Abahani maintain top slot beating Shinepukur
A century by Nazmul Hossain Shanta helped Dhaka Abahani Limited to maintain the top slot in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Shinepukur Cricket Club by 56 runs at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Sunday, reports UNB.With the day's emphatic victory, the popular...
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Khelaghar beat Prime Bank in last-ball thriller
Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity beat Prime Bank Cricket Club by two wickets in the last-ball thriller in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Sunday, reports UNB.With the day's feat, Khelaghar SKS shared the 2nd slot in the 12-team league jointly with Legend...
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Bangabandhu, Bangamata football kicks off today
The national phase matches of Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament 2017 and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Primary School Football tournament 2017 will begin today (Monday), reports BSS.Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman is expected to inaugurate the national phase matches of the two tournaments as the chief...
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Sabbir, Mehidy take Tigers to 166 against India
Sabbir Rahman's magnificent 77 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz's cameo have helped Bangladesh to set India a modest target of 167 in the final of the T20I tri-series, report agencies.The Tigers made 166 for 8, some 20 runs short of what they perhaps would have liked to score, after they were...
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Morocco to need $16b for 2026 World Cup venues, infrastructure
Morocco would need to spend almost $16 billion to prepare to host the 2026 World Cup, with every proposed stadium and training ground built from scratch or renovated, the bid said Saturday, reports AP.With less than three months to go until the FIFA vote, the north African nation presented the...
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Salah ‘on his way’ to Messi comparisons: Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah was "on his way" to being mentioned in the same breath as Lionel Messi after he scored four goals against Watford on Saturday, reports BBC Sport.Salah is now the leading goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues - overtaking Barcelona's Messi and Tottenham striker...
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US win sledge hockey gold as Paralympics set to end
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Mar 18 (AFP): The United States beat Canada with a dramatic overtime goal to win sledge hockey gold in Pyeongchang Sunday, a fitting finale to high-octane sporting action at the Winter Paralympics.The curtain was due to fall on the Paralympics at a closing ceremony in the evening,...
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South Africa name Rabada in Test squad
CAPE TOWN, Mar 18 (AFP): Kagiso Rabada has been named in South Africa's squad for the third Test against Australia - but two other fast bowlers have been added in case he loses his appeal against a ban.Rabada's appeal against a ban for the last two Tests of the series...
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