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Windies post 261 against Tigers

A back-to-back century by opener Shai Hope enabled West Indies to score a fighting total of 261 for 9 in 50 overs against Bangladesh in their 2nd match of the Tri-Nation Series at the Castle Avenue in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday, reports UNB.In the first match of the Tri-National Series,...

Trump awards medal to Tiger Woods

WASHINGTON, May 07 (AP): President Donald Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods the nation's highest civilian honour on Monday, describing the 43-year-old as a "true legend" who transformed golf and then fought through years of injury to return to the sport's summit.Trump awarded Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He's...

Azampur win in Div II Football

Azampur Football Club (Uttara) defeated Tongi Krira Chakra by 4-1goals in the Dhaka Mahanagari Second Division Football League at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi M Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Tuesday, reports UNB.Md Rajib Forayeji Munna opened the account for Azampur FC in the 4th minute (1-0). Then, Md Munna...

Agrani Bank, Soceres Feni earn win

Agrani Bank Limited Sporting Club and Soceres Club Feni won their respective matches in the ongoing Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in city's Kamalapur on Tuesday, reports UNB.In the first match, Agrani Bank Limited SC defeated Swadhinata KS by 1-0...

Newcomers qualified for elimination round

Bangladesh's new archers Md Hakim Ahmed Rubel and Susmita Bonik were qualified for the elimination round with their highest ever feat in the Archery World Cup on Tuesday, reports UNB.Rubel was 28th out of 99 archers with 658 score in the first day of the men's recurve single while Susmita...

BDDFA signs 5-yr sponsorship deal with 53 young booters

Bangladesh District and Divisional Football Association (BDDFA) signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with 53 young booters in the city on Monday, reports UNB.The booters were selected from the Sheikh Kamal U-20 National Football Tournament from April 17-28 with participation of all eight divisional teams of the country. Secretary General of...

Man City return to top of EPL

MANCHESTER, May 7 (AP): Manchester City returned to the top of the English Premier League (EPL) with one round left after captain Vincent Kompany hit a sensational goal to beat Leicester 1-0 in a dramatic and tense match on Monday.The ferocious long-range shot by City's long-serving and influential captain settled...

Djokovic destroys Fritz in solid Madrid start

MADRID, May 07 (AFP): Novak Djokovic needed just 65 minutes to make a winning start at the Madrid Open on Tuesday, hammering Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round.The top seed and world number one broke three times as he schooled the American.Djokovic won the Madrid title in...

Qatar FA extends Sanchez's contract to 2022

DOHA, May 07 (AFP): The Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced Monday it had extended the contract of coach Felix Sanchez as head of the country's national team until 2022.The reason behind the decision was "to continue the technical stability of the national team, which won the AFC Asian Cup title...

Nortje ruled out of WC

JOHANNESBURG, May 07 (AFP): Fast bowler Anrich Nortje will miss the Cricket World Cup because of a broken right thumb, Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday.Nortje will be replaced by fast bowling all-rounder Chris Morris, who has not played in a one-day international since February 2018.Key fast bowler Kagiso Rabada...