Taijul, Junaid star with ball as Titans register first win in BPL

Khulna Titans' losing streak finally ended after they beat Rajshahi Kings by 25 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Stadium in Sylhet on Tuesday, reports UNB.Taijul Islam and Junaid Khan starred with the ball - taking three wickets each - to help Titans taste their first...

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Bangladeshi boys continue winning streak in 2nd round

Bangladeshi boys maintained their winning run in the second round matches of the boys' singles and doubles in the second phase Division-2 of the ITF Asian Under-14 Development (Tennis) Championships 2019 in Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday, reports UNB.However, Bangladeshi girls, except Mashfia Afrin, lost all singles and doubles matches....

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India beat Australia in 2nd ODI to level series

ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 15 (AFP): Veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni steered India to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the second one-day international to level the series in Adelaide on Tuesday.Former skipper Dhoni, playing in his 334th ODI, cooly guided India across the line with four balls to spare to...

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Venus, Osaka, Halep, Svitolina, Djokovic, Chung, Zverev, Nishikori in 2nd round

MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (AFP): Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams turned back the clock to stage a stirring come-from-behind victory and reach the second round of the Australian Open Tuesday.Meanwhile, Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka overcame a nervous start to ease into the Australian Open second round Tuesday with a...

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England U-19 cricket team due Jan 20

The England Under-19 Cricket team will arrive in the city on January 20 to play one Youth T20, three-match Youth ODI and two-match four-day Youth Test series against their Bangladesh counterparts in Cox's Bazar and Chattogram, reports UNB.As per the itinerary announced by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday, the...

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Barca first team to spend half-a-billion euros on wages, reveals study

MADRID, Jan 15 (Reuters): La Liga champions Barcelona became the first soccer team to spend over half a billion euros in wages after their staff costs shot up by 42 per cent over the past year, according to a study by KPMG.KPMG's Football Benchmark study analysed the squads and finances...

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ICC names India's Manu Sawhney as its new chief

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (AFP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) named on Tuesday Manu Sawhney its new chief executive officer to replace David Richardson, who will step down after the World Cup in July.The 52-year-old Indian will join ICC from next month before formally taking over the reins later this...

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