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Bangladeshi shot dead in New York

A Bangladeshi youth has been shot dead by miscreants in Jamaica of New York.
Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York

Severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin on Saturday, with 30 people suffering bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken leg before the flight landed safely at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport, officials said.
Car hits 7 pedestrians in New York City, 1 killed

A car running in reverse struck seven pedestrians in New York City and one person died in the apparent accident, officials say.
NY blast suspect ‘Bangladeshi’

A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him sets off the crude device in the subway near Times Square, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour.
NY doctor sent mail to paper before hospital rampage

A doctor who killed another physician at a New York City medical center and wounded six other people before taking his own life had sent an email to a newspaper blaming hospital officials for wrecking his career, the New York Daily News reports.
1 dead, 12 injured in Times Square car crash

A speeding car crashes into pedestrians on a sidewalk in NewYork City's busy Times Square, killing one person and injuring at least 12, witnesses, police and news media say.
Qazi Arif’s janaza held, body to be sent back to Dhaka

New York people have paid their last tributes to eminent elocutionist, architect and cultural personality Qazi Arif who passed away at a hospital there.
FIFA compliance official pleads guilty in US bribery case

A member of FIFA's audit and compliance committee pleaded guilty on Thursday to US charges that he took close to $1 million in bribes in exchange for using his influence within the global soccer governing organization.
Castro cigars, Ali's boxing gloves highlight auction

Muhammad Ali's fight gloves and a box of cigars signed by the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro are among some of the highlights in an auction of memorabilia steeped in sporting history.
Carlsen wins 3rd World Chess Championship

Norwegian Magnus Carlsen extended his dominance over the chess world by winning the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time on Wednesday, beating his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin in a tiebreaker.
Paul Simon, Tom Morello lead music drive against poverty

Global Citizen, which says its supporters have taken more than six million actions such as petitioning leaders since 2012, takes inspiration from the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh.
WHAT THEY SAID

A fantastic year: 2 Grand Slams, Olympic silver medallist, new World No. 1! Congrats, @AngeliqueKerber #USOpen
Kerber celebrates No. 1 by reaching final

Reaching top of the world seems to agree with Angelique Kerber, who celebrates her ascension to the number one ranking with a 6-4 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki to advance to the U.S. Open final.
Serena crashes out of US Open

Serena Williams crashes out of the US Open, her semi-final defeat to Karolina Pliskova costing her a shot at a 23rd Grand Slam title.
Serena fends off Halep

World number one Serena Williams fends off spirited Simona Halep, downing the fifth-seeded Romanian 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the US Open semi-finals.
Wawrinka into semis after ousting Del Potro

Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka outlasts tiring former champion Juan Martin del Potro in four sets to advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
Williams fights off Halep to reach semis

Simona Halep does something no one else was able to do against Serena Williams at the U.S. Open but still cannot not stop the world number one from advancing to the semi-finals.
Another short work day sees Djokovic into semis

Novak Djokovic's path to a 10th successive US Open semi-final has been a strange one, but the world number one isn't complaining.
Murray romps into quarter-finals

Second seed and 2012 champion Andy Murray crushes Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a sixth US Open quarter-final.
Serena storms into quarters in record-smashing style

Serena Williams storms into the US Open quarter-finals in record-smashing style by easing past Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2 6-3 to claim her record 308th grand slam match win,
Barca sign Ronaldinho... again!

Ronaldinho is back at Barcelona as an ambassador for their New York office.
Venus takes next step to possible sisters showdown

Venus Williams moves within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund.
Kyrgios quits US Open in tears

A tearful Nick Kyrgios, a dark horse to win the US Open, retires from his third-round match against Ukraine's Illya Marchenko with a hip injury.
Wawrinka rolls into third round

Twice grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka rallies from 5-2 down in the second set to clinch victory over Italian Alessandro Giannessi and reach the third round of the U.S. Open.
Williams sister act through to second round

World number one Serena Williams opens her U.S. Open account with a tidy 6-3 6-3 win over Ekaterina Makarova.
Murray flourishes in new conditions

Second seed Andy Murray has always said he would quite like an indoor grand slam event and at the U.S. Open it seems he has found the next best thing.
Djokovic into second round but new concerns over fitness

Novak Djokovic opens defence of his U.S. Open title with a laboured 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 win over Poland's Jerzy Janowicz that brings new concerns about the world number one's fitness.
Djokovic, Nadal and Phil Collins kick-off US Open

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal get their US Open campaigns under way Monday in the shadow of Arthur Ashe Stadium's spectacular $150 million retractable roof and alongside rock music legend Phil Collins.
NY man due in court, charged with Bangladeshi imam, aide killings

A New York City man was due in court to be charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a Muslim imam from Bangladesh and his assistant who were gunned down in New York over the weekend, police say.
Dhaka, Washington condemn NY killings

Bangladesh condemns the killing of Bangladesh-origin Imam and his associate in New York city describing it as a cowardly act on peace-loving people.