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Ex-SA coach Russell Domingo in line for Bangladesh job

CAPE TOWN, Aug 07 (https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket): Former South African cricket coach Russell Domingo is reportedly among the front-runners to be Bangladesh's new head coach.According to high-level sources at the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Domingo is in Dhaka at the moment, and is the favourite to succeed Steve Rhodes.The Englishman's two-year contract was...

Serena again tops Forbes list of highest-paid sports woman

WASHINGTON, Aug 08 (AFP): US tennis superstar Serena Williams topped Forbes magazine's list of the highest paid women in sports for the fourth straight year on Tuesday (Aug 6).The business publication calculated that the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion earned US$29.2 million (S$40 million) in the 12-month period ending June...

Bangladesh to start gearing up from today

Bangladesh Women's Cricket team are set to start their preparation camp for next year's Women's T20 World Cup in Australia from today (Thursday) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports UNB.The team have to play a qualifying tournament in Scotland from August 31 to September 07.The Tigresses have...

BHF picks up 35 players to form BD U-21 team

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) initially picked-up 35 players to form a Bangladesh U-21 team for the Junior Asia Cup Hockey'2020 scheduled to be held in Bangladesh next year, reports UNB.BHF selected them from initially participated 100 players after conducting a six-day open trail of U-21 players under the supervision of...

Italy risks Olympic exclusion over new sports law: IOC

LAUSANNE, Aug 07 (AFP): Italy's place at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo is in danger after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) of "serious concerns" about a proposed new sports law.The letter, which was addressed to CONI president Giovanni Malago and has been seen...

World T20 qualifiers Nigeria, Namibia replace Zimbabwe

DUBAI, Aug 07 (IANS): Nigeria will be replacing suspended Zimbabwe in the upcoming Men's World T20 qualifier slated to be held in October in the UAE. Nigeria will take the 14th and final spot and will join hosts UAE, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Kenya, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea,...

World Cup was one of most watched global sporting events: ICC

DUBAI, Aug 07 (PTI): The ICC in Wednesday released the digital content numbers with various platforms delivering cumulative 3.5 billion views with a further 1 billion from digital clips licensees making it one of the most watched global sporting events.The event also saw record numbers on Twitter and Instagram with...

Bale snubbed again by Zidane for Madrid friendly

MADRID, Aug 07 (AFP): Gareth Bale's stand-off with Real Madrid continued on Wednesday after the forward was left out of Zinedine Zidane's squad to face Red Bull Salzburg in a friendly.Bale has only played in two of Real Madrid's five pre-season games so far, coming on as a substitute against...

Pakistan dumps coach Arthur after World Cup flop

KARACHI, Aug 07 (AFP): Pakistan's cricket board axed coach Mickey Arthur on Wednesday after the team failed to get out of their group in a disappointing World Cup.Arthur's contract expired after last month's World Cup, won by hosts England, and the South African had asked for a two-year extension.But Pakistan...

ICC to trial TV umpires on front-foot no-ball calls

NEW DELHI, Aug 07 (PTI): The ICC will soon empower TV umpires to take a call on front foot no-balls on a trial basis, the world body's General Manager (Cricket Operations) Geoff Allardice said. The ICC will test the new system in a few indentified limited-overs series over the next...