Dynamites register 2nd consecutive win beating Titans by 105 runs in BPL
Dhaka Dynamites registered their second consecutive win in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), reports UNB.They beat Khulna Titans by 105 runs on Tuesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city.Dhaka posted 192 runs in the first innings, and Khulna lost nine wickets in 87 runs. Ali Khan, the...
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Vice-Chancellor of DU Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurating annual sports competition
Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurating the annual sports competition of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall as the chief guest on the central playground of the university on Tuesday. Provost of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall Professor Dr Sabita Rezwana Rahman, house tutors and students of the hall were...
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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI to sweep series
NELSON, New Zealand, Jan 08 (AFP): Veteran Ross Taylor and rising star Henry Nicholls both smashed centuries as New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 115 runs in the third one-day international in Nelson Tuesday to complete a 3-0 series whitewash.Taylor top-scored with 137, and Nicholls was unbeaten on 124 off...
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Bowlers set up big win for Rangpur
A magnificent bowling display by skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza steered defending champions Rangpur Riders to record an overwhelming nine-wicket victory over Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), reports BSS. The match was held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Tuesday.With this win, Rangpur secured four...
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IPL 2019 set to begin on March 23 in India despite election clash
NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (AFP): The Indian Premier League will be held in India, the cricket board said Tuesday, quelling speculation that the Twenty20 extravaganza could be held elsewhere owing to a clash with a general election.The money-spinning competition that lasts two months would be held from March 23 with...
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Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DAKAR, Jan 08 (AFP): Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between June 15 and July 13, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad Ahmad announced in Dakar on Tuesday.The CAF executive committee preferred Egypt to South Africa as replacements for original hosts Cameroon, who were dropped due...
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Halep, Djokovic top first 2019 tennis rankings
MADRID, Jan 08 (IANS): Romania's Simona Halep led the first Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings of the year, while Naomi Osaka of Japan and Czech Karolina Pliskova were among the climbers in the list issued on Monday.After reaching the Brisbane International semi-finals, US Open champion Osaka rose a spot to...
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CIES study ranks Mbappe as world's most valuable player
NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (Hindustan Times): Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is the world's most valued player, according to a research released by CIES Football Observatory.Mbappe is currently the most expensive teenager in history as PSG paid an estimated €180 million to secure his services from Ligue 1 rivals Monaco....
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