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New Zealand opt to bat first in 4th T20I against Bangladesh

New Zealand opt to bat first in 4th T20I against Bangladesh

-- 2021-09-08 17:33:47

New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat first in the fourth T20I of the five-match series against Bangladesh on Wednesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh won the first tw...

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022

-- 2021-09-08 17:17:08

The Asian Youth Games, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), have been postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday. The Games were due to be...

Sri Lanka thrash South Africa, take ODI series

Sri Lanka thrash South Africa, take ODI series

-- 2021-09-08 10:45:28

Rookie off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana ripped through South Africa as Sri Lanka won the third one-day international by 78 runs to clinch the three-match series 2-1 in Colombo on Tuesday. The Proteas l...

FIFA probes abandoned Brazil-Argentina match

FIFA probes abandoned Brazil-Argentina match

-- 2021-09-08 10:00:43

World soccer's governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings into Sunday's Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier which was abandoned after five minutes amid farcical scenes, reports Reuters...

Misbah, Waqar quit Pakistan cricket coaching jobs

Misbah, Waqar quit Pakistan cricket coaching jobs

-- 2021-09-07 19:41:10

With the 2021 T20 World Cup a little over a month away, Pakistan cricket received a major shock on Monday as their head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis resigned from their positions...

Barca president Laporta insists Super League still alive

Barca president Laporta insists Super League still alive

-- 2021-09-07 17:35:07

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted that the Super League project is still alive, despite the withdrawal earlier this year of the majority of founding clubs. The Catalans, along with Real M...

FIFA opens probe into postponement of Argentina-Brazil qualifier

FIFA opens probe into postponement of Argentina-Brazil qualifier

-- 2021-09-06 21:27:27

FIFA has opened an investigation into the postponement of Argentina's World Cup qualifier with Brazil with their president Gianni Infantino labelling the events "crazy" while Tottenham Hotspur were re...

American Stephens suffers abuse on social media after US Open loss

American Stephens suffers abuse on social media after US Open loss

-- 2021-09-06 10:08:45

American Sloane Stephens acquired a torrent of offended messages on social media, together with racist and sexist abuse, following her third spherical loss to Angelique Kerber on the U.S. Open, the ma...

Brazil-Argentina qualifier suspended over Covid rules

Brazil-Argentina qualifier suspended over Covid rules

-- 2021-09-06 10:08:00

A World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was suspended amid farcical scenes on Sunday after Brazilian health authorities accused a number of Premier League players of violating the country's...

India coach Ravi Shastri tests Covid-19 positive during Oval test

India coach Ravi Shastri tests Covid-19 positive during Oval test

-- 2021-09-06 10:02:21

India coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team have been cleared to continue with the ongoing fourth test against England at The Oval, the touring side said in a statement on S...

First bull running fiesta since pandemic hosted by Spanish village

First bull running fiesta since pandemic hosted by Spanish village

-- 2021-09-06 09:53:17

Ten bulls charged through the streets of Villaseca de la Sagra on Sunday in pursuit of hundreds of runners as the first bull-running fiesta was held in Spain since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic....

England openers make strong start against India to daunting chase at Oval

England openers make strong start against India to daunting chase at Oval

-- 2021-09-06 08:28:31

England made a strong start to their pursuit of a daunting 368-run victory target against India in the fourth test, which appeared delicately poised heading into the final day at the Oval on Monday....

New Zealand bounce back as Bangladesh suffer first defeat   

New Zealand bounce back as Bangladesh suffer first defeat  

-- 2021-09-05 19:59:15

New Zealand bounced back strongly beating the hosts Bangladesh by 52 runs on Sunday in the third match of the five-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh won th...

Bangladesh require 129 to wrap up series vs New Zealand

Bangladesh require 129 to wrap up series vs New Zealand

-- 2021-09-05 18:12:32

Bangladesh needs to score 129 to wrap up the five-match T20I series against New Zealand with two matches to play. In the third match on Sunday, New Zealand batted first and posted 128 for 5 in 20 over...

A rare record of playing T20s awaits Mahmudullah

A rare record of playing T20s awaits Mahmudullah

AHNAF WAZED KHAN 2021-09-05 12:41:21

While Bangladesh is preparing for the 3rd T20 against New Zealand at Mirpur today, a record is silently waiting to be written in the country’s cricketing history. Should skipper Mahmudullah Riy...

