to play his first full-fledged competition outside his homeland since serving a five-year ban for spot fixing, an official said Tuesday, reports AFP.He was cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play in the latest edition of the Dhaka Premier League,...

Mushfiq hopeful of winning 2nd Test

Former national skipper Mushfiqur Rahim spoke positively about the second Test match scheduled to begin at Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium in the city on Thursday, reports BSS.Mushfiq was talking to newsmen at Mirpur Stadium on Tuesday. He expressed the hope that the Mirpur wicket would be different from the flat...

ICC rates Ctg pitch as 'below average'

International Cricket Council (ICC) Match Referee David Boon has rated the Chittagong surface as 'below average' following the high-scoring draw between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the opening Test. As a result, according to the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, the pitch has received one demerit point, which will...

Hamstring injury rules out Mathews of Bangladesh tour

COLOMBO, Feb 6 (AFP): Sri Lanka's limited-overs skipper Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the rest of the Bangladesh tour due to a hamstring injury, the country's cricket board said Tuesday.Mathews, who sustained the injury during the tri-nation ODI tournament that Sri Lanka won in Bangladesh last month, will...

Chelsea suffer another setback in EPL

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters): Ten-man Chelsea suffered another setback in their stumbling season as they lost 4-1 at Watford on Monday after conceding three late goals to go down to their second straight Premier League defeat.Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereyra all scored late on in response to Eden...

Afghanistan rout Zimbabwe in first T20

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Feb 6 (AFP): Teenage leg-spinner Rashid Khan took three wickets while Mohammad Nabi smacked a quick-fire 40 as Afghanistan strolled to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Monday's first Twenty20 international in Sharjah.Khan was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for $1.41 million in last month's Indian Premier...

Las Palmas beat relegation rival Malaga in La Liga

MADRID, Feb 6 (AP): Substitute Alen Halilovic scored in the 90th minute for Las Palmas to beat relegation rival Malaga 1-0 in the Spanish league on Monday.Halilovic controlled the ball with his chest and sent a left-footed shot into the far corner from just inside the area, allowing the hosts...

West Indies to host first day-night Test against SL in June

COLOMBO, Feb 6 (AFP): The West Indies will host their first ever day-night Test when Sri Lanka tour the Caribbean in June, cricket officials said Tuesday.The final Test of the three-match series will be a day-night encounter at the Kensington Oval in Barbados starting June 23, said Sri Lanka Cricket.Sri...

Nadal expects to be back playing in Acapulco

MADRID, Feb 6 (AFP): Rafael Nadal expects to be back playing competitive tennis by the end of the month, the world number one revealed on Monday.The 31-year-old was forced to pull out of his Australian Open quarter-final against Marin Cilic in the fifth set two weeks ago due to a...

Neymar gets $3.8m a month

PARIS, Feb 6, 2018 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain pays 12 of the 13 largest player salaries in the French league, led by Neymar, who makes 3.07 million euros ($3.8 million) gross a month, more than twice as much as the next highest earner, sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday.Behind Neymar, PSG...

6th Dhaka Bank Victory Day Golf Tournament

The 6th Dhaka Bank Victory Day Golf Tournament was held at the Bhatiary Golf and Country Club in Chittagong recently. Dhaka Bank Limited sponsored the programme. President of Bhatiary Golf and Country club Major General Md Jahangir Kabir Talukder, SUP, awc, psc was present on the occasion as the chief...