Short Corner
Low scores all around
All four of yesterday's fixtures of the ongoing Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament were low scoring affairs.
Osmani High School registered a five-wicket win over Blue Bird School after being bundled out on just 91 runs. C.C High School clinched a seven-wicket win over Police Line School, who were all-out on 59 runs.
Senhati Secondary School won by five wickets by bundling out Bongobasi Secondary School for just 61 runs. Tangail SHS won by 61 runs against Mahmudul High School, despite posting a small 121-run total, by bundling out their opponents on 68.
--Sports Reporter
Holder takes Shakib's top spot
Jason Holder has become the first West Indian since cricket great Garfield Sobers to be named as the world's leading all-rounder following his superb display against England in Barbados.
West Indies captain Holder struck a commanding 202 not out and also took two useful first-innings wickets in Bridgetown, Barbados to help his side complete a crushing 381-run win over England in the first Test.
Victory, secured with more than a day to spare, put the West Indies 1-0 up in a three-Test series.
Holder's man-of-the-match display saw him go ahead of Bangladesh's Shakib-al-Hasan and India's Ravindra Jadeja in the International Cricket Council's all-rounder rankings.
--Afp
Morata passes medical
Spain striker Alvaro Morata said yesterday he has passed a medical with Atletico Madrid, with his loan move to the La Liga side from Chelsea expected to be confirmed imminently.
Morata is to sign an 18-month loan deal Spanish media reports said, with an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season. Morata joins an Atletico side who are second in La Liga and in the last 16 of the Champions League.
–-Reuters
Judo C'ship concludes
The Sport for Tomorrow Judo Championship, jointly organised by the Embassy of Japan and Bangladesh Judo Federation, concluded at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
A total of 109 female Judokas from 21 sports organisations, educational institutions and clubs from Dhaka, Barisal, Rajshahi, Chapainawabgang, Mymensingh, Sherpur, Brahmanbaria, Narayanganj and Jashore participated in the tournament.
Ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, hosts Japan have been promoting judo in over 100 countries under the Sport for Tomorrow Initiative, said a press release yesterday.
–Sports Reporter
New Zealand cricketer retires at 68
New Zealand fast bowler Ewen Chatfield, also known as 'The Naenae Express', has decided to hang up his boots at the ripe age of 68. Chatfield made this decision after he was 'slogged' all over the field when he turned out for Naenae Old Boys in Wellington on Saturday.
Chatfield, who made his international debut for New Zealand back in 1975, played for his country in 43 Tests and 114 One-Day Internationals (ODIs). He played alongside Sir Richard Hadlee and his last appearance for New Zealand came in 1989.
–Agencies
OIS annual sports held
The 2019 Oxford International School (OIS) annual sports competition was held on Friday at the Government Physical Education College field.
Major General AKM Abdur Rahman, Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International Strategic Studies, inaugurated the competition as chief guest.
The day long competition featured a parade show, rally, music and dance displays aside from popular sporting events. The event concluded through a prize distribution ceremony and lottery.
--Sports Reporter
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