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Pakistan crush NZ by nine wickets

AUCKLAND, Mar 21 (AFP): Opener Hasan Nawaz struck a record-breaking maiden century Friday as Pakistan crushed New Zealand by nine wickets in the third Twenty20 to keep the series alive.After scoring a duck in each of the two opening games -- the first innings' of his international career - Nawaz...

Coco gauff, Sabalenka advance in Miami Open

MIAMI GARDENS, Mar 21 (AFP): World number one Aryna Sabalenka and third-seeded Coco Gauff eased through their second round matches at the Miami Open on Thursday but seventh seed Elena Rybakina crashed out to American Ashlyn Krueger.Sabalenka beat Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-0 in a contest which lasted just 58...

Last-gasp Vinicius Jr strike gives Brazil 2-1 win over Colombia

A last-gasp Vinicius Jr strike earned Brazil a hard-fought 2-1 win over Colombia in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, reports Reuters.Vinicius scored the winner nine minutes into added time to rescue a much-needed win for Brazil who appeared destined for a third consecutive 1-1 draw after a...

BKSP to face Kishoreganj in final today

Bangladesh Krira Shikka Protishtan (BKSP) will face Kishoreganj DSA in the final of the Brac Bank Women's Development Cup Hockey tournament today (Saturday), reports UNB.The title-deciding match between the National Sports Training Institute team BKSP and Kishoreganj DSA will kick off at 02:00 pm at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium...

New Zealand move to brink of WC

WELLINGTON, Mar 21 (AFP): Chris Wood scored a hat-trick of headers as New Zealand moved to within one win of the World Cup with a 7-0 demolition of Fiji on Friday. New Zealand will face 152nd-ranked New Caledonia in Auckland on Monday for a place at the 2026 World Cup...

Minhaz, Subrota maintain joint lead

International Master Md. Minhaz Uddin of Bangladesh Navy and FIDE Master Subrota Biswas of Titas Club maintained their joint lead in the points table with 6.5 points after the 7th round of Independence Day WALTON International Rating Chess competition held on Friday, reports BSS.Candidate Master Md. Abzid Rahman of Sports...

Croatia beat France in Nations League

Croatia's Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic struck to secure a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, as the return of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele failed to get the visitors to fire, reportsc Reuters.Croatia also missed an early penalty when Andrej Kramaric's...

Taylor eyes int'l comeback after sanction ends

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor, currently serving a three-and-half-year ban for breaching the ICC's anti-corruption code, is eyeing an international comeback when his sanction ends in July, reports espncricinfo.com.Taylor, 39, had initially considered a move into coaching but has been convinced to resume his playing career by Zimbabwe Cricket's MD...

England Women's coach sacked

LONDON, Mar 21 (AFP): England on Friday sacked women's cricket head coach Jon Lewis after a 16-0 Ashes humiliation in Australia earlier this year.The former England bowler, who also oversaw a disappointing campaign at last year's T20 World Cup, was dismissed after a wide-ranging review by the England and Wales...