Virtue, Moir win 2nd Olympic gold with ice dance world record
GANGNEUNG, Feb 20 (AFP): Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir conjured up a magical record breaking performance to win Olympic ice dance gold on Tuesday.The Vancouver 2010 champions looked destined for silver after French rivals Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron appeared to have stolen the show, breaking their own free...
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Bangladesh Youth Games now to begin Mar 10
The Bangladesh Youth Games'2018 will now begin on March 10 instead of March 9 due to the AFC Cup play-off match billed for March 7 in the city, reports UNB.The Group E play-off match of the AFC Cup between Dhaka Abahani Limited and New Radiant Club of the Maldives will...
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Narinda Juniors beat Kallol Sangha 3-1
Narinda Juniors Lions Club beat Kallol Sangha by 3-1 goals in the Saif Power Battery Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.Habibur Rahman struck two in the 11th and 60th minutes and Basiruzzaman netted one for the winners in the 76th...
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Man City's quadruple bid ends in shock FA Cup loss to Wigan
MANCHESTER, Feb 20 (AP): Manchester City's pursuit of a quadruple ended on Monday when it was surprisingly eliminated from the FA Cup by losing at third-division Wigan 1-0.Wigan beat City in the 2013 FA Cup final, but this was an even bigger shock. Will Grigg's late goal was enough for...
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Fourcade wins record fifth gold for France
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 20 (AFP): Martin Fourcade became the most decorated French athlete in Olympic history on Tuesday as he helped his country to gold in the biathlon mixed relay in Pyeongchang.It was the 29-year-old's fifth Olympic title -- and his third in South Korea -- as France took...
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Khan leads Afghanistan to thumping series win against Zimbabwe
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Feb 20 (AFP): Leg-spinner Rashid Khan starred as Afghanistan wrapped up a dominant 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe on Monday, cruising to a 146-run victory in the fifth and final one-day international at Sharjah.After winning the toss and batting first, Afghanistan posted 241-9 from their 50...
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Kohli achieves rare feat in ICC rankings: Rashid, Bumrah joint-top in ODIs
Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan and India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah have jointly risen to the top spot in the ICC rankings for bowlers in ODIs. Rashid, aged 19 years 153 days, became the youngest ever No.1 in men's rankings history. The pair displaced South Africa legspinner Imran Tahir, who slid...
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Immobile's second half prop helps Lazio beat Verona in Serie A
ROME, Feb 20 (AP): Ciro Immobile boosted his bid for Serie A's top goalscorer award with another two goals as Lazio beat relegation-threatened Hellas Verona 2-0 on Monday.Immobile, who won the prize with Torino in 2014, took his tally to 22 for the season, four more than closest challenger Mauro...
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India-South Africa 2nd T20 today
CENTURION, Feb 20 (PTI): A ruthless India has only complacency to guard against while a deflated South Africa would be fighting another battle of survival when the two sides clash in the series-deciding second Twenty20 International on Wednesday.The Men in Blue won the first T20I at Johannesburg by 28 runs.Meanwhile,...
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The final match of ECG Cup T20 between Mobil MJL Thunder of MJL Bangladesh Ltd and Omera Tigers of Omera Petroleum Ltd
The final match of ECG Cup T20 between Mobil MJL Thunder of MJL Bangladesh Ltd and Omera Tigers of Omera Petroleum Ltd was held at the Dhaka Residential Model College in the city recently. Omera Tigers scored 112 runs targeting the 142 runs by Mobil MJL Thunders. Mobil MJL Thunders...
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