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Rumana seals Tigresses’ historic win over India

An all-round performance by Rumana Ahmed guided Bangladesh to their first-ever victory against India beating the neighbour in the Women's T20 Asia Cup match by seven wickets, reports UNB.The match was held at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.With the day's victory, Bangladesh not only brightened their...

Russia throws off isolation as it gears up for World Cup

MOSCOW, June 06 (AFP): Russia throws opens its doors for the World Cup in a week's time, with superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi performing in a country sharply at odds with some of the participating countries.The month-long celebration of the world's most popular sport has been haunted by fears...

Russia extends winless run against Turkey ahead of WC

MOSCOW, June 06 (AP): Russia will go into its home World Cup without a win in seven games after drawing 1-1 with an under-strength Turkey team on Tuesday.Russia's players left the field to jeers from some in the crowd, having recorded just one shot on target in their last two...

Football for Friendship launches 'Happy Buzz Day'

Gazprom Football for Friendship programme has launched an ecological initiative titled "Happy Buzz Day," as a part of the programme, says a press release.Young Ambassadors of the programme and Football for Friendship followers took part in the event Moscow. The event aimed to draw attention of people all over the...

Argentina call off WC friendly with Israel over threats against Messi

BUENOS AIRES, June 06 (AP): Argentina has called off a World Cup warmup match against Israel following protests by pro-Palestinian groups.A source at Argentina's football federation on Tuesday confirmed the cancellation of the international friendly scheduled to be played Saturday at Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem. The person spoke to...

Forbes names Kohli as cricket's top earner

NEW YORK, June 6 (PTI): India cricket captain Virat Kohli is among the world's highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes' compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather.Kohli, the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of US$ 24 million. Source: https://70mack.pw/2018/06/05/forbes-list...

Rashid stars as brittle Bangladesh lose T20 series to Afghanistan

Spin wizard Rashid Khan's stunning four-wicket haul has handed Afghanistan their first-ever T20I series triumph against Bangladesh in India's Dehradun, reports bdnews24.com.The Afghans took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with a 6-wicket win in second match.They reached the target of 135 with more than one over to...

Sutherland resigns as CA chief executive

SYDNEY, June 06 (AFP): Cricket Australia (CA) chief James Sutherland announced Wednesday he will stand down in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that rattled the game.Sutherland, who has been chief executive for 17 of his 20 years with Cricket Australia, has given 12 months' notice and will continue in...