Xavi hungry for elusive first Qatar trophy
AFP, Doha :In 17 golden years at Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez won some 25 trophies playing for the Catalan giants, including eight La Liga and four...
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Chittagong, Sylhet reach semifinals
Chittagong and Sylhet District teams moved to semifinals of the Walton Under-18 National Football Championship eliminating their respective rivals at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Sylhet...
Siddikur makes cut in Yeangder Heritage
Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman made cut in the US$300,000 Yeangder Heritage after carding one-over-par 73 in the 2nd round at National Golf Country Club in...
‘I’m way above’ Bouchard ‘cheat’ blast, says Sharapova’
AFP, Stuttgart :Maria S0″cheater” claims on Thursday, telling the Canadian that she is “way above” getting into a slanging match over her controversial comeback.Bouchard, long...
BGB emerge champions in Independence Day Taekwondo
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged men’s section champions in the Independence Day Taekwondo Championship beating Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation in the final held on Friday...
Bayern boss backs under-fire Ancelotti
AFP, Berlin :Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists the German giants are backing head coach Carlo Ancelotti despite their Champions League and German Cup exits...
Inter-District Women’s Athletics competition begins
The Lutfunnessa Hoque Bokul Inter-District Women’s Athletics competition began on Friday at Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex in the city’s Dhanmondi, said a press release...
National Junior Boxing meet begins in BKSP
The EXIM Bank Limited 22nd Junior Boys’ and 4th Junior Girls’ National Junior Boxing competition began on Friday at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan (BKSP) in...
Paris to host 2020 European championships
Paris will host the 2020 European athletics championships, which will take place after the Tokyo Olympics, European Athletics confirmed on Friday.The French capital had been...
Bouchard urges life ban for ‘cheater’ Sharapova
AFP, Istanbul :Eugenie Bouchard attacked Maria Sharapova as a “cheater” over her return from a drugs ban and suggested the Russian should be kicked out...
Taekwondo: Residential Model College emerge men’s champions
Dhaka Residential Model College emerged men’s junior champions in the Walton National School/College Taekwondo competition that concluded at the National Sports Council gymnasium on Thursday.Dhaka...
Border Guard bag Independence Cup Kabaddi title
Bangladesh Border Guard emerged as champions as they beat spirited Bangladesh Navy in the final by 29-27 points of Independence Cup Kabaddi competition by 29-27...