BCB's T20 tournament to be named as Bangabandhu T20 Cup
The Twenty20 tournament that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will launch in mid-November will be named as "Bangabandhu T20 Cup" to mark the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports BSS.The BCB has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from business houses, companies, parties, agencies,...
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Barca chief Bartomeu quits amid fallout of feud with Messi
MADRID, Oct 28 (AP): Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu resigned Tuesday amid the fallout of his feud with star Lionel Messi, and on his way out revealed the Spanish club wants to join a potential new super league of elite European teams.After one of the club's worst seasons in more than...
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Djokovic wins Vienna opener to close on Sampras record
VIENNA, Oct 28 (AFP): Novak Djokovic defeated FilipKrajinovic in the first round in Vienna on Tuesday to edge closer to Pete Sampras's all-time record of ending the year as world number one on six occasions.Djokovic beat compatriot Krajinovic 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 and needs to win his next match in Austria...
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CA confirms dates, venues of India's tour of Australia
SYDNEY, Oct 28, 2020 (Agencies): Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Wednesday that India will play a four-Test series on their upcoming tour Down Under, including the traditional Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which had been under threat due to a coronavirus outbreak.The announcement came hours after Australia's second-largest city exited...
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Ronaldo still positive for coronavirus before Barca game
TURIN, Oct 28 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive again for coronavirus on the eve of Juventus's Champions League clash against his great rival Lionel Messi's Barcelona, according to media reports in Italy and Portugal.Portuguese TVI reported that Ronaldo "has once against tested positive for Covid-19" following a swab carried...
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FIFA chief Infantino contracts Covid-19
LAUSANNE, Oct 28 (AFP): FIFA president Gianni Infantino has contracted coronavirus, the world's governing body announced on Tuesday.The 50-year-old has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation for a further 10 days."All people who came into contact with the FIFA President during the last few days have been informed accordingly,"...
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