Tigers eye to seal series against Kiwis on Sunday

Tigers eye to seal series against Kiwis on Sunday

-- 2021-09-04 20:28:09

Buoyed with winning the first two matches, Bangladesh look forward to a third consecutive victory against New Zealand on Sunday and seal the five-match T20I series. Taijul Islam, Bangladesh's left-a...

At US Open, that voice yelling 'Out!' comes from a computer

At US Open, that voice yelling 'Out!' comes from a computer

-- 2021-09-04 09:10:30

Ashleigh Barty, the No. 1 seed at the US Open, watched on match point as her opponent’s backhand sailed long on Thursday, prompting the familiar sound of a linesman yelling, “Out!”...

Pope, Woakes earn England handy lead against India

Pope, Woakes earn England handy lead against India

-- 2021-09-04 08:53:27

England's Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes made a telling impact on their test return to earn the hosts a tidy first innings lead in the fourth test against India on Friday. Woakes was the pick of the Eng...

Tigers get 4-run win in second T20i against New Zealand

Tigers get 4-run win in second T20i against New Zealand

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-09-03 19:45:34

Tigers have earned their second straight win over New Zealand by a thrilling 4 runs after surviving a heroic effort from skipper Tom Latham to lead the five-match series 2-0. Needing 20 runs in the f...

Bangladesh set a target of 141 in second T20i

Bangladesh set a target of 141 in second T20i

-- 2021-09-03 18:12:43

A solid opening partnership between Mohammad Naim and Liton Das, complemented by a great finishing by Mahmudullah, has pushed Bangladesh to 141 for 6 in the second T20i against New Zealand. Naim (39)...

Bangladesh opt to bat first in second T20I against New Zealand

Bangladesh opt to bat first in second T20I against New Zealand

-- 2021-09-03 17:08:49

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the second T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh fielded an unchanged pla...

Europe or South America: Who has the upper hand?

Europe or South America: Who has the upper hand?

Ahnaf Ahmed                                           2021-09-03 16:57:05

11 June to 12 July 2021- this 32-day period was as close to Football heaven as one could possibly imagine. Two international tournaments featuring the two continents renowned for producing the greates...

Barty storms into third round of US Open

Barty storms into third round of US Open

-- 2021-09-03 12:06:12

World number one Ash Barty stormed into the third round of the U.S. Open by taming Danish teenager Clara Tauson 6-1 7-5 on Thursday, while the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center mopped up after a...

Mbappe ruled out of France World Cup qualifiers

Mbappe ruled out of France World Cup qualifiers

-- 2021-09-03 12:03:37

Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of France's World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Finland after sustaining a calf injury in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Bosnia, the French federation said on Thurs...

India fight back with Root dismissal at The Oval

India fight back with Root dismissal at The Oval

-- 2021-09-03 11:59:45

England bowled out India for 191 before suffering a top-order collapse of their own on a bowler-dominated opening day of the fourth test at The Oval on Thursday. The hosts lost their talismanic capta...

Spain's future prospect : Is Enrique on the right track?

Spain's future prospect : Is Enrique on the right track?

Tofael Mahmud 2021-09-02 19:39:45

What could have happened if they took a few more chances? Spain might have ended up winning the Championship. Very few pundits could have thought of that before the start of the tournament. Such was...

Tsitsipas fires 27 aces in second-round win over Mannarino

Tsitsipas fires 27 aces in second-round win over Mannarino

-- 2021-09-02 12:31:52

World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas fired down a career-high 27 aces on the way to a 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-0 win over second-round opponent Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday, but another protracted bathroom...

Portugal's Ronaldo makes international goal record

Portugal's Ronaldo makes international goal record

-- 2021-09-02 11:39:41

When Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu saved Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half penalty to deny the Manchester United forward a record 110th international goal for Portugal, the headlines wrote themsel...

Space debris threatening satellites, discouraging insurers?

Space debris threatening satellites, discouraging insurers?

-- 2021-09-02 11:28:10

An ever-swelling amount of space debris is threatening satellites that hover around Earth, making insurers leery of offering coverage to the devices that transmit texts, maps, videos and scientific da...

Naomi Osaka gets walkover into US Open third round

Naomi Osaka gets walkover into US Open third round

-- 2021-09-02 11:15:20

Defending champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the US Open third round after Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic withdrew ahead of their second-round match on Wednesday due to illness, tournament organisers...