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Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan to clinch sixth Asia Cup title

Sri Lanka outclass Pakistan to clinch sixth Asia Cup title

-- 2022-09-12 08:07:27

Sri Lanka were crowned Asia Cup champions for the sixth time after Bhanuka Rajapaksa's batting pyrotechnics and Wanindu Hasaranga's allround brilliance secured their 23-run victory against Pakis...

Asia Cup final: Pakistan win toss, opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka

Asia Cup final: Pakistan win toss, opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka

-- 2022-09-11 20:07:49

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka on Sunday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This is the fourth time Pakistan and Sri Lanka are taking on...

US Open men's final 2022: Alcaraz vs Ruud for their first Grand Slam

US Open men's final 2022: Alcaraz vs Ruud for their first Grand Slam

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-11 18:13:48

It started as a 5-way battle. Now it’s down to 2. Medvevdev, Nadal, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas, Ruud all had equal say to it. Before the start of the US Open, everyone knew that the winner would be ran...

Dependency on top-order can trouble Pakistan in the final

Dependency on top-order can trouble Pakistan in the final

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-11 16:32:16

Their win against India was fascinating, and against Afghanistan, breathtaking. They had a poor outing against Sri Lanka.  Yet, for the brand of entertaining cricket they are playing, people are...

Bangladesh thrash Pakistan by 6-0 goals in SAFF Women's Championship

Bangladesh thrash Pakistan by 6-0 goals in SAFF Women's Championship

-- 2022-09-10 18:26:27

Skipper Sabina Khatun slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Bangladesh women's football thrashed humble Pakistan by 6-0 goals in their second group A match of the ongoing 6th edition of SAFF Women's Champ...

A rewarding month for cricket

A rewarding month for cricket

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-10 16:10:46

The end was picturesque. Brad Evans drives to the cover for a single, and Zimbabwe are off to a historic win, their first-ever win against Australia in Australia.  The moment was magical for Zim...

Bangladesh need Soumya back in the shortest format

Bangladesh need Soumya back in the shortest format

Neel Rahman 2022-09-10 14:01:59

Soumya Sarkar has been an enigma for Bangladesh cricket. His start was mercurial, and his fall even more shocking. But after more than a year of his last Twenty20 International, Bangladesh desperatel...

Australia's Finch to retire from ODI after New Zealand series

Australia's Finch to retire from ODI after New Zealand series

-- 2022-09-10 11:53:12

Australia's one-day cricket captain Aaron Finch will retire from the format's international matches following Sunday's final game of a three-match series against New Zealand, Cricket Australia said on...

Alcaraz ends Tiafoe's dream run at US Open to reach first major final

Alcaraz ends Tiafoe's dream run at US Open to reach first major final

-- 2022-09-10 10:50:26

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz ended Frances Tiafoe's dream run at the US Open with a 6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3 win to reach his first major final, where he will face Casper Ruud with the world numbe...

Jesus misses out as Brazil's Tite call up new faces before World Cup

Jesus misses out as Brazil's Tite call up new faces before World Cup

-- 2022-09-10 10:43:11

Brazil have left in-form striker Gabriel Jesus out of a 26-man squad for this month's friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia but Gleison Bremer and Roger Ibanez are included for the first time. Coach T...

Weekend’s English, Northern Irish, Scottish football off following death of Queen

Weekend’s English, Northern Irish, Scottish football off following death of Queen

-- 2022-09-09 18:19:11

All English and Northern Irish football and all professional Scottish football has been postponed this weekend as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Ten Premier League and s...

British sports hold day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

British sports hold day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

-- 2022-09-09 16:59:34

British sports were holding a day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, with high-profile golf, cricket and horse racing events cancelled Friday as a mark of respect and the Premier League meeting to di...

Man Utd's Europa League campaign begins with home defeat

Man Utd's Europa League campaign begins with home defeat

-- 2022-09-09 12:45:38

Manchester United kicked off their Europa League campaign poorly with a 1-0 home defeat by Real Sociedad as Arsenal's new signing Marquinhos scored in a 2-1 win at FC Zurich on Thursday, reports Reute...

Barcelona eases past Plezen

Barcelona eases past Plezen

-- 2022-09-08 18:38:41

Robert Lewandowski warmed up for next week's meeting with former club Bayern Munich by scoring a magnificent hat-trick in Barcelona's crushing Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen. The 34-year-ol...

Chelsea reach verbal agreement with Potter to take over as manager

Chelsea reach verbal agreement with Potter to take over as manager

-- 2022-09-08 17:54:24

Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion boss Graham Potter to take over as the club's new manager and replace Thomas Tuchel, Sky Sports reported on Thursday. Chelsea s...

