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Blazing start fizzles into familiar pattern

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh’s innings against the Netherlands on Wednesday promised fireworks right from the start — and for a brief, glorious moment, it delivered. Skipper Litton Das came out swinging, punishing anything within reach...

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'AI-generated' Sinner terminates Bublik to reach quarters

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Bangla Press Desk:   World number one Jannik Sinner demolished big-serving Alexander Bublik to storm into the US Open quarter-finals on Monday. Defending champion Sinner needed just 81 minutes to administer a brutal 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 drubbing to reach...

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Liverpool signs Isak from Newcastle for British-record fee of $170 million

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

 Bangla Press Desk:  Alexander Isak became the most expensive player in the history of British soccer after joining Liverpool for a reported GBP125 million ($170 million) from Newcastle on Monday, ending the summer transfer window’s biggest saga....

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‘We’ve been given complete freedom’

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim says the Tigers’ dominant displays in the T20I series against the Netherlands stem from a refreshing clarity in the dressing room—where every player has been given the freedom to expr...

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Women's Cricket World Cup prize money to outstrip men: ICC

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Prize money for the Women's World Cup cricket will outstrip the men's edition by more than a third, boasting an overall purse of $13.88 million, the sport's governing body said Monday. The prize pot is up from $3.5 mi...

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BCB elections set for first week of October

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections will take place in the first week of October, confirmed BCB director and Cricket Operations Committee chairman Nazmul Abedin Fahim after the 21st Board Meeting held in Sylhet on M...

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Szoboszlai stunner secures Liverpool win over Arsenal

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk: Dominik Szoboszlai curled home a brilliant long-range free kick to earn Liverpool a 1-0 win over Arsenal in an early-season meeting between two of the likely Premier League title contenders on Sunday. Manchester City w...

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Croes confident of Dutch fightback

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk: Netherlands batter Noah Croes remains confident that his side can bounce back in the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, despite going 1-0 down. Speaking to reporters on Sunday ahead of the second T20I, the rig...

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Don Bradman 'baggy green' cap won during 1946-47 Ashes sells for $287,000

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk: A "baggy green" Test cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman has been bought for Aus$438,550 (US$287,000) by the country's National Museum, which called it an iconic slice of history. Skipper Bradman, who...

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Ronaldo remains the face of the Saudi soccer league as the season kicks off

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk: Ronaldo is still a name above all others when attention turns to the Saudi soccer league's season-opening round. Just like it was earlier this month when more than 30,000 fans turned out in Hong Kong to watch Al-Nassr...

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Litton shields Tigers from expectations storm

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk: Every time Bangladesh face an associate nation, or a side ranked below them, the Tigers carry the burden of expectation. The demand is simple: win every game. And when they stumble against a so-called ‘minnow’, the bac...

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India faces world football ban for second time in three years

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after FIFA and the Asian governing body demanded it implement a new constitution by 30 October or risk suspension. World governing body FIFA...

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