Abahani's final dream shattered in AFC Cup losing to April 25 SC
The dream of six-time BPL champions Dhaka Abahani Limited to qualify for the inter-zonal final of the AFC Cup Football got shattered as they conceded 0-2 goals defeat against April 25 Sporting Club (4.25) of North Korea in their away match of the inter-zonal semifinals at the Kim-ll-Sung Stadium in...
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Fitness key to playing longer: Farhad Reza
Bangladesh all-rounder Farhad Reza on Wednesday said the good quality of fitness is the key to playing longer in professional cricket, reports UNB.He is currently busy with the fitness and conditioning camp of the Bangladesh national cricket team. The Tigers are all set to start their new home season with...
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Stokes the 'Special One' for England cricket: Botham
LONDON, Aug 28 (AFP): The accolades keep coming for Ben Stokes after his astonishing match-winning innings in the third Ashes Test against Australia with icon Ian Botham anointing him English cricket's 'Special One'.Until Stokes lit up Headingley on Sunday with his series-saving 135, Botham's titanic 149 not out in the...
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Trust Bank 15th Summer Athletics from tomorrow
The Trust Bank 15th National Summer Athletics Competition- 2019, a trial and selection meet for the ensuing South Asian Games, begins at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city tomorrow (Friday), reports UNB.Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation AJM Nasiruddin will inaugurate the two-day meet tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, organised by Bangladesh...
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SL Emerging team trailing by 259 runs against Bangladesh
Touring Sri Lanka Emerging team were trailing by 259 runs against Bangladesh Emerging team on the 2nd day of the four-day first unofficial Test at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Wednesday, reports UNB.Replying to Bangladesh's amassed 360 runs in the first innings, Sri Lanka scored 101 runs for...
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Historic club Bury expelled from English Football League
LONDON, Aug 28 (AFP): Historic football club Bury on Tuesday became the first team to be expelled from the English Football League in over two decades.The two-time FA Cup winners, who only a few months ago were celebrating promotion to the third tier, lost all hope of salvation when a...
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Aussie star Smith dismisses Archer threat
LONDON, Aug 28 (AFP): Australia's star batsman Steve Smith will return to action on Thursday after missing the third Ashes Test because of concussion and laughed off the claim England pace bowler Jofra Archer was his nemesis.Smith, who has been cleared to play in the tour match with county side...
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Kyrgios cruises to early morning US Open triumph
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (AFP): Australia's Nick Kyrgios became the last player to reach the second round of the US Open by defeating American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 early Wednesday morning.Kyrgios, seeded 28th, fired 24 aces to four for Johnson and made eight double faults, twice Johnson's total."To...
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Rooney gets extra ban
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (AFP): Wayne Rooney was handed an additional one-game ban on Tuesday following his sending off for DC United against the New York Red Bulls on August 21, Major League Soccer confirmed.Rooney was given a red card for violent conduct after striking Red Bulls midfielder Cristian Casseres with...
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Gbamin set to miss two months with thigh injury
LONDON, Aug 28 (AFP): Ivory Coast international Jean-Philippe Gbamin is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks his Premier League club Everton revealed on Tuesday.The 23-year-old midfielder-signed from Bundesliga outfit Mainz for a reported £25 million ($31million) in the close season-has a right thigh injury which prevented him from playing...
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Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi (L) of China's Guangzhou Evergrande kicks the ball past Ryohei Shirasaki of Japan's Kashima Antlers during their AFC Champions League quarter-final football match at Guangzhou in China on Wednesday — AFP
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