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Bangabandhu Gold Cup Int’l Football begins in Sylhet today

SYLHET, Sept 30 (UNB): Sylhet is ready to host the 5th version of the six-nation prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament beginning on Monday at 25,000 capacity Sylhet District Stadium, first of its kinds outside the capital.Hosts Bangladesh will play Laos in the opening match at 6:30 pm (local...

Injured Shakib to remain out of action for 3 months

Bangladesh cricket team all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will remain out of the field for around a three-month due to his little finger injury on his left hand, reports UNB.The prolific all-rounder underwent an emergency operation in Dhaka on Thursday (September 27) and left the hospital on Sunday (September 30)."If I...

India crush UAE in ACC U-19 Asia Cup

A magnificent hundred by openers Devdutt Padikkal and Arjun Rawat followed by Siddharth Desai's six-wicket haul saw India second successive victory in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup crushing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 227 runs in their second group A encounter held on Sunday at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan...

WADA ready to intervene in India cricket doping row

LOS ANGELES, Sept 30 (AFP): The World Anti-Doping Agency has warned the International Cricket Council it will intervene if it does not resolve a stand-off between Indian cricket chiefs and the country's drug-testing body.A WADA spokesman confirmed that the ICC had been sent a letter in July urging it to...

Madrid, Atletico draw in derby, Barcelona stay ahead

MADRID, Sept 30 (AP): Barcelona is getting some help from its rivals to stay ahead in the Spanish league despite falling into its worst slump in two years.The defending champion failed to win for the third straight game on Saturday, being held by Athletic Bilbao to 1-1 at home. But...

With leveler at Chelsea, Sturridge shows worth to Liverpool

LONDON, Sept 30 (AP): When Daniel Sturridge sent the ball swerving into the roof of the net, it not only recovered a point for Liverpool at Chelsea. It showed Juergen Klopp just how useful the former Chelsea striker can still be.Since Klopp's arrival in 2015, Sturridge has struggled with injuries...

Turkmenistan enters brave new world of eSports

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, Sept 30 (AFP): Reclusive, gas-rich Turkmenistan is dipping its toe into the world of eSports having got a taste for gaming at a showcase sporting event it held last year.The Central Asian country is in the process of forming a national eSports team that will represent it in...

South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen bats

South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen bats the ball during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Zimbabwe at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Sunday — AFP

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan poses with her medal

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan poses with her medal after her victory over Zhang Beiwen of the US during women's final match at the Korea Victor Open badminton tournament in Seoul on Sunday — AFP

Fernando Verdasco of Spain hitting a return ball

Fernando Verdasco of Spain hitting a return ball during men's singles semifinal match against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan at the ATP Shenzhen Open tennis tournament in Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday — AFP