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Mashrafe returns home, to stay for three days

Bangladesh One Day International (ODI) captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and three other cricketers Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali and Naeem Hasan returned home on Saturday after clinching the trophy of a multi-nation tournament for the first time beating West Indies in the Tri-Nation Series in Ireland, reports UNB .A flight of...

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We just wanted to win at any cost, says Farhad

Bangladesh national cricket team wanted to win the final of the just-concluded tri-nation series in Ireland at any cost, said all-rounder Farhad Reza upon his return to Dhaka after the triumph, reports UNB.Farhad had got the chance in the squad of Ireland tri-series but failed to impress the team management...

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19-day Eid vacation for women booters

Bangladesh women booters started leaving Dhaka on Sunday for their respective village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones, reports UNB.Head coach of Bangladesh women football team Golam Rabbani Choton on Sunday said the women footballers, who were attending a resident camp, will enjoy a 19-day vacation...

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Uttar Baridhara, Farashganj win

Uttar Baridhara Club and Farashganj Sporting Club won their respective matches in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Sunday, reports UNB.Farashganj SC beat Victoria SC by 1-0 goal in the day's first match scored by Mithun in...

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Pliskova wins Italian Open

ROME, May 19 (AFP): Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova swept past Britain's Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Italian Open on Sunday.Pliskova, the 2017 French Open semi-finalist, clinched her 13th career title, in the final major warm-up tournament on clay before Roland Garros starts on May 26.A break...

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Manchester City complete sweep of English trophies with FA Cup win

LONDON, May 19 (AP): Manchester City swept aside Watford to complete the first clean sweep of English men's football trophies.The fourth piece of silverware of the season was sealed by four different scorers in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus netted twice...

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Qatar officials say 48-team WC won't be 'imposed'

DOHA, May 19 (AFP): The organisers of the 2022 Qatar World Cup said on Saturday that "there will be no decision imposed" on the country to extend the tournament to 48 teams.Anticipation is mounting ahead of the final decision, due to be announced in Paris at the beginning of June,...

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UEFA unveils 'fans first' Euro 2020 ticket policy

BUDAPEST, May 19 (AFP): A 'fans first' policy at next year's Euro 2020 football tournament will make more affordable tickets available than at previous editions, a UEFA official said Sunday."A record three million tickets will be available to fans," Philippe Margraff, head of UEFA's revenue operations, told a press conference...

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Benfica seal 37th Portuguese title

LISBON, May 19 (AFP): Benfica sealed their 37th Portuguese league title on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Santa Clara in the euphoric Stadium of Light.Benfica struggled until Bruno Lage took over as manager in January and though their form improved they were still third at the start of February."Until...

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