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Paris Saint-Germain's slow start to the French season continued on Friday as the reigning European champions went in front only to lose 2-1 at home to Monaco, who are top of Ligue 1.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka had an unusual interruption during her U.S. Open third-round match on Friday, stopping play to alert the umpire to a strong smell of cannabis drifting on to Louis Armstrong Stadium court.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the US Open with a straight-set victory over Wu Yibing and said he's getting there after a four-month injury absence.

BNP leader says opposition parties should explain how they would secure gas and electricity instead of merely announcing programmes

Kent seamer Matt Milnes was full of praise for his bowling partner Hasan Mahmud after the Bangladesh pacer continued his merry run of form on his return to county cricket.

Nigerian footballers, including World Cup-playing midfielder Michael Babatunde, dominated Thursday

Interim Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson hopes his drastically revamped squad can come through some all too familiar chaos with a much-improved showing against England in next week's third and final Test in Birmingham.

Say speakers on Abul Mansur Ahmad at event marking his 128th birth anniversary

Police are searching several areas for Nusrat Jahan after she disappeared yesterday afternoon

Suspect arrested from Kaliakair in Gazipur and handed over to Savar Model Police Station

Around 100 residents joined the protest before police intervened; locals issued a Sunday deadline for the family to leave

Demonstrators form human chain and hold torch procession, warning of tougher action if supply disruptions persist

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said he is delighted with the additions to his squad despite being outspent by Premier League rivals in the transfer window and short on depth in some areas.

Police say 20-year-old Sifat Abdullah made derogatory remarks in a Facebook video; NCP leader protests his detention

Porabarir Chomchom, Kalidas Shondesh and traditional weaving take centre stage at the three-day festival

The reigning T20 world champions India will play Japan for the first time in an international match when the teams meet at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi on September 22, the two cricket boards said on Friday.

The head-on collision occurred on the Jashore-Khulna highway in Abhaynagar, police say

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Vehicle carrying Abdul Bari and his wife fell into a paddy field while trying to avoid her, police say

UN warns survivors face disease risks and harsh winter conditions

Police say dozens of laptops and other communication equipment were also recovered during the hotel raid

CWASA and Max Foundation pilot will explore a public-private model in two underserved port city wards

6 officers injured as police fire sound grenades during late-night raid

Police say the arrestee is around 13 or 14; two teams are searching for the remaining accused

Questions Bangladesh Bank

Sooryavanshi, who became the youngest male cricketer to represent India during the T20I series in England in July, has already drawn comparisons with batting great Sachin Tendulkar.

Driver arrested

Nagoya and Aichi will stage the Games from September 19 to October 4 but in a bid to cut costs there will not be an athletes' village. Instead, the more than 17,000 athletes and officials -- a bigger number than the Olympics -- will stay on a cruise ship and in hotels.

Reject claim of strike withdrawal after talks fail to meet demands

In a letter addressed to Jones, the BFF said it had decided to terminate his employment

Pakistan cricket

Drivers, helper among dead; one injured

Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie said Friday chairman of selectors Aaqib Javed needs to look at himself in the mirror with the national team playing with fear.

Italy's first leader will have been in charge of the same administration for 1,413 days -- one more than billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi

Two fined Tk 1 lakh for illegal stockpiling

Another worker injured in the land port on Sept 1 remains in critical condition in Jashore

A person was just safely rescued from the tunnel of Trishuli 3A, followed by a second shortly after

Gauff advanced to a meeting with another Spaniard, Cristina Bucsa, after powering past Badosa 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in just under two hours.

Players can deport migrants and build a border wall in those games

A series of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decisions has provided a lifeline to nearly 100 footballers, with the number of participating clubs in the 2026-27 Bangladesh Football League rising to 13 from last season

Astra can autonomously handle website creation, scientific analysis, game development, cybersecurity, coding, etc., says OpenAI

Since joining the club in 2019, the 25-year-old made 278 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions, scoring 62 goals, helping them win the Premier League last season, the FA Cup in 2020 and the FA Community Shield in 2023.

The 13th seed has spent years taming her own tendency toward self-recrimination, and showed the best evidence of her new career outlook as she reclaimed her composure with a bathroom break before the third set at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

UEFA has made no secret of its desire to remove Infantino, who had hoped to be re-elected unopposed for a fourth and final term next March after a highly successful World Cup.

The Atletico Madrid defender, 31, made his senior team debut for Spain in 2020 and was part of the squad that beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup in July, although he remained on the bench in the final.

Mandhana scored a fiery 124 runs off 64 deliveries, a knock that included 14 fours and seven maximums, as she overtook Mithali Raj to become the all-time leading run-scorer in women

Yes, it is still too early to provide a conclusive assessment of BNP

At least 37 people died early Thursday in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta after inhaling fumes during the theft of fuel from a pipeline, a local NGO said

Md Karim was killed at Keranihat Bazar, police say

Exchange between Shafiqur Rahman and Salahuddin Ahmed comes as parliament forms the Textiles and Jute Ministry standing committee