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Wari, Bangladesh SC post win in premier hockey

Wari Club registered a 5-2 victory against Azad Sporting Club in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday, reports UNB.Billal Hossain scored two penalty corner goals in the 44th and 53rd minutes.Nepuni Nitish fired the net first with a penalty corner...

Harry Kane to captain England, Icardi out of Argentina team

LONDON, May 22 (AFP): Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be England's captain at the World Cup in Russia, the Football Association announced on Tuesday.Manager Gareth Southgate has shared the leadership role around since taking over as manager in 2016 but has now settled on Kane for the tournament, which begins...

Kirsten meets Salahuddin as part of audit

Gary Kirsten, as part of his internal audit of the Bangladesh team, met coach Mohammad Salahuddin on Tuesday morning in the city, reports ESPNcricinfo.Salahuddin is a former Bangladesh assistant coach with much domestic success, including a BPL title with underdogs Comilla Victorians in 2015.The meeting was significant as it suggests...

Shamima jumps from 67 to 60 spots in T20 batswomen rankings

Bangladesh Women's cricket team wicketkeeper Shamima Sultana made a significant move of 60 spots in the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings, reports UNB.The ranking is updated on May 20. Shamima got the 81st spot to join with India's Deepti Sharma, though Bangladesh suffered 0-3 sweep in T20 on their tour...

Zia finishes 13th in 3rd Kolkata Int'l Open GM Chess

Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman finished 13th in the 3rd Kolkata International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament, reports UNB.The tournament ended in Kolkata of West Bengal in India on Tuesday. Zia tied for the 7th to 18th places by earning 6.5 points from nine games after the final round and finally was placed...

Sri Lanka hikes wages for cricketers by 34 per cent

COLOMBO, May 22 (AFP): Sri Lanka's cricket board increased on Tuesday wages for national players by more than a third after making record profits in 2017.A total of 33 players under contract to Sri Lanka Cricket will also see match fees increase substantially despite dismal results on the field last...

Supernovas beat Trailblazers in last-ball thriller

MUMBAI, May 22 (Hindustan Times): The Supernovas registered a nervous three-wicket victory over The Trailblazers in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 Women's Exhibition match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.The contest that featured some of the biggest names in women's cricket such as Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami,...

Serena won't be seeded at French Open this year

PARIS, May 22 (Agencies): Former world number one Serena Williams will not be seeded at this year's French Open, according to the organisers of the May 27-June 10 claycourt grand slam.Williams, a three-times champion at Roland Garros, discovered she was pregnant after winning the 2017 Australian Open and following her...