Sports
Summer Badminton: Elina Sultana of Army earns double
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Elina Sultana of Bangladesh Army earned double crown in the Summer Open (Ranking) Badminton Tournament by clinching both the women’s singles and doubles titles at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Monday.
Fed Cup Golf: Zahid Hasan emerges men’s champion, Fatema Motiur women’s
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Col SM Zahid Hasan of Ghatail Golf Club emeregd men’s champion and Fatema Motiur of Kurmitola Golf Club became women’s champion in the 10-team 3rd Federation Cup Golf Tourament that concluded on Monday at the Kurmitola Golf Course here.
Walton 4th National Women’s Hockey begins Tuesday
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – The Walton 4th National Women’s Hockey Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Hockey Federation, begins on Tuesday at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here after three years.
School Handball: Viqarunnisa to play Scholastica in girls final Tuesday
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – The final matches of both the boys and girls groups of the Polar Ice Cream 25th School Handball Tournament will be held on Tuesday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.
Neymar gives jersey to crying boy as PSG beats Rennes 3-1
Paris, Sep 24 (AP/UNB) — Neymar was whistled off the field on Sunday but showed he held no grudge against Rennes fans by giving his shirt to a young boy who ran across the pitch to hug the Brazil star.
Messi sets another record in Spain as Barcelona loses points
Barcelona, Sep 24 (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi set the record for the most Spanish league appearances by a non-Spanish player on Sunday, but the Argentine's goal couldn't prevent 10-man Barcelona from dropping its first points of the season in a 2-2 draw with Girona.
Federer, Zverev lead Team Europe to Laver Cup victory
Chicago, Sep 24 (AP/UNB) — Alexander Zverev beat Kevin Anderson on Sunday night to give Team Europe a victory in the second Laver Cup.
Tiger Woods wins Tour Championship for 80th PGA Tour title
Atlanta, Sep 24 (AP/UNB) — A comeback not even Tiger Woods saw coming a year ago.
India thrashes Pakistan by 9 wickets in Asia Cup
Dubai, Sep 24 (AP/UNB)— Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan hit centuries as India thrashed rival Pakistan by nine wickets in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup on Sunday.
Ronaldo recovers from red card misery to help Juve win 2-0
Milan, Sep 24 (AP/UNB) — Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off the disappointment of his midweek sending off to score a late goal as Juventus preserved its perfect Serie A start on Sunday.