Bangladesh thru to SAFF U-15 Women's Championship final
Akhi Khatun's two goals helped Bangladesh cruise into the final of the four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women's Championship with one match to spare after a 3-0 goals win against Bhutan in their second group stage match at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on...
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Ansar off to flying start crushing Meherpur 37-0
Bangladesh Ansar got off to a flying start in the Exim Bank 28th National Women's Handball Championship crushing Meherpur District by 37-0 goals after dominating the first half by 20-0 at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.Youth and Sports Secretary...
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Lionel Messi wins Pichichi, Alfredo Di Stefano awards
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has added even more trophies to his massive collection after receiving two awards from Spanish sports newspaper Marca on Monday, reports http://www.dailymail.co.uk.The Argentine, following the Catalan giants' 4-0 victory over Deportivo on Sunday, was pictured celebrating with the Pichichi award and the Alfredo Di Stefano award...
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6th round of Nat’l Cricket League begins today
The 6th round of the four-day two-tier Walton 1oT Smart Fridge 19th National Cricket League begins today (Wednesday) at four separate venues across the country, reports UNB.In Tier-1 matches, League leader Khulna Division will play their main contenders Dhaka Division at BKSP ground in Savar while lowly Barisal Division will...
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India thrash Nepal 10-0
NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (IANS): India Under-15 women's team scored five goals in each half to thrash Nepal 10-0 in a one-sided group encounter of the SAFF Women's Championship at Dhaka on Tuesday.Hat-tricks by Priyanka Devi and Sunita Munda was complimented by a brace from Lynda Kom, with goals from...
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Dhaka Abahani beat Arambagh
Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Limited maintained their winning run in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Arambagh KS by a solitary goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.Sunday Chizoba scored the match winning goal for the popular sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit...
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Sigurdsson's stunning goal helps sink Swansea
LIVERPOOL, Dec 19 (AFP): Gylfi Sigurdsson's stunning goal against his former club maintained Everton's unbeaten record under Sam Allardyce with a 3-1 win on Monday that left Swansea rooted to the foot of the Premier League.The 28-year-old Icelandic international left Swansea for a record £45 million ($60 million) in the...
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Smith closes in on Bradman's feat in ICC Test rankings
DUBAI, Dec 19 (Agencies): A day after guiding Australia to regain the Ashes urn, skipper Steve Smith consolidated his stay atop the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings as he inched closer to batting great Don Bradman's highest-ever rankings points.Smith's match-winning 239 in the third Test against England at the...
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Villiers, Steyn in SA squad for day-night Test against Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 19 (AFP): AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn were on Tuesday named in a 14-man squad for South Africa's one-off day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting in Port Elizabeth on December 26.Batsman De Villiers has not played Test cricket since January 2016 while fast bowler Steyn suffered a fractured...
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India eye another triumph in T20s against SL today
CUTTACK, Dec 19 (PTI): The bench strength is expected to be tested but India are unlikely to lower the intensity when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match Twenty20 series starting here on Wednesday, aiming to extend their dominance in the shortest format as well.The Test series in pocket,...
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