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Siddikur ends on joint 47th in Shinhan Donghae Open
Dhaka, Sep 16 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s trailblazing golfer, Siddikur Rahman finished his campaign in the approximate US$1,000,000 purse of the 34th Shinhan Donghae Open sharing the 47th spot after final round at Bear's Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon of South Korea on Sunday.
Women’s Handball: Narail makes flying start outplaying Jhalakathi 21-1
Dhaka, Sept 16 (UNB) – Narail district made a flying start in the Inter-Divisional Women’s Handball Tournament crushing Jhalakathi district by 21-1 goals in one of the six opening day matches at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex here on Sunday.
AFC U-16 Women’s: Bangladesh will play Bahrain on Monday
Dhaka, Sept 16 (UNB) – Hosts Bangladesh will start their Group F campaign of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship taking on gulf nation Bahrain on Monday at the Bir Shreshta Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur here.
Chelsea, Liverpool maintain EPL perfection after 5 games
London, Sep 16 (AP/UNB) — The foundations are being laid for one of the English Premier League's most exhilarating and competitive title races.
Parma wins 1-0 at Inter for first win back in Serie A
Milan, Sep 16 (AP/UNB) — Just three years after going bankrupt, Parma upset Inter Milan 1-0 at San Siro in Serie A on Saturday.
Madrid drops first points in La Liga in 1-1 draw at Bilbao
Bilbao, Sep 16 (AP/UNB) — Real Madrid dropped its first points in the Spanish league after being held at Athletic Bilbao to 1-1 on Saturday.
Ibrahimovic scores 500th worldwide goal; Galaxy fall
Toronto, Sep 16 (AP/UNB) — Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th worldwide goal Saturday night in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 5-3 loss to Toronto FC.
SAFF Final: Maldives deliver sucker-punch to dethrone India
Dhaka, Sep 15 (UNB) -Maldives lifted their second regional football title beating India 2-1 in the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on September 15, Saturday.
It is Maldives’ second title after 2008 when they co-hosted the tourney with Sri Lanka.
As with all finals, both the teams were taking the proceedings cautiously, this one was not an exception. Short passes, trying to hold the ball was the order till first quarter of the hour. India opted a 4-4-2 formation while Maldives fielded their team in the 4-3-3 shape.
Among a number of sporadic attacks India was more threatening as the match slowly opened up. Maldives waited for their chances and they were first to laugh.
A quick counter attack in the 20th minute saw the Indian Ocean islanders take the lead. It was a good build up that consequentially ended in a goal. Hasan Naiz broke free in the midfield and cut a nice through in the path of onrushing Ibrahim Hussain whose inswinging placing shot beat Indian goalie Vishal Kaith in the far post net (1-0).
India widened their game in pursuit of the equalizer and Manvir Singh came close to that in the 30thminute. Maldives skipper Akram Abdul Ghanee’s miscued clearance landed at the feet of unmarked Manvir who shot into the outside net from the middle of the box.
Indian winger Nikhil Pujary made a number of runs down the right flank and cut some crosses but none of them reached their destiny. In the 39th minute Nikhil saw his effort miss the crosspiece by a whisker.
In the dying minutes of the first half Maldives forward Ali Fasir was cursing his luck as his curving free kick from the edge of the box landed on the roof of the net.
Injured Tamim ruled out of Asia Cup
Dhaka, Sep 15 (UNB) - Bangladesh dashing opener Tamim Iqbal will play no further part in the Asia Cup after fracturing his left wrist during Bangladesh's tournament opener against Sri Lanka at opener at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE on Saturday.
Asia Cup: Mushfiq polishes his highest ton
Dhaka, Sep 15 (UNB) – Wicketkeeper cum batsman Mushfiqur Rahim’s hit a magnificent century of 144 runs, which is highest in his ODI innings, during Bangladesh’s post of 261/10 against Sri Lanka in the 14th Asia Cup opener at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE on Saturday.