Archer finds his World Cup medal at last
AFP, London :England’s Jofra Archer said Sunday he’d finally found his World Cup winner’s medal after “going mad” looking for the prized possession following a...
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Shooter Asif to auction his CWG gold medal
UNB, Dhaka :Celebrated shooter Asif Hossian Khan, who won the first and only shooting gold medal for Bangladesh in the Commonwealth Games (CWG), expressed his...
Chelsea opt against pay cut, tell players to donate to charity
Agency :Chelsea have said they will not impose a pay cut on their first-team squad in response to the coronavirus outbreak.But the Premier League side...
China signals World Cup ambitions with new football stadiums
AFP, Shanghai :China is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge on new football stadiums, ramping up ambitions to be a superpower in the sport...
WADA wants answers after banned Sun’s `Olympic training call-up`
Agency :The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) demanded answers Friday after reports that Chinese swimming star Sun Yang was called up for national training for the...
Don’t rush to restart La Liga, Bale warns
AFP, Madrid :Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says there should be no rush to restart La Liga during the coronavirus lockdown as the Spanish football...
Premier League matches could return on free-to-air TV
The Premier League is considering screening some behind-closed-doors matches on free-to-air television in Britain when the season restarts, the culture secretary has said. Sky Sports...
Bale gives to $615,000 ‘special’ Cardiff hospital
Wales attacker Gareth Bale said on Wednesday that he had donated $615,000 to the hospital where he was born to help in the fight against...
King, Federer, Nadal call for ATP, WTA merger
AFP, Paris :WTA founder Billie Jean King joined Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Wednesday in suggesting “now is the time” to merge the men’s...
Shakib pays off due salaries of his aquaculture farm workers
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has paid off the remaining dues of the employees in his aquaculture farm after a protest from the workers....
Klopp says Liverpool are not finished article
Agency :Jurgen Klopp believes there is still room for improvement from Liverpool despite their incredible Premier League campaign, which is on hold due to the...
Gavaskar says India could host T20 World Cup
AFP, New Delhi :Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said India could host this year’s Twenty20 World Cup instead of Australia if the coronavirus crisis eases in...