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Toby Radford Tigers' new HP head coach

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Toby Radford as the head coach of the High Performance (HP) Unit for one year, reports BSS.Radford's agreement with the BCB for one year began from August 2020, the board said in a press release on Wednesday.The former West Indies batting and assistant...

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Messi calls time at Barcelona

MADRID, Aug 26 (AFP): Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi told Barcelona he wants to leave - on a free transfer - in a "bombshell" fax on Tuesday that is expected to trigger a legal battle over a buy-out clause worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Signalling the end of an...

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IM Fahad beats Super GM Anis Giri

Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman defeated Dutch Super Grand Master AnisGiri (Rating 2764) in the Bullet chess event of Katara International Online Chess Tournament held on Monday night, reports UNB.IM Fahad, playing with black pieces, beat GM Anis Gigi in the 57th move of the 8th round second qualifying...

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James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, Aug 26 (Agencies): England's James Anderson became just the fourth bowler and first paceman to take 600 Test wickets when he dismissed Pakistan captain Azhar Ali in the third Test at Southampton on Tuesday.The only bowlers with more Test wickets than the 38-year-old Anderson are a trio...

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Serena, Murray out as Djokovic, Osaka, Medvedev advance

NEW YORK, Aug 26 (AFP): An out-of-gas Serena Williams crashed out of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, losing in three sets to 13th seeded Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in New York.Sakkari, of Greece, advances to the quarter-finals of the no-spectatorevent where she will face Johanna Konta...

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Suarez, Rakitic, Vidal, Umtiti likely to leave Barcelona

MADRID, Aug 26 (AP): With or without Lionel Messi, incoming Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman seems to be clear about who won't fit into his squad next season. Among them are some key players from recent years, including Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal, Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti. Catalan radio station RAC1...

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