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Motivated Bangladesh face humble Pakistan today

KATHMANDU, Sept 09 (BSS): Motivated Bangladesh women's football team is looking forward to continue their winning run as they face humble Pakistan in their second group A match of the ongoing 6th edition of SAFF Women's Championship scheduled to be held tomorrow (Saturday) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium.The match kicks off...

Kohli fires WC warning after long-awaited ton

DUBAI, Sept 09 (AFP): India's Virat Kohli says he was "pleasantly surprised" to get his long-awaited century in the short format as he targets more runs in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.Kohli on Thursday scored his 71st international ton -- his first ever in a T20 for India -- after...

Asif, Fareed fined 25pc of match fee for altercation

Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmad have been fined 25 per cent pf their match fees for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct in the Asia Cup fixture between Afghanistan and Pakistan on September 7, according to ESPNcricinfo.The incident occurred in the 19th over of the second...

Fahad wins 4th round in Int'l Chess tournament

IM Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman (tating-2405) of Bangladesh defeated the No. nine seeded player of the tournament, 2628 rated GM Durarbayli Vasif of Azerbaijan in the fourth round of the 2nd International Chess Tournament, President of Uzbekistan Cup, category A, now being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The 4th round games were...

Tigress to play T20 WC qualifiers in UAE

Bangladesh women's cricket team left Dhaka Thursday for the UAE to take part in the Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers, reports UNB.Bangladesh will take on Ireland, Scotland and the US in the first phase.The next Women's T20 World Cup will take place in South Africa in 2023."We don't want to...

Egypt, Greece, Saudi in talks to jointly host 2030 WC football

CAIRO, Sept 09 (AFP): Egypt, Greece and Saudi Arabia are in talks to jointly host the 2030 World Cup football tournament, an Egyptian official said Friday in televised remarks."The three countries are working flat out" and "the application to organise (the 2030 World Cup) is being studied", sports ministry spokesman...

Premier League fixtures postponed to mark queen's death

LONDON, Sept 09 (AFP): All Premier League matches this weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced on Friday.The English top flight took the decision despite guidance from the British government that cancelling sporting events was not compulsory during...

Hayden appointed Pakistan's mentor for 2022 T20 WC

Matthew Hayden, the former Australian batter, has rejoined the Pakistan men's team as mentor for the upcoming World T20, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Friday. The 50-year had previously served as the batting consultant of the team in last year's T20 World Cup where Pakistan reached the semifinals, according...

Atalanta aim to hold historic lead as Napoli, Milan lurk

MILAN, Sept 09 (AFP): Atalanta host Cremonese on Sunday as shock early leaders of Serie A after a fast start which appears to be gathering further pace.Out on their own at the top of the pile for the first time since 1964, Atalanta have collected 13 points from their first...

Brett Lee wishes good luck to Sabina and Co.

KATHMANDU, Sept 09 (BSS): Australian cricket legend Brett Lee on Friday wished good luck to Bangladesh women's football team participating in the ongoing SAFF Women's Championship in Nepal.Bangladesh national women's football team today (Friday) encountered with the former Australian fast bowler at team hotel the Sultry. After seeing the girls,...