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XXI Commonwealth Games kicks off in Australia today

The Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games, the biggest sports carnival of the Commonwealth countries, begins today (Wednesday) at the Carrara Stadium of Queensland in Australia through a gala opening ceremony, reports UNB.Over 6,600 leading sportsmen of the 71 Commonwealth countries will battle for 275 gold medals in 19 disciplines of...

Mashrafe most wkt taker in one session of DPDCL

Tigers ODI side captain Mashrafe Bin Moratza has become the most wicket getter in one session of the List 'A' cricket in Bangladesh, reports UNB.He captured 38 wickets in 15 matches, averaging 14.21 runs, in the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) -2018 to leapfrog the previous record of...

Enough time to recover for proposed Afghanistan series: Tamim

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal said on Tuesday he is confident of recovering well in time before the proposed ODI series against Afghanistan in June, reports Cricbuzz.Tamim is currently going through a rehabilitation process in relation to his knee problem that forced him to skip the Pakistan Super League final. He...

New Zealand win series after second England Test drawn

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Apr 3 (AFP): Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner were hailed as heroes Tuesday after their gritty 188-ball stand secured a second Test draw and series win for New Zealand against England.Battered and bruised after a torrid time from a desperate England attack, the pair hung on until...

MS Dhoni receives Padma Bhushan

NEW DELHI, Apr 3 (PTI): Former India cricket captain MS Dhoni was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award, on Monday. As his name was announced, Dhoni marched past the dignitaries present at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before receiving the honour from President Ram Nath Kovind. A lot...

South Africa thrash Australia to claim historic series win

JOHANNESBURG, Apr 3 (AFP): Vernon Philander sent Australia crashing to defeat with a sensational spell of bowling on the fifth day of the fourth Test against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium on Tuesday.Philander took a career-best six for 21 as Australia were bowled out for 119, giving South Africa victory...

Pakistan rout West Indies to clinch T20 series

KARACHI, Apr 3 (AFP): Opener Babar Azam missed a maiden hundred by three runs as Pakistan trounced the West Indies by 82 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Karachi on Monday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Babar cracked 13 fours and a six in his 58-ball...

Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands to play T20 tri-series

LONDON, Apr 3 (AFP): Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands are to contest an annual tri-series T20 tournament with the first edition to be held in the Netherlands in June, it was announced on Tuesday.Scotland are the highest ranked of the three countries at present, 11th in the International Cricket Council's...

Lionel Messi returns today in Champions League quarterfinal

BARCELONA, Apr 3 (AFP): Lionel Messi is expected back for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Roma and for Barcelona his return cannot come soon enough.Messi's latest rescue-act on Saturday, when he came off the bench to inspire a remarkable fightback against Sevilla, has regurgitated the question of Barca's...

Anderson becomes most over-worked seam bowler

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Apr 3 (AFP): England quick James Anderson became the most over-worked seam bowler in Test cricket history on Tuesday when he fired down his 30,020th delivery.Midway through the final day of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, he overtook the previous record of 30,019 held...

ACA wants tampering sanctions reduced

SYDNEY, Apr 3 (AFP): Bans handed to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft should be reduced, the Australian cricketers' union said Tuesday, arguing the punishment was disproportionate to previous ball-tampering cases.Disgraced former captain Smith and his deputy Warner were suspended from international and domestic cricket for 12 months and...