Phelps leaves no doubt he’ll be ready for Rio Olympics
AP, San Antonio : Michael Phelps held up one finger, leaving no doubt he’s No. 1.Then he pounded the water defiantly – first with one...
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Nishikori, Cilic book US Open finals rematch
Japan’s fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori and Croatia’s eighth-ranked Marin Cilic will meet in a rematch of last year’s US Open final after advancing Friday to the...
Djokovic makes return in Montreal event
AFP, Montreal : A month after winning Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic will pick up a racquet once again as the world number one plays as top...
Chen chases second world crown to cap stellar season
AFP, Jakarta : Defending champion Chen Long heads into next week’s badminton world championships in Indonesia as firm favourite, but faces a challenge from a...
North Korea win Women`s East Asian Cup
AFP, Wuhan :North Korea won the Women’s 2015 East Asian Cup with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over rivals South Korea in Wuhan, China on Saturday.A...
Shitoiruy Karate-Do Championship inaugurated
The Walton 8th Shitoiruy Karate-Do Bangladesh Championship was inaugurated at Nation Sports Council Gymnasium in city on Saturday. Shitoiruy Karate-Do chief patron ASM Ali Kabir...
Sri Lanka U-16 soccer team reaches Sylhet
BSS, Dhaka :Sri Lanka U-16 football team arrived here on Friday to take part in the six-nation SAFF U-16 Championship that will begin on Sunday...
Amateur Rating Chess to begin Tuesday
BSS, Dhaka :The Walton Amateur Rating Chess Championship will begin Tuesday (Aug 11) at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room.Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth...
Top seed Wozniacki ousted at WTA Stanford event
AFP, Stanford :Danish top seed Caroline Wozniacki was upset in the second round of the WTA Stanford hardcourt tournament Thursday, falling to 60th-ranked Varvara Lepchenko...
Brothers beat Rahmatganj
UNB, Dhaka :Brothers Union beat Rahmatganj MFS by a solitary goal in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday.Brothers...