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Insatiable Serena in hot pursuit of slam number 24 - again

Insatiable Serena in hot pursuit of slam number 24 - again

-- 2020-08-30 11:51:31

Serena Williams declared she is ready - yet again - to fight it out for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title when the US Open beings on Monday in a Covid-19 secure bubble. The 38-year-old American...

Channel 7 threatens to terminate $450m contract with Cricket Australia

Channel 7 threatens to terminate $450m contract with Cricket Australia

-- 2020-08-29 11:16:52

In a bombshell report, Channel 7 is threatening to terminate its $450 million contract with Cricket Australia. On Friday, The Daily Telegraph’s Ben Horne revealed Channel 7 chief executive...

India player, members of CSK test positive for COVID-19

India player, members of CSK test positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-08-28 21:33:12

Multiple members of Chennai Super Kings, including an India player, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dubai ahead of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates, cricket websites say. E...

Pogba tests positive for coronavirus

Pogba tests positive for coronavirus

-- 2020-08-27 22:23:28

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for coronavirus, says France manager Didier Deschamps. The 27-year-old will have to self-isolate for 14 days, as per a report on BBC. He w...

England's Anderson gets milestone 600th wicket, third test drawn

England's Anderson gets milestone 600th wicket, third test drawn

-- 2020-08-26 22:40:06

James Anderson became the first seam bowler to take 600 test wickets but England had to settle for a draw against Pakistan after a rain-hit final day of the third test at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday, rep...

Messi tells Barca he wants to leave

Messi tells Barca he wants to leave

REUTERS 2020-08-26 09:49:54

Captain Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wishes to leave the club immediately, a source confirmed on Tuesday, deepening the turmoil within the Catalan side less than two weeks after their humiliatin...

BCB appoints Craig McMillan as batting consultant

BCB appoints Craig McMillan as batting consultant

-- 2020-08-25 19:54:54

Former New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan has been appointed Bangladesh’s batting consultant for the Tour of Sri Lanka 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Tuesday. In his dec...

Fastest man Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus

Fastest man Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus

-- 2020-08-25 18:56:32

World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday...

Steely Bayern edge PSG to claim Champions League crown

Steely Bayern edge PSG to claim Champions League crown

-- 2020-08-24 09:51:28

Bayern Munich were crowned European champions for the sixth time after beating Paris St Germain 1-0 thanks to a second-half header from former PSG youth academy graduate Kingsley Coman in an absorbing...

No BPL, DPL without vaccine, improved situation: Papon

No BPL, DPL without vaccine, improved situation: Papon

-- 2020-08-15 20:45:19

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) dismissed any hopes of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and Dhaka Premier League (DPL) being held without the vaccine of COVID-19 or the dramatic improvement of t...

FIFA, AFC matches of BD postponed till 2021

FIFA, AFC matches of BD postponed till 2021

-- 2020-08-12 22:44:35

The Bangladesh National Football team’s remaining four Group E Joint Qualifications matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar' 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, have been postponed till 2021 due to t...

Shakib to train at BKSP from Sept

Shakib to train at BKSP from Sept

-- 2020-08-08 18:41:08

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took a step to return to International cricket following his ban as he decided to start practice at BKSP from September. A member of Shakib’s family said the start a...

More players to join individual training programme

More players to join individual training programme

-- 2020-08-07 20:06:09

The second phase of the individual training programme of the cricketers is all set to kick off Saturday. In this phase, more cricketers are joining as the new schedule of the programme has suggested....

India cricket board suspends IPL deal with Chinese sponsor

India cricket board suspends IPL deal with Chinese sponsor

AP 2020-08-07 11:23:10

India’s cricket board has suspended its Indian Premier League title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo for the 2020 tournament. The decision comes as Indian troops are in a...

BCB planning to organise BPL in Dec-Jan

BCB planning to organise BPL in Dec-Jan

-- 2020-08-05 20:18:34

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made it clear that they would not leave any stone unturned to organize the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) even though the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be over. As p...

