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BCB congratulates Asif Mahmud on appointment as adviser of Youth and Sports Ministry

Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan has been made the adviser of Youth and Sports Ministry of the Interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS.He was given this responsibility through a gazette notification that was published in this regard on Friday.Asif Mahmud is one of the key...

Murshedy resigns from BFF posts

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) senior vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy has steppeddown from his post citing personal ground, a BFF press release said.The former star footballer Murshedy, had been the BFF's senior vice president since 2008.He has also resigned from the post of chairman of BFF finance committee and referees...

UK teen Toby Roberts clinches Olympic climbing gold

LE BOURGET, France, Aug 09 (AFP): British teenager Toby Roberts claimed gold in the boulder and lead climbing event at the Paris Olympics on Friday after Japan's Sorato Anraku fell.Roberts, 19, scored 92.1 points on the lead wall, taking his overall score to 155.2 points after placing third in the...

German cyclist Friedrich breaks women's sprint world record

PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): Germany's Lea Friedrich smashed the women's sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews did the same.The 24-year-old blasted round the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome in 10.029secs during qualifying to lay down a marker ahead of the final on Sunday.Her sizzling ride came after...

McLaughlin smashes world record to retain 400m hurdles crown

American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400 metres hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title on Thursday, reports Reuters.Anna Cockrell made it a US 1-2 in a time of 51.87 and Dutchwoman Femke Bol, who had been expected to challenge for gold, faded...

Joy in Pakistan village as local hero Nadeem spears Olympic gold

MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan, Aug 09 (AFP): Dozens of villagers gathered in front of the modest home of Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem to watch the hulking javelin thrower take part in the Olympic Games final late Thursday.The event was broadcast live by a digital projector onto a screen hanging on the...

Miami edge Toronto 4-3 to advance in Leagues Cup

MIAMI, Aug 09 (AFP): Matias Rojas scored twice and 10-man defending champion Inter Miami edged Toronto FC 4-3 in a Leagues Cup knockout stage opener on Thursday.The hosts advanced to the last 16 against the winner of a Friday match between Sporting Kansas City and reigning MLS champion Columbus Crew.Paraguayan...

Ex-African football supremo Issa dies

PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): The former leader of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, has died at the age of 78, his compatriot Samuel Eto'o announced on Friday.Former Barcelona star Eto'o, who is currently the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, called Hayatou a "trailblazer of modern African football".He...

Argentina claim Olympic women's hockey bronze

PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): Sofia Cairo fired Argentina to women's Olympic hockey bronze as they beat Belgium 3-1 in a shootout after a gripping 2-2 draw on Friday.The fired-up Belgians made the breakthrough in the eighth minute when Emma Puvrez pounced on a rebound after Cristina Cosentino pushed away Stephanie...

Sweden's Emilia Nilsson Garip competes in the women's 3m springboard

Sweden's Emilia Nilsson Garip competes in the women's 3m springboard diving final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Friday — AFP

Brazil's Barbara Domingos performs

Brazil's Barbara Domingos performs with the hoop as she competes in the rhytmic gymnastics' individual all-around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on Friday — AFP