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Winners to receive prize money of USD 2.24 million

DUBAI, Feb 15 (Agencies): The Champions Trophy prize pot will increase to $6.9 million this year, a jump of 53 per cent from 2017, with the winners receiving $2.24 million, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday.Holders Pakistan will host an ICC showpiece event for the first time in...

GPH 10th Golf Tournament held in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 15: The 10th GPH Golf Tournament 2025 was held at Bhatiari Golf and Country Club (BGCC) on Friday.General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 24 Infantry Division, Area Commander of Chattogram Area and President of Bhatiary Golf Major General Mir Mushfiqur Rahman was present on the occasion as the chief...

BNS renamed as National Stadium

Country's premier and historic sports venue Bangabandhu National Stadium renamed as 'National Stadium, Dhaka' on Saturday, reports UNBSecretary of National Sports Council (NSC) M Aminul Islam renamed the country's biggest sports venue issuing a notification on Saturday per approval of the authority concerned.The stadium was constructed in 1954 at the...

Shiffrin misses historic world medal as Rast wins women's slalom

SAALBACH, Austria, Feb 15 (AFP): US star Mikaela Shiffrin finished fifth to miss out on a historic world medal as Switzerland's Camille Rast won the women's slalom in Saalbach on Saturday.Rast, the leader after the first run, held her nerve in the second to clock a winning aggregate time of...

Sinner accepts three-month doping ban

World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said they had reached a settlement on his period of ineligibility, allowing him to return before the French Open in May, reports Reuters.WADA had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport...

Deschamps sees Zidane as a 'natural' candidate to take over as France coach

PARIS, Feb 15 (AP): France coach Didier Deschamps sees Zinedine Zidane as a "natural" candidate to take over when he steps down from the national team.Deschamps announced last month that he will stop after the 2026 World Cup, ending a successful reign which began in 2012 and saw France win...

Arsenal sink Leicester

LEICESTER, United Kingdom, Feb 15 (AFP): Arsenal ignored their injury woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points as Mikel Merino came off the bench to clinch a 2-0 win against Leicester on Saturday.Mikel Arteta's side were in danger of wasting a chance to put...