Abahani suffer second defeat, Prime Bank beat Shinepukur
An eight-wicket haul by Yeasin Arafat forced league leader Dhaka Abahani Limited to suffer the second consecutive defeat in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with eight-wicket loss against Gazi Group Cricketers at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Wednesday, reports UNB.Despite the day's embarrassing defeat,...
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Sharma takes India to 176-3 against B’desh
COLOMBO, Mar 14 (AFP): Skipper Rohit Sharma hit a fluent 89 to guide India to 176 for three in a tri-series Twenty20 international against Bangladesh in Colombo on Wednesday.The opener hit five fours and as many sixes in his 61-ball knock after India were put into bat at the R....
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FIFA team heads for Greece to discuss football unrest
ATHENS, Mar 14 (AFP): FIFA is sending officials to Greece to discuss football unrest, the sport's governing body said Tuesday, amid a gun controversy that prompted the indefinite suspension of the championship.FIFA director for Europe Bjorn Vassallo said a delegation would travel to Athens later Tuesday to discuss the latest...
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China working on new smart, automated bullet trains
BEIJING, Mar 14: China is working on a new type of bullet trains with autopilot system to better facilitate the 2022 Winter Olympics, Zhao Hongwei, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) disclosed. The new bullet trains are expected to be operated...
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Halep, Venus move into qtrs
INDIAN WELLS, United States, Mar 14 (AFP): World No. 1 Simona Halep and Venus Williams punched their tickets to the Indian Wells quarter-finals, while Caroline Wozniacki suffered another exit at the hands of Russia's rising star Daria Kasatkina.Halep breezed through her fourth round match with a 7-5, 6-1 win over...
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High-performance coach for Australia
SYDNEY, Mar 14 (AFP): Former Test opening batsman Chris Rogers was appointed Wednesday as Cricket Australia's new high-performance coach, tasked with helping develop the country's next generation of stars.The 40-year-old called time on his 25-Test career after the end of the 2015 Ashes series and has been involved in multiple...
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Roma beat Shakhtar to reach CL quarterfinals
ROME, Mar 14 (AP): Roma overcame a poor first-half performance to beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 on Tuesday and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League (CL) on the away goals rule after a 2-2 aggregate score.Edin Dzeko scored the only goal of the match early in the second half as...
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11th ULAB Fair Play Cup Cricket Tournament
Director of Gazi Group Badrul Alam Khan speaking at a press conference on the 11th ULAB Fair Play Cup Cricket Tournament on the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) campus in the city Wednesday
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