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‘Osaka’s return a boost for women’s tour’
Agency :The women’s tour needs superstars and will benefit from former world number one Naomi Osaka’s return following a 15-month break, top tennis Coach Patrick...
Spinners need to learn quickly: Shanto
Agency :Opener Will Young cracked a rapid century as New Zealand recovered from a dreadful start to beat Bangladesh by 44 runs on Sunday in...
Valencia fight back to hold Barcelona to a 1-1 draw
Agency :Valencia fought back to snatch a 1-1 draw at home against Barcelona in their LaLiga clash on Saturday – a result that will do...
King’s 82 powers West Indies to T20I victory over England
AFP, Grenada :Brandon King scored an unbeaten 82 and skipper Rovman Powell blasted a quickfire 50 as West Indies defeated England by 10 runs to...
Mohammedan in final of Independence Cup Football
BSS, Dhaka :Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited reached the final of the Independence Cup Football beating old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society by...
Rebecca Welch to become PL’s first female referee
AFP, London :Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League (PL) match after being appointed to oversee Fulham’s game against Burnley...
Six shirts worn by Messi at World Cup sell for $7.8 mn
AFP, New York :Six football shirts worn by Argentine megastar Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have sold for $7.8 million at...
Pakistan dig in as Lyon edges closer to 500 Test wickets
Agency :Australian spin king Nathan Lyon moved to within three wickets of joining the elite 500 club on Friday as Pakistan dug deep to stay...
Spain reach top spot in FIFA rankings
Women’s World Cup winners Spain have reached the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time as England remain fourth. Spain beat England 1-0...