Cricket umpire kills fan in BangladeshJanuary 30, 2012 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 15-year-old cricket fan in Bangladesh has been killed after being hit on the head with a bat by an umpire, according to local police. The fan in question, Nazrul Islam, ran on to the pitch to complain about a contentious decision and the umpire responded by grabbing one of the players' bats and striking the teenager on the head. The young fan initially showed no signs of serious injury but that night he suffered internal haemorrhaging and died the following day. The umpire is wanted by police for questioning but has since gone into hiding. The incident happened in the remote northern Bangladeshi district of Kishoreganj. "The two argued over a not-out decision by the umpire. He accused the umpire of bias. At one stage, the umpire became angry, took a bat and hit the young boy on the head," local police chief Mosharraf Hossain said. Cricket is Bangladesh's most popular sport and last year the country co-hosted the cricket World Cup with India and Sri Lanka, Eurosport reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |