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Afghanistan-NZ Test abandoned without ball being bowled

GREATER NOIDA, India, Sept 13 (AFP): The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was washed out on Friday after five days of rain, just the eighth Test in history to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.Afghanistan's adopted home ground at Greater Noida, on New Delhi's outskirts, has been...

Bangladesh Open, Women's Chess make flying start

Both the Bangladesh Open and Women's Chess teams made a flying start in the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad Budapest' 2024 outplaying their respective rivals by straight 4-0 in the first-round matches held in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday, reports UNB.In the Open Section, four Bangladeshi players--Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib (Rating-2354), Grandmaster...

United States, Germany seal Davis Cup final eight berths

PARIS, Sept 13 (AFP): The United States booked their ticket to the Davis Cup final eight with a 3-0 win over Slovakia in Zuhai on Friday, with Germany also advancing.Mackenzie McDonald beat Lukas Klein 6-4, 6-3 in the opening singles rubber before Brandon Nakashima eased past Jozef Kovalik 6-3, 6-3...

Ireland Balbirnie dropped for South Africa T20

Ireland have dropped Test captain Andy Balbirnie from their T20I squad to face South Africa in Abu Dhabi later this month, with the selectors looking to create "a new dynamic" at the top of the order, reports espncricinfo.com.Balbirnie is Ireland's second-highest T20I run-scorer but has struggled for form this year,...

Beckham among hundreds of mourners at ex-England manager Eriksson's funeral

TORSBY, Sweden, Sept 13 (AFP): Hundreds of mourners, including celebrities like David Beckham, gathered in the small Swedish town of Torsby on Friday as football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was laid to rest in his hometown.Eriksson, who during a long career most notably became the first foreigner to coach England, died...

Ex-Australia fast bowler Frank Misson dies

Former Australia and New South Wales fast bowler Frank Misson has passed away at the age of 85, reports espncricinfo.com.Misson played five Tests across the famous 1960-61 home series against the West Indies and the 1961 Ashes tour to England but his Test career was cut short by an Achilles...

SA reaffirms support for women's cricket ahead of Afghanistan series

The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) has issued a statement in support of promoting the participation of women in cricket as South Africa's men's team prepares to play three ODIs against Afghanistan in the UAE, reports espncricinfo.com.Afghanistan is the only ICC Full Member that does not have a women's team,...