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England ready for Pakistan’s spin assault in second Test
Returning England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday he hopes a reused pitch for the second Test against Pakistan in Multan will play into the tourists' hands rather than the spin-heavy hosts.
Desperate to level the three-match series…
BPL Draft 2025 Rajshahi pick Taskin in first call, Barishal rope in Mahmudullah, Shanto, Rishad
Durbar Rajshahi picked Taskin Ahmed in the first call while Liton Das and Mahmudullah were roped in by Dhaka Capitals and Fortune Barishal respectively in the players' draft for the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)…
Taskin hopes for better wickets back home
Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed hoped that home conditions will have to get better in order for batters to improve playing T20 cricket.
Taskin came to the press conference after Bangladesh suffered a humiliating 86-run loss in the…
Messi ready to play against Venezuela, Mac Allister in doubt
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is ready to return to their line-up when they play Venezuela in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, but midfielder Alexis Mac Allister's availability is in doubt, manager Lionel Scaloni said.
Argentina…
Chelsea and Forest charged by FA for pitchside melee
Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have been charged by the Football Association on Tuesday after a pitchside fight broke out between their players during Sunday's 1-1 draw in the Premier League.
Forest's Neco Williams sparked the pitchside…
Australia crush New Zealand in Women’s T20 World Cup
Australia continued their march towards a seventh Women's T20 World Cup title with a crushing 60-run win over New Zealand in their Group A match in Sharjah on Tuesday.
After posting a tournament high 148-8 in their 20 overs with Beth…
Skipper Stirling leads Ireland to 69-run win over South Africa in third ODI
Ireland captain Paul Stirling led from the front with a dashing 88 as his side completed their ODI series against South Africa with a convincing 69-run win in the final match in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Chasing 285 to win, South Africa…
Same story, different day: Tigers’ T20 woes re-exposed
Let's begin this rant, disguised as a write-up on the sorry state of the Bangladesh men's T20I team, with a question: Guess which of the following three statements was made by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto after the seven-wicket defeat…
Brazil beat Argentina to win sixth FIFA Futsal World Cup
Brazil beat Argentina 2-1 in Uzbekistan to win their sixth world title, while Ukraine defeated France for bronze.
The result brought Brazil their sixth world title in the ten editions of the tournament, and their first in 12 years after…
Lewandowski nets hattrick as Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0
Robert Lewandowski's first-half hat-trick guided LaLiga leaders Barcelona to a 3-0 win away at Deportivo Alaves on Sunday as the Polish striker extended his lead at the top of the league's scoring charts.
Lewandowski's treble made…