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Mahmudullah starts gearing up with batting, bowling

Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad started gearing up after the Eid vacation as he batted for an hour and bowled five overs at the academy ground in Mirpur on Sunday, reports UNB. Mahmudullah had been suffering from several injuries. But as per the latest update, he felt no pain while batting,...

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Booter Sabina becomes Youth Ambassador of Suchana

Captain of the Bangladesh national women's football team Sabina Khatun became the first Bangladesh woman footballer to be named as Youth Ambassador of Suchana Programme in Bangladesh for one year, reports UNB.The 25-year-old Bangladeshi forward will work for the Suchana Programme, now running in 157 unions of 20 upazilas of...

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Indian women's hockey team in city to play friendly matches

A 20-member Sports Authority of India's (SAI) National Women's Hockey Academy team arrived in Dhaka on Monday to play six friendly matches against Bangladesh Women's Hockey team beginning today (Tuesday) at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in the city, reports UNB.Bangladesh Women's Hockey team will play a six-match series ahead...

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Bangladesh archers start campaign today

Bangladesh Archers will start their World Archery Youth Championship-2019 campaign today (Tuesday) at the Zona Sur University Sports Complex in Madrid of Spain, reports UNB.On the day, Archers Hakim Ahmed Rubel, Tamimul Islam and Md Shakib Mollah will compete in the qualification round of Recurve junior boys while Mehnaz Akter...

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Archer double, Stokes ton put England on top in Ashes Test

LONDON, Aug 19 (AFP): Jofra Archer took two wickets and struck Test cricket's first concussion substitute, Marnus Labuschagne on the grille of his helmet as England pushed for an unlikely series-levelling victory in the second Ashes clash at Lord's on Sunday.Australia were 46-2 in their second innings at tea on...

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Medvedev wins Cincinnati title

CINCINNATI, Aug 18 (AFP): Daniil Medvedev, coming off back-to-back ATP finals defeats, held off David Goffin 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 Sunday to win the ATP Cincinnati Masters.The ninth-seeded Russian finished with an ace after saving break points in the final game, lifting a first Masters 1000 trophy after settling for runner-up...

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Still missing Neymar, PSG lose 2-1 at Rennes in French League

PARIS, Aug 19 (AP): Still missing Brazil forward Neymar, defending champion Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-1 at Rennes in the French League on Sunday.PSG, which beat Nimes 3-0 last weekend in the first round, went ahead in the 36th minute when Edison Cavani took advantage of a poor back pass by...

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England unchanged for third Ashes Test

LONDON, Aug 19 (AFP): England named an unchanged squad on Monday for this week's third Test against Australia at Headingley.The injured James Anderson, England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, will continue his bid to return later in the series by playing in a county 2nd XI match starting Tuesday.England's selectors kept...

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