Marshall appointed as consultant for BCB's ACU
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed former ICC head of global cricket's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) Alex Marshall as a consultant for one year to oversee the board's own ACU operations, reports Cricbuzz.The decision was taken during a nearly six-hour meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city...
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David, Hazlewood combine for Australia's 9th straight T20I win
DARWIN, Australia, Aug 10 (Agencies): Tim David crunched eight sixes in a blistering 83 from 52 balls to help Australia beat South Africa by 17 runs in their opening Twenty20 clash in Darwin on Sunday.After being sent in, the hosts were all out for 178 on the final delivery of...
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Sabalenka, Sinner cruise through Cincinnati 2nd round
CINCINNATI, Aug 10 (Reuters): World number one Aryna Sabalenka saved 12 break points to survive her Cincinnati opener against Czech Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 6-1 on Saturday, as the men's defending champion Jannik Sinner cruised past Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan 6-1 6-1.Sabalenka, who had a first-round bye, had not played since...
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Salah challenges UEFA response to footballer's death in Gaza
LONDON, Aug 10 (AFP): Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticised Europe's football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to "Palestinian Pele" Suleiman al-Obeid that did not mention the former international died after being hit by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip.Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces "targeted...
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Several BD cricketers fail to live up to standards in new fitness test
While Nahid Rana impressed in the fitness training, few other cricketers failed to live up to the expectations in the 1600-meter running at the National Stadium on Sunday, reports Cricbuzz.Earlier, players' fitness was monitored by the Yo-Yo or beep tests. However, since the arrival of the new strength and conditioning...
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Dropped Australian Test star Labuschagne plots Ashes return
SYDNEY, Aug 10 (AFP): Dropped Australian Test star Marnus Labuschagne says he is determined to bounce back and prove the doubters wrong, putting his hand up to open in the Ashes series against England.The long-time number three was axed from Australia's Test tour of the West Indies in June and...
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