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Sylhet phase of BPL starts today

The Sylhet phase of the 6th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins today (Tuesday) with Khulna Titans taking on Rajshahi Kings at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium at 1:30pm, reports UNB.Hosts Sylhet Sixers will face Comilla Victorians in the second match of the day that will kick off at 6:30pm.Tomorrow (Wednesday),...

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All Bangladeshi players advance to 2nd round

All Bangladeshi participants advanced to the 2nd round in Division-2 matches of the ITF Asian U-14 Development Tennis Championship after winning their respective first round games in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, reports UNB.In the boys' singles, Mahadi Hasan Alve (BAN) beat Chirag Timilsina (NEP) 6-1, 6-2;Zubaid Utsho (BAN) defeated...

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Nat’l Women’s Handball begins today

The Exim Bank 29th National Women's Handball Championship begins at the Shaheed Capt (Retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city today (Tuesday), reports UNB.However, the four-day meet to be organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation will be inaugurated by newly appointed State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid...

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Nadal, Tsitsipas, Cilic, Federer, Sharapova, Wozniacki, Kvitova register 1st round wins

MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (AFP): A ruthless Rafael Nadal showed no mercy in a clinical first round thumping at the Australian Open Monday with fellow former champions Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Maria Sharapova also romping through.The Spanish 17-time Grand Slam winner, who cut short his 2018 season to have surgery...

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South Africa complete 3-0 Test series sweep of Pakistan

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 14 (AFP): Duanne Olivier sparked a Pakistan collapse as South Africa completed a series clean sweep with a 107-run win on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday.Starting the day on 153 for three, Pakistan lost their remaining seven wickets...

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Barca beat Eibar to keep La Liga lead

SPAIN, Jan 14 (Agencies): Luis Suarez scored two goals and Lionel Messi added another to lead Barcelona to a 3-0 win over Eibar and stay five points ahead of Atletico Madrid as the Spanish league reached its midway point on Sunday.Suarez opened the scoring at Camp Nou in the 19th...

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Afghanistan-Ireland series advanced to February 21

Ireland and Afghanistan will engage in a month-long series involving games across all three formats in Dehradun, starting on February 21, reports Cricbuzz. The two boards have also revised the end date of the series keeping in mind the early start of the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League...

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Messi scores record 400th goal in Spanish league

SPAIN, Jan 14 (AP): Lionel Messi took his all-time Spanish league scoring record to 400 goals on Sunday after contributing to a 3-0 win over Eibar to keep defending champion Barcelona comfortably at the top.Messi scored Barcelona's second goal shortly after halftime to reach a milestone in the competition after...

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Man United beat Spurs as Everton win against Bournemouth

LONDON, Jan 14 (Agencies): There were too many saves for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea to even remember.Everyone else was certainly counting: Eleven. The most by any goalkeeper in a Premier League match this season. And they were all in the second half to thwart a Tottenham comeback.The Spaniard's...

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Bizarre seven-ball over dismissal in BBL

PERTH, Australia, Jan 14 (AFP): Perth Scorchers opener Michael Klinger was bizarrely given out on the seventh ball of an over in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League with umpires failing to realise their mistake.The veteran's controversial dismissal for two came in their game against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday evening...

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Maradona recovering at home after surgery

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 14 (AFP): Diego Maradona has been discharged from a Buenos Aires clinic to convalesce at home after surgery for a gastric haemorrhage overnight, his lawyer Matias Morla said on Sunday.The Argentina legend, now 58, was discovered to have minor stomach bleeding during a medical last week."Diego Maradona...

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AB de Villiers will return to Lahore after 11 years

AB de Villiers has confirmed that he will turn out for Lahore Qalandars' home matches against Islamabad United and Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, reports Cricbuzz. This will be the first time the former captain will tour Pakistan after South Africa's tour of Pakistan in 2007."I am...

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