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Ronaldo scores 5 but new dad Messi has last laugh as Barca go top

MADRID, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Cristiano Ronaldo produced the week in the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga as he scored five goals in Real Madrid’s 6-0 win away to Espanyol, reports Xinhua. The Portuguese striker, who was ably assisted by Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, opened the scoring in the seventh minute, before netting another four […]

Bangladeshi cricket player suspended for allegedly assaulting housemaid

DHAKA, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire) — A Bangladeshi national cricket team player has been temporarily suspended from cricketing activities for allegedly assaulting his housemaid, reports Xinhua. Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus told reporters on Sunday that “fast bowler Shahadat Hossain will remain suspended until housemaid torture accusations brought against him and his wife are resolved.” […]

Wildcard fast bowler the shock selection for Australian Test tour of Bangladesh

MELBOURNE, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) — Debutants Andrew Fekete and Cameron Bancroft are surprise selections in the Australian cricket team’s 15-man Test squad which is due to tour Bangladesh next month. Fekete, a 30-year-old Tasmanian fast bowler, has played just 30 first-class matches in his career, but impressed during the 2014/ 15 domestic season when he […]

Myanmar to compete in Asian Senior Chess Championship

YANGON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Myanmar will take part in the 6th Asian Senior Chess Championship to be hosted by Iran from Sept.24 to Oct.2, according to Myanmar Chess Federation on Tuesday. Myint Han who has secured two international master norms and Myo Naing who has won two grand master norms in previous championships will […]

Bolt returns to amaze the world

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Usain Bolt is back! The Jamaican, whose appearance in Beijing even was in doubt months before the world championships, stormed to defend his 100 meters title in 9.79 seconds on Sunday at Beijing’s landmark Bird’s Nest where he turned into an athletics phenomenon with two world-record Olympic wins in the […]

Australia’s tour of Bangladesh announced

Bangladesh to host the Australians for two Tests in October, the first series between the two nations since 2006, reports http://www.cricket.com.au Australia will head to Bangladesh in October for their first Test series against the Tigers in over nine years. The Bangladesh Cricket Board and Cricket Australia announced today that the Aussies will play a […]

　Beijing to make great Olympic Games in 2022, says Plushenk

　BEIJING, Aug. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenk, Russia’s four-time figure skating Olympic medalist, said here Friday that he believes Beijing will make a great Olympic Games in 2022. In the wake of Beijing’s win on Friday in the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, Plushenk, who is in Beijing to cheer for the city’s […]

Beijing wins 2022 Winter Olympics

By Sportswriters Cao Jianjie and Lin HaoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics to the city that hosted an “exceptional” Games in 2008 and promises to do even better this time. Beijing beat Almaty by 44 votes to 40, with one IOC member abstaining, to become […]

Expectations are high in China ahead of 2022 Olympic vote

BEIJING, July 30 (NsNewsWire) — Expectations are high in China as the vote on the 2022 Winter Olympics Games nears. “Good luck for Beijing, and I will pray for you,” said Li Maocuo, two days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decides to give the host right to Beijing, or Almaty, Kazakhstan. The 22-year-old Li, […]