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Ritu sets record in high jump

Bangladesh's Ritu Akhtar has set a national record in the women's high jump event in the ongoing 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, reports BSS.Two female athletes - Umme Hafsa Rumki and Ritu Akhter - participated in the high jump event. Ritu Akhtar finished seventh in the Games with...

FIFA officially advances Qatar World Cup by a day

DOHA, Aug 12 (AFP): FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year's World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game.Football's top officials universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar...

Mel Jones to step down from Cricket Australia board

Mel Jones will step down from Cricket Australia's board in October to focus on her media and other work commitments, according to ESPNcricinfo.Jones has served as one of nine board directors since December 2019 but also works as a cricket commentator in Australia and abroad, primarily with Sky Sports in...

Pak leading players agree to amended central contracts

After several days of impasse, a group of Pakistan's leading players including captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan agreed to sign the PCB's central contracts - though only after successfully negotiating changes in several clauses, according to ESPNcricinfo.The group signed the contracts nearly a week after receiving them...

Barcelona sell further 24.5pc stake

Barcelona have sold a 24.5 per cent stake in their audiovisual studio to production company Orpheus Media for 100 million euros ($102.93 million), the LaLiga club said on Friday, as they look to raise more funds to register new players, reports Reuters.The agreement comes after the club signed a deal...

Qatar's ground control on alert for WC disasters

DOHA, Aug 12 (AFP): Facing a bank of screens that look like NASA mission command, technicians counting down to the World Cup in Qatar control the temperature, gates, 15,000 cameras and much more in the eight stadiums.The Aspire control and command centre will monitor all stadiums at once, as Qatar...

Benzema, Courtois, De Bruyne up for UEFA Player of the Year award

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne are in the running for UEFA's 2021-22 men's player of the year award after topping a 15-player shortlist, European soccer's governing body said on Friday, reports Reuters.The winner will be announced with the UEFA men's coach of...