Bangladesh Hokey team achieved their initial target of finishing 6th in the 12-team 18th Asian Games Men's Hockey beating Thailand by 3-1 goals in their 4th Pool B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey field in Jakarta on Sunday, reports UNB.After the 3rd win in their four matches,...
Read moreJAKARTA, Aug 26 (AFP): Malaysian squash legend Nicol David celebrated her 35th birthday in style on Sunday as she won a record-extending fifth gold medal at the Asian Games.The former long-time world number one grittily came from behind in the fifth set to beat 19-year-old compatriot Sivasangari Subramaniam 11-13, 11-9,...
Read moreJAKARTA, Aug 26 (AFP): The 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships will be held in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, a signal that the secretive country may be coming in from the sporting cold.At the Asian Games weightlifting in Jakarta, which North Korea have dominated winning seven golds, the...
Read moreJAKARTA, Aug 26 (AFP): Badminton world champion Kento Momota crashed out of the Asian Games against Indonesia's Anthony Ginting as the home favourite raised the roof at the Jakarta arena on Saturday.Ginting, 21, beat the Japanese world number four 21-18, 21-18, afterwards collapsing on the court in disbelief before shaking...
Read morePARIS, Aug 26 (AFP): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan bowled the most economical spell in Twenty20 history on Saturday, only conceding a run from his final ball.The giant 7ft 1in (2.16m) left-armer, playing for Barbados Tridents against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League, also took the...
Read moreBARCELONA, Aug 26 (AP): World Cup winners Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele scored second-half goals to give Atletico Madrid and Barcelona 1-0 victories over promoted teams on Saturday.Dembele rifled in a headed pass from Sergi Roberto in the 57th minute to help defending champion Barcelona triumph at Valladolid and secure...
Read moreWINSTON-SALEM, United States, Aug 26 (AFP): Danill Medvedev became the first Russian champion in Winston-Salem tournament history on Saturday, beating American Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 for his second career ATP title.Medvedev won all 12 sets he played this week as he held serve in the semi-finals and the championship match...
Read moreMILAN, Aug 26 (AFP): Carlo Ancelotti gave former protege Gennaro Gattuso a lesson in football as Napoli came from two goals down to beat AC Milan 3-2 in Serie A on Saturday.Ancelotti-who took over as coach of the Italian league runners-up this summer-was in charge of his first home game...
Read moreCOLOMBO, Aug 26 (AFP): Sri Lanka cricket authorities Sunday rejected claims of discrimination against England fans in the pricing of tickets for an upcoming tour, saying both foreign and local supporters would be charged the same.England will play five one-day internationals, a one-off Twenty20 match and three Tests between October...
Read morePARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (C) is congratulated by his teammates forwards Kylian Mbappe (L) and Edinson Cavani (R) after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between PSG and Angers (SCO) at the Parc des Princes here on Saturday — AFP
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