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Iran prosecutor says no repeat of women at football matches
Iran's prosecutor general said Wednesday there would be no repeat of women watching football matches inside stadiums, saying it would "lead to sin".
The comments by Mohammad Jafar Montazeri came a day after around 100 women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly at the national stadium -- an extremely rare step in the Islamic republic.
"I object to the presence of women in Azadi Stadium yesterday. We are a Muslim state, we are Muslims," Montazeri said, according to the conservative Mehr news agency. "We will deal with any official who wants to allow women inside stadiums under any pretext," he added.
"When a woman goes to a stadium and is faced with half-naked men in sports clothes and sees them it will lead to sin."
Federation Cup from Oct 27
The season's curtain-raising tournament Federation Cup has been deferred by five days as it will start from October 27 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium after the participating clubs sought more time for their preparation.
The season was supposed to get underway from October 22 nearly eight months of gap since the completion of last season's Independence Cup.
“After the clubs demanded deferment of the Federation Cup by a few days for preparation, we deferred it by five days for the clubs' interest,” said BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag.
A total of 13 participating teams, split into four groups, will be playing group-stage matches and top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
Ronaldo's lawyer "satisfied" after Vegas PD meeting
Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyer has met with Las Vegas police department detectives investigating allegations of sexual assault against the Juventus forward and is apparently “satisfied” with the outcome, according to reports in the Portuguese and Italian media.
Peter Christiansen, who Ronaldo hired in response to claims made by Kathryn Mayorga that the player allegedly raped her in 2009, “seemed satisfied with what he saw” during his meeting with investigators and is “convinced that the matter will be concluded with a positive result” and the innocence of his client established, Correio de Manhã reported.
Soumya to lead BCB XI
Soumya Sarkar is going to captain Bangladesh XI against Zimbabwe in a one-day practice match at BKSP on 19th October.
Soumya was left out of the ODI squad for the series against Zimbabwe but has been in good touch with bat and ball. His latest exploits saw him bag five wickets in an innings yesterday, following it up with 71 in the second innings to go with his 76 in the first dig of the NCL match against Rangpur.
Bangladesh ODI squad members to feature in the match will be newcomer Fazle Rabbi, Ariful Haque and Mohammad Saifuddin. The ODI series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will begin on October 21.
BCB XI Squad: Soumya Sarker (Captain), Mizanur Rahman, Fazle Rabbi Mahmud, Mosaddek Hossain, Zakir Hossain, Ariful Haque, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Yeasin Mishu, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Morshedul Akhter, Nayeem Hasan
Even Messi would struggle in this Man Utd team, says Scholes
Paul Scholes says even Lionel Messi would struggle to shine in the current Manchester United team.
"I don't think there's a lack of quality there," said Scholes. "I do think they miss a couple of real class players that other top teams seem to have -- a link player between the midfield and the forwards and also a controlling midfield player.
“It feels like every player who comes into the team struggles. I feel like we could sign Lionel Messi at the moment and he'd struggle in this team."
CMP plans foolproof security of cricket matches
Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have taken measures to provide foolproof security during the two ODIs between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and a Test between the hosts and West Indies in the port city over the next two months.
The matches are scheduled to be held at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Addressing the media after holding a meeting with all the concerned bodies, CMP commissioner Mahbubur Rahman said the CMP had chalked out all kinds of preparations to ensure safety.
He added that police personnel would work around the venues and hotels where the cricketers would be staying.
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