King's Sunny shines with ball as Dynamites taste first loss
Rajshahi Kings beat Dhaka Dynamites by 20 runs in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Wednesday, reports UNB. Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny helped Rajshahi defend a small total of 136, taking three scalps for eight runs.This is Dhaka's first loss in this edition of...
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Bangamata U-19 Women's Int'l Gold Cup in April, Sk Kamal Int'l Club Cup in October
The six-team Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Football under the auspices of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and sponsored by K-Sports will be held in April next.Another regular international football tournament -- Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup -- will be hosted in the port city of Chattogram as usual in...
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Spurs striker Kane out until March with ankle injury
LONDON, Jan 16 (AP): Tottenham striker Harry Kane was ruled out for around two months on Tuesday because of ligament damage in his left ankle, dealing a huge blow to the English team's chances of winning a first piece of silverware under Mauricio Pochettino.The England captain was not expected to...
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Smith undergoes elbow surgery
Former Australia's cricket captain Steve Smith's elbow surgery has been hailed a success, but there is still mystery about when he will return to competitive cricket, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.The star batsman underwent surgery on Monday and will have his right elbow in a brace for six weeks, after...
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Newcastle survive Blackburn scare as Shrewsbury stun Stoke
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters): Newcastle United beat Blackburn Rovers 4-2 after extra time while Championship side Stoke City threw away a two-goal lead as they suffered a shock 3-2 home defeat by third-tier Shrewsbury Town in FA Cup third-round replays on Tuesday.Newcastle fans, who had seen their side narrowly escape...
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Federer, Nadal, Cilic, Tsitsipas, Wozniacki, Kerber in 3rd round
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (AFP): Roger Federer ground out a tough three-set win to make the Australian Open third round for an incredible 20th straight year Wednesday and stay on track for a seventh title, with defending champion Caroline Wozniacki also safely through.But it was curtains for South African Kevin Anderson,...
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Treasurer of Dhaka University Professor Dr Md Kamal Uddin inaugurating the Annual Sports Competition
Treasurer of Dhaka University Professor Dr Md Kamal Uddin inaugurating the Annual Sports Competition of Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall as the chief guest at the central playground of the university in the city on Wednesday. Provost of the Hall Professor Dr Zia Rahman was present on the occasion
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Lord's gets new stands permission to increase capacity
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has been granted permission to construct two new stands at Lord's to replace the existing Compton and Edrich stands and increase the stadium's capacity to 31,000, it said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.The new three-tier stands, to be built at the stadium's Nursery End, will cost 50...
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Windies bring back Bravo, Joseph for first England Test
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 16 (AFP): Darren Bravo could play his first Test for the West Indies in over two years after the experienced top-order batsman was recalled Tuesday for next week's series opener against England in Barbados.Bravo hasn't featured in a Test since a tour of the UAE in October...
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Steyn, De Kock rested as Olivier in SA squad for Pakistan ODIs
CAPE TOWN, Jan 16 (https://www.sport24.co.za): Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock have been rested from the Proteas squad for the first two ODIs against Pakistan.That decision sees Aiden Markram return to the squad while there is also a call-up for the uncapped Duanne Olivier. Markram has struggled to get going...
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