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  OF JOY AND AGONY: 2016 IN RETROSPECT

  | Updated at 11:33pm on December 31, 2016

  Three unheralded athletes– swimmer Mahfuza Khatun Shila, weightlifter Mabia Akter Simanta and shooter Shakil Ahmed – saved Bangladesh’s face in the 12th SA Games, winning four gold medals coming out of almost nowhere...

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  Taijul, Hom in T20 squad

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:31pm on December 31, 2016

  Bangladesh on Saturday included left-arm spinner Taijul Islam in their 15-man squad for the first Twenty20 international of three-match series against New Zealand, scheduled in Napier on January 3...

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  B’desh hold India to win group

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:29pm on December 31, 2016

  Bangladesh became Group B champions of the 4th SAFF Women’s Championship after holding reigning champions India for a goalless draw at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, India on Saturday...

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  Don’t judge us with the result: Mashrafee

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:27pm on December 31, 2016

  Bangladesh should not be judged with their performance against New Zealand in the three-match one-day international series, said Mashrafee bin Murtaza on Saturday...

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  Kiwis complete ODI sweep

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:51pm on December 31, 2016

  Bangladesh lost the third one-day international against New Zealand and conceded a 3-0 clean-sweep despite good start with both bat and bowl at the Saxton Oval at Nelson on Saturday...

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  Tigers include Taijul, Shuvagata in T20 squad

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 04:12pm on December 31, 2016

    Bangladesh on Saturday included left-arm spinner Taijul Islam in their 15-man squad for the first Twenty20 international of three-match series against New Zealand, scheduled...

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  Kiwis complete series sweep over Tigers

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 06:22am on December 31, 2016

  Skipper Kane Williamson and Neil Broom shared 179 runs for the second wicket as New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets in the third one-day international to complete 3-0 sweep in three-match series in Nelson on Saturday...

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  Klopp and Pep in year-end showdown

  Reuters . London | Updated at 11:07pm on December 30, 2016

  It is the perfect year-ending treat: Liverpool versus Manchester City, two Premier League title challengers brimful of attacking, pass-and-move brio and full of goals duelling at high pace at one of England’s noisiest and most storied venues...

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  Starc stars in stunning Aussie win

  Agence France-Presse . Melbourne | Updated at 11:05pm on December 30, 2016

  Mitchell Starc spearheaded Australia to a stunning final day innings victory over Pakistan with a mercurial bat and ball performance to claim the series in Melbourne on Friday...

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  Rajshahi chase down 385 in last day

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:03pm on December 30, 2016

  Rajshahi batsmen Junaed Siddique and Farhad Hossain struck two centuries to chase down 385 runs in just 65 overs to give their side an emphatic victory in their National Cricket League match against Chittagong on Friday...