Dhaka – Rayer Bazar Athletic Club secured a 13-run win against Begum Anowara Sporting Club in the first phase match of the First Division Women’s Cricket League at City Club Ground on Thursday.Rayer Bazar AC restricted Begum Anowara SC on…
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Independence Cup: Saif SC, Arambagh KS play out goalless draw
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club played out the second consecutive draw in the Walton Independence Cup football tournament after a goalless draw against Arambagh Krira Sangha in their Group D match at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
BCL: South Zone-Central Zone match ends in draw
Dhaka – The 2nd round match of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) between Prime Bank South Zone and Walton Central Zone ended in a draw on the 4th and final day at BKSP ground in Savar on Thursday, featuring…
Football: Chelsea edge into FA Cup fourth round, Bournemouth rocked
LONDON,(BSS/AFP) – Chelsea needed a penalty shoot-out before finally killing off Norwich after a 1-1 draw in Wednesday’s FA Cup third round replay, while Bournemouth slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Wigan. Antonio Conte’s side finished extra-time down to nine men…
Olympics: IOC ready to splash cash on 2026 Winter Games
MONTREAL,](BSS/AFP) – The International Olympic Committee pledged to boost funding for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday as it seeks it encourage more cities to bid for the games. An ever-shrinking pool of cities willing to take on the multi-billion dollar…
Sharapova back in Oz, joins Federer, Djokovic in 2nd round
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – It wasn’t Maria Sharapova’s choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous visit to Melbourne Park.The five-time major champion…
India crashes to 35-3, facing series defeat in South Africa
Centurion, (AP/UNB) – India crashed to 35-3 in the second test against South Africa on Tuesday, leaving the world’s top-ranked team heading for a first series defeat since 2015.South Africa quick bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi blasted through India’s…
Agent says former World Cup winner Ronaldinho has retired
Sao Paulo,(AP/UNB) – Ronaldinho, “the ever-smiling magician” of Barcelona, as described by his former club, has ended his professional career.Roberto Assis, the brother and agent of the 2005 Ballon d’Or winner, announced Tuesday that the 37-year-old wants to play a…
Bencic loses to Kumkum; 15-year-old Kostyuk into 3rd round
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Two days after her upset win over Venus Williams, Belinda Bencic is out of the Australian Open.Bencic was on a high after beating 2017 finalist Williams on the center court in the first round, but started flatly on…
ICC U-19 WC: Bangladesh to play England Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face stronger England in their 3rd and last Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup early Thursday at the Queenstown Events Centre in New Zealand to decide the group title.The match will…
N Korea to send 230-member cheering squad to S Korea Olympics
North Korea plans to send a 230-member cheering squad as part of its delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, officials said Wednesday, as South Korea’s president announced his support of a proposal for the rivals’ first unified…
IC Football: Ctg Abahani play 1-1 with Saif SC in opener
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited shared points with newcomers Saif Sports Club as the opening match of the 12-team Walton Independence Cup Football Tournament ended in 1-1 draw at the country’s premier sports venue — Bangabandhu National Stadium here on…
Delhi Int’l Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman finishes runner-up
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club finished runner-up in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with eight points after making a draw with Indian GM Karthikeyan Murali in the 10th and last round…
Dhaka Open Golf begins Jan 24
Dhaka – The Dhaka Open 2018, an International Asian Level Golf Tournament to be organised by Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) will be held here on January 24-27.The tournament, named as the City Bank American Express Dhaka Open’ 2018, is…
Man United beats Stoke 3-0, reduces City’s lead to 12 points
Manchester, Jan 16 (AP/UNB) – With Alexis Sanchez potentially on his way to Manchester United, two members of the current forward line issued reminders of their goal-scoring talents on Monday.Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku, whose places in the team would…
Without Sanchez, Arsenal loses 2-1 to Bournemouth in EPL
Bournemouth,(AP/UNB) – With star forward Alexis Sanchez left at home, Arsenal squandered a lead by conceding two goals in five minutes to lose 2-1 at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.Callum Wilson equalized in the 70th minute for Bournemouth…
BCL Cricket
Dhaka – The Islami Bank East Zone were trailing by 163 runs against BCB North Zone after the first day of the four-day 2nd round match of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on…
Shakib, Tamim help Tigers maul Zimbabwe in tri-nation series
Dhaka – Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the tri-nation ODI series crushing Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.The Tigers chased down a target of 171 runs for…
Independence Cup Football kicks off Tuesday
Dhaka- The 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament will kick off on Tuesday in the country’s premier sports venue — Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka– with Chittagong Abahani Limited taking on Saif Sporting Club in the opener at 3:30pm. Brothers Union…
Delhi Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman in 2nd position
Dhaka – Bangladesh Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club is in the 2nd position in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with 7.5 points upsetting the Netherlands’ super GM Sergey Tiviakov (Rating-2584) in the 9th and…
Hridoy‘s ton spurs Bangladesh thru to U19 CWC quarterfinals as 1st team
Dhaka – A stunning century of 122 from Towhid Hridoy and Afif Hossain’s 5/43 with ball along-with a half century helped Bangladesh overcome desperate Canada’s challenge by 66 runs in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket…
Ostapenko survives battling Schiavone test
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko survived a second-set scare from corset-wearing Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone to get her Australian Open campaign off to winning start on Monday.World number seven Ostapenko raced through the first set on Rod Laver…
Rosewall’s ‘good luck’ letters to Federer
MELBOURNE, (BSS/AFP) – At every Australian Open tennis great Ken Rosewall writes a heartfelt letter and leaves it for Roger Federer in the players’ locker room. It’s just a short note on a single slip of paper in neat hand…
Tigers face Zimbabwe in ODI Tri-series opener Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the seven-ODI-match Tri-nation series opener, which starting at 12pm on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur.The ODI records between the two rivals showed that the Tigers are far ahead…
BD handball team to fly for Korea Tuesday for Asian Champs
Dhaka – An 18-member Bangladesh National Handball team will fly for South Korea on Tuesday night to participate in the Asian Men’s Championship scheduled for January 18-28 in the Korean city of Suwon in a bid to gather experiences from…
U19 CWC: Bangladesh can qualify quarterfinals early
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on Canada in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand on Monday.Saif Hassan-led Bangladesh started the tournament campaign crushing Namibia by 87 runs…
Independence Cup: Ctg Abahani to play Saif SC in opener on Tuesday
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited to play Saif Sporting Club in the opening match of the 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament, will kick-off on Tuesday at 3:30 pm in the country’s premier sports venue-Bangabandhu National Stadium here.Brothers Union Club will…
Tigers’ home of cricket to cross 100 ODIs without fanfare
Dhaka – The Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe game on January 17 of the upcoming tri-series will be the 100th ODI played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, reaching the milestone in just over 11 years as the country’s principal…
2nd round of BCL cricket begins Monday
Dhaka – The 2nd round of the first class 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) featuring a four-day affair begins on Monday at two separate venues across the country.BCB North Zone will play Islami Bank East Zone at the Sylhet International…
More jeers for Real Madrid after home loss to Villarreal
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Another poor result, another round of jeers for Real Madrid.Madrid’s struggles in the Spanish league continued when it lost to Villarreal 1-0 on Saturday, infuriating fans at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.