FIFA chief to join youth festival in January
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has accepted an invitation from Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to join the Youth Festival in Bangladesh in January, reports bdnews24.com.Infantino is among several global leaders and key officials who met the chief advisor on the sidelines of COP-29 in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku on Tuesday.Yunus...
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PCB taps ICC, seeks India's reasons for not travelling to Pakistan
LAHORE, Nov 12 (Geo Tv): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) seeking reasons behind India's refusal to cross the border to play the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, sources told Geo News on Tuesday.The development comes amid the ongoing ambiguity surrounding India's participation in...
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Sinner finishes 2024 at No. 1 in ATP rankings, awarded trophy
TURIN, Italy, Nov 12 (AP): Jannik Sinner was awarded the trophy for finishing the year at No. 1 in the rankings before his home fans at the ATP Finals on Monday.Sinner won the Australian Open and US Open for his first two Grand Slam titles. He mathematically secured the year-end...
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Bangladesh face Maldives in first of two matches today
Touring Maldives National Football team will play hosts Bangladesh national side in the first of the two- match FIFA Tier-1 International Friendly series in the city today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The match between two South Asian rivals will kick off at 6 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital.It...
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Ecuador's Angulo dies a month after car crash
Ecuador and FC Cincinnati player Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22 just over a month after being seriously injured in a car crash, his club have announced on Tuesday, according to BBC Sport.The LDU Quito midfielder had been in hospital since the incident on October 07 in...
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NZ hat-trick hero Ferguson ruled out of SL ODIs
COLOMBO, Nov 12 (Agencies): New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson is out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka with a leg injury, days after taking a hat-trick against the same opposition.Adam Milne has been called up to replace Ferguson in the squad.Ferguson sustained the injury while orchestrating New...
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Afghanistan's Nabi to retire from ODIs after Champions Trophy
Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi has said he wants to retire from the ODI format after the Champions Trophy 2025, according to ESPNcricinfo. Nabi revealed his plans at the end of the ODI series against Bangladesh in the UAE, while claiming his Player-of-the-Series award in Afghanistan's 2-1 series victory."In my mind,...
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