Dhaka : Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka for the three-match white ball series and two World Test Championship (WTC) matches in Sylhet and Chattogram in March later this year. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh. This will mark the first time Bangladesh won’t play at the Shere Bangla National…
Visakhapatnam : Yashasvi Jaiswal’s blitz inflicted woes on England’s bowling set-up on the first day of the second Test against England on Friday at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. At the end of Day 1, India managed to put up 336/6 on the board with Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin unbeaten on scores of 179* and 5* respectively….
Former Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has left Sevilla following a second spell at the club ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab, the LaLiga side said on Tuesday. The player’s contract was set to expire at the end of the campaign. “We have agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab…
India are “chill” and confident in their bench strength to deliver a second Test bounce-back against England despite missing Virat Kohli and other key players, wicketkeeper KS Bharat said Thursday. Batsmen Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar are in line for Test debuts from Friday with the hosts trailing the five-match series 1-0. Kohli pulled out…
South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 after extra time at Education City Stadium on Tuesday. After South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung equalised in second-half added time to cancel Abdullah Radif’s opener, Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb had their…
Muscat: It was a memorable Monday for the hosts Oman as Siegfried Aikman’s daring boys wrote a new chapter in the Sultanate’s sporting history. No team from Oman has ever reached the quarterfinals of a World Cup in Olympic sports till the latest achievement at the Hockey Oman Stadium in the inaugural edition of the FIH…
Danill Medvedev fails at third attempt to win the Melbourne showpiece Italy’s Jannik Sinner came from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open men’s final at Melbourne on Sunday. Sinner, playing in his first Grand Slam final, won 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 at a packed at Rod Laver Arena. Fourth…
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has strongly refuted allegations that he was involved in match-fixing during this edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and said that he had to leave the tournament midway because of a prior commitment in Dubai. Reports has surfaced saying that the 41-year-old’s contract with Fortune Barishal in the BPL…
Shaheen Afridi’s deadly spell of three wickets for 22 runs and breezy knocks from Wanindu Hasaranga and Azam Khan guided Desert Vipers to a six-wicket win over defending champions Gulf Giants in the ILT20 at the Dubai International Stadium. The clash of the finalists of the first edition saw Afridi’s spell restrict Giants to 160…
Melbourne : Star India Tennis player Rohan Bopanna on Wednesday became the oldest World No. 1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings following his stupendous win in the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the 2024 Australian Open. The 43-year-old Indian paired up with Australia’s Matthew Ebden against the Argentinian duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres…
