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BBC Online :Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by FIFA and UEFA after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned “until further notice”.It means the Russian men’s team will not play their World Cup play-off matches next month and the women’s team have been banned from this summer’s Euro 2022 competition.Spartak Moscow have also been kicked out of the Europa League and their last-16 opponents...

Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international rugby “until further notice” on Tuesday, the world governing body said, as it announced “full and immediate” sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s membership of World Rugby was also suspended indefinitely, meaning the country’s slim hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in France are over. “World Rugby reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine and the facilitation of this action by Belarus,” said a strongly worded statement....

Agency :The International Cricket Council (ICC) plans to work in the future on the men’s and women’s calendars to avoid fixture clashes that can undermine events like the women’s World Cup, chief executive Geoff Allardice said on Monday.The tournament, which begins in New Zealand on March 4, clashes with three major men’s series – Pakistan v Australia, India v Sri Lanka and England v West Indies.“Complementary fixtures between men’s and women’s events is something, in an ideal world, that we...

BSS, Dhaka :Nigerian forward Emeka Ogbugh slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Saif Sporting Club registered an overwhelming 5-1 goal victory over new comers Swadhinata Krira Sangha in the TVS Bangladesh Premier League Football which was held on Tuesday at Muktijoddha Smrity Stadium in Rajshahi.With the day’s emphatic win, Saif Sp[orting Club raised their tally to ten points from six matches while Swadhianta Krira Sangha remained at their previous credit of four points playing the same number of matches.Apart from Emeka...

Sports Reporter :The three-match Ispahani Limited One Day International (ODI) series between Bangladesh Cricket team and Afghanistan Cricket team came to an end on Monday.Liton Das of Bangladesh team was the top scorer of the ODI series. He scored 223 runs playing three innings. His highest score was 136 with an average of 74.33. He hit one century and one half-century.Rahmat Shah of Afghanistan was the second highest run-getter of the series. He scored 133 runs playing three innings. His...

Agency :Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to allow 100 percent spectators in the upcoming T20I series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan.The tickets of the two-match T20Is will be available at the ticket booths of the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on match days and the days before the matches said a press release from BCB.Five types of tickets will be available in the booths Grand Stand – Tk 1000, VIP Stand – Tk...