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Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive

Sports Desk: French security forces began locking down large parts of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week on the river Seine. The

Shathira Jakir Jessy: First Bangladeshi Woman to Become an International Umpire

Sports Desk: While men’s cricket gets a lot of attention, the history of women in cricket is also no less impressive. The first recorded instance of women in cricket goes

Experienced Jahanara, Rumana will bolster team’s strength, believes Nigar

Sports Desk: Bangladesh women’s national team skipper Nigar Sultana Joty said on Monday that the return of their experienced campaigners Jahanara Alam and Rumana Ahmed will bolster their strength as

BCB HP beat Bangladesh Tigers in practice game

Sports Desk: BCB HP thrashed Bangladesh Tigers by 137 runs in the practice one-day match on the back of Jishan Alam, Afif Hossain and Akbar Ali’s brisk tons at Zahur

Copa final was dream farewell says Di Maria

Sports Desk: Argentina winger Angel Di Maria said Sunday’s Copa America triumph over Colombia was the perfect dream ending to his career with the national team. A 1-0 win after

‘Sitting around drinking cups of tea nothing really happening, it’s pretty boring’

Sports Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) recently parted ways with renowned Australian curator Tony Hemming as he opted to quit without completing his two-year tenure. It was quite a surprise