United News of Bangladesh

Florham Park, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — Valentine Holmes was as massive a star in Australia as he could have ever imagined.

Orlando, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — The Pro Bowl will return to Orlando for the fourth straight year and be held one week before the Super Bowl.

St. Joseph, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — The day that Patrick Mahomes checked into Scanlon Hall on the campus of Missouri Western for the start of training camp, he was greeted by Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka — the same trio that guided the young quarterback to a record-setting debut season as the starter.

Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB) - GM Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club dominated in the Walton Air Conditioner International Rating Chess Tournament 2019 securing 7.5 points after 8th round matches held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room on Wednesday.

Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB) - Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) initially picked-up 35 players to form a Bangladesh U-21 team for the Junior Asia Cup Hockey’2020 scheduled to be held in Bangladesh next year. 

Virginia Water, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — The European Tour has suspended Thorbjorn Olesen pending the investigation into his arrest on charges of being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting a female passenger while she slept.

Toronto, Aug 7 (AP/UNB)  — Ashleigh Barty lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to American Sofia Kenin in second-round play at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, putting the Australian's No. 1 ranking in peril.

Montreal, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted countryman Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday in the first round of the Rogers Cup to set up another all-Canadian matchup with Milos Raonic.

Dhaka, Aug 6 (AP/UNB) - A day short of her seventh anniversary as an Olympic champion, Sally Pearson revealed she finally got the message her body has been delivering with increasing regularity.

Dhaka, Aug 5 (UNB) - Three players shared the top slot in the Walton Air Conditioner International Rating Chess Tournament on Monday securing full four points from four matches at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room.