Tigers to begin New Zealand tour with ODIs in March
A day after Bangladesh's trip to Sri Lanka was postponed, the itinerary for the Tigers' tour of New Zealand has been finalised, report agencies.The Tigers will play three ODIs and three T20 Internationals against host New Zealand with all the matches taking place at different venues, according to a complete...
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Lionel Messi named World’s most marketable athlete
Lionel Messi has beaten long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo to be named as 2020's most marketable athlete, reports https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football.The study was carried out by SportsPro and draws on social media data to generate an Athlete Influencer Score based on four factors: relevance, reach, return and resonance. It found that six-time Ballon...
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Saudi Arabia to host first sports events for women
RIYADH, Sept 29 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia will host professional golf tournaments for women for the first time ever in November at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah.The Saudi Ladies International will be the first Ladies European Tour (LET) event to take place in the country and will...
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CSA postpones Mzansi Super League until 2021
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 29 (https://ewn.co.za/2020/09/28): Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that the 2020 edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) has been postponed to November and December 2021.CSA's acting CEO, KugandrieGovender, said the decision to postpone South Africa's premier T20 tournament was due to various national and international logistical reasons...
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2nd seed Pliskova beats Sherif
PARIS (Agencies): Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova managed to rein in her errors and found a way past battling Egyptian qualifier MayarSherif with a 6-7(9) 6-2 6-4 victory in the opening round of the French Open on Tuesday.Pliskova had 27 unforced errors and hit six double faults in the first...
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Jota scores as Liverpool rally to beat Arsenal
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 29 (AP): Diogo Jota marked his first game for Liverpool in the English Premier League with the last goal as the champions beat Arsenal 3-1 for a third straight victory to open their title defense on Monday.Signed this month from Wolverhampton to add depth to Liverpool's forward...
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Ellyse Perry out of NZ series for injury
BRISBANE, Sept 29 (IANS) Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry will be missing the remainder of the limited-overs series against New Zealand, skipper Meg Lanning confirmed on Tuesday.Perry, who tore her right hamstring during the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia in March, had hoped to resume against the Kiwis but aggravated...
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