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Neymar to lead Brazil for Copa America

Sports Desk: The Copa America has been rocked by one surprise after another, but there were none Wednesday as Brazil coach Tite named his squad for the troubled tournament, led

Dhaka League T20: Khelaghar shock Abahani

Sports Desk: Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity beat Abahani Limited by nine runs in the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Divisions Twenty20 Cricket League on Monday at BKSP. Imtiaz Hossain hit 66

China suspends all high-risk sports events after deadly mountain ultra-marathon

Sports Desk: China has indefinitely suspended all ultra-marathons and trail-running events in the wake of a mountain race that saw 21 runners die in extreme weather last month. The staggering

Brazil races clock, chaos to pull off Copa America

Shawdesh Desk: Brazil confirmed Tuesday it has agreed to stand in as emergency host for the troubled Copa America, though the threats of a Covid-19 surge, political divisions and a

Bad weather forces postponement of Dhaka cricket league matches

Shawdesh Desk: Inclement weather has forced the postponement of certain Bangabandhu Premier Division T20 Cricket League matches in Dhaka. Ali Hossain, the secretary member of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka

Australian cricketers exit quarantine after fleeing India

Sports Desk: Australian cricketers who fled Covid-ravaged India when the IPL was suspended earlier this month were released from quarantine in Sydney on Monday, after spending 14 days isolating in hotel

Shooter Baki gets wild-card entry for Olympics

Sports Desk: National rifle shooter and two-time Commonwealth silver medalist Abdullah Hel Baki received a wild-card entry in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to be held from July 23 to

Bangladesh bat against Sri Lanka, Shoriful makes ODI debut

Sports Desk: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second match of the ongoing three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.