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Argentine match halted after fans shower pitch with dolls

An Argentine first division match between Rosario Central and Racing is briefly halted after the home fans shower the pitch with dolls wearing the shirts of their arch rivals.

Novak Djokovic back on song to set up Zverev final in Rome

Novak Djokovic makes a timely return to his brilliant best after a traumatic year and talks of rediscovering his lost "joy" for tennis as he thrashes Dominic Thiem to set up an Italian Open final meeting with young German Alexander Zverev.

ICC announces umpire and match referee appointments for ICC Champions Trophy 2017

The International Cricket Council today announced the umpire and match referee appointments for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which will be staged from 1-18 June at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Edgbaston and The Oval.

National Hockey / Dhaka, Army into semis

Dhaka and Bangladesh Army moved into the semifinals of the 31st ATN Bangla National Hockey Championship after contrasting wins in their respective quarterfinals yesterday.

Independence Day Tennis / Delwar wins men's title

Delwar Hossain of Narshingdi Tennis Club beat Arif Hossain of American Club in straight sets to clinch the men's singles title of the Swiss Paper Independence Day Tennis Tournament, which concluded at the Ramna National Tennis Complex yesterday.

Bastia fans invade pitch, attack Lyon players

Dozens of Bastia fans invaded the pitch at their Armand Cesari stadium and attacked Lyon players as they warmed up for a French Ligue 1 game on Sunday.

Guys who can bowl a perfect yorker are always going to be dangerous: Brett Lee

It is not easy being a fast bowler, especially in the T20 era where the game and its rules are tilted in batsman's favour.

Kuldeep four-for turns it around

Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav said it was a dream come true to grab four wickets on debut and spin India right back into the game after Steve Smith hit his third ton of the series on Saturday.

Tight security for tense China v South Korea qualifier

Chinese authorities have stepped up security for Thursday's tense World Cup qualifier against South Korea, whose fans will receive a police escort after protests over Seoul's decision to deploy a controversial missile defence system.

March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017

Kyrgios stuns Djokovic again, Federer races past Nadal

Nick Kyrgios overpowered Novak Djokovic for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday to book an Indian Wells quarter-final against Roger Federer, who swatted aside old foe Rafael Nadal.

March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017

Dybala fires Juventus

A first-half penalty from Paulo Dybala helped fire Juventus into the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday after a 1-0 win sent the Serie A champions through 3-0 on aggregate.

March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017

Mashrafe returns to action

Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will return to cricket today at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium today as he leads out Team Green against a Nasir Hossain-led Team Red in the first practice match for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic advance to ATP Indian Wells 4th round

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer booked a mouthwatering fourth-round clash at the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday, where five-time champion Novak Djokovic also advanced from the "group of death".

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

Sri Lanka 238 for 7 after Day-1

When bad light compelled umpires to call stumps on day-1, Sri Lanka reached 238 for 7 in 83.1 overs against Bangladesh during the second Test of the series at P Sara Oval, Colombo today.

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

Satkhira clinch 11-goal thriller

Satkhira notched up a thrilling 6-5 win over Khulna in the U-18 National Football Championship in Gopalganj yesterday.

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

Emerging Cup takes shape

Bangladesh will take on Hong Kong at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium (SKICS)-1 on March 27 in one of the opening day's matches of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

A bumpy yet joyous ride

Bangladesh will reach a milestone today when skipper Mushfiqur Rahim strides in for the toss alongside his Sri Lankan counterpart Rangana Herath at the P Sara Oval in Colombo.

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

A 5-day team from a one-day culture

The 10th and youngest Test team in cricket's exclusive club is also its most intriguing. The intriguing aspect is that Bangladesh are the only team so far that was elevated to Test level long after the ODI revolution that began in earnest when India's 1983 World Cup triumph stirred the dormant giant that is the Indian marketing machine.

March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017

Live the vision and grow with it

Bangladesh Cricket Board's long cherished dream of playing at the highest level of cricket was realised in June 2000 at the annual Conference of International Cricket Council in London. An aspiration many doubted would ever come true was finally a reality.

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