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Gazprom Football to include young Bangladeshi talent

Gazprom, the official partners of FIFA and World Cup 2018 in Russia, have announced as part of the sixth season of its Football for Friendship (F4F) International Children's Social Project. Under the project one talented young Bangladeshi footballer will get the opportunity to participate in the International Team of Friendship,...

BD Women's Volleyball team finish 4th

Bangladesh Women's Volleyball team, sponsored by Ifad Group, finished fourth in the PM Cup Women's Volleyball Tournament in Nepal losing to Nepal Police by straight 0-3 sets in the 3rd place deciding match on Monday, reports UNB.Earlier, Ifad Group Bangladesh Women's Volleyball team eliminated from the Nepalese meet after conceding...

Jhatika Sangsad outplay Araf SC 4-0

Jatrbari Jhatika Sangsad outplayed Gulbagh Araf Sporting Club by 4-0 goals in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.Shakil Ahmed struck twice, Rashidul Islam and Fahimuddin Sohel netted one each for the winners, which dominated the first half by a solitary...

Virtue, Moir set new ice dance world record

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb 19 (AFP): Canadian ice dance figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir smashed the short dance world record at the Olympics on Monday.The Vancouver 2010 champions kept their French title rivals GabriellaPapadakis and Guillaume Cizeron at bay with a score of 83.67.That bettered their own previous...

Barca aim to stay unbeaten in difficult Chelsea test tonight

MADRID, Feb 19 (XINHUA): FC Barcelona aim to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign when they face a difficult trip to play Chelsea in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday night.Barca visit London unbeaten after 24 games in the Liga Santander, bettering the...

Asensio scores twice as Madrid stage comeback to beat Betis in La Liga

SEVILLE, Feb 19 (Reuters): Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos helped Real Madrid mount a stirring second-half comeback to beat Real Betis 5-3 away from home in a thrilling La Liga game on Sunday, demonstrating their awesome power in attack as well as their vulnerabilities.Marco Asensio headed the Liga champions in...

Archery Fed appoints German coach

Bangladesh Archery Federation appointed high profile German coach Frederick Martin for five years under its 'Teer Go for Gold Project' to improve the standard and efficiency of national archers and the talented budding local archers, reports UNB. Earlier on October 23 last year, City Group (Teer) signed a five-year deal...

New world No.1 Federer wins Rotterdam for 97th title

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb 19 (AFP): Roger Federer celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings by winning the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, his 97th career title.The 36-year-old, the oldest No.1 in history, thrashed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in a one-sided final.In the Open era, only American Jimmy...

Rochdale stun Spurs to force FA Cup replay

LONDON, Feb 19 (AFP): Lowly Rochdale scored deep into stoppage time to deny Tottenham Hotspur victory as their FA Cup fifth-round tie ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday.It seemed Spurs had done enough to book their place in the quarter-finals when in-form England striker Harry Kane, on as...

India beat South Africa by 28 runs in first T20

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 19 (AFP): Virat Kohli limped off the field before India completed another dominant performance over South Africa in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were mainly responsible for India's 28-run win, just two days after the tourists completed a 5-1...

MS Dhoni breaks Sangakkara's record of most catches in T20 matches

MUMBAI, Feb 19 (Hindustan Times): India's MS Dhoni on Sunday surpassed former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara to record most catches in T20 cricket during the first match against South Africa at the Wanderers on Sunday.The India wicketkeeper achieved the feat after collecting a mis-hit from South Africa batsman Reeza...