Firmino's strike help Brazil beat Venezuela in WC qualifier

Brazil and Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino found the net in the second half to help Brazil beat Venezuala in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying match in Sao Paolo today.

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Salah tests positive for Covid-19

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty for Egypt without showing any symptoms, the Egyptian Football Association announced Friday.

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Uruguay overrun Colombia to win WC qualifier 3-0

Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani scored early and fellow striker Luis Suarez converted a second-half penalty, his fourth in three games for his country, as they beat Colombia 3-0 in Friday’s World Cup qualifier.

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Maradona to remain in hospital after complications following surgery

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona is to remain in hospital for several more days after complications following brain surgery to remove a blood clot, his doctor said Thursday.

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Morkel to play BBL as an Australian

South African fast bowling great Morne Morkel Friday signed on for the Big Bash League, but as a local hire rather than international after becoming an Australian permanent resident.

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Havertz tests positive for coronavirus

Chelsea forward Kai Havertz has gone into self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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Vibrant Leicester go second with 4-1 win at Leeds

Jamie Vardy inspired and Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City enjoyed an impressive 4-1 win at Leeds United on Monday which moves them up to second in the Premier League.

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Antwerp stun Spurs to go top of group

Belgian league leaders Antwerp secured a shock 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan extended their unbeaten run to 23 games as they won 3-0 against Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday, while Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win over Dundalk.

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ShopUp raises $22.5 million Series A financing round

ShopUp is Sequoia Capital India and Flourish Ventures’ first investment in Bangladesh.

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Djokovic resists gallant Tsitsipas to set up Nadal final

Top seed Novak Djokovic resists a valiant and inspired fightback from Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up a French Open final showdown with old rival Rafa Nadal, winning a near four-hour battle 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1.

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Dependence on a single country for sourcing goods is risky

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the trade war between China and the US have brought to the fore an important issue, that dependence on a single country for sourcing goods is risky.

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Japan to invest in a bigger way, but wants better climate

Every year 50 Japanese companies will come to Bangladesh to do business if the country improves its investment climate and develop infrastructure further, said Yuji Ando, country representative of Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro).

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Outrage as woman gang-raped,filmed

Late last night, there was widespread outrage on social media came as the graphic video of a woman in Noakhali being gang-raped was uploaded and shared yesterday.

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Arsenal edge past Liverpool on penalties

Arsenal squeezed past Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to advance to the League Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a goalless 90 minutes.

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Barca earn big win at Celta despite first-half red card

Impressive performances from Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati helped Barcelona overcome an early red card to defender Clement Lenglet and win 3-0 away at Celta Vigo on Thursday to make it two wins out of two in the new La Liga season.

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We must confront organised violence with organised love

What does it mean to be nonviolent in a world full of horror and chaos, not to mention weapons and instruments of every kind created to inflict pain?

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The plight of children of a lesser god

It took only a few weeks for the authorities in Bangladesh to enact the third episode of a series that could be aptly titled as “Hatching conspiracy, tarnishing image”.

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Messi back in scoring business in dream start for Koeman

Lionel Messi is back in scoring business for Barcelona, leading them to a resounding 4-0 win at home against Villarreal in a near-perfect La Liga opener for the Catalans under new coach Ronald Koeman.

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Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open to make Masters history

World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to lift his fifth Italian Open title on Monday, defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 for a record 36th ATP Masters crown.

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Irrepressible Ibrahimovic scores twice as Milan win opener

AC Milan's veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and missed an open goal as he secured a 2-0 win over Bologna to get their Serie A campaign off to a winning start on Monday.

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