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Mohammedan tame Usha to move closer to hockey title
League leaders Mohammedan moved closer to reclaiming the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League title with a hard-fought 6-5 victory over Usha Krira Chakra in the penultimate Super Six phase match in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Paris 2024 Games torch relay launched in Olympics birthplace
"The Olympic flame that we are lighting today symbolises this hope for a better future," said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
Premier Hockey / Abahani thump Ajax to keep title race poised for thrilling end
Abahani have Mohammedan left to play in the competition.
American Scottie Scheffler wins 2024 Masters tournament
Scheffler, the world number one and 2022 Masters winner, shot a final round four-under par 68 to end on 11-under for the tournament with Masters first-timer Ludvig Aberg of Sweden finishing runner-up.
Paris Olympics flame to be lit in its Greek birthplace
For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic imposed toned-down events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games, spectators will be able to attend the torch relay events.
'Ruthless' Tsitsipas defeats Ruud for third Monte Carlo title
The 12th-ranked Greek, who will return to top 10 on Monday, also won the title in the principality in 2021 and 2022.
Hockey League / Mariners beat Mohammedan to throw title race wide open
Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club broke league leaders Mohammedan's unbeaten run in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 3-2 win in a crucial Super Six match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday as the league resumeed following the Eid break.
'It's a joy': Nadal returns to action in Barcelona
The 22-time Grand Slam winner has played just once, in an exhibition match, since he felt a hip injury flare-up during a quarter-final defeat by Jordan Thompson in Brisbane on the eve of the Australian Open.
Scheffler and McIlroy start side-by-side in Masters showdown
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and world number two Rory McIlroy, each chasing a milestone Masters victory, will be playing partners in the first two rounds starting Thursday at Augusta National.
Djokovic 'feeling great' in Monte Carlo as Alcaraz withdraws injured
World number one Novak Djokovic said his "feeling was great" as he flew past Roman Safiullin in straight sets at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, after third seed Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the event due to injury.
Abahani fall to Mariners again
Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club returned to the title race of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League after beating title-aspirants Abahani 2-1 in their Super Six encounter at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Verstappen back to winning ways in Japan
World champion Max Verstappen got back to winning ways on Sunday with a third straight pole-to-flag victory at the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, leading team mate Sergio Perez across the line for a Red Bull 1-2 at Suzuka.
Djokovic wants last dance with Nadal at Roland Garros
Rafa Nadal's withdrawal from the Monte Carlo Masters has cast doubt over the 22-times Grand Slam champion's participation at the French Open, but Novak Djokovic said he is still hoping for a final chapter in their storied rivalry.
Mariners exact revenge on Usha; Mohammedan keep marauding
Usha lodged a complaint to the league committee after the match.
Winning starts for MSC, Abahani
Title aspirants Mohammedan and Ababani made winning starts to the Super Six phase of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday.
French Open in doubt for Nadal after Monte Carlo withdrawal
"Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won't allow me," said the battle-weary Spaniard on social media.
Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' shorts up for auction
Ali's 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" fight against Joe Frazier was held in the Philippines and followed his "Rumble in the Jungle" bout in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Zaire) the year before.
What keeps causing the sorry state of minnows?
The return of the Premier Division Hockey League, especially after a 27-month hiatus, might have provided some relief to the players and the officials, but the gulf of difference between the minnows and giants this season has raised eyebrows, while exposing the overall state of how the clubs are generally being run.
