Angelique Kerber (R) has caused a stunning upset to beat world number one Serena Williams in the Australian Open Women's final on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday.

January 31, 2016

Kerber stuns Williams to win Australian Open

AFP, Melbourne :Germany’s Angelique Kerber stunned Serena Williams to win the Australian Open on Saturday and thwart the American world number one’s bid to equal...

Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman House and Bir Shreshtha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir House, the champions and the runners-up respectively of the Annual Sports Competition of Adamjee Cantonment College with Minister for Education Nurul Islam Nahid pose for a ph

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January 31, 2016

Annual Sports Competition of Adamjee Cantonment College held

The Annual Sports Competition of Adamjee Cantonment College was held at the college ground in Dhaka Cantonment area on Saturday.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was...

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January 30, 2016

Sri Lanka hire Ford to defend World T20

AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Friday confirmed it would rehire Graham Ford as head coach to help the national team defend its World...

Serena Williams of the US (L) and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska shake hands after Williams won their semi-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia on Thursday.

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January 30, 2016

Serena advances to 7th Australian Open final

Australia, Melbourne :Serena Williams was a force to be reckoned with as she finally tasted victory on Thursday. Three ferocious serves – ace, ace, ace...

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January 30, 2016

Sevilla and Valencia advance to Copa semifinals

AP, Madrid :Brazilian-born striker Rodrigo scored a first-half goal to lead Valencia to a 1-0 win over Las Palmas and send Gary Neville’s team into...

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January 30, 2016

Secretary of the National Sports Council Ashoke Kumar Biswas inaugurating the Popular Life Insurance Dhaka Metropolis Open Women’s Volleyball Competition by releasing the balloons as the chief guest at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Friday.

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January 30, 2016

Zimbabwe start with 7-wkt victory against Fiji

UNB, Chittagong :Zimbabwe started their ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over inexperienced side Fiji in the Group-C match at...

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January 30, 2016

Mascarenhas steps down as NZ bowling coach

Former England international Dimitri Mascarenhas is stepping down as bowling coach of the new Zealand cricket team.Mascarenhas, who replaced Shane Bond in the role last...

Callum Taylor scored 59 off 67 balls in ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket match between England and West Indies at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday.

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January 30, 2016

England beat West Indies by 61 runs

UNB, Chittagong :England registered their 2nd successive victory in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup beating West Indies by 61 runs in their Group-C match...

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January 30, 2016

Asia Cup T20I to begin Feb 24 in city

BSS, Dhaka :The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is going to hold the Asia Cup 2016 Twenty20 International (T20I) in Dhaka from February 24 to March...

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January 30, 2016

Namibia crush Scotland by 9 wkts

UNB, Cox’s Bazar :Namibia made a promising start in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup as they notched an emphatic nine-wicket victory against Scotland in...

Rohit Sharma of India (L) bats during the second Twenty20 international cricket match between Australia and India at Melbourne on Friday.

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January 30, 2016

India create history on Australian soil with first ever series win

Agency :India haven’t played many bilateral series in Australia, but that doesn’t dwarf Friday’s T20I win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which gave India their...