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BPL 5th edition kicks off today

The 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) in Sylhet today (Saturday), reports UNB.Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites will take on Surma Sixers Sylhet in the opener at 2pm. A total of seven teams will play in the 39-day tournament. The...

West Indies win series, Zimbabwe secure first draw in Test since 2005

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 3 (AFP): An obstinate stand of 91 between Regis Chakabva and Graeme Cremer secured Zimbabwe's first draw in Test cricket since 2005, leaving the West Indies to settle for a 1-0 series victory.The West Indies were on course to win the second Test on the final day...

Goerges sends Mladenovic out of top 10 at WTA Trophy

ZHUHAI, China, Nov 3 (AFP): Julia Goerges beat top seed Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the WTA Elite Trophy semi-finals and send the Frenchwoman tumbling out of the world top 10 on Friday.The number seven seed joins American CoCo Vandeweghe, Australia's Ashleigh Barty, and Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia...

Arsenal through, Everton out, Evra red-carded for karate kick

PARIS, Nov 3 (AFP): Arsenal reached the Europa League last 32 on Thursday as Everton crashed out and Patrice Evra was red-carded for a karate kick at one of his own Marseille fans -- before the match had even started.Arsene Wenger's Arsenal fought out a drab 0-0 draw with Red...

Mourinho appears before court in Spain over charges of $3.8m tax fraud

MADRID, Nov 3 (AFP): Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was grilled by a judge in Spain on Friday over accusations of a 3.3 million euro ($3.8 million) tax fraud during his time in charge of Real Madrid in 2011 and 2012.The 54-year-old did not speak to reporters as he arrived...

Messi donates £65,000 won in defamation case to charity

Barcelona star Lionel Messi donated to charity around £65,000 that he won in a newspaper defamation case. The Argentinian donated the amount he had promised to Doctors Without Borders also known as Medecins Sans Frontierers, reports http://indianexpress.com.Argentinian newspaper La Razon journalist Alfonoso Ussia criticised Messi and went a step further...

Djokovic to drop out of world's top 10 after a decade

PARIS, Nov 3 (AFP): Serbia's Novak Djokovic will drop out of the top 10 of the ATP world rankings for the first time in more than a decade next week.The 12-time Grand Slam champion has not played since Wimbledon in July after ending his season early due to an elbow...

India face NZ in 2nd T20 today

RAJKOT, Nov 3 (PTI): India are poised for their third T20 International series triumph in five years but would be wary of a strong fightback from the usually plucky New Zealand when the two sides clash in the second game of the three-match series here on Saturday.The comprehensive 53-run victory...

Pakistan's postal service issues stamps celebrating CT victory

MUMBAI, Nov 3 (Hindustan Times): The postal service of Pakistan has issued stamps in honour of their national cricket team's victory at the ICC Champions Trophy in June and has made them available across the country.Priced at Rs.5 and Rs.10, there are two sets of pictures on the stamps. While...