India clinch title
Bangladesh smartly finished third in the eleven-nation qualifying round of the Youth Olympic Games Hockey [Asian Zone] beating world hockey giant South Korea by 5-4 goals in a third place deciding match in Thailand on Sunday, reports UNB.India clinched the prestigious title beating Malaysia by 2-1 goals in penalty shootout...
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Celtic secure seventh successive Scottish title
GLASGOW, Apr 29 (AFP): Celtic hammered arch Glasgow rivals Rangers 5-0 as they secured a seventh successive Scottish title with an emphatic Old Firm victory on Sunday.This win, achieved in front of their own fans at Celtic Park, gave Brendan Rodgers' side an unassailable 10-point lead at the top of...
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Chelsea beat Swansea
SWANSEA, Apr 29 (AP): Chelsea's chase for Champions League qualification gathered pace on Saturday when Cesc Fabregas clinched a 1-0 win at Swansea that deepened the hosts' concerns about being relegated from the English Premier League.Fabregas struck his 50th Premier League goal in the fourth minute on a wet evening...
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Women's cricket team off to S Africa
The Bangladesh national women's cricket team, led by Rumana Ahmed, left for South Africa Sunday to play five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 internationals against their South African counterparts, reports BSS.Earlier on April 24, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 16-member national women's team squad for the tour.The women's...
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Premier Hockey Sonali Bank win over Wari Club
Coming from behind, Sonali Bank made a good start in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League beating Wari Club by 3-2 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Al Nahian Shuvo, Prosenjit Roy and Irfanul Haque netted one field goal each...
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Army SA emerge champions
Army Shooting Association clinched the title scoring 951 points while Mainamati Sena Shooting Club finished runners-up with 934 points of the 23rd Inter-Club Shooting that concluded at the Gulshan Shooting Complex in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry M Zahid...
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No play on second day of Kent-Pakistan match
CANTERBURY Apr 29 (AFP): Persistent drizzle and bad light meant play on the second day of Pakistan's tour opener against Kent at Canterbury was abandoned without a ball bowled on Sunday.When the players should have been taking the field at 11:00 am local time (1000 GMT) for the second day...
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Pliskova wins Stuttgart title
STUTTGART, Germany, Apr 29 (AFP): Karolina Pliskova recovered from a slow start to beat CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 and claim the Stuttgart Grand Prix title on Sunday.The Czech fifth seed earned the second clay trophy of her career after Prague three years ago. She was the first from her...
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Juventus score twice in last three minutes to stun Inter
Serie A leaders Juventus scored twice in the last three minutes to secure a dramatic win over 10-man Inter Milan and maintain control of the title race, reports BBC.With just one minute remaining, the destination of the title looked to be in Napoli's hands, but Gonzalo Higuain headed home the...
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Ancelotti turns down Italy coaching job
MILAN, Apr 29 (AFP): Carlo Ancelotti has turned down the offer to take over as Italy coach, according to press reports on Sunday.Italy have been without a permanent coach since Gian Piero Ventura was sacked after the four-time champions failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time...
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Mumbai Indians defeat Chennai Super Kings
Suresh Raina scored his second half-century of the season but it went in vain as Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in an IPL 2018 game at the MCA International Stadium on Saturday, reports the Hindustan Times. Raina's knock came off 35 balls and included two sixes...
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