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Hosts BD emerge champions securing five gold medals

Hosts BD emerge champions securing five gold medals

-- 2018-05-09 21:35:25

Bangladesh emerged champions in the Second ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship securing five gold, five silver and one bronze medal on the closing day of the four-day meet at the Maulan...

PSG beat resilient Les Herbiers to claim treble

PSG beat resilient Les Herbiers to claim treble

-- 2018-05-09 13:32:50

Paris St Germain were made to sweat before beating brave third-tier side Les Herbiers 2-0 to win the French Cup and claim a domestic treble thanks to goals from Giovani Lo Celso and Edinson Cavani in...

BD archers reach final of nine events for gold

BD archers reach final of nine events for gold

-- 2018-05-08 21:23:20

All the Bangladesh archers except one reached the finals of nine events out of 10 on the 3rd day of the four-day 2nd ISSF International Archery Championship at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium in...

India rejects day-night Adelaide Test

India rejects day-night Adelaide Test

-- 2018-05-08 18:27:45

Cricket Australia (CA) says the December 6-10 Test at Adelaide Oval will be a day match after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) declined its overtures for a pink-ball clash. It stops a...

Djokovic sees off Nishikori in Madrid opener

Djokovic sees off Nishikori in Madrid opener

-- 2018-05-08 11:24:27

Former world number one Novak Djokovic showed signs of a return to form with an impressive 7-5 6-4 victory over Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Monday. Later Fr...

Dembele an investment for future: Barca President

Dembele an investment for future: Barca President

-- 2018-05-07 19:28:23

Liverpool-linked Ousmane Dembele is not for sale and he is an investment for the future, said Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu. "The option of selling him is not on the table. We are finishin...

Classic Clasico ends in 2-2 draw

Classic Clasico ends in 2-2 draw

-- 2018-05-07 11:06:14

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale lashed home to deny La Liga champions Barcelona victory in an ill-tempered ‘Clasico’ which finished 2-2 at the Nou Camp after the home side had Sergi Robe...

Juve on verge of retaining Seria A crown

Juve on verge of retaining Seria A crown

-- 2018-05-06 12:05:07

Juventus came from behind with three second-half goals to beat Bologna and put them just one win away from a seventh successive Serie A title. But Juve could be crowned champions on Sunday if Torin...

Sir Alex Ferguson has emergency surgery after brain haemorrhage

Sir Alex Ferguson has emergency surgery after brain haemorrhage

Agencies 2018-05-06 10:53:49

Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in Manchester United’s history, underwent emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage, the club said. “The procedure has gone very...

Stoke becomes first team this season to get relegated

Stoke becomes first team this season to get relegated

-- 2018-05-05 21:33:26

Stoke's 10-year stay in the Premier League has come to an end on Saturday after they were relegated to the Championship by Crystal Palace's second-half resurgence. Home fans streamed out of the Bet36...

FIFA proposes staging mini-World Cup

FIFA proposes staging mini-World Cup

-- 2018-05-05 21:02:19

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has proposed staging what would effectively be a mini-World Cup, featuring eight international teams, every two years in addition to the traditional event. The tournam...

Brighton edge past Man United to avoid relegation

Brighton edge past Man United to avoid relegation

-- 2018-05-05 12:09:46

Brighton and Hove Albion made sure of Premier League football next season with two games to spare after a Pascal Gross goal gave them a memorable 1-0 home win over Manchester United on Friday. It was...

Rangers appoints Liverpool legend Gerrard as manager

Rangers appoints Liverpool legend Gerrard as manager

-- 2018-05-04 20:36:47

Steven Gerrard on Friday has been appointed as Rangers manager on a four-year deal. The former Liverpool midfielder, 37, replaces Graeme Murty, who was placed in interim charge following the October...

Costa breaks Gunners hearts

Costa breaks Gunners hearts

-- 2018-05-04 15:03:42

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa haunted Arsenal again by firing his side to a 1-0 win in Europa League semi-final second leg to send the Spaniards into the final and deny Arsene Wenger a dream end...

Australia cricket board appoints Langer as coach

Australia cricket board appoints Langer as coach

-- 2018-05-03 19:08:15

Justin Langer has been named as Australia's new head coach, replacing Darren Lehmann, who resigned in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal. The former opener, currently in charge of Western Austral...

Reds survive Roma fightback to reach CL final

Reds survive Roma fightback to reach CL final

-- 2018-05-03 12:10:23

Liverpool have reached the UEFA Champions League final for the first time since 2007, advancing 7-6 on aggregate despite losing a dramatic second leg to Roma. A journey that started on 15 August in G...

