Shooter Baki clinches silver for Bangladesh
Celebrated shooter Abdullah Hel Baki brought laurel for Bangladesh by clinching silver medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle of the 21st Commonwealth Games at Belmont Shooting Centre in Gold Coast, Australia on Sunday, reports UNB.Country's famed shooter and Olympian Asif Hossain Khan won the first-ever gold medal for Bangladesh...
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Joglul wins Khagrachhari President’s Cup Golf title
KHAGRACHHARI, Apr 8 (UNB): Brigadier General Joglul Ahmed clinched the 4th President's Cup Golf Tournament held at the Chengi Golf and Country Club in Khagrachhari Cantonment on Friday.Golfer Habib Mohiuddin of Chattogram Bhatiary Golf and Country Club finished first runner-up while golfer Col M Mahbubur Rahman Siddiqui of Chengi Golf...
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BD beat Bhutan, lose to India
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 8 (UNB): Bangladesh champions Palolic Club made a mixed results on the 2nd day of the three-day first ever six-team Advocate Golam Mostafa Memorial South Asian Club Table Tennis Championship at the MA Aziz Stadium gymnasium in the port city on Sunday.Palolic Club beat Thimphu TT Club by...
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Chennai upset Mumbai Indians by 1 wkt in death over thriller
Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman opened wicket account in the 11th Indian Premier League (IPL) when his side Mumbai Indians conceded a one-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the eight-team tournament opener at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday night, reports UNB.Mustafiz got Ravindra Jadeja, caught by Suryakumar Yadav, by a whippy...
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Dhaka Metro School Cricket move to final
Kadamtola Purbo Bashabo School & College and Glory School & College reached the final of the Dhaka Metropolis phase of the Prime Bank National School Cricket Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at separate city venues on Sunday, reports UNB.The two teams will play final on Wednesday (April 11)....
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Sock, Harrison put US in Davis Cup semis
NASHVILLE, Apr 8 (AP): Jack Sock and Ryan Harrison put the United States in the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time since 2012 by beating Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 5-7, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Saturday to finish off an American sweep.The United States now will play either...
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Swimmer Najma ends CWG with dismal performance
Bangladeshi swimmer Najma Khatun completed her engagement in the ongoing Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with dismal performances in both of her events at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Australia on Saturday, reports UNB.Najma, a swimmer from Kushtia, finished 28th among 29 swimmers in the women's 50m butterfly with a...
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Messi hat-trick helps Barca equal record unbeaten streak
MADRID, Apr 8 (AFP): Barcelona equalled the record longest unbeaten run in La Liga history as a Lionel Messi hat-trick inspired the runaway leaders to a 3-1 win over Leganes on Saturday to make it 38 league games unbeaten.The Catalan giants will look to break the record that Real Sociedad...
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Clarke offers to return as Australia captain
SYDNEY, Apr 8 (AP): Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke says he's prepared to come out of retirement to lead his embattled national team after the ball-tampering scandal that led to the suspension of current captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.Clarke, who retired three years ago after Australia's...
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