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Gauff, 15, to take on defending champ Osaka next at US Open
New York, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — Coco Gauff is still not quite used to hearing her name shouted by thousands of U.S. Open spectators reveling in each booming serve, each "How did she do that?" shot and each victory by a 15-year-old American who is the youngest woman in the U.S. Open's third round since 1996.
Roll ball WC: Residential Camp of Nat’l Roll ball team begins Thursday
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB)- The residential camp of Bangladesh National Roll ball team, ahead of the fifth Roll Ball World Cup, began at the Sheikh Russel Roller Skating Complex at Paltan here on Thursday.
Trust Bank 15th National Summer Athletics begins on Friday
Dhaka, Aug 27 (UNB)– The Trust Bank 15th National Summer Athletics Competition 2019, organised by Bangladesh Athletics Federation will begin at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday.
Shanto on centre of discussion as selectors busy preparing Test team
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB) - While former national captain Minhajul Abedin-led selection committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is busy preparing the squad for the solitary Test against Afghanistan, Najmul Hossain Shanto is at the center of discussion to be selected in the team after hitting a ton for emerging team of Bangladesh in a four-day match against their Sri Lankan counterparts.
Women’s T20 WCQ: Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 10 wickets in warm-up match
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB) - Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, now in Scotland to play the qualifying round of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, defeated the Netherlands Women’s Cricket team by 10 wickets in an warm-up match at Arbroath in Scotland on Thursday.
Unofficial Test: Sri Lanka trailing by 170 runs against Bangladesh on Day-3
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB)- Touring Sri Lanka Emerging Cricket team were trailing by 170 runs against Bangladesh Emerging Cricket team on the 3rd day of the first four-day unofficial Test match at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Thursday.
SAFF U-15 Champs: Bangladesh eliminated losing to India by 0-4 goals
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB)- Two times champions Bangladesh made their early exit from the five-nation SAFF Under-15 Championship after conceding 0-4 goals defeat against their giant neighbor India in the last league match on Thursday (Aug 29) at the Kalyani Stadium in Nadia District of West Bengal, India.
Bangladesh not thinking much about Rashid Khan, says Shadman
Dhaka, Aug 29 (UNB) - After a resounding Test debut, left-handed top order batsman Shadman Islam is eager and busy to bring his batting to the next level ahead of the one-off Test series against Afghanistan beginning on September 5 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city of Chattogram.
Longtime FIFA official Leoz, indicted in US, dies at 90
Paraguay, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — Nicolás Leoz, a long-time South American soccer executive and FIFA official who had been under house arrest in Paraguay fighting extradition to the United States, has died. He was 90.
Liverpool leads 32-team Champions League draw on Thursday
Geneva, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — Ajax has completed the 32-team Champions League lineup that sees Liverpool spearhead another English challenge in the group-stage draw on Thursday.