BCL 5th round begins today
The 5th round of the four-day first class cricket -- 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) -- begins today (Tuesday) at two separate venues across the country, reports UNB.League leader BCB North Zone will play the 2nd ranked Islami Bank East Zone at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the city. Prime...
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BD beat Mumbai Railway
Touring Bangladesh Men's Basketball team tasted the first victory in their 2nd match of the All India Invitational Basketball Tournament beating Mumbai Central Railway team by 89-79 points on the 2nd day of the meet in Kolkata on Sunday, reports UNB.Touring Bangladesh team conceded 82-93 points defeat to Punjab Basketball...
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PSG claim seventh Ligue 1 title
PARIS, Apr 16 (Reuters): Paris Saint-Germain claimed their seventh Ligue 1 title in emphatic style with a 7-1 home win against defending champion AS Monaco on Sunday.PSG, who netted four goals in the opening half-hour, have 87 points with five games remaining and lead second-placed Monaco by 17 points after...
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Man City win Premier League
LONDON, Apr 16 (Reuters): A week later than they would have preferred Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions on Sunday as second-placed Manchester United suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by bottom club West Bromwich Albion.United had to at least draw to keep the title race mathematically alive but...
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Nishikori beat Berdych in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO, Principality of Monaco, Apr 16 (AFP): Japan's Kei Nishikori fought back from a set down to see off Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych on Monday and reach the Monte Carlo Masters second round.In a battle of two former Grand Slam finalists, Nishikori raced through the final two sets...
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Nadal, Halep stay on top of tennis rankings
MADRID, Apr 16 (IANS): Spain's Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,770 points.Nadal dethroned Switzerland's Roger Federer, the 20-time Grand Slam champion who fell to the second place after he lost 3-6, 6-3, 7-6...
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Punjab, Rajasthan win in IPL
MOHALI, India, Apr 16 (AP): Kings XI Punjab survived Mahendra Singh Dhoni's onslaught to beat Chennai Super Kings by four runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday.Earlier, Samson bludgeoned 92 off 45 balls and spearheaded Rajasthan Royals to a 19-run victory over Challengers Bangalore.
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Commonwealth Games top medallists
Top medallists in the Commonwealth Games — AFP
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