Sports
Hurkacz beats Paire for 1st ATP World Tour title
Winston-Salem, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) — Hubert Hurkacz claimed his first ATP World Tour title Saturday night, holding off top-seeded Benoit Paire for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory.
Root digs in, carries English hopes of keeping Ases alive
Leeds, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) — Captain Joe Root carried England's hopes of keeping the Ashes alive on Saturday, digging deep in pursuit of a record fourth-innings chase on Day 3 of the third test against Australia at Headingley.
United misses another penalty, loses 2-1 to Crystal Palace
Manchester, Aug 24 (AP/UNB) — Manchester United missed another penalty then conceded an injury-time goal to lose 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.
Abraham double leads Chelsea to 1st win under Lampard
Norwich, Aug 24 (AP/UNB) — Tammy Abraham scored twice as Chelsea beat Norwich 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to hand Frank Lampard his first win as manager in his fourth match in charge.
Juventus opens Serie A with 1-0 win at Parma
Rome, Aug 24 (AP/UNB) — Captain Giorgio Chiellini scored early as Juventus won 1-0 at Parma to kick off its bid for a record-extending ninth straight Serie A title in the league opener Saturday.
Lewandowski stars in Coutinho's Bundesliga debut for Bayern
Berlin, Aug 24 (AP/UNB) — Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick and Philippe Coutinho made his Bundesliga debut as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win at Schalke on Saturday.
Salah double helps Liverpool to 3rd straight win in EPL
Mohamed Salah was just inside Arsenal's half when he collected the ball, befuddled David Luiz with a nonchalant jink and homed in on goal from the right wing.
Sylhet Sixers among BPL franchises asking for profit share
Dhaka, Aug 24 (UNB) — Like the others franchise of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Sylhet Sixers also asked Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to introduce a financial model of the marquee domestic cricket event ensuring sharing profits with the participating teams.
AFC Cup: Abahani due to fly for Pyongyang Sunday
Dhaka, Aug 24 (UNB)- A 31-member Dhaka Abahani Limited team will fly for North Korean capital Pyongyang Sunday early hour (2:10 am) to play their away match of AFC Cup inter-zonal semifinal against April 25 Sports Club on August 28 at the Kim-ll-Sung Stadium there.
Women’s Hockey team to play 4th match against SAI National Academy on Sunday
Dhaka, Aug 24 (UNB) - Bangladesh Women’s Hockey team will face touring Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) National Academy Women’s Hockey team in their 4th match of the six-match series at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday.