Newcomers Bashundhara Kings clinched their maiden title by beating Sheikh Russell KC, report agencies.In the final match of the Walton Independence Cup Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Wednesday, the winners edged the 2012-13 champions 2-1.Earlier, Bashundhara Kings played 1-1 with former triple-crown winner Sheikh Russell...
Read moreMELBOURNE, Dec 26 (AFP): Powerhouse Indian pair Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli built on an impressive 76 from debutant Mayank Agarwal to pile pain on Australia in the crunch third Test Wednesday.On a docile, batsman-friendly Melbourne Cricket Ground wicket, India ground their way to 215 for two at stumps on...
Read moreCHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Dec 26 (AFP): Suranga Lakmal and Tim Southee vied for early honours as 14 wickets fell to leave the deciding second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka evenly poised on day one in Christchurch on Wednesday.After Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl, Lakmal...
Read moreMELBOURNE, Dec 26 (Reuters): Former Australia opening batsman Cameron Bancroft has broken his silence on the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, casting David Warner as the instigator and himself as an impressionable rookie that just wanted to "fit in" to the team.Bancroft, who was suspended for nine months for his...
Read moreMILAN, Dec 26 (AFP): AC Milan's push for a top-four finish in Serie A took a hit on Wednesday as Gennaro Gattuso's side were held to an uneventful 0-0 draw at struggling Frosinone.The seven-time European champions remain in fifth, behind fourth-placed Lazio on goal difference in the race for Champions...
Read moreRIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 26 (Xinhua): Barcelona midfielder Arthur Melo has expressed hope that Brazil teammate Neymar will return to the Catalan club, less than 18 months after his world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.Neymar has scored 44 goals in 49 matches for the French side but there has been speculation...
Read moreCENTURION, South Africa, Dec 26 (AFP): Dale Steyn became South Africa's all-time leading Test wicket-taker when Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman became his 422nd victim on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park at Wednesday.Zaman's dismissal brought to an end more than three years of frustration during which the...
Read moreMELBOURNE, Dec 26 (IANS): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Wednesday.To mark the occasion, Ponting received his commemorative cap from compatriot ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Glenn McGrath during the tea break on the opening day of the third Test...
Read moreMADRID, Dec 26 (IANS): Real Madrid heads the rankings of the UEFA club coefficients at the end of 2018, while Spain's La Liga led the UEFA association club standings by football's governing body.The Spanish club, winner of the last three UEFA Champions League editions, surpassed second-placed Bayern Munich and third-placed...
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