South Sudan become 206th Olympic member
AFP, Kuala Lumpur : South Sudan on Sunday became the 206th Olympic member four years after independence, allowing the war-ravaged African nation to take part...
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Swing struggles return as Tiger stumbles back
AFP, Gainesville : Tiger Woods, who raised hopes of ending a two-year win drought with a solid start at the PGA Quicken Loans National, stumbled...
Johansen focused on firing Celtic into Champions League
AFP, Glasgow : Stefan Johansen says he is focused on firing Celtic into the Champions League after helping the Hoops to an opening day defeat...
Mymensingh emerge unbeaten champions beating Tangail 2-0
Mymensingh District team emerged unbeaten champions in the JFA U-14 Women’s National Football Championship’ 2015 with all-win record beating Tangail District team by 2-0 goals...
Bangladesh to play Sri Lanka August 11
Hosts Bangladesh will start their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-16 Championship campaign taking on Sri Lanka on August 11 at 5pm at the Sylhet...
Bangladesh clinch 12 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze medals
Bangladesh clinched 12 gold, 11 silver and eight bronze medals in the Special Olympics Summer World Games 2015 concluded in Los Angeles, United States on...
New Japan stadium to open three months before Olympics
AFP, Kuala Lumpur : Japan’s new national stadium will only be completed three months before the start of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics because of a government...
PGA player Hurley’s father found safe in Texas
AFP, Gainesville : Willard Hurley Jnr, the father of US PGA Tour player Billy Hurley, was located and is safe after going missing for 12...
Serena Williams withdraws from Bank of West
World No. 1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from the upcoming Bank of the West Classic because of an elbow injury she says must get “back...
BD Throwball team to leave for India today
A 32-member Bangladesh Man’s and Women’s Throwball team will leave for India today (Sunday) to play the Pentangular International Throwball Championship scheduled to be held...