Sports
2nd round of National Cricket League (NCL) begins on Thursday
Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB) – The 2nd round of the two-tier four-day National Cricket League, the first class cricket of the country will begin on Thursday at different venues across the country.
Bulgaria arrests 6 soccer fans following racist acts
Sofia, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Bulgarian police arrested six soccer fans Wednesday and identified 15 people linked to making racist gestures, including Nazi salutes, during a European Championship qualifying match against England.
UEFA punishes Lazio for fans' racism at Europa League game
Nyon, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — UEFA has punished Lazio for fans' racist behavior by closing one end of Stadio Olimpico for its Europa League game against Celtic.
Olympic marathons set to move out of Tokyo to cooler north
Tokyo, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — The International Olympic Committee wants to move the Tokyo Games marathons 800 kilometers (500 miles) north to avoid the searing heat in the city.
Canada beats US 2-0, ends 34-year, 17-game winless streak
Toronto, OCT 16 (AP/UNB) — The U.S. keeps coming up with underwhelming performances in its first year under Gregg Berhalter, whose tenure as American coach is starting to draw criticism.
Maple Leafs overcome slow start, beat Wild 4-2
Toronto, OCT 16 (AP/UNB)— The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a habit of falling behind early this season.
Wild-card Nationals head to World Series with sweep of Cards
Washington, OCT 16 (AP/UNB)— It was merely the first inning, yet fans kept rising out of their seats to applaud or yell or twirl their red towels, to chant "Let's go, Nats!" and "M-V-P!" and various players' names, enjoying every moment of a seven-run outburst that would, eventually, propel their city to its first World Series appearance in 86 years.
Vasilevskiy solid in net as Lightning defeat Canadians 3-1
Montreal, OCT 16 (AP/UNB) — Two breakdowns by the Montreal Canadiens was all Andrei Vasilevskiy and Tampa Bay needed to secure victory.
Brazil women's team to play in China
Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The Brazilian women's football team will participate in next month's Yongchuan International Tournament in China as part of their preparations for next year's Olympic Games, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday.
FIFA, AFC Qualifiers: Bangladesh share point with India after 1-1 draw
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB)- Bangladesh came away with a point from their third group match of the Joint Qualification Round for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against India in Kolkata Tuesday, but will rue the opportunity they missed to bag the full 3 points, having had their hosts on the backfoot for almost the full 90 minutes.