Shooter Zakia finishes 4th, Shakil 6th
Bangladeshi shooter Ummey Zakia Sultana finished 4th in the women's 10-metre air rifles of the 21st Commonwealth Games Shooting at Belmont Shooting Centre at Gold Coast in Brisbane on Monday, reports UNB.A 24-year old shooter from Lalmonirhat, Zakia, the gold medalist of the event in the national shooting championship in...
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BCL 4th round begins today
The 4th round of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) begins today (Tuesday) at three separate venues across the country, reports UNB.In the four-day cricket league, league leader BCB North Zone will play lowly Walton Central Zone at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura while Prime Bank South Zone will encounter...
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Khusbu of BD wins gold medal in Asian Chess
Warsia Khusbu of Bangladesh earned gold medal in under-6 age group of Blitz chess events of the Asian Youth Chess Championships. She was securing seven points after the 9th and last round matches at Lotus Pang Suan Kaew Hotel in Chiang Mai in Thailand on Sunday, reports UNB.FM Mohammad Fahad...
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Simbine stuns Blake to win C'wealth 100m title
GOLD COAST, Australia, Apr 9 (AFP): Akani Simbine of South Africa stunned Jamaican favourite Yohan Blake to win the men's 100 metres in 10.03sec at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.Simbine stormed through on lane seven ahead of compatriot Henricho Bruintjies in 10.17, as Blake, the fastest man into the final,...
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Atletico hold Madrid in fight for 2nd place in La Liga
MADRID, Apr 9 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the 650th time in his career on Sunday but Antoine Griezmann responded with a goal of his own to leave Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid even in a city derby that allowed Barcelona to move closer to the Spanish league title.Atletico held...
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Ferrer sends Spain into semis against France; Croatia set up US date
PARIS, Apr 9 (Reuters): David Ferrer toppled Philipp Kohlschreiber in a thrilling five-hour marathon decider as Spain roared back from 2-1 down in their Davis Cup tie against Germany to reach the semi-finals on Sunday.Spain will meet France in the semis after the holders reached the last four for a...
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Muslim Instt, Kadamtola Sangsad win
Muslim Institute and Kadamtola Sangsad won their respective super league matches of the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football at the Kamalapur Stadium in the city on Monday, reports UNB.Muslim Institute beat Jatrabari Zhatika Sangsad by a solitary goal scored by Alimuddin in the 31st minute in the day's...
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Kings Punjab, KKR register win in IPL
MOHALI, Apr 9 (AP): Opening batsman Lokesh Rahul smashed the fastest half-century in Indian Premier League (IPL) history off only 14 balls and led his new franchise Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils on Sunday with seven balls to spare.Sunil Narine nearly matched Rahul when he...
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