League leaders MSC taste first defeat
League leaders Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) tasted their first defeat in their 9th match of the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), losing to lowly Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool by 0-1 goal at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday, reports UNB.Despite the day's maiden and shocking defeat, the traditional...
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Navy chief inaugurates AKS Cup golf meet
The 10th Shah Cement-AKS Cup Golf Tournament 2025 has began at Kurmitola Golf Club on Friday, reports BSS.Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan formally opened the three-day tournament.About 650 golfers from local and foreign countries are taking part in the tournament.The Commandant of the National Defence College and...
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BAF celebrates Festival of Youth in Natore
With the aim of building a new Bangladesh, Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) has been conducting various activities across the country on occasion of Festival of Youth under the slogan of "Let's change the country, change the world", reports BSS.As part of the continuation after Nilphamari, Faridpur and Gazipur district, the...
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Gaibandha Nat'l Gold Cup ends
GAIBANDHA, Jan 24 (BSS): Final matches of National Gold Cup Tournament for the boys U-17 and Girls U-17 were held here on Thursday amid much enthusiasm.The final match for the Boys U-17 was held on the ground of Islamia High School in the afternoon.In the match, Sadar Upazila team defeated...
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Nat’l School Cricket begins in Nilphamari
NILPHAMARI, Jan 24 (BSS): Prime Bank National School Cricket tournament, on occasion of Festival of Youth, has begun at Nilphamari High School ground on Friday.Nilphamari Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Nayruzzaman inaugurated the meet as the chief guest.Speaking as the chief guest, DC said sports is not only a means of...
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Youth marathon competition held in Chandpur
CHANDPUR, Jan 24 (BSS): Youth marathon competition was held in Shahorasti of Chandpur with the participation of more than 500 men and women contestants on occasion of Festival of Youth.Upazila executive officer Yasser Arafat inaugurated the competition at the upazila complex field on Friday.Around five hundred contestants out of six...
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Peers, Gadecki win Australian Open mixed doubles
MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (AFP): Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki were crowned Australian Open mixed doubles champions on Friday, outlasting fellow Australians Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith.Peers and Gadecki came through 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 in the first all-Australian final at the opening Grand Slam of the year since 1967.It was...
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Fernandes hands Man Utd dramatic victory over Rangers
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 24 (AFP): Manchester United closed in on a direct passage to the Europa League last 16 thanks to Bruno Fernandes' late winner to beat Rangers 2-1 on Thursday. The Red Devils looked set to suffer more disappointment at Old Trafford when Cyriel Dessers levelled for an...
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Belgium names Garcia new nat'l football coach
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan 24 (AFP): Belgium's football federation on Friday announced Frenchman Rudi Garcia as the new national team coach, after the sacking of Domenico Tedesco.The federation said they would formally introduce the 60-year-old former Napoli, Lyon and Roma boss to the press at an event later in the day.Garcia,...
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Griffith appointed Cricket Australia national fast bowling coach
Cricket Australia (CA) has appointed Adam Griffith, a highly experienced coach and former Tasmania fast bowler, as the new national pace bowling coach in a role that has been recreated to help develop Australia's next generation of fast bowlers, reports espncricinfo.com.The role was first advertised back in October as an...
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Former AC Milan coach fined for ref rant
ROME, Jan 24 (AFP): Former AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca was fined 10,000 euros ($10,466) by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on Thursday for a post-match rant against the referee last year."During interviews after the match against Atalanta, the former AC Milan coach expressed judgements detrimental to the reputation of...
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India's Mohammed Shami (R) and Arshdeep Singh take part in a practice session
India's Mohammed Shami (R) and Arshdeep Singh take part in a practice session at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, on the eve of the second Twenty20 international cricket match between India and England. — AFP
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