Kontaveit downs Sharapova, Kerber falls in Toronto
Anett Kontaveit spoiled Maria Sharapova’s return from injury Monday, rallying to beat the five-time Grand Slam champion 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the WTA tournament in...
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Three players share lead in Rating Chess
Three players are sharing leads in the points with maximum four points after the fourth round games of the International Rating Chess tournament now being...
Japan’s Shibuno on brink of fairytale win in first major
Hinako Shibuno, known as the ‘Smiling Cinderella’, is on the brink of a fairytale ending in her first major after a brilliant 67 on Saturday...
Japan’s Fukushima eyes Olympics for recovery message
AFP, Naraha :The J-Village sports complex in Japan’s Fukushima was once a staging ground for battling the 2011 nuclear disaster, but next year it will...
Newcastle sign Saint-Maximin, Willems
Newcastle swooped for promising Nice forward Allan Saint-Maximin and also signed Eintracht Frankfurt defender Jetro Willems on loan on Friday.Saint-Maximin, a French Under-21 international, moved...
Abdur Rakib elected GS of BAF
Sports Reporter :Abdur Rakib Montu has been elected General Secretary (GS) of Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF). In the election held on Saturday, he got 96...
Brazil win first Pan Am Games paddleboard gold on last wave
AP, Lima :Brazil’s Lena Guimaraes risked it all on the last wave and it paid off when she won gold in paddleboard on Friday at...
Sakkari rallies to topple top seed Svitolina in San Jose
AFP, Los Angeles :Seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari saved four match points as she rallied to topple top-seeded Elina Svitolina Friday and reach the semi-finals of the...
HP genuinely becomes breeding hub for national cricket team: Helmut
Simon Helmut, the head coach of Bangladesh High Performance (HP) Unit insisted that the programme has started fetching the results with some of the players...
Referee hurt in Romania fan chaos as Europa League tie suspended for 30 minutes
Romanian side Universitatea Craiova advanced to the third qualifying round of the Europa League on Thursday despite their fans causing their clash with Honved to...