Chandika Hathurusingha's new-look Sri Lanka will start their campaign in the tri-nation One Day International (ODI) series taking on Zimbabwe today (Wednesday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, reports UNB.The day-night match of the series will kick off at 12:00 noon (Bangladesh time). Zimbabwe beat hosts Sri Lanka...
Read moreChittagong Abahani Limited shared points with newcomers Saif Sports Club as the opening match of the 12-team Walton Independence Cup Football Tournament ended in 1-1 draw at the country's premier sports venue-Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu inaugurated the meet in the...
Read moreMELBOURNE, Jan 16 (AFP): Flawless Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic stamped their mark on the Australian Open on Tuesday with focused former champion Maria Sharapova also successfully negotiating the first round after her drug ban.Defending champion Federer, rated as favourite to win his 20th Grand Slam title, made his entrance...
Read moreGM Ziaur Rahman Zia of SAIF Sporting Club finished runner-up in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament on Tuesday in New Delhi, India, reports BSS. GM Zia earned 8 points out of 10 games to become runner-up in the event where a total 27 Grandmasters participated.In the 10th...
Read moreHAMILTON, Jan 16 (AFP): Big-hitting Colin de Grandhomme blasted New Zealand to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international in Hamilton on Tuesday.De Grandhomme bludgeoned the Pakistan attack with an unbeaten 74 off 40 balls to reinvigorate New Zealand's run chase as the hosts were struggling to...
Read moreMANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 16 (AFP): Manchester United took time off from their pursuit of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez to coast to a comfortable 3-0 victory against Stoke at Old Trafford on Monday.Antonio Valencia and Anthony Martial in the first half, and Romelu Lukaku after the break, were on the...
Read moreCENTURION, Jan 16 (AFP): Indian captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee following an altercation with the umpires during the third day of the second Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Monday.The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the sanction, imposed by match...
Read moreABU DHABI, Jan 16 (AFP): Rory McIlroy expressed confidence Tuesday that he would soon rediscover his winning touch ahead of his return to competitive golf following 100 days of forced absence and off-season break in this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.McIlroy, a four-time major champion and a former world...
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