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Liton Das hopes to add consistency to his ODI game

Bangladesh batsman Liton Das said his maiden one-day international (ODI) hundred against India at the just-concluded Asia Cup has relieved lot of pressure and self doubt, reports Cricbuzz. Liton, widely considered one of the most talented Bangladesh batsman, has generally fallen well short of his potential on the international circuit...

Zimbabwe Cricket team arrive in city

Zimbabwe Cricket team arrived in the capital on Tuesday on a month long tour to Bangladesh to play a three-match ODI and two-match Test series against the Tigers in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet, reports UNB.Long serving experienced batsman Hamilton Masakadza, who retained captaincy in all formats against South Africa, will...

Panchagarh finish 3rd beating Thakurgaon

Panchagarh District finished 3rd in the 5th Walton National Youth Women's Handball Championship beating Thakurgaon District by 15-2 goals in a place-deciding match, reports UNB.The match was held at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Tuesday.The winners led the first half by...

England win in Spain for first time in 31 yrs

England won in Spain for the first time in 31 years as they recorded a memorable UEFA Nations League victory in Seville on Monday, reports BBC Sport.Gareth Southgate's side were 3-0 up at half-time. Raheem Sterling ended his three-year, 27-game barren sequence with a thunderous early opener, before scoring his...

Australia 20-2 in reply to Pakistan's 282 in 2nd Test

ABU DHABI, Oct 16 (AFP): Australia, in reply to Pakistan's 282 all out, were 20-2 at close on the first day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.Aaron Finch was unbeaten on 13 while nightwatchman Peter Siddle was dismissed off the last ball of the day for four....

Bolt offered contract with Malta football club: Reports

SYDNEY, Oct 16 (AFP): Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract in Malta, reports said Tuesday, with the club saying it wanted to "write history" with the signing.Bolt, 32, has been on trial with A-League club the Central...

World Cup added $14b to Russian economy, say organisers

DOHA, Oct 16 (Agencies): The 2018 World Cup added more than $14 billion to the Russian economy, more than one percent of the country's gross domestic product, tournament organisers said in Doha on Tuesday.The figure was revealed in a report on the economic, social and environmental impact of the tournament...