Ronaldo's time has come - the end has finally arrived!

Ronaldo's time has come - the end has finally arrived!

Neel Rahman 2022-09-08 16:15:40

‘The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.’ When Robert Frost wrote that line, he definitely did not think about Cristiano Ronaldo or football. But as reality is stranger...

SAFF U-17: Bangladesh emerge as group champions to reach semifinal

SAFF U-17: Bangladesh emerge as group champions to reach semifinal

-- 2022-09-07 20:41:02

Bangladesh emerged as Group A champions to reach the semifinal of the six-nation SAFF U-17 Championship outplaying the Maldives by a 5-0 goal in their last group match at Racecourse International Stad...

Pakistan win toss, choose to bowl first in Asia Cup match against Afghanistan

Pakistan win toss, choose to bowl first in Asia Cup match against Afghanistan

-- 2022-09-07 20:18:10

Pakistan have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in their Super 4 clash against Afghanistan in "anybody's game" in the ongoing Asia Cup on Wednesday in Sharjah. Pakistan were outstanding in their...

Chelsea sack Tuchel - every bit an unwise decision

Chelsea sack Tuchel - every bit an unwise decision

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-07 16:48:21

Thomas Tuchel, the 49-year-old manager of Chelsea, has been sacked from the club following a 1-0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The German had a relatively succe...

Chelsea sack manager Tuchel after Champions League defeat to Zagreb

Chelsea sack manager Tuchel after Champions League defeat to Zagreb

-- 2022-09-07 16:24:35

Chelsea have parted ways with manager Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday, a day after they lost 1-0 to Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of the Champions Lea...

Ottis Gibson was right about Mustafizur's decline

Ottis Gibson was right about Mustafizur's decline

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-07 14:36:00

It has come to the point of irritation now. The constant, meaningless, clueless, toothless cutters and slowers, which the batters pick up like a lolly and smash boundaries, are not what anyone loves t...

Bangladesh's death bowling - no strategy, no consistency, no clue

Bangladesh's death bowling - no strategy, no consistency, no clue

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-06 19:56:41

Death Over bowling cost Bangladesh the Asia Cup. It can easily be the headline for Bangladesh's journey this time.  And as it happens pretty often in the T20 tournaments, Bangladesh got out...

Dowry case: Cricketer Al-Amin Hossain gets anticipatory bail for eight weeks

Dowry case: Cricketer Al-Amin Hossain gets anticipatory bail for eight weeks

-- 2022-09-06 17:30:15

The High Court on Tuesday granted Bangladesh national cricket team pacer Al-Amin Hossain anticipatory bail for eight weeks in the case over torturing his wife for dowry. The HC bench of Justice Md Re...

Why are India getting such advantages?

Why are India getting such advantages?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-06 16:32:51

After a day's break, Asia Cup is back in action today as India will meet Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka will play the game to be almost in the finale. On the other hand, India find them in a do-or-die situation...

Terrific Tiafoe knocks out Nadal in major US Open upset

Terrific Tiafoe knocks out Nadal in major US Open upset

-- 2022-09-06 13:09:16

American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday. It was the first time this year that Nadal, who had b...

Barcelona renewing Sergi Roberto makes no sense now

Barcelona renewing Sergi Roberto makes no sense now

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-05 17:16:55

Sergi Roberto's previous contract was going to end last season. Barcelona initially looked reluctant to renew, while Roberto was on the contrary. However, the contract was renewed for one more year a...

A kingly return of Virat Kohli is anticipated

A kingly return of Virat Kohli is anticipated

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-04 19:41:43

The downfall of Kohli is one of the biggest upsets in cricket history. The peak Kohli, scoring centuries for fun, is now struggling for runs. This has been one of the worst scenarios for the fans of...

Better late than never - thank you for the decision Mushfiqur Rahim!

Better late than never - thank you for the decision Mushfiqur Rahim!

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-04 17:57:39

The much-awaited retirement of Mushfiqur Rahim has finally happened. On Sunday, in a Twitter message, he announced that he had decided to retire from international T20 cricket. Thus, it ends a career...

Mushfiqur Rahim retires from T20Is

Mushfiqur Rahim retires from T20Is

UNB 2022-09-04 13:08:59

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiuqr Rahim announced retirement from T20 Internationals. He announced his retirement through his social media page where he also said he would continue playing ODIs...

Zimbabwe registers historic win against Australia

Zimbabwe registers historic win against Australia

-- 2022-09-03 16:19:48

Riding on the five-wicket haul of leg spinner Ryan Burl, which is also his career-best bowling in ODIs, Zimbabwe beat Australia by three wickets on Saturday in the third one-day cricket international....