Gold Coast,(AP/UNB)- Flora Duffy left no doubt about her status as a two-time world champion and the No. 1-ranked woman in triathlon.
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Liverpool blows away Man City in 3-0 win in CL quarterfinals
Liverpool,(AP/UNB) – The night started with their team bus being smashed up by beer cans and bottles. It ended with their Champions League ambitions in pieces, too.
2 own goals help Barcelona beat Roma 4-1 in CL quarterfinals
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Roma made the already daunting task of beating Barcelona that much harder after scoring two own goals to help the Spanish side secure a 4-1 victory in the opening leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Woman killed in abandoned mortar shell blast in Tangail
Dhaka – A woman was killed and three others injured as an abandoned mortar shell exploded in Maidherchala area of Ghatail upazila on Wednesday noon.
4 held over Chattogram Jubo League man murder
Dhaka – Police arrested four people from Khilkhet area in the capital early Wednesday in connection with a case filed for killing of a Jubo League activist on March 26.
Premier Cricket: Agrani Bank relegates to first div
Dhaka – A brilliant century by national opener Souyma Sarkar went in vain as Agrani Bank Cricket Club relegated to the first division league from the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket conceding four-wicket defeat to Brothers Union Club in the last…
Ray Wilkins, a former England captain, dies at 61
London (AP/UNB) – Ray Wilkins, an elegant midfielder who captained England’s national soccer team and played for illustrious teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea and AC Milan in a 24-year career, died Wednesday.
Premier Cricket League’s title-decider match on Thursday
Dhaka – The title deciding last super league matches of the Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket will be held on Thursday at three separate venues in the capital and adjoining areas.
3 cotton warehouses gutted in Gazipur fire
Gazipur – Three warehouses were gutted in a fire which broke out at a cotton mill in Tongi of the city here early Wednesday.
Cop attacker killed in M’singh ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – The prime accused in a case filed over an attack on a police officer was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives at Jailkhana intersection of Gauripur upazila in Mymensingh early Wednesday.
Mother, daughter killed in Khulna road crash
Khulna- A woman and her minor daughter were killed when a bus hit a rickshaw at Khalishpur in the city on Wednesday morning.
27 gold bars seized in Satkhira
Satkhira – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 27 gold bars from Taluigaccha border area in Sadar upazila on Wednesday noon.
3 get life term for rape in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to life term imprisonemnt for raping a woman at Hossain Dying area in Sadar Upazila in Chapainawabganj 2015. The lifers are Sohel Babu,27, son of Kasimuddin, Dabir Ali,28, son of…
Prince Charles lands in Australia for Commonwealth Games
Brisbane,(AP/UNB) – Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have landed under a gray sky that threatened rain in Brisbane city on the heir to the British throne’s 16th visit to Australia.
Ronaldo scores stunner as Madrid beats Juventus 3-0 in CL
Turin(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo latest masterpiece was so good even the opposing fans had to stand up and applaud.
Smith decides not to appeal his 12-month ban from cricket
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Steve Smith will not appeal the 12-month ban he received from Cricket Australia for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
‘Robber’ killed in Thakurgaon ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police in 29 Mile area near Thakurgaon-Dinajpur highway in Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon early Tuesday.
4 killed in Savar road accidents
Dhaka- Four people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Aricha highway here in Savar on Monday night.
2 killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcycle riders were killed and two others injured following a head-on collision between two motorbikes on Kaliganj-Shymganj road in Pirojpur Katakhali area of Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning.
Youth stabbed dead in Chattogram
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at Miakhannagar area at Bakalia in Chattogram on Monday night.
Woman killed in Faridpur land dispute
Dhaka- A woman was killed allegedly by her rivals over land-related dispute at Amgacchia village in Boalmari upazila on Tuesday.
2 school girls drown in Buriganga
Dhaka – Two school students drowned in the Buriganga river as a boat capsized while crossing the river at Sadarghat in the city on Monday.
New Zealand draws 2nd test vs England, clinches series
Christchurch,(AP/UNB) – England’s long and cheerless summer in the southern hemisphere ended in a final, bitter disappointment Tuesday when victory in the second test against New Zealand slipped through its fingers and it had to accept a 1-0 series loss.
DRU Media Cricket: Channel 24 emerge champions
Dhaka – Channel 24 clinched the Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket title beating bdnews24.com by one run in the nerve-racking final at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bangladesh finish 3rd in South Asian Women’s Handball
Dhaka – Bangladesh finished 3rd in the five-nation 5th South Asian Women’s Handball Championship losing to hosts India by 11-27 goals in the last match in the Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday.
College principal killed in Chattogram road crash
Dhaka – A college principal was killed as a truck hit a human-hauler on Dhaka- Chattogram Highway at Noyduari of Katachhara union in Mirsarai Upazila in Chattogram on Monday. The deceased was identified as Aminur Rasul, 55, principal of Professor…
Mash becomes most wkt hunters in one session of DPDCL
Dhaka – Tigers ODI side captain Mashrafe Bin Moratza has become the most wicket getter in one session of the List ‘A’ cricket in Bangladesh.
Pakistan thrashes jet lagged West Indies by 143 runs
Karachi,(AP/UNB) – Pakistan thrashed a jet lagged West Indies by 143 runs in their Twenty20 opener on Sunday for the second biggest margin of victory in top-level T20 cricket.
Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket advance to semifinals
Dhaka -The Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket Tournament, organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), advanced to the semifinal stage on the 5th day at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Monday.
South Asian Handball: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan, lose to Nepal
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – Touring Bangladesh made mixed results in the five-nation 5th South Asain Women’s Handball Championship in the Indian city Lucknow on Monday.