Record-breaking French centenarian cyclist dies aged 109
Frenchman Robert Marchand, who won fame late in life by setting world records for centenarian cyclists, has died at the age of 109, a local...
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Biles returns to competition with historic vault
AFP, Los Angeles :US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles returned to competition with a bang Saturday, completing an historic vault to launch her final run to...
Lankan cricketer Shiran Fernando tests corona positive
In a latest Covid-19 Test, Sri Lankan cricketer Shiran Fernando tested positive for Covid-19 while Isuru Udana and Chaminda Vaas, who tested positive earlier, returned...
Bangladesh clinch silver in Archery World Cup
Bangladeshi archers Ruman Shana and Diya Siddiqui won silver medal in the recurve mixed event at the second stage of the 2021 Hyundai Archery World...
Italy’s Pilato, 16, sets new 50m breaststroke world record
AFP, Budapest :Italian teenager Benedetta Pilato set a new world record for the 50m breaststroke in the semi-finals of the European Swimming Championships on Saturday.The...
Saad Uddin ruled out of squad due to injury
Sports Reporter :Saad Uddin of Bangladesh preliminary football squad has been ruled out from the squad due to injury. Earlier, goalkeeper Ashraful Islam Rana was...
Atletico regain La Liga title
Atletico Madrid pipped city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title on Saturday after Luis Suarez fired them to a 2-1 comeback win at...
Mushfiq, Mahmudullah, Tamim shine with willow
Sabbir Hossain :Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan totally flopped in batting in his return to international cricket for Bangladesh. The left-arm batsman Shakib scored just...
Pirlo says his Juve future does not depend on top-4 finish
Andrea Pirlo believes Champions League qualification will not be the decisive factor in whether Juventus decide to keep him on as coach for next season.To...
Coco Gauff wins 2nd WTA title at Emilia- Romagna Open
American 17-year-old Coco Gauff clinched her second WTA title by beating Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma.Third seed...
Lille ready to knock PSG off perch in tense French finale
AFP, Paris :A tight French title race culminates today with table toppers Lille a win away from dethroning Neymar and Kylian Mbappe’s Paris Saint-Germain as...
Colombia president appeals to football body over Copa America axing
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Friday appealed to South America’s football federation over its decision to bar the country from hosting the Copa America tournament...