Rabbi, Evans star as Kings beat Victorians in BPL
Rajshahi Kings earned their fourth win of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday beating former champions Comilla Victorians by 38 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports UNB.Superb bowling by Kings' right-arm pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi, who took four wickets for 10 runs, helped restrict...
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Serena powers into quarters as Zverev implodes
MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (AFP): A fired-up Serena Williams slugged past world number one Simona Halep Monday as she inches ever closer to a 24th Grand Slam title on a day that saw Alexander Zverev implode at the Australian Open.In a towering performance, the American great scored her biggest win since...
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Farashganj post win in 1st Div Hockey League
Farashganj Sporting Club made a flying start in the Green Delta Insurance First Division Hockey League beating Bornak Samaj by 7-0 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium in the city on Monday, reports UNB.Sumon Ali scored three field goals, Mobin scored two field goals while Taleb scored two more...
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IU inter-department sports competition kicks off today
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Jan 21 (UNB): An inter-department and inter-hall badminton, basketball and table tennis competitions will begin at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday.IU vice-chancellor professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari will inaugurate the competition as the chief guest around 11 am, sources at IU physical education department office said on...
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Akij School & College emerge men's junior champions
Akij School & College emerged men's junior champions in the two-day Walton National School/College Taekwondo Competition that concluded on Monday at the National Sports Council gymnasium in the city, reports UNB.Sirajganj Zila School finished first runners-up while Rajshahi Zila School became 2nd runners-up in the event.In the women's junior group,...
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Messi comes off bench to help Barca beat Leganes
SPAIN, Jan 21 (AP): Lionel Messi had to cut short a rare rest break to help Barcelona beat Leganes 3-1 and protect its five-point lead of the Spanish league on Sunday.Messi came off the bench at Camp Nou with the score at 1-1 in the second half and set up...
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Patterson receives late call-up to Australia Test squad against Sri Lanka
Kurtis Patterson, the New South Wales batsman, stands a chance to make his Test debut during the Sri Lanka series after becoming a late inclusion in the Australia squad, following back to back hundreds in the practice game against the visitors, reports Cricbuzz.Patterson, a 25-year-old left-handed batsman who averages 41...
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David Warner to undergo surgery on elbow today
SYDNEY, Jan 21 (AFP): Banned former Australian vice-captain David Warner is expected to undergo minor surgery on his elbow Tuesday after returning home from the Bangladesh Premier League with an injury.Warner, alongside former skipper Steve Smith and batsman Cameron Bancroft, was suspended from international cricket over a ball-tampering scandal during...
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