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Bangladesh women qualify after dominant win over Thailand

The Bangladesh Women's cricket team officially booked their ticket to the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, reports UNB.The Tigresses' qualification was confirmed on Wednesday evening following the Netherlands' victory over the USA, hours after Bangladesh secured a commanding 39-run win against Thailand. With five consecutive wins in the qualifiers,...

Bangladesh women's team return home today

Champions Bangladesh women's team will return home from Bangkok today (Thursday) after finishing their campaign in the just concluded inaugural SAFF Women's Futsal Championship, reports BSS.A BG 389 flight, carrying the women's team, is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal Int'l Airport at 6 pm.The Bangladesh women's team, led by...

Pakistan face Australia with T20 World Cup participation uncertain

LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 28 (AFP): Pakistan take on Australia in a three-match Twenty20 international series starting in Lahore from Thursday, despite doubts over their participation in next month's World Cup in cricket's shortest format.The country's cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi will announce a final decision on taking part in the mega...

Sri Lanka T20 team owner sentenced over match-fixing

COLOMBO, Jan 28 (AFP): A Sri Lankan court handed the British owner of a Premier League team a four-year suspended sentence on Wednesday over match-fixing in the domestic T20 cricket tournament, a judicial official told AFP.Bangladesh-born Tamim Rahman, owner of Dambulla Thunders, admitted to allegations that he had attempted to...

New Zealand's Tim Seifert plays a shot during the fourth Twenty20 international cricket

New Zealand's Tim Seifert plays a shot during the fourth Twenty20 international cricket match against India at the YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam during the New Zealand tour of India, 2026 on Wednesday. India won the toss and sent the Kiwis in to bat. — AFP

Uganda's Quidditch players with global dreams

LWENGO, Uganda, Jan 28 (AFP): Far from the legendary skies above Hogwarts school, a young woman chased a "Golden Snitch" highlighting how the craze for Harry Potter's favourite sport, Quidditch, has taken hold in a remote Ugandan village.In a clearing surrounded by banana trees, around 135 kilometres (80 miles) from...

Djokovic gets lucky to join Pegula, Rybakina in Melbourne semi-finals

MELBOURNE, Jan 28 (AFP): Novak Djokovic admitted he got lucky after opponent Lorenzo Musetti retired hurt on Wednesday to send the Serbian great into his 13th Australian Open semi-final and a showdown with reigning champion Jannik Sinner.Earlier on day 11 in Melbourne, Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina both won in...