BCB denies not paying players ICC prize money

BCB denies not paying players ICC prize money

-- 2020-08-04 19:46:21

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday dismissed allegations from a players' body that its international cricketers have not been paid all their prize money. The Federation of International Cr...

FIFA condemns criminal proceedings against Infantino

FIFA condemns criminal proceedings against Infantino

-- 2020-08-03 21:02:02

Global football body FIFA has described the decision by Swiss authorities to open criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino last week as grotesque and absurd. Swiss authorities said...

IPL set to start next month in UAE

IPL set to start next month in UAE

-- 2020-08-03 13:08:45

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be staged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Sept. 19 to Nov. 10, subject to government approval. The IPL’s governing council confirmed the propose...

Mission accomplished for Man United and Chelsea, Villa survive

Mission accomplished for Man United and Chelsea, Villa survive

-- 2020-07-27 11:28:17

Manchester United and Chelsea secured places in the Champions League with wins on the final day of the Premier League season while Watford and Bournemouth were relegated along with bottom club Norwich...

ICC postpones T20 World Cup in Australia due to COVID-19

ICC postpones T20 World Cup in Australia due to COVID-19

-- 2020-07-20 22:24:51

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has postponed this year’s Twenty20 World Cup, which was scheduled to begin in Australia on Oct 18, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "At today’s meetin...

Ballon d'Or not to be awarded this year

Ballon d'Or not to be awarded this year

-- 2020-07-20 19:49:45

The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the football calendar, organisers France Football magazine said on...

Cricketing activities to begin Sunday after four-month break

Cricketing activities to begin Sunday after four-month break

-- 2020-07-18 20:04:58

Ending a four-month long agonising break, cricketing activities in the country is set to begin on Sunday in a limited scale at four different venues across the countries. A total of nine cricketers w...

Four games a day confirmed for 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Four games a day confirmed for 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Reuters 2020-07-15 20:58:10

World Cup fans will be able to watch an unprecedented four games a day on television, spread out over 11 hours, during the group stage of the Qatar 2022 tournament after the schedule was confirmed on...

NBA doctors worried about lingering effects of Covid-19

NBA doctors worried about lingering effects of Covid-19

Reuters 2020-07-12 15:49:59

League physicians and officials are concerned about the lingering health effects for NBA players who contract the coronavirus, ESPN reported Saturday. “There are unknown effects it has on lung...

Govt considers resuming sports under strict health safety measures

Govt considers resuming sports under strict health safety measures

-- 2020-07-10 17:52:21

The government is thinking about resuming sport activities taking strict health safety measures under the ‘guidance of the health ministry’. State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsa...

Messi will finish career at Barca, says club president

Messi will finish career at Barca, says club president

-- 2020-07-06 12:39:20

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that captain Lionel Messi will end his career at the Catalan club, dismissing a report saying the Argentine no longer wishes to renew his current cont...

It’s an immense honour to be on Wisden’s list: Shakib

It’s an immense honour to be on Wisden’s list: Shakib

-- 2020-07-05 18:04:38

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his pleasure to be on the Wisden’s prestigious list, which ranked him 2nd Most Valuable Player (MVP) in ODI and sixth best in Test cricket....

Mashrafe tests positive for COVID-19 again

Mashrafe tests positive for COVID-19 again

-- 2020-07-04 18:46:03

Former captain of national cricket team, also a member of parliament, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has tested positive for COVID-19 again, confirmed sources close to his family. Mashrafe had tested positive...

Domestic cricket BCB’s first priority in post-COVID-19 world

Domestic cricket BCB’s first priority in post-COVID-19 world

-- 2020-07-03 20:49:55

Minhajul Abedin, the chief selector of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said starting domestic cricket is the first priority of the board in the post-COVID-19 era. BCB said they have prepared all the...

Messi unwilling to renew Barca contract: Report

Messi unwilling to renew Barca contract: Report

Reuters 2020-07-03 11:42:24

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to a report by S...