Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona is celebrating yet another Spanish league title to cap a nearly perfect season.
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Nadal wins 11th Barcelona title, unbeaten in 46 sets on clay
Barcelona(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal continues to make winning on clay look all too easy.
Monday’s U-18 Football matches postponed
Dhaka – Both the matches of the Walton Under-18 Football Tournament scheduled for Monday (April 30) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium have been postponed due to heavy downpour in the capital.
JFA Football: Rangpur crushes Laxmipur by 14-0 goals
Dhaka – Rangpur District earned a massive 14-0 goal victory against Laxmipur District in a final round match of the JFA Under-14 Women’s Football Championship at Bir Shrestra Shaheed Sepoy M Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Monday. Nasrin made…
SA tour: Tigresses keen on gathering experience
Dhaka – The Bangladesh women’s cricket team is now touring South Africa, having left Saturday, for a five-match ODI series followed by a three-match T20I series that will take up the best part of May.
Sub Junior Chess: Eight players sharing top slot
Dhaka- Eight players shared the top slot in the open section of the Saif Power Battery 37th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championship securing three points each after the 3rd round matches at the hall room of Bangladesh Chess Federation on…
Premier Hockey: Mohammedan SC outplay Ajax SC 4-0
Dhaka- A brilliant hat-trick by Rasel Mahmud Jimi enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to earn a convincing 4-0 goals victory over Ajax Sporting Club in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here…
Olympics Hockey: Bangladesh finish 3rd beating stronger Korea 5-4
Dhaka- Bangladesh smartly finished 3rd 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 3rd place deciding match in Thailand on Sunday.
Premier Hockey: Sonali Bank beat Wari Club by 3-2 goals
Dhaka- 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 here on Sunday.
BD Women’s Futsal team leave for Thailand Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s Futsal team will leave here for Thailand on Monday noon to participate for the first time in the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship to be held in Thai capital Bangkok on May 2-12.
Madrid wins with Ronaldo rested for Champions League semis
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid rested Cristiano Ronaldo and other regulars for the Champions League and still got the win it needed to stay in contention for second place in the Spanish league.
Chelsea beats Swansea, 2 points behind Spurs in hunt for 4th
Swansea,(AP/UNB) – 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.
Nadal reaches Barcelona Open final with 400th win on clay
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal has added to his clay-court dominance by reaching yet another milestone on the surface.
Youth Olympics Hockey: Bangladesh eliminates from semifinal losing to India 2-9
Dhaka – Bangladesh got eliminated from semifinal of the qualifying round of the Youth Olympic Games Hockey [Asian Zone] losing to giant India by2-9 goals held in Thailand on Saturday.
Premier Hockey: Mariner Young’s make flying start beating Victoria SC 4-0
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club made a flying start in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League outplaying Victoria Sporting Club by 4-0 goals in the opening match at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here…
Iniesta leaving Barcelona after 16 trophy-filled seasons
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Andres Iniesta took two deep breaths, and then said the words that announced his story-book career at Barcelona was coming to an end.
New captain Iyer leads Delhi to big win over Kolkata in IPL
New Delhi,AP/UNB) – Shreyas Iyer celebrated his elevation to captain of the Delhi Daredevils with an unbeaten 91 off 40 balls to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 55 runs in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Rafael Nadal reaches Barcelona Open semifinals
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal defeated Martin Klizan 6-0, 7-5 to extend his winning streak on clay and reach the Barcelona Open semifinals on Friday.
Australian Olympic Committee honors Peter Norman
Sydney(AP/UNB) – The Australian Olympic Committee has awarded a posthumous Order of Merit to Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who shared the podium with Tommie Smith and John Carlos when the two Americans raised their fists in a human rights…
U-18 Football: Farashganj SC upset Abahani Ltd 1-0
Dhaka – Farashganj Sporting Club staged a big upset in the 3rd edition of the 12-team Under-18 Football Tournament beating Abahani Limited by 1-0 goal in one of the two opening day matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule officially announced
Dhaka – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday confirmed the schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be staged in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.
10-man Atletico and Arsenal end 1-1 in Europa semifinal
London,(AP/UNB) – Antoine Griezmann scored late for 10-man Atletico Madrid to draw at Arsenal 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal on Thursday.
Nadal cruises into Barcelona Open quarterfinals
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals by defeating fellow Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday.
Payet sets up Marseille to beat Salzburg 2-0 in Europa semis
Marseille(AP/UNB) – Dimitri Payet looked back to his best after setting up both goals as Marseille beat Salzburg 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal on Thursday.
Bangladesh reach Youth Olympic Hockey semifinals
Dhaka – Bangladesh stormed into semifinals in the Youth Olympic Games Hockey [Asian Zone] qualifying round after a 3-3 draw against Pakistan in their 5th match in Thailand on Friday.
Olympics Youth Hockey: Mixed day for Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s Youth Hockey team had mixed fortunes Thursday, in the qualifying round of the Youth Olympic Games Hockey in Thailand on Thursday.
Asian Volleyball: Bangladesh play Turkmenistan in final Friday
Dhaka – Defending champions Bangladesh will take on stronger Turkmenistan in the final of the six-nation Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium here on Friday afternoon eying to retain the…
Madrid beats Bayern 2-1 away to take control of semifinal
Munich (AP/UNB) – For once, Real Madrid didn’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to score.
Djokovic loses to 140th-ranked Klizan; Nadal advances
Barcelona(AP/UNB) – While Novak Djokovic struggles, Rafael Nadal keeps impressing.
BCL: East Zone trailing by 282 runs against Central Zone on Day-2
Dhaka – The Islami Bank East Zone were trailing by 282 runs with seven wickets in hand in the first innings against Walton Central Zone on day 2 of their Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) – the domestic first class competition…