BD win first-ever compound gold in Asia Cup Archery
Bangladesh won first-ever gold medal in men's compound team event of Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament Stage-1 by beating Vietnam 231-225 in final held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, reports BSS.Bangladesh team, comprising Himu Bacchar, Aishwarzo Rahman and Newaz Ahmed Rakib, won the first set by 57-55 and never looked back...
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Bolivia and Jamaica close in on World Cup after playoff wins
MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP): Bolivia and Jamaica moved to within one win of returning to the World Cup after decades-long absences on Thursday after securing opening victories in FIFA's intercontinental playoff tournament in Mexico.Bolivia, chasing their first World Cup appearance since the 1994 finals in the United States, came from behind...
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Bangladesh face India tomorrow
Bangladesh face strong India in their ultimate group B match to decide the group champions in the SAFF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held at National Football Stadium in capital Malé, Maldives today (Saturday).The match kicks off at 4:45 pm BST, reports BSS.Bangladesh have confirmed their last four spot of...
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No fans, no fireworks as Pakistan T20 league begins with a hush
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 27 (AFP): The Pakistan Super League got under way with a win for Lahore Qalandars against Hyderabad Kingsmen but without the usual razzmatazz accompanying cricket's shortest format -- or fans.Organisers of the T20 tournament last weekend said that matches would be played without spectators, and at just...
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Sabalenka, Sinner keep 'Sunshine Double' in sight with Miami Open wins
MIAMI, March 27 (AFP): World number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka subdued second-ranked rival Elena Rybakina 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to book a Miami Open title clash with American Coco Gauff.Sabalenka, who fell to Rybakina in the Australian Open final before turning the tables on the Kazakh in the...
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Parents sacrificed all for 15-year-old India prodigy Suryavanshi
MOTIPUR, India, March 27 (AFP): Vaibhav Suryavanshi's parents told AFP how they made a practice pitch in their village in India's poorest state to spark the teenage cricket prodigy's stunning rise -- and now his younger brother hones his skills on it.Suryavanshi was the talk of world cricket after making...
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New Zealand, Australia say Olympic gender rules bring 'clarity'
WELLINGTON, March 27 (AFP): New Zealand's Olympic Committee said Friday that an IOC ruling that only "biological females" will be allowed to compete in women's events would bring greater "clarity" and "fairness" to future Games.New Zealand famously fielded transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in a...
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