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Shinepukur beat Rupganj in DPDCL T20 opener

Shinepukur Cricket Club on Monday beat Legends of Rupganj by five wickets in the inaugural match of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) T20 at Fatullah's Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, reports UNB. All-rounder Shuvagata Hom struck 32 off 10 deliveries with two fours and three sixes to help Shinepukur...

Taskin happy with his recovery

The national team pace-bowler Taskin Ahmed is happy with the progress of his recovery from injury, reports UNB.The right-arm pacer had twisted his right ankle during the last outing of his team Sylhet Sixers in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on February 1. Since then, he has been...

New Zealand rise to No. 2 in Test rankings for first time

Sri Lanka's stunning 2-0 Test series win in South Africa might not have helped them move up in the ICC Test rankings - though they have earned four useful points - but it led to South Africa slipping to No. 3 and New Zealand, for the first time, going up...

Australia edge out India in 1st T20

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Feb 25 (AFP): Glenn Maxwell hit a crucial half-century as Australia edged out India by three wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish at the first Twenty20 international on Sunday.Pat Cummins hit a four and took two runs to complete a nervous 127-run chase after his fellow paceman Nathan...

Tsitsipas clinches Open 13 title beating Mikhail Kukushkin

MARSEILLE, Feb 25 (AP): Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched his first title of the year and second of his career after beating 50th-ranked Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5, 7-6 (5) in the Open 13 final on Sunday.The 20-year-old Greek had 14 aces and won 84 percent of his first-serve points against the 31-year-old...

With 2 penalty kicks, Real Madrid edge Levante 2-1

VALENCIA, Feb 25 (AP): Real Madrid needed two penalty kicks - one awarded by video review - to beat Levante 2-1 on Sunday and stay within nine points of leader Barcelona ahead of their Spanish league "clasico" at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale scored from the penalty spot...

Kvitova up to third in WTA rankings

PARIS, Feb 25 (AFP): Petra Kvitova moved back into the top three of the WTA rankings on Monday after reaching the final of the Dubai Championships, while Naomi Osaka retained the world number one spot.Czech Kvitova, who was ranked second after last month's Australian Open final defeat by Osaka, reached...

Man City beat Chelsea in cup final

LONDON, Feb 25 (AP): As Manchester City celebrated defending the League Cup, Chelsea was trying to clean up the fallout from a player mutiny on the Wembley field.In the two hours it took for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to explain why he refused to accept being substituted as Sunday's game...