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Photo: Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Norwich City at Anfield in Liverpool, England, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Liverpool, Aug 10 : Liverpool opened its bid to end a 30-year English title drought by beating Premier League newcomer Norwich 4-1 on Friday but lost goalkeeper ...

Photo: Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus celebrates after scoring in a penalty shoot out, with his goal winning the shot out and the match 5-4, during the Community Shield soccer match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Sao Paulo, Aug 8 : Striker Gabriel Jesus has been suspended from international matches with Brazil ...

Ashleigh Barty, of Australia, returns a shot to Sofia Kenin, of the United States, during the Rogers Cup women’s tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Toronto. Toronto, Aug 7 : Ashleigh Barty lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to American Sofia Kenin in second-round play at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, putting the Australian’s No. 1 ranking in peril. Current ...

As the new football season kicks off, teams across the borough are being urged to get their applications in for the prestigious annual football tournament, the Mayor’s Cup. Hosted by the council’s sports and physical activity team, last year’s tournament attracted more than 1,000 players in 70 teams and gained sponsorship from local businesses to support grassroots football. John Biggs, Mayor of ...

Dhaka, Aug 6 : Touring Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team tied with hosts England on Monday in their seventh match of the ongoing tri-nation youth ODI series. With this tie, England got out of the race for the final. Along with Bangladesh and England, India are also playing in the event. Bangladesh won the toss at Beckenham and opted to field ...

Photo: Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez looks to the crowd after scoring a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer game against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. Atlanta, Aug 4 : Atlanta United is back in a familiar spot. First place. Pressing the attack right from the start, the reigning MLS Cup champions ...

For the third straight year, NBC’s Premier League broadcast crew will be in England for the start of the season. The network announced plans Wednesday for the opening weekend for its seventh season, featuring on-site coverage from three stadiums from Aug. 9-11 as well as showing off its synergy with Britain’s Sky Sports News. “You want to start the season ...

Shamim Kabir, the first captain of Bangladesh National Cricket Team has passed away. He was 75. He had been suffering from old-age complications before his death. He died at Eden Clinic in city’s Dhanmondi on Monday(today).Shamim Kabir led the national side in its first ever international match against MCC in Dhaka, in January 1977. He made his first class debut ...

Bangladesh have set 239-run target for Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI of three-match series at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 98 runs from 110 balls with six boundaries and one over boundary which helped his side to post 238 runs in their stipulated 50 overs. They, however, lost eight wickets. Besides, Mehidy Hasan Miraz ...

  DHAKA: Bangladesh have won the toss and choose to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the three-match series at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday (July 28). The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm (Bangladesh Time). Bangladesh made one change. Taijul Islam replaces Rubel Hossian. Bangladesh XI Tamim Iqbal (capt), Soumya Sarkar,  Mohammad Mithun, ...