Hockey’s new coach to arrive today
BSS, Dhaka :New Iranian hockey coach Hamid Reza Bokhraii Kashi will arrive today (Saturday) in the city to take the charge as the head coach...
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Japan eager to show ‘strength’ at Copa America
AFP, Sao Paulo :Japan plan on displaying their “strength” at the Copa America when the Blue Samurai make their second appearance as guests in a...
Maradona leaves Mexican club Dorados
AFP, Mexico City :Diego Maradona has resigned as coach of Mexican second-division club Dorados for health reasons, his lawyer said Thursday, after nine tumultuous months...
Jubilation in Toronto as fans celebrate Raptors’ NBA win
AFP, Toronto :Thousands of fans stormed the streets of Toronto early Friday in a rowdy celebration of their hometown team’s first ever NBA championship.The Toronto...
Badminton star Lee Chong Wei retires after cancer battle
AFP, Putrajaya : Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement Thursday, ending a brilliant career in which he collected a swathe of honours...
GB sprinter Jodie Williams on happiness, independence, hiking and coffee
Jodie Williams loves coffee. So much so, in fact, that she lives next door to a cafe and on her personal website lists all the...
Nadal wins 12th French Open for 18th Slam title
AP, Paris :For a few, fleeting moments Sunday, Rafael Nadal found his French Open supremacy seemingly threatened by Dominic Thiem, a younger, talented opponent challenging...
Titmus fires Ledecky warning ahead of swim world champs
AFP, Brisbane :Australian middle-distance queen Ariarne Titmus has fired a warning shot to American superstar Katie Ledecky with a new Commonwealth record in the 400-metre...
Aussies hail new clay queen Barty
Australia hailed “bloody legend” Ashleigh Barty on Sunday after she ended the country’s 46-year wait for a French Open singles title with a crushing victory...
Barty looks to end 46-year Aussie drought in Paris
AFP, Paris :Ashleigh Barty aims to end Australia’s 46-year wait for a Roland Garros women’s singles champion on Saturday when she faces Czech teenage breakout...
Pacquiao vows to thrash ‘loudmouth’ Thurman
AFP, Manila :Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has vowed to silence Keith Thurman at their World Boxing Association title bout next month, calling him a...