WWE legend Paul “Triple H” Levesque has announced his retirement from wrestling. Levesque suffered what WWE described as a “cardiac event” last September and spoke for the first time since his hospitalisation on ESPN’s First Take on Friday (March 25).
Confirming his retirement, Levesque said he now has a defibrillator in
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Bangladesh archers leave for Thailand today
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Hulk Hogan Says He’ll Never Wrestle Again
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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open
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Women make it lively in a dull year
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Financial incentives boost local hockey
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Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions silver medal to save sick infant’s life
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Sprinter Sumaiya leaves for Kenya
World Athletics U-20 C’ship
Sprinter Sumaiya leaves for Kenya
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Sumaiya is scheduled to compete in the heats on
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Archers create history
Sweep all 10 gold medals
Bangladesh’s archers swept all 10 gold medals of the 13th South Asian Games, cruising to the title in the four events decided yesterday and in doing so, set a few individual and collective records in Pokhara.
Bangladesh had won all six team gold medals in recurve and compound archery on Sunday, and followed that up with four gold medals yesterday, thanks to gold from Ruman Sana in men’s
Archer, who drops cricket ball for bow, rewarded
Suma Bishwas does not have any more regret for quitting kho kho and cricket to pursue a career in archery after she won a shock gold medal in the 13th South Asian Games in Pokhara, Nepal on Monday.
Suma joined 11 other archery players to help Bangladesh complete an unprecedented perfect-10 when she won gold medal in women’s individual compound event rather surprisingly
Golden girl Shila back in pool
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BOA unveils Youth Games logo
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Shooters denied permission for Aussie meet
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English-born Junaina rules the pool
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BSPA awards defender Shitul
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India overpower Paks en route to final
India secured the berth in the 10th edition of Men’s Asia Cup hockey final after a comprehensive 4-0 win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their last Super-Four match at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Saturday. This was their second win over Pakistan in the tournament after they crushed the bitter foes 3-0 in the group phase. The win ensured India’s eight Asia Cup
Japan loss leaves hosts content with 6th place
Bangladesh had to remain content with a sixth-place finish in the 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey after suffering a 0-4 defeat against Japan in the fifth-position deciding match at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh had to play the match in less than 24-hour after their fifth-sixth position play-off match against China, where the home side
Korea join Malaysia in Super-Four
Title aspirants Malaysia kept their hundred per cent winning record in the 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey when they beat Oman 7-1 in their final Pool B match at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Monday.
Defending champions South Korea joined them Super-Four from the group thrashing China 4-1 in the day’s second match under floodlights at the same venue.