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Shakib included in Monga-Kimber World Cup

World number one One Day International (ODI) all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was included in the World Cup-2019 X1 selected by ESPN-cricinfo writers Sidharth Monga and Jarrod Kimber recently, reports UNB.Shakib Al Hasan displayed a tremendous show in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup as the first Bangladeshi and remained at...

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Australia's Nathan Lyon

Australia's Nathan Lyon (L) and Australia's captain Aaron Finch attends a training session at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday, ahead of their 2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final match against England today (Thursday) — AFP

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Ex-batsmen slam 'awful' WC semifinal pitch

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, July 10 (AFP): Former England batsmen Graeme Fowler and Mark Butcher both took to Twitter to condemn the "awful" pitch used for the World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand at Old Trafford on Tuesday.New Zealand found run-scoring tough on what many observers agreed was a...

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England are a 'different animal' now: Plunkett

BIRMINGHAM, July 10 (AFP): Liam Plunkett has warned Australia that England are a "different sort of animal" from their predecessors as they prepare for a blockbuster World Cup semi-final.The Ashes rivals meet in Birmingham on Thursday with defending champions Australia hoping to stay on track for a sixth title while...

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Serena battles through at Wimbledon, Halep storms back to reach semis

LONDON, July 10 (AFP): Seven-time champion Serena Williams is just two wins away from equalling Margaret Court's Grand Slam titles record of 24 but she wobbled several times in her Wimbledon quarter-final against Alison Riske on Tuesday.The 37-year-old, who recorded her 97th success at Wimbledon to move second on the...

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Egyptian soccer fans fed up with sacrificing too much

CAIRO, July 10 (AFP): Like many Egyptian football fans, Mahmoud Hashem sees "no reason to be excited" by the Africa Cup of Nations which continues in the country until July 19 without the host nation's involvement."As a fan, I am deprived of everything that made me love football", he despondently...

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Fans ejected from World Cup match after political protest

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, July 10 (AFP): A number of spectators were Tuesday handcuffed and ejected from Old Trafford during the first World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand after mounting a political protest.The fans were apparently Sikh separatists who wore T-shirts and held banners demanding a referendum on an...

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Rapinoe says US WC teammates to snub White House

WASHINGTON, July 10 (AFP): Star striker Megan Rapinoe said Tuesday she does not think the United States' Women's World Cup-winning team would accept an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House."I would not go and every teammate that I've talked to explicitly about it would not go,"...

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ROK skater faces one-year ban

SEOUL, Jul 10 (AP): South Korea's skating body has decided to ban two-time Olympic speed skating champion Lee Seung-hoon for a year over allegations that he assaulted two teammates during several international competitions.An official from the Korea Skating Union said Wednesday that Lee has denied the accusations and will likely...

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Cristian Coimbra

Cristian Coimbra (L) of Bolivia's Royal Pari vying for the ball with Juan Mahecha of Colombia's La Equidad during a Copa Sudamericana football match at the Ramon Aguilera Costas Stadium in Bolivia on Tuesday — AFP

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