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Mushfiq moves up five places in ICC ODI rankings

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim has gained five places in the ICC ODI rankings after the latest ranking updates were carried out on Friday, reports BSS.The Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiq, who is going through a lean period captaining the team in the recently concluded Test-series against South Africa, however, played two good...

Ctg Club A & J national snooker championship ends

CHITTAGONG, Oct 20: National Billiard Academy became champions of the National Snooker Team Championship 2017 beating Comilla City Club 3-2 frame. The final event of the Chittagong Club 2nd A & J National Snooker Championship was held at the Chittagong Club on Tuesday night.The prize giving ceremony was held on...

Bangladesh beat China 4-3 in penalty shootout

Hosts Bangladesh achieved the target of reaching at least 6th slot in the ongoing eight-nation Hero 10th Men's Asia Cup Hockey upsetting upper-ranked China by 4-3 goals in penalty shootout in a place-deciding match at the flood-lit Maulana Bhashani National Stadium on Thursday night, reports UNB.This is the first victory...

2nd Div Chess League begins tomorrow

The WALTON Second Division Chess League will begin tomorrow (Sunday) at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room at 3 pm, reports BSS.Sponsored by WALTON Group and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, the event will be held in seven round Swiss League system.Top two teams of the final rankings will qualify...

Bangladesh A take on Ireland A today

Bangladesh A team take on visiting Ireland A team in the third one-dayer of the five-match series scheduled to be held today (Saturday) at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar, reports BSS.The match kicks off at 9.30 am.Earlier, Bangladesh took 1-0 lead in the series as they recorded...

Blatter accepts Putin's invitation to join WC 2018

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has accepted an invitation from Russia leader Vladimir Putin to attend next year's World Cup, reports BBC.Blatter's 17-year spell in charge of world football's governing body ended amid a corruption scandal in 2015.Fifa subsequently banned Blatter from the sport for eight years, a term later...

National age group swimming begins tomorrow

The Saif Power Battery 32nd National Age Group Swimming and Diving competition (boys and girls) will begin tomorrow (Sunday) at Syed Nazrul Islam Swimming Complex at Mirpur, reports BSS.A total of 789 boys and girls from 71 teams, including one divisional sports association, 23 district sports associations, 45 swimming clubs,...

School Handball begins

The Atom Gum U-12 School Handball competition (boys & girls) began at Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city on Friday, reports BSS.On the first day of the boys' section matches, Sunnydale beat Motijheel Model School and College (MMSC) by 7-4 goals, and Scholastica defeated South Bridge School...

England plot revenge in women's Ashes

England's women will hope to build on the success of their World Cup triumph and wrest back the Ashes from an Australian side shorn of talismanic captain Meg Lanning, reports Reuters.The all-formats tournament kicks off with a one-day international in Brisbane on Sunday and promises to be more than a...

Seekkuge Prasanna of Sri Lanka bats during the third one day international cricket match

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates : Seekkuge Prasanna of Sri Lanka bats during the third one day international (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Friday. — AFP