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If day two wasn’t proof enough, Bangladesh made a loud statement on the third day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Friday (June 16). Having set a marathon target of 662, the hosts nipped out two early breakthroughs at the fag end of the day while injury forced Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi…
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned top seed Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight games to sail into the men’s doubles semifinals of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event here on Friday. However, world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the men’s singles competition after going down fighting…
The Asia Cup 2023 will take place from August 31 to September 17, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The tournament will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal with the teams competing in a total of 13 ODI matches. The release from the ACC confirmed that the tournament will be held…
Bruno Petkovic and Luka Modric struck in extra time to fire Croatia into the Nations League final with a 4-2 victory over hosts the Netherlands on Wednesday. Zlatko Dalic’s side, who reached the World Cup semi-finals last year, moved a step closer to earning their first ever trophy and demonstrated once again they are extra-time specialists. Andrej Kramaric and Mario Pasalic netted…
Isabella Gaze and Rosemary Mair return to the New Zealand women’s team as they embark on their first bilateral series in Sri Lanka. The tour begins on June 27 with the first of three ODIs in Galle, and then moves to Colombo for three T20Is. Gaze, the 19-year-old wicketkeeper, and Mair, the 24-year-old fast bowler, were not part…
India’s performance in the World Test Championship final against Australia has shown their preparation was not ideal, said Ricky Ponting, who especially raised questions about the readiness of their undercooked pacers. India are staring at another unfavourable result in an ICC final after conceding a first-innings lead of 173 runs to Australia on a seaming…
Lionel Messi on Wednesday announced he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia. The Argentine forward, 35, has spent the last two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, playing his final game for the club on…
The culmination of a two-year league phase of the World Test Championship began at the Oval on Wednesday (June 7) – the summit clash between India, ranked second, and Australia, ranked first on the points table. India won the toss and elected to bowl first on a green seamer with a topping of cloudy skies….
Sri Lanka completed a comprehensive come-from-behind series victory over Afghanistan, with a massive nine-wicket win in Hambantota. Dushmantha Chameera picked four wickets and Wanindu Hasaranga got three, bundling out Afghanistan for 116. In response, openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunatne made mincemeat of that small total with fifties to complete the chase in just 16 overs. Afghanistan…
The Afghanistan Cricket Board rested Rashid Khan for the upcoming one-off Test against Bangladesh as they announced their 15-member Test squad that includes three uncapped players – pacer Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai and Nijat Masoud along with young legspinner Izharulhaq – for the game that is scheduled to begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium from June 14….
