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Olympic Industries posts Tk 56 crore Q1 profit
The company’s revenue grows over 18% year-on-year
Kazakhstan win first medal of Paris Olympics
Kazakhstan duo Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev won the first medal of the Olympic Games on Saturday after claiming bronze in the 10-metre mixed team air rifle event.
Sprint great Bolt backs big-hitting West Indies in T20 World Cup
Eight-time Olympic champion and cricket fan Usain Bolt is backing his home team West Indies to become the first nation to win a hattrick of T20 World Cup titles when the tournament kicks off next month.
No parcels please during Olympics, France tells Parisians
France's government is asking Paris residents to avoid ordering parcel deliveries this summer during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to an official website.
Cricket approved by IOC for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
But all the new sports will still need to be voted in by the IOC membership in a ballot due to be held on Monday before they are assured of a place at the 2028 Games.
Pre-Olympics swimming test event in Seine axed due to pollution
The pre-Olympics swimming test competition due to take place Sunday in the Seine in Paris has been cancelled due to pollution of the river, the international swimming federation said after analysis of the latest water samples.
Indian police detain protesting wrestlers
Indian police detained on Sunday several wrestlers including Olympic medallists as well as dozens of their supporters as they attempted to march to parliament in New Delhi, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
Iconic Kobe Bryant jersey sells for $5.8 mn at auction
The price was comfortably more than the previous high of $3.7 million paid for a jersey worn by the Los Angeles Lakers titan, who won five NBA titles and two Olympic gold medals.
Justice for American Olympian after 110 years
American athlete Jim Thorpe is to be given sole credit for his 1912 gold medals, more than a century after he was stripped of them, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday.
Indian delegation arrives for SA Games
An official Indian delegation is currently in Dhaka for the promotion of 12th South Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 6 to 16, 2016.
Athletics doping: Russia provisionally suspended by IAAF
Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from international competition - including the Olympic Games - for its alleged involvement in widespread doping.
Maracana to host 2016 Men's and Women's Olympic Football finals
The Maracana in Rio de Janeiro has been chosen to host both the men's and women's 2016 Olympic Football final matches next summer.
Sachin Tendulkar & Shane Warne want cricket at Olympic Games
All-time greats Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar have called for Twenty20 cricket to become an Olympic sport.
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin for the world 200m title
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin for the world 200m title at the championships in Beijing, China.
New Zealand thrown out of Olympic qualifying
New Zealand's footballers are thrown out of their Olympic qualifying tournament Sunday for fielding an ineligible player just hours before they are due to contest the final.
Usain Bolt wins 200m at Golden Spike meet in Ostrava
Usain Bolt wins his first race of the year in Europe, but fails to break 20 seconds in the 200m at the Golden Spike meet.