All-rounder Nasir Hossain hit a magnificent unbeaten double hundred as Rangpur Division dominated the third day over Barisal Division in the four-day 19th National Cricket League (NCL) held on Friday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, reports BSS.Rangpur resumed the third day with overnight score of 264. Nasir and...
Read moreBangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) clinched the Exim Bank 28th National Women's Handball title beating Bangladesh Ansar by 32-21 goals in the final at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Friday, reports UNB.This is the 11th national crown and 4th in a row...
Read moreThe NRB Commercial Bank 41st National Athletics Championship, organised by Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF), began at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Friday, reports UNB.President of the Asian Athletics Association General Dahlan Al Hamad, also the Vice President of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), inaugurated the three-day...
Read moreMADRID, Dec 22 (AFP): Real Madrid realistically need to end Barcelona's 24-match unbeaten run to maintain hopes of retaining their La Liga title when Spanish football's two behemoths meet in El Clasico on Saturday.Barca lead fourth-placed Madrid by 11 points at the top of the table, albeit Real do have...
Read moreFive wickets from Dwayne Bravo and Cameron White's unbeaten half-century gave Melbourne Renegades a seven-wicket victory over Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League on Thursday, reports Omnisport.West Indian all-rounder Bravo claimed outstanding figures of 5-28, in the process becoming the first bowler to take 400 Twenty20 wickets as the...
Read moreKARACHI, Dec 22 (PTI): Pakistan is in no mood to give up its right to host the Asia Emerging Nations Cup in April despite strong resistance from the Board of control for cricket in India (BCCI).Besides India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also objected to Pakistan hosting the tournament...
Read moreNew head coach Chandika Hathurusingha conducted his first training session with Sri Lanka's Test cricketers on Thursday and there was appreciation all around for the fresh thinking that he brought in, reports Cricbuzz.A full day's training was held at R. Premadasa Stadium where Sri Lanka Cricket's coaching department is based....
Read moreVirat Kohli continues to remain head and shoulders above other sports personalities in the latest Forbes list where they name the highest earners. India skipper's tally reads Rs 1.007 billion (100.72 crore), putting him in third place in the 100 celebrities list, behind Bollywood actors Salman Khan (Rs 2.328 billion/...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Dec 22 (AFP): Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar resorted on Friday to Facebook to finish his much-anticipated maiden speech as a parliamentarian after his first attempt was thwarted by chaotic scenes in the upper house.The "little master", widely revered as one of the greatest batsmen of all time,...
Read moreTOKYO, Dec 22 (AP): The latest price tag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been trimmed slightly, but is still nearly twice the initial estimate even after a major cost-cutting effort.The organisers said Friday that the event will cost a total 1.35 trillion yen ($11.9 billion). In their release, Tokyo...
Read moreTitas Club, Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Police won their respective matches in the Shahjalal Islami Bank Victory Day Volleyball Tournament at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the city on Friday, reports UNB.In the day's matches, Titas Club beat Bangladesh Air Force by 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18 points, Bangladesh Navy defeated...
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