Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre
TOKYO, Oct 25 (AFP): Tokyo opened a 15,000-seat swimming venue for the Olympic Games next year on Saturday, with a swimming star diagnosed with leukaemia last year demonstrating freestyle at the ceremony.The $542 million Aquatics Centre for swimming, diving and artistic swimming was completed in February, but its grand opening...
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Mahmudullah XI's Sumon Khan celebrating
Mahmudullah XI's Sumon Khan celebrating after taking a wicket against Nazmul XI at the BCB President's Cup final at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Sunday — BCB
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Sri Lanka to tour S Africa for two-Test series
COLOMBO, Oct 25 (Reuters): Sri Lanka will travel to South Africa in December to play a two-test series, a local media report said on Sunday, marking their return to international cricket after a 10-month gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Since hosting West Indies for a limited-overs series in February, Sri...
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PSG climb to top of Ligue 1
PARIS, Oct 25 (AFP): Moise Kean and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon 4-0 on Saturday to go top of Ligue 1, while the match between Lens and Nantes was postponed after 11 members of the home squad tested positive for coronavirus.Kean started at the Parc...
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Real Madrid sink Barca in Clasico
BARCELONA, Oct 25 (Reuters): Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos once again proved to be the man for the big occasion as he converted a fiercely debated penalty to help his side to a 3-1 win over rivals Barcelona at an empty Camp Nou in La Liga on Saturday.Ramos, making a...
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Lewandowski hits hat-trick as Bayern rout Frankfurt
BERLIN, Oct 25 (AFP): Robert Lewandowski took his Bundesliga tally to 10 goals in five games this season with a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on Saturday.Lewandowski has scored nine goals in his last three league games and wrapped up his treble within an hour at the...
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Liverpool fight back, Man City stumble again, Utd tie Chelsea
LONDON, Oct 25 (AFP): Liverpool came from behind to beat struggling Sheffield United 2-1 and join Everton at the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after Manchester City squandered more points in the topsy-turvy English top-flight.Earlier, Manchester United and Chelsea played out a soggy stalemate at Old Trafford,...
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