AFP, Cincinnati :Wimbledon and Australian Open runner-up Venus Williams is preparing this week for the US Open and to become a new aunt with sister Serena giving birth to a baby soon. Ninth-ranked Venus advanced Tuesday to the second round at the WTA Cincinnati Open by eliminating US compatriot Alison Riske 6-2, 6-0 in 66 minutes. But off the court, she’s doing some online shopping for Serena’s baby, and getting some valuable advice from her mother, Oracene Price, who has...
BSS, Rajshahi :‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon-2021’ was held in Rajshahi University (RU) with participation of some enthusiastic and jubilant youths and students on Friday.40 East Bengal Regiment (Mechanized) in association with the 11th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army and its Bogura Area organized the event.The marathon was arranged to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation, the architect of independence and the founder of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.RU Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan accompanied by Pro-Vice-Chancellors...
US gymnastics star Simone Biles won her fifth gold medal in the women’s floor final Sunday to conclude her “best...
Agency :Salwa Eid Naser says she “dreams big” eyeing the 400 metres world record but her astonishing winning time of...
Indian veteran Leander Paes says he feels “blessed” to have had such a long career, as he closes in on...
AFP, Birmingham :Everything you know about Test cricket is wrong. Well that might be the conclusion of some fans who...
West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle has pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with “bubble fatigue” and will instead focus on this month’s T20 World Cup.The big-hitting 42-year-old batsman played two out of three matches for Punjab Kings since the big-bucks tournament resumed in the United Arab Emirates last month.Gayle left the team hotel because of “bubble fatigue” accumulated over the months playing franchise and international cricket during the coronavirus pandemic, Kings said in a statement. Gayle said...
Sam Querrey made a triumphant start to his first event since stunning top-ranked Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, rallying Tuesday to reach the third round of the ATP and WTA Washington Open.The 28-year-old American outlasted compatriot Bjorn Fratangelo 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4, avenging a first-round French Open loss in May and spoiling his rival’s 23rd birthday in the first hardcourt event on the road to the US Open.“Even without the Novak win, it would have been tough,” Querrey said. “It was...
Cameron Norrie said he could not help but become emotional when he reached the Wimbledon semi-finals after a “crazy match” on a “crazy day”. The Briton beat Belgium’s David Goffin 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5 in front of a thrilled Court One crowd. Norrie, a normally reserved figure, had tears in his eyes after the match as the crowd chanted his name, with his family joining in the celebrations. “I think every match that I’ve won this week my mum...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the emotional high of his side’s Champions League triumph inspired him to join the Common Goal charity.Klopp will join a host of star names from the world of football, including Manchester United’s Juan Mata and FIFA Women’s Player of the Year Megan Rapinoe, by donating one percent of his salary to aid the work of charities across the world.The 52-year-old, who was crowned FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year on Monday, told the...
Sports Reporter :Head Coach of Bangladesh Cricket team Russell Domingo said on Friday, ” A cricketer must be fit to...
Sports Reporter : Lieutenant General Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Chief of General Staff, Bangladesh Army as the chief guest inaugurated 3-day...