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Gladiators end Royals unbeaten run

Dhaka Gladiators batsman Darren Stevens blasts a boundary during his unbeaten knock of 55 from 35 balls in their Bangladesh Premier League match against Sylhet Royals at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. — New Age photo
The unbeaten run of Sylhet Royals in the Bangladesh Premier League finally came to an end when they lost to Dhaka Gladiators in their sixth match in Chittagong on Tuesday. Holders Gladiators avenged their seven-wicket bashing in Khulna with this... Full story

Edwards bowls Riders to easy win

Rangpur Riders paceman Fidel Edwards (C) celebrates the wicket of Khulna Royal Bengals batsman Lou Vincent with team-mate Abdur Razzak (R) during their Bangladesh Premier League match at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. — New Age photo
Rangpur Riders got back to winning ways when they successfully defended a meagre total of 122 runs to beat Khulna Royal Bengals by 33 runs at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. In a match hat irritated fans mostly with some poor... Full story

A day to remember for Ctg students

A host of photographers and television camera crews rush to take photos of West Indies cricket great and Chittagong Kings Brand Ambassador, Brian Lara (C), during his goodwill visit to Aparna Charan City Corporation Girls’ High School in Chittagong on Tuesday. — New Age photo
Students of four educational institutions had a day to remember as they had the chance to come close to the cricketing hero Brian Lara on Tuesday. Lara, the brand ambassador of the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings... Full story

MSC crushed to defeat

Mohammedan Sporting Club had to pay for their poor management as they were handed a humiliating 1-4 defeat by Brothers Union in their first match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Full story

Pakistan WC women’s team sleep in stadium

Pakistan’s women cricketers in India for the World Cup are staying in the stadium premises instead of a hotel for security reasons, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday. The entire squad is living in the club... Full story

Windies lose tour opener Down Under

All-rounder James Faulkner grabbed four wickets for 54 and hit an unbeaten 44 to help the Australian Prime Minister’s XI defeat the West Indies in their tour opener at the Manuka Oval on Tuesday. Full story

Warne calls Australia chiefs ‘muppets’

Spin legend Shane Warne has branded Cricket Australia ‘muppets’ and called its policy of rotating players ‘absolute rubbish’ following Australia’s T20 series defeat by Sri Lanka. Full story

Kenya’s former world record holder Kimombwa dies

Samson Kimombwa, Kenya’s former 10,000m world record holder and one of the pioneer foreign track stars in the American National Collegiate Championships has died, Athletics Kenya officials said. Full story

Pakistanis held to draw

The touring Pakistanis were held to a draw when bad light brought an early end to their four-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Buffalo Park on Monday. The Invitation XI, set 323 to win, were 190 for five in their... Full story

Woods wins his 75th career crown

Tiger Woods holds the trophy after his -14 under victory in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California on Monday. — AFP photo
World No 2 Tiger Woods captured his 75th career title on Monday, winning the US PGA Farmers Insurance Open by four strokes for his record-setting eighth career triumph at Torrey Pines. Despite struggling in windy conditions Monday, Woods... Full story

Messi and Ronaldo go head-to-head in Cup clash

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo come into today’s ‘el clasico’ clash in Madrid in the Spanish Cup semi-final in fine form and full of goals. Messi has hit 16 and Ronaldo 12 in their last 10 games, and the four the... Full story

Hernandez headache for Ferguson

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has revealed Javier Hernandez is leaving him with a dilemma as to whether he drop the Mexican striker for the visit of Southampton today. Full story

French magazine questions Qatar World Cup award

France Football magazine has raised questions about FIFA’s awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, alleging it was tainted by corruption and collusion involving top figures in the game. Full story

Galatasaray confirm Drogba deal

Turkish top side Galatasaray announced Monday they have signed Ivory Coast’s veteran striker Didier Drogba on an 18-month contract. ‘An agreement has been reached with Didier Yves Drogba of Shanghai Shenhua football... Full story

Milan and Juve in talks for Balotelli

Manchester City’s volatile striker Mario Balotelli could soon be on his way back to his native Italy with sources familiar with the talks saying AC Milan and Juventus are interested in a deal. Full story

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United world’s first team to top $3b in value English Premier League soccer club Manchester United are the world’s first professional sports team to be valued at more than $3 billion, according to... Full story

Rodgers demands Liverpool rally

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has called on his players to bounce back from their humiliating defeat by Oldham and keep their slim hopes of making the top four alive by beating Arsenal in the Premier League... Full story

Juve slapped with fines, bans

Champions Juventus were handed a series of bans and fines by Serie A league officials on Monday for displaying aggressive behaviour to a match referee who refused to award a late penalty. Full story

Barca leave door open for Valdes

Goalkeeper Victor Valdes will be welcome to discuss a new contract with Barcelona if he goes back on his decision to reject extension talks, club president Sandro Rosell said on Monday. Full story


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