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Bangladesh-Lanka first Test ends in draw

The first Test of the two-match series between hosts Bangladesh and touring Sri Lanka ended in a draw in the final session of the 5th and final day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday, featuring 105 by Mominul Haque and 94 runs Liton Das, reports UNB.Two...

Mominul highest B’deshi run-scorer in single Test

Top order batsman Mominul Haque is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score century in both the innings of a Test match scoring back to back century against Sri Lanka in the first test of the two-match series on the 5th and final day at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong...

Tigers’ squad for 2nd Test against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced a 15-member squad for the 2nd match of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka beginning on February 8 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka recalling all-rounder Sabbir Rahman, reports UNB.Sabbir was included in the 15-man squad dropping bowlers Sunzamul Islam and...

Italy win Davis Cup tie against Japan

TOKYO, Feb 4 (AFP): Italy's number one Fabio Fognini beat Japan's Yuichi Sugita in five hard-fought sets to give his country a 3-1 victory in their Davis Cup World tie at Morioka in Japan on Sunday.Fognini, ranked 22nd in the world, edged past Sugita 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 in...

Deportivo sack coach again

MADRID, Feb 4 (AFP): Deportivo La Coruna sacked their coach Cristobal Parralo on Sunday with the club rooted in the relegation zone on the back of a poor run of results.After a 5-0 thrashing at Real Sociedad on Friday the Liga club's directors decided to swing the axe on Parralo's...

Dhaka Premier Cricket League kicks off today

The 5th edition of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will begin today (Monday) simultaneously at three separate venues -- Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) Ground 3 and 4 in Savar and Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) in Fatullah, reports UNB.On the opening day of the 12-team one-day-match tournament, defending...

India complete crushing win

CENTURION, Feb 4 (AFP): Indian captain Virat Kohli said after a crushing win in the second one-day international at SuperSport Park on Sunday that he wanted his match-winning wrist spinners to continue to put pressure on South Africa's batsmen.Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav set up a nine-wicket win which gave...

Farce

CENTURION, South Africa, Feb 4 (AFP): Play was stopped for lunch with India needing just two runs to win the second one-day international at SuperSport Park on Sunday with nine wickets and 31 overs in hand.India bowled out South Africa for 118 and were 117 for one when the umpires...

Real Madrid drop more points after 2-2 draw at Levante

BARCELONA, Feb 4 (AP): The worst version of Real Madrid was back when it slumped at Levante to 2-2 on Saturday, only 11 days from its critical Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.Madrid appeared to have taken control through Francisco "Isco" Alarcon's goal in the 81st minute, but Giampaolo Pazzini...