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Nadal, Halep win Rogers Cup titles

TORONTO, Aug 13 (IANS): Spanish World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece while Romania's Simona Halep overcame the tenacious resistance of America's Sloane Stephens in the final of the Rogers Cup here. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrating with trophy of the 2018 Rogers Cup at Toronto in Canada...

BD swimmers meet BSF president at Naval headquarters

The 18th Asian Games-bound Bangladesh swimming team made a courtesy call with the President of Bangladesh Swimming Federation and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed at the Naval Headquarters at Banani in the city on Monday, reports UNB.A 163-member contingent including 117 sportsmen and two swimmers will represent Bangladesh...

England beat India by innings, 159 runs to win second Test

LONDON, Aug 13 (AFP): England beat India by an innings and 159 runs to win the second Test at Lord's on Sunday.Victory, achieved on the fourth day of a rain-marred match featuring a total first-day washout, put England 2-0 up in this five-match series.India slumped to 130 all out in...

Manchester City down Arsenal, Liverpool get routine win

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters): Manchester City, the Premier League champions, and Liverpool, who are strongly fancied to challenge them this season, put down markers with impressive wins in their opening games of the new campaign on Sunday.City won 2-0 away to Arsenal, who were sixth last season, and the country's...

S Africa claim ODI series victory beating Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug 13 (AFP): Akila Dananjaya claimed six scalps and picked up widespread tributes as Sri Lanka hammered South Africa by 178 runs in the final one-day international on Sunday.South Africa's tour ends with a T20 game against the Sri Lankans at the same Colombo stadium on Tuesday.Earlier, while the...

Messi wins 33rd title with Barca

TANGIER, Aug 13 (AP): Lionel Messi won his 33rd title with Barcelona on Sunday to become the most successful player in the Catalan club's history.Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-1 in the Spanish Super Cup as Messi overtook Andres Iniesta, who had 32 titles when he left this summer for the Japanese...

Very tough for Ashraful to make a comeback, says BCB chief selector

The international ban on former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful ended on Monday, but Chief Selector Minhajul Abedin does not see room for the batsman in the national team now, reports bdnews24.com.In 2013, Ashraful was found guilty of match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League and handed an eight-year ban by the...

Neymar scores early goal as PSG start season with 3-0 win

PARIS, Aug 13 (AP): Neymar took just 10 minutes to score defending champion Paris Saint-Germain's first goal of the season, and teen striker Timothy Weah netted the first of his French league career, in a 3-0 home win against Caen on Sunday.On the same pitch where he broke his foot...

Anderson first to claim 100 Test wickets at Lord's

LONDON, Aug 13 (Hindustan Times): England pace spearhead James Anderson achieved a personal milestone in the second Test against India after becoming the first to claim 100 wickets at Lord's on Sunday.Anderson, 36, playing in his 141st Test, and 23rd at Lords, had India opener Murali Vijay caught behind off...