United News of Bangladesh

If any people came to boo Kawhi Leonard on his return to Toronto, it was sure hard to hear them over all the cheering.

Missy Franklin can still light up a room.

Defending champions Saif Sporting Club and Bangladesh Police maintained their lead in the Walton Refrigerator Premier Division Chess League securing 10 points each after the 5th round matches at the NSC Tower Auditorium here on Wednesday.

Urmi Akhter of Bangladesh reached the women’s singles pre-quarterfinal of the women’s singles in the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge Badminton Tournament beating her Malaysian rival Maisha by 2-1 sets on the 2nd day of the meet at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.

Defending Champions Saif Sporting Club and Bangladesh Police have shared the top slot in the Walton Refrigerator Premier Division Chess Leaque’2019 securing 8 points each after 4th round matches at the Chess Federation hall room here on Tuesday.

Gourab Singha reached the 2nd round of the men’s singles beating Hossain Jayan of Maldives by 20-22, 21-13, 21-11 points in the 19-nation Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge Badminton that began at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.

BKSP routed Bangladesh Police by 8-1 goals in the ongoing Walton Refrigerator Victory Day Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhasaani National Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday.

Bangladesh Archery team, which earned a rare feat of bagging all the 10 gold medals in archery of the seven-nation 13th South Asian Games in Nepal, will be accorded a grand reception at the airport on Wednesday evening.

When it comes to tickets, next year's Tokyo Paralympics will be just like the Olympics: There's more demand than there are tickets.

Ohio State defensive end Chase Young won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation's top college defensive player on Monday night.