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Nat’l Athletics Championship now in January

The National Athletics Championship' 2020 has been shifted to January next year due to Covid-19 pandemic, reports UNB.The decision was taken at an executive committee meeting of Bangladesh Athletics Federation held on Friday with its President ASM Ali Kabir in the chair.As per preliminary decision, the 44th National Athletics2020 will...

Prize distribution ceremony of Sheikh Hasina Int'l Chess held

Prizes of the Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Online Chess Tournament' 2020 were handed over at a function at the La Meridian Hotel in the capital on Sunday, reports UNB.State Minister for Youth & Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell, MP, distributed the prizes among winners as the chief guest.President of Asian Chess...

BCB breaks bio-secure bubble of cricketers, citing mental health

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) broke out of the bio-secure bubble which was created for the cricketers to keep them safe from the deadly Covid-19 ahead of the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, reports UNB.The bubble was created on September 20, and a residential training camp kicked off on...

Australian women beat New Zealand to claim T20 series

BRISBANE, Sept 27 (IANS): Australia women came out with yet another incredible performance, both with bat and ball, as they defeated New Zealand by eight wickets in the second T20I on Sunday, thereby securing the three-match series.Australia first bundled New Zealand for 128 in 19.2 overs, with the innings punctuated...

French Open gets off to chilly start

PARIS, Sept 27 (Reuters): Gone are the queues of spectators and gone is the sun as the French Open kicked off in underwhelming fashion on Sunday with persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.On the grounds, alleys were almost deserted as little groups of fans...

Healy breaks Dhoni's T20 record

BRISBANE, Sept 27 (ANI): Australia's wicket-keeper batswoman Alyssa Healy broke on Sunday MS Dhoni's record of having most dismissals as a wicket-keeper in the shortest format of the game.She achieved the feat against New Zealand in the second T20 of the three-match series at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.Healy...

Penalty awards help Everton, Man Utd, Chelsea fight back

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters): Early leaders Everton maintained their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace, while a penalty in the 10th minute of stoppage time gave Manchester United a 3-2 win at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.Chelsea fought back from 3-0 down...

Real Madrid beat Betis as VAR takes centre stage

SEVILLE, Spain, Sept 27 (Reuters): Real Madrid edged Real Betis 3-2 in an eventful game for their first win of the Liga season on Saturday, thanks to a late Sergio Ramos penalty that was furiously protested by the hosts.Madrid captain Ramos again showed nerves of steel to chip the ball...