Malaga,(AP/UNB) – David Silva scored twice as Spain put away Costa Rica 5-0 in a friendly between World Cup-qualified teams on Saturday.Silva got his double after the midfielder played a part in Spain’s opening two strikes at La Rosaleda Stadium.
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Chung beats Rublev to win Next Gen Finals and 1st ATP title
Milan,(AP/UNB) – Hyeon Chung beat top-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia 3-4 (5), 4-3 (2), 4-2, 4-2 to win the inaugural Next Gen Finals on Saturday.It took Chung just under two hours to win his first ATP title, sealing the result…
Aguero gives Argentina win over Russia at WCup final stadium
Moscow,(AP/UNB) – Sergio Aguero scored the first goal at the reopened Luzhniki Stadium as Argentina beat Russia 1-0 in a friendly on Saturday.Aguero scored on the rebound in the 86th minute to give Argentina a seven-game unbeaten streak despite a…
BNP plans a ‘big rally’ in Dhaka on Monday
Dhaka – The BNP plans to gather over one lakh people in and around of Suhrawardy Udyan where the party is going to hold a rally this afternoon. Though the party is organizing the rally to mark the National Revolution…
2 minor cousins drown in Sunamganj
Dhaka-Two minor cousins drowned in a river at Kaowajuri village in Derai upazila on Friday evening. The deceased were identified Eamin Hossain, 4, son of Ali Hossain of Kaowajuri village of the upazila and Emain’s cousin Tayef Miah, 5, son…
2 held with 20 maunds of jatka in Shariatpur
Dhaka – Police arrested two fish traders along with 20 maunds of jatka ((hilsa fish less than 10 inches long) from Tiloi Bottola in Damudya upazila in Shariatpur early Saturday.
3 forest robbers held with arms in Sundarbans
Dhaka- Police on Saturday arrested three members of a forest robber gang from Pashurtola Khal in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range.They are Rabiul Islam, 30, Tabibur Rahman Morol, 26, Shahidul Islam Sheikh, 25.
Woman found dead in Faridpur
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified young woman from a waterbody at Gazir Battola in Bhanga upazila in Faridpur on Saturday morning.
Guedes leads Portugal to 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia
Viseu, (AP/UNB) – Goncalo Guedes scored one goal and set up another to lead Portugal over Saudi Arabia 3-0 in a friendly on Friday.Guedes passed for Manuel Fernandes to open the scoring in the 32nd minute before he added a…
Mominul Simmons shore Rajshahi’s 1st victory in BPL5
Dhaka- Rajshahi Kings secured their maiden victory in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 as they crushed Rangpur Riders by eight wickets in their 3rd match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
U-18 Cricket: Chandpur beat Bandarban by 31 runs
Dhaka – Chandpur District earned a 31-run victory over Bandarban District in the Chittagong Divisional Under-18 Cricket Tournament at the Women’s Complex ground here in Chittagong on Saturday.
Siddikur shares 71st slot after 3rd round of Manila Masters
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s celebrity golfer Siddikur Rahman moved three steps up to from bottom place in the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters after the 3rd round at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club in Philippine on Saturday.
Junior Tennis: Rishabh, Wanyi emerge boys’, girls’ singles champions
Dhaka – Rishabh Sharda of India and Wanyi Zhang of China clinched the boys’ singles and girls’ singles titles respectively of the Islami Bank 31st Bangladesh International Junior Tennis Tournament that concluded at the Ramna National Tennis Complex here on…
Premier Volleyball: BGB beat Police by 3-01 sets
Dhaka- Bouncing back smartly to the game, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) defeated Bangladesh Police by 17-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 points (3-1 sets) in the Crony Group Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday.
Dhaka need 102 against Sylhet
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites restricted the table topper Sylhet Sixers on 101 runs in their match of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
Australia frustrated in Honduras draw
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, (BSS/AFP) – Australia edged closer to a place in the 2018 World Cup finals on Friday after grinding out a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Honduras in their Asia-CONCACAF playoff.Socceroos striker Tomi Juric missed golden chances in…
2 kids drown in Chandpur
Dhaka- Two children drowned in two separate incidents in Matlab Dakhkhin and Faridganj upazilas in Chandpur on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Suborna Akter, 5, daughter of Razzaq Bhuiyan of Rupsha village in Faridganj and Rahman alias Limon, 2…
2 killed in Tangail road crash
Dhaka- Two motorcyclists were killed as a bus rammed their motorcycle at Shibpur in Tangail on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Subrata 28, son of Kazal Das of sadar upazila and Aranya, 22, son of Ram Chandra Das in Anayetpur…
Day labourer ‘kills self’ in Jessore
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Enayetpur village of Sadar upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 38, a day labourer and son of Riaz Uddin Mollah of the village.
Teenage boy electrocuted in Ctg
Dhaka – A teenage boy died from electrocution while plugging in a mobile phone charger in Oxygen area in the port city early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 17, son of Abdus Salam, resident of the house…
Ctg Jubo League men block road after arrest of fellow
Dhaka -Vehicular movement on Chittagong-Khagrachhari road remained suspended for 5 hours as some Jubo League leaders and activists of Fatikchhari upazila in Chittagong on Friday blocked different points of the road protesting the arrest of a fellow.Jakir Hossain Mahmud, officer-in-charge…
2022 World Cup head tells Germany: Qatar doesn’t back terror
Dhaka (AP/UNB) – The organizers of the 2022 World Cup have a message for Germany’s soccer leadership ahead of a meeting on Friday: Qatar does not support terrorism.While discussing Qatar’s right to host the FIFA showpiece, German soccer federation president…
BPL5 to roll on Dhaka venue Saturday
Dhaka – The mediocre side Rangpur Riders will take on bottom-run Rajshahi Kings in their 3rd tussle of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 to be kicked off the Dhaka venue’s matches of the franchise league at Sher-e-Bangla National…
Clash over blasphemous post leaves one dead in Rangpur
A man was killed and 20 people, including four policemen, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and locals at Thakurbari village in Sadar upazila on Friday over a youth’s Facebook post ‘demeaning’ Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PUBH). Additional superintendent…
Siddikur narrowly passes cut round of Manila Masters
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s celebrity golfer Siddikur Rahman has stayed in the race of the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters sharing the 64th place after the second round at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club in Philippine on Friday.The two-time…
Mymensingh retain U14 Nat’l Women’s Football title
Dhaka – Mymensingh District clinched the title of the JFA Under-14 National Women’s Football Championship for the 3rd successive time beating Thakurgaon Districts by 3-0 goals in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Rozina Akter, who won the…
End to end customs service for Maitry express passengers
Authorities today officially launched end to end customs and immigration service for the passengers of Maitree Express to make rail journey between Dhaka to Kolkata and return more comfortable and cutting down the duration of the trip.
Chittagong teenaged die while charging mobile phone
The incident was reported late Thursday from the port city’s Oxygen neighbourhood, police said. The victim, Md Ali was rushed to the Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead, said hospital police camp’s Assistant Sub Inspector Shilabrata…
Football: Kiwis eye Peru upset in World Cup qualifiers
WELLINGTON,(BSS/AFP) – New Zealand believe they can spring a massive upset and down Peru to reach the 2018 World Cup finals, even if no one else shares their faith, coach Anthony Hudson said Friday.The New Zealanders host “Los Incas” in…
‘Gut feel’ as Jones rests Farrell, Itoje for Pumas
BAGSHOT, United Kingdom,(BSS/AFP) – Eddie Jones is banking on his racehorse trainer-style “gut feel” paying dividends against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday after leaving out both Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje for England’s end-of-year Test series opener.The Australian has omitted…