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Tigers look to level series against Pakistan

Bangladesh have narrowed the gap in skills with Pakistan, but they are still some way off acquiring the mental steel needed to turn corners, handle clutch moments and win Tests, reports ESPNcricinfo. The Dhaka Test is the home side's last chance to pose the visitors a stern challenge and turn...

Sri Lanka win second Test against Windies

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 03 (AFP): Spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis took all 10 wickets as Sri Lanka demolished the West Indies to win the second Test in Galle on Friday with a session to spare.Chasing an improbable target of 297 to secure their maiden Test win on the...

Manchester United beat Arsenal

MANCHESTER, Dec 03, (Reuters): Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 800-goal mark for club and country, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an incident-packed Premier League match on Thursday.United, with Michael Carrick on the bench as caretaker manager, were watched by their new interim manager Ralf Rangnick and after...

Afridi lauds pace partner Hasan Ali

Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Afridi said on Friday he enjoyed bowling with Hasan Ali as the latter helped him put opponents under pressure in Test matches, reports AFP.Afridi and Hasan have emerged as Pakistan's new pace bowling pair in 2021, taking 83 wickets in Tests between them."I enjoy bowling with...

PSG wait for Lionel Messi to find Ballon d'Or form

PARIS, Dec 03 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain have been milking the fact that they have this year's Ballon d'Or winner in their ranks, but Lionel Messi was crowned the world's best player for the seventh time in his glittering career entirely because of what he achieved elsewhere.At 34, perhaps Messi was...

Ton-up Agarwal helps India to 221-4

MUMBAI, Dec 03 (AFP): Mayank Agarwal hit an unbeaten 120 to lead India's fightback on the opening day of the second Test after Mumbai-born New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took all four wickets to fall.India reached 221 for four at stumps with Agarwal and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Shaha, on 25, in...

WTA chief sticks to his guns in Peng Shuai case

LOS ANGELES, Dec 03 (AFP): Steve Simon's standoff with China in the Peng Shuai affair has earned the head of the Women's Tennis Association praise as an innovative leader with the courage of his convictions.Since taking over as WTA chair and CEO in 2015, Simon had made China the main...