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Shakib excluded from squads of Sri Lanka series

Just a day after taking charge, the new selectors panel, led by Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu, of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced ODI and T20 squads ahead of Sri Lanka series. However, the name of ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was kept outside from both of the squads. Besides, the panel dropped Rony Talukdar, Shamim Hossain Patwary and ...

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Haaland, De Bruyne returns as City to conquer Europe again

The return of the Champions League comes at the perfect time for Manchester City with Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne’s comebacks from injury making the holders look formidable. Pep Guardiola’s men head to FC Copenhagen for the first leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday on the back of 10 consecutive wins in all competitions. A run that ...

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Argentina knock Brazil’s men’s football team out of Paris Olympics

Brazil were denied the chance of winning a third straight men’s Olympic football title after a 1-0 defeat to Argentina on Sunday knocked them out of qualifying for the Paris Games. Champions in Rio 2016 and the Covid-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games, Brazil only needed a draw against their arch continental rivals on the final day of the South American pre-Olympic ...

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World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash in Kenya

World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger injured, police said Sunday. The 24-year-old was driving from Kaptaget to Eldoret in western Kenya around 11 pm (2000 GMT) on Saturday when the car rolled, AFP reports. “The accident happened around 11 pm (2000 GMT). ...

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Australia seal U-19 World Cup trashing India by 79 runs

Australia dominated in all three departments of the field to defeat India by 79 runs in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 final in Benoni on Sunday. Hugh Weibgen called it right and elected to bat first in Benoni. Charlie Anderson came in for Tom Campbell for Australia. India were unchanged. Australia reached 253/7 at the end of ...

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Qatar beat Jordan to retain Asian Cup with Afif’s hat-trick

Hosts Qatar retained the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win on Saturday against surprise packages Jordan as Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties. It was a fitting final act to a month of football that began with 24 teams and witnessed a series of dramatic games and plenty of goals, reports AFP. It will also help dispel the memories ...

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PSG recover to beat Lille without Mbappe

Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Lille 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, extending their lead to 11 points as Kylian Mbappe was rested ahead of next week’s Champions League tie against Real Sociedad. Luis Enrique opted against taking any risks with the league’s top goalscorer Mbappe, who was an unused substitute at the Parc des Princes after suffering ...

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Liverpool leapfrog Man City to reclaim Premier League top spot

Liverpool returned to the Premier League summit with a hard-fought 3-1 win against relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday after champions Manchester City briefly replaced them at the top. The Anfield side are hunting a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title in Jurgen Klopp’s final season in charge but once again have relentless City snapping at their heels, AFP reports. Liverpool were not ...

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Barishal trash Dhaka by 40 runs

Fortune Barishal clinch a big win of 40 runs against Durdanto Dhaka in the 28th game of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Mirpur on Saturday. Opting to bat, a 139-run stand between Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah Riyad for the fourth wicket propelled Barishal to accumulate 189 losing four wickets after 20 overs. Mahmudullah smashed a 73-run knock from 48 balls ...

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Hridoy maiden T20 century scripts Comilla’s victory in BPL

Towhid Hridoy struck his first century in recognized T20 cricket as Comilla Victorians beat Durdanto Dhaka by four wickets for their fifth victory in seven matches in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Hridoy who reached his century off 53 balls, finally hit an unbeaten 108 off 57 with eight fours and seven sixes ...

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