BCL 4th round matches end in draw
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) North Zone maintained the top spot in the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) after a draw against bottom-run Walton Central Zone on day four in the 4th round match at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura on Friday, reports UNB.Islami Bank East Zone also maintained their previous second...
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England win three gold medals, Marshall sets Scottish record
England won three gold medals on the ninth day of the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast on Friday, reports BBC Sport.Two came in the diving pool as Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow won the men's synchronised 10m platform event before Jack Laugher and Chris Mears did likewise in the...
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CGF bans two Indian athletes, arrests protesters
GOLD COAST, Apr 13 (AP): The banning of two Indian competitors for breaching the 'no-needles' policy at the athletes village and the arrest of some protesters overshadowed the competition early Friday at the Commonwealth Games.Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Louise Martin said triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker Irfan...
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Bayern face Madrid, Liverpool play Roma in semis
NYON, Switzerland, Apr 13 (AFP): Defending champions Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League while Liverpool play AS Roma in a repeat of the 1984 final.Cristiano Ronaldo's Real will travel to Bayern's Allianz Arena for the first leg on April 25 as the Spanish...
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Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians in last over thriller
HYDERABAD, Apr 13 (IANS): A brilliant all-round effort helped Sunrisers Hyderabad edge-past Mumbai Indians by one wicket in a thriller Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Thursday.After posting 147, Mumbai bowlers did a fantastic job throughout the match but at the end, pacer Ben Cutting failed to hold his...
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Marseille, Arsenal, Atletico reach semis
LONDON, Apr 13 (Reuters): Salzburg forced Lazio into a second-half capitulation as the Italians crashed out in the Europa League quarter-finals after losing 4-1 but Olympique de Marseille staged a thrilling fightback to see off visitors Leipzig 5-2 on Thursday.Arsenal also reached the semi-finals after recovering from a wobble to...
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CA secures $918m for broadcast rights
SYDNEY, Apr 13 (AFP): Pay-TV company Foxtel and the free-to-air Seven Network on Friday won a bidding war for television and digital cricket rights in Australia, signing a deal worth almost Aus$1.2 billion (US$918 million).The bumper contract over six years, worth more than forecast, came despite a recent ball-tampering scandal...
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