Real oust Bayern to reach third straight CL final

Real oust Bayern to reach third straight CL final

Agencies 2018-05-02 10:41:40

Reigning European champions Real Madrid moved into their third successive Champions League final as they edged out Bayern Munich in a thrilling semi-final second leg. Trailing 2-1 after the first leg...

Bangladesh now 8th in ICC test ranking

Bangladesh now 8th in ICC test ranking

-- 2018-05-01 16:01:28

Bangladesh have moved ahead of the West Indies  to the eighth position for the first time in the ICC test rankings. The International Cricket Council (ICC) came up with the revelation in a state...

Spurs brush Watford aside to seal top four spot

Spurs brush Watford aside to seal top four spot

-- 2018-05-01 12:56:14

Tottenham Hotspur’s England duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli fired them to a comfortable 2-0 win over mid-table Watford that cemented their place in the top four at Wembley on Monday. The win put f...

Nadal wins 11th Barcelona title

Nadal wins 11th Barcelona title

-- 2018-05-01 00:35:11

Rafael Nadal continues to make winning on clay look all too easy. Nadal extended his dominance on the surface with a 6-2, 6-1 win over 19-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to win his 11th B...

Injured Robben to miss CL semifinal

Injured Robben to miss CL semifinal

-- 2018-04-30 22:25:01

Bayern Munich are without winger Arjen Robben for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid. Robben suffered a leg injury eight minutes into Real's 2-1 win at the Allianz Arena...

Messi creates La Liga history

Messi creates La Liga history

-- 2018-04-30 21:24:12

Lionel Messi on Sunday set another record in his glittering Barcelona career after becoming the first player to score 30 goals or more in seven different seasons in La Liga. The Argentine superstar r...

Relentless Nadal bags 11th Barcelona Open title

Relentless Nadal bags 11th Barcelona Open title

-- 2018-04-30 11:06:44

World number one Rafael Nadal produced an imperious display to win his 11th Barcelona Open title with a 6-2 6-1 win over Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nadal, 31, who won his 400th clay-court m...

Barca clinch La Liga title thanks to Messi treble

Barca clinch La Liga title thanks to Messi treble

Agencies 2018-04-30 10:19:59

Barcelona secured the league title in Ernesto Valverde's first season as manager with a Lionel Messi-inspired victory over Deportivo La Coruna, who have been relegated. Barca only needed a draw at...

Gameiro spot kick delays Barca’s party

Gameiro spot kick delays Barca’s party

-- 2018-04-29 22:21:51

Kevin Gameiro's second-half penalty earned a laboured 1-0 win for Atletico Madrid at Deportivo Alaves, putting the onus on Barcelona to achieve a positive result in their clash with Deportivo La Corun...

Nadal into Barcelona final with 400th clay-court win

Nadal into Barcelona final with 400th clay-court win

-- 2018-04-29 13:00:07

Rafael Nadal will face Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in today's Barcelona Open final after claiming his 400th career clay-court victory. The Spaniard defeated world number 10 David Goffin of Be...

Juve’s late fightback sinks ten-man Inter

Juve’s late fightback sinks ten-man Inter

-- 2018-04-29 11:13:58

Serie A leaders Juventus scored twice in the last five minutes to win 3-2 at Inter Milan who had earlier come from behind to lead despite playing with ten men in an extraordinary Serie A match at San...

Stoke gets PL lifeline following ‘rare’ draw at Anfield

Stoke gets PL lifeline following ‘rare’ draw at Anfield

-- 2018-04-28 21:14:57

Stoke City are still "in the fight" to avoid Premier League relegation after their hard-fought draw against Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool, says manager Paul Lambert. The Potters are three...

Dominant Nadal sweeps past Thiem

Dominant Nadal sweeps past Thiem

-- 2018-04-28 12:36:28

Rafael Nadal continued his clay-court domination with a 6-0 7-5 win over Slovakian qualifier Martin Klizan in the Barcelona Open quarter-finals. The Spanish world number one, 31, extended his Open Er...

669 matches, 31 trophies, 16 seasons: Iniesta confirms Barca exit

669 matches, 31 trophies, 16 seasons: Iniesta confirms Barca exit

-- 2018-04-27 20:11:54

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta will leave the Spanish club at the end of the season. The Spain midfielder, 33, has made 669 appearances in 16 seasons, winning 31 trophies with Barca and three major...