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Bangladesh tighten grip on 2nd Ireland Test

Openers Shadman Islam and Mahmudul Hasan Joy struck fluent half-centuries as Bangladesh tightened their grip on the second and final Test against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday, reports BSS.Shadman remained unbeaten on 69 while Joy, who scored a career-best 171 in the first Test, hammered 60...

Carnage as 19 wickets fall on opening day of first Ashes Test

PERTH, Australia, Nov 21 (AFP): Nineteen wickets fell on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test on Friday, with England's attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172.A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put...

Bangladeshi umpire Sharfuddoula officiating in the Ashes

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, Bangladesh's first ICC Elite Panel umpire, now has become the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in the Ashes too, reports UNB.Sharfuddoula served as the television umpire during the opening test in Perth on Friday. He is scheduled to stand as an on-field umpire for the second...

Arsenal brace for Spurs clash without Gabriel, Man City in pursuit

LONDON, Nov 21 (AFP): Arsenal are expected to be without defensive lynchpin Gabriel Magalhaes when they host London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as Manchester City seek to keep up the pressure on the Premier League leaders.Pep Guardiola's City could cut the Gunners' lead at the top of the table...

Hakimi named African Player of the Year 2025 beating Osimhen and Salah

Achraf Hakimi has been crowned the CAF Men's Player of the Year for 2025, becoming the first Moroccan in 27 years to win the honour and only the second defender ever to claim the award, reports UNB.The Paris Saint-Germain right-back edged past Egyptian star Mohamed Salah and Nigeria's Victor Osimhen...

Pogba still 'has the qualities', says Monaco coach Pocognoli

MONACO, Nov 21 (AFP): Paul Pogba has lost none of his "vision and technique" despite not playing for more than two years, his Monaco coach Sebastien Pocognoli said on Friday, as he weighs up whether to hand the 2018 World Cup winner his club debut.The 32-year-old is widely expected to...