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Tigers to face Zimbabwe in tri-nation series today

Bangladesh will face visiting Zimbabwe in the 5th match of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at Mirpur in the city today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The match will begin at 12 noon (Bangladesh time) where Graeme Cremer-led Zimbabwe will need a win for the final berth while...

Mathews in doubt for Tests against Bangladesh

Angelo Mathews is not merely out of the ongoing One Day International (ODI) tri-nation series, but is also in serious doubt for the Tests against Bangladesh, and has returned to Colombo for treatment. It was hoped that niggle in Mathews' right hamstring would heal quickly enough for him to take...

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 7-wkt in 1st T20

WELLINGTON, Jan 22 (AFP): Colin Munro ensured New Zealand continued a stellar home summer on Monday when they thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets with 25 balls to spare in the opening Twenty20 match in Wellington.Munro was left unbeaten on 49, when a wide by Hasan Ali in the 16th over...

Record wins for Barcelona, Real

BARCELONA, Jan 22 (AFP): Barcelona rode further away from their crumbling title rivals on Sunday as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each in a 5-0 thrashing of Real Betis which opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the La Liga standings.A strike from Ivan Rakitic broke...

Saif SC to play TC Sports of Maldives today

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) team Saif Sporting Club will play the Maldives Premier League runners-up TC Sports Club in a preliminary stage of the AFC Cup - 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city today (Tuesday) with both the teams are optimistic about winning the match, reports UNB....

Federer, Halep, Kerber, Sandgren, Chung into Australia Open last 8

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): Ice-cool Roger Federer roared into an Australian Open quarterfinal with Tomas Berdych on Monday as world number one Simona Halep and former champion Angelique Kerber stayed on course for a potential last-four clash.The Swiss defending champion swatted aside one-time training partner Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 7-6 (7/3),...

Napoli extend lead atop table: Inter, Roma draw in Serie A

MILAN, Jan 22 (Reuters): Napoli survived a tough test at Atalanta on Sunday as Dries Mertens' second-half goal secured a 1-0 win that kept them top of Serie A.Lazio scored five goals for the second league game in a row as they hammered Chievo 5-1 despite an injury to Serie...

Bayern win against Bremen

MUNICH, Jan 22 (Reuters): Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller each struck twice to hand Bayern Munich a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday and stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to a staggering 16 points.Lewandowski, who had missed Bayern's last match with a knee injury, put...

Germans see conflict if VAR used at WC

BERLIN, Jan 22 (AFP): Whether the video assistant referee (VAR) will feature at the World Cup finals is yet to be decided, but there are fears the system could spell trouble for Russia 2018. Former FIFA-listed referee Bernd Heynemann feels the VAR needs to be fine-tuned and June's World Cup...

Australia take on England in 1st quarterfinal today

QUEENSTOWN, Jan 22 (PTI): Three-time champions Australia will have to put their best foot forward when they face a formidable England in the first Super League quarter-final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday.Australia found rhythm in the tournament after losing their opening match to India by 100...