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Chittagong clinch Veterans Cup Football title

Chittagong Sonali Otit Club emerged champions in the Veterans Cup Football Tournament beating Dhaka (Red) in a penalty shootout 2 (4) - 2 (3) in the final at Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Artificial Turf on Saturday, reports UNB.In the penalty shootout, Kaiser, Mintu and Jamrul converted their shots correctly for...

City Club reach final eliminating Indira Road

City Club reached the final of the Dhaka First Division Women's Cricket League eliminating Indira Road Cricket Academy by 7 wickets in the 2nd semifinal on the Gulshan Youth Club ground on Sunday, reports UNB.City Club will play Sheikh Russel SDA in the final on February 27 at the same...

Willes Little Flower make a good start

Former national champions Willes Little Flower School made a good start in the Dhaka Metro Phase of the Prime Bank National School Cricket Championship beating Ali Ahmed School and College by six wickets in the opening match on the Jahurul Haque Hall ground of Dhaka University on Sunday, reports UNB.Batting...

Two Koreas march apart as Winter Olympics ends

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 25 (AFP): The two Koreas marched behind their own flags as the curtain fell Sunday on two weeks of competition against a backdrop of diplomatic manoeuvring at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.At a colourful and cold ceremony, Ivanka Trump sat near to a blacklisted North Korean general...

Two matches of 3rd div football end in draw

Narinda Junior Lions Club played out 1-1 draw against Tangail Football Academy in the match of the Saif Power Battery 3rd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Sunday, reports UNB.Bashiruzzaman fired the net first in the 25th minute for Narinda Junior while Jubel Mia...

Ronaldo scores twice as Madrid beat Alaves

MADRID, Feb 25 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema added goals as Real Madrid beat Alaves 4-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday.Benzema set up both Ronaldo's opener and a quick second goal by Bale to put the result beyond doubt seconds after halftime.Benzema used...

Taylor, Santner heroics help New Zealand win over England

HAMILTON, New Zealand, Feb 25 (AFP): A century by Ross Taylor and lusty late hitting by Mitch Santner delivered a last-over victory to New Zealand against England in their first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday.In a match filled with twists and turns, the outcome hung in the balance until...

Olympics not ‘tainted’ by Russian doping, says Bach

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 25 (AFP): Olympics chief Thomas Bach denied the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had been "tainted" by the Russian doping scandal as officials voted to keep Russia's suspension in place for the closing ceremony on Sunday.Bach said Russia's ban from Olympic participation will automatically be lifted if anti-doping...

Messi, Suarez lead Barcelona to a new club record beating Girona

BARCELONA, Feb 25 (AP): Lionel Messi gave another masterful performance and Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick to lead Barcelona to a new club record after routing Girona 6-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday.Messi took his competition-leading tally to 22 goals as Barcelona increased its lead of the Spanish league...

Md Shahidullah handed over Metrocem Gold Cup to the winner

Managing director of Metrocem Group Md Shahidullah handed over the Metrocem Gold Cup to the winner of the football team captain actor Sakib Khan. The football match was held on Friday at the annual picnic of Bangladesh Film Club at a recreation centre near the Turag river, sponsored by Metrocem...

US golfer Jessica Korda kisses the Honda LPGA golf tournament trophy

US golfer Jessica Korda kisses the Honda LPGA golf tournament trophy at the Siam Country Club in the coastal Thai province of Chonburi on Sunday. — AFP

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine returns the ball to Daria Kasatkina of Russia during their 2018 WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis final match on Friday. — AFP