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Walton rewards under-18 girls
Walton, sponsors of the Bangladesh women's football team, yesterday accorded a reception to the under-18 women's team for clinching the trophy of the inaugural SAFF U-18 Women's Championship at the BFF House yesterday.
The electronics manufacturing company, which had previously provided home appliances to the girls, gave away its own brand refrigerator to each of the 23 girls and promised to distribute 21 more refrigerators to the girls who are in the BFF training camp. “We promised to provide mobile phones to the girls but we have changed our mind to distribute refrigerators to all members of the winning squad. We will also give away refrigerators gradually to the other girls who are in the training camp,” said Walton's director Iqbal Bin Anwar Don.
BFF president Kazi Salahuddin, women's wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron and member Shawkat Ali Khan Jahangir were also present at the programme.
Siddikur 12th in Karachi
Siddikur Rahman finished 12th in the UMA CNS Open Golf Championship, which concluded at the Karachi Golf Club yesterday. The 33-year-old golfer played one-under (71) in the final round for an aggregate of six-under (282) to share the 12th spot, earning a paycheque of 4,585 dollars. Tirawat Kaewsiribandit of Thailand clinched the title of the 300,000-dollar event with a score of 12-under (276).
Hockey team finish 8th
Bangladesh's five-a-side youth hockey team finished eighth in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires yesterday after losing their place-deciding match against Austria in penalty shootout. The boys in red and green, who were beaten 3-0 by the same opposition in group stages, romped to a 2-0 lead early in the game, thanks to goals from Shawon Sarowar and Shohanur Rahman Shobuj. However, Austria hit back twice to take the game into penalty shootout where they scored twice again while Bangladesh failed to convert any of their attempts.
Boateng out of France clash
Germany defender Jerome Boateng has been ruled out of Tuesday's away Nations League match against France in Paris with the under-fire Germans eager to avoid a record sixth defeat in a calendar year.
Boateng picked up a calf injury in Amsterdam as the Germans were hammered 3-0 by the Netherlands.
Boateng, a 2014 World Cup winner, will be replaced against the French by either Bayern Munich teammate Niklas Suele or Bayer Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah.
No regrets about staying: Hazard
Eden Hazard assured Chelsea he will never let his Real Madrid dream lead to petulance as he pledged to remain at Stamford Bridge beyond January.
The Belgium star was in demand after a standout World Cup and has never hidden his interest in a move to Madrid, the club he views as the best in the world.
But the Blues were quick to shoot down any prospect of losing another prized asset to the European champions after agreeing to Thibaut Courtois' wish for a transfer.
"Chelsea were clear with me. I couldn't leave the club. I accepted it," Hazard told Telefoot. "Leaving or staying, either way I was going to be happy. I do not regret this decision at all.
"When we make the face, when we sulk, we often have the last word. But I will never go into conflict with a club. If I leave it will be on good terms, like I did with Lille. Could a transfer happen in January? It's not possible."
City deny Messi megabid
Manchester City have firmly refuted claims they offered to triple Lionel Messi's salary in an attempt to lure him from Barcelona in 2016.
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was quoted in Spanish media on Saturday as saying that he asked Pep Guardiola to discuss the compelling financial offer with his former player.
But the Premier League champions have rejected the reports. "We deny the veracity of these quotes," a City spokesperson said.
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