August 28, 2018

Lankan football team reach Nilphamari to play FIFA friendly match

The Sri Lankan national football team, which arrived in the capital on Sunday night to take part in the Suzuki SAFF Championship, reached on Monday...

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August 28, 2018

Anxious athletes from quake-hit Lombok hope to spread smiles back home

For athletes from quake-hit Lombok competing at their own country’s Asian Games, the pressure is far greater than the usual quest for gold.Competitors from the...

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August 28, 2018

S. Korea overcome Clarkson challenge to enter basketball semis

AFP, Jakarta :Defending champions South Korea overcame NBA star Jordan Clarkson’s Philippines in a hard-fought Asian Games basketball match in Jakarta on Monday.US-born Ricardo Preston...

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August 28, 2018

Genoa fans watch home match in silence in tribute

Genoa fans watched the first 43 minutes of their home match with Empoli in silence as a tribute to the 43 people killed when a...

From left to right, silver medalist Raef Adel Alturkistani of Saudi Arabia, gold medalist Bahman Asgarighoncheh of Iran, bronze medalist Weichun Hsu of Taiwan and bronze medalist Bashar Alnajjar of Jordan pose for a selfie with their medals during the awa

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August 28, 2018

From left to right, silver medalist Raef Adel Alturkistani of Saudi Arabia, gold medalist Bahman Asgarighoncheh of Iran, bronze medalist Weichun Hsu of Taiwan and bronze medalist Bashar Alnajjar of Jordan pose for a selfie with their medals during the award ceremony for their men’s -75kg kumite karate match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.

India's Lilima Minz (foreground) runs with the ball during the hockey women's match against Thailand at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.

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August 28, 2018

India’s Lilima Minz (foreground) runs with the ball during the hockey women’s match against Thailand at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.

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August 27, 2018

US Open: Five talking points

Five talking points for the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the season which gets under way at Flushing Meadows on Monday:Nadal, Federer to...

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August 27, 2018

Chelimo slams heat, pollution after marathon gold

AFP, Jakarta :World champion Rose Chelimo made light of brutal conditions on Sunday to scoop Asian Games gold for Bahrain with a runaway win in...

Taiwan's Tzuyun Wen celebrates with her medal during the victory ceremony for their women's -55kg kumite karate at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday.

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August 27, 2018

Taiwan’s Tzuyun Wen celebrates with her medal during the victory ceremony for their women’s -55kg kumite karate at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday.

Players of Bangladesh Under-23 Hockey team celebrating after beating Thailand Under-23 Hockey team by 3-1 goals in their Hockey Competition of the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia on Sunday. Moin Ahamed

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August 27, 2018

Bangladesh beat Thailand 3-1 in Asian Games Hockey

Bangladesh Hokey team have achieved their initial target of finishing 6th in the 12-team 18th Asian Games Men’s Hockey beating Thailand by 3-1 goals in...

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August 27, 2018

Dembele, Griezmann give Barcelona and Atletico narrow wins in La Liga

AFP, Madrid : Ousmane Dembele’s second-half strike was the difference as reigning La Liga champions Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted Valladolid...

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August 27, 2018

Senior Operative Director (Head of Games & Sports) of Walton Group FM Iqbal Bin Anwar Dawn addressing a press conference at the conference room in Bangladesh Olympic Association Bhaban on Sunday.