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South trail North by 272 runs as East score 380/8 against Central

Holders Prime Bank South Zone were trailing by 272 runs with nine wickets in hand against BCB North Zone on the first day of the four-day title-deciding 6th and final round match of the 7th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), reports UNB.The match was held at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium...

Spurs' dominant win at Everton to go two points behind Man City

LIVERPOOL, Dec 24 (AP): Tottenham crushed Everton 6-2 on Sunday to move within two points of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.England captain Harry Kane returned to Tottenham's starting lineup and scored two goals at Goodison Park.After 18 rounds, league leader Liverpool has 48 points, Man City 44 and...

BD umpire apologises for bad no-ball call against Windies

Bangladesh umpire Tanvir Ahmed had erroneously called Oshane Thomas for overstepping during the third T20 between Bangladesh and West Indies, has admitted his mistake with the excuse that he is new to international cricket, reports Cricbuzz.In the fourth over of Bangldesh's chase on Saturday, when Liton Das top edged a...

Aubameyang leads golden boot race

PARIS, Dec 24 (Agencies): Arsenal sharpshooter Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took the African honours in Europe at the weekend by scoring twice to become the English Premier League leading scorer.A brace from the Gabonese helped see off Burnley 3-1 at the Emirates and lifted his season tally to 12 -- one more...

Dhoni in India squad for Australia, New Zealand ODIs, T20

NEW DELHI, Dec 24 (AFP): India announced on Monday a 16-member squad for the upcoming one-day series against Australia and New Zealand as it tries out candidates for the World Cup next year.Former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni retained his place in the squad despite a disappointing year which saw him...

Five weightlifters banned after 2012 Olympic tests reanalysed

PARIS, Dec 24 (AFP): Five weightlifters, including two Olympic champions, have been provisionally suspended after reanalysis of urine samples provided during the 2012 London Olympics, the International Weightlifting Federation announced on Monday.Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Olympic -105kg gold medallist six years ago, and Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinov, who won the same category...

Summit Cup Golf begins at Kurmitola

The 9th Summit Open and 23rd Summit Cup Golf Tournament 2018 began at Kurmitola Golf Club in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Over 700 amateur and professional golfers are taking part in the six-day tournament which will conclude on December 28.Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association and Kurmitola Golf Club organised the...