A scene from the fifth round matches of the Walton Metropolis FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Sunday.

McDonald outlasts del Potro to reach first ATP semi-final

AFP, Miami :American Mackenzie McDonald disrupted Juan Martin del Potro's latest injury comeback Friday with a three-set victory over the top-seeded Argentine in the ATP Delray Beach Open quarter-finals.McDonald, ranked

Shaina Burns competes in the high jump part of the pentathlon during the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in New York on Friday.

Aymeric Laporte signs contract extension with Man City

Aymeric Laporte has signed a two-year contract extension at Manchester City, the Premier League champions announced on Friday.The 24-year-old, who joined City in a then club record o57 million ($74

Gold rebounds from depression, dreams of Beijing Olympics

Two-time US figure skating champion Gracie Gold admitted Friday she still struggles with depression but is targeting the 2022 Beijing Olympics as she begins a comeback at age 23.Gold helped

Members of Bangladesh Police Baseball team, the champions of the Walton 6th National Men's Baseball Competition with the guests and officials of Bangladesh Baseball-Softball Association pose for a photo session at the Paltan Maidan on Friday.

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Argentina's Romero leads Puerto Rico Open

AFP, Miami :Andres Romero, seeking his first US PGA Tour win in more than a decade, fired six birdies in a six-under par 66 Thursday to take the first-round

Del Potro reaches Delray Beach quarter-finals

AFP, Miami :Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American Reilly Opelka.Del Potro, playing his

McIlroy seizes one-shot lead at WGC-Mexico Championship

Agency :Rory McIlroy fired seven birdies and one sensational eagle on the way to an eight-under par 63 and a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson the WGC-Mexico Championship on

Bayern urged to bring Champions League mindset to title race

AFP, Berlin :Niko Kovac wants his Bayern Munich side to show the same defensive discipline that saw them shut out Liverpool in the Bundesliga title race as they set

Bencic upsets Halep to reach Dubai semifinals, Kvitova wins

AP, United Arab Emirates :Unseeded Belinda Bencic rallied to beat second-ranked Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the Dubai Championships semifinals.Bencic, who saved six match points in