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BD A win to hit back in series against Afghanistan A

Bangladesh A smartly bounced back in the five-match unofficial one-day series beating touring Afghanistan A by seven wickets in the 3rd match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday, reports UNB.With the day's well-merited victory, the 2nd string Bangladesh team stayed in the series with 1-2 deficit...

Ireland's Murtagh strikes as England collapse to 85 all out

LONDON, July 24 (AFP): Tim Murtagh took five wickets on his Lord's home ground before lunch on the first day as Ireland made a sensational start in their first-ever Test against England by bowling out the home side for 85 on Wednesday.The 37-year-old Murtagh, who plays at the ground for...

Tigers name Shafiul as extra bowler to beat heat in Sri Lanka

Bangladesh added on Wednesday fast bowler Shafiul Islam to their squad for the whirlwind three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka in Colombo as cover with hot weather expected, reports AFP.Chief selector Minhajul Abedin said: "After the practice match yesterday (July 23), the team management felt we might need an...

BCB to host two T20s between Asia XI, World XI in March 2020

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will host two T20s between an Asia XI and a World XI in March 2020, as part of the extensive nationwide celebrations to commemorate the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's founding father, reports ESPNcricinfo.BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that they are looking for...

Kohli ahead of Salah, Serena in Instagram rich list 2019

India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the Instagram top-10 sporting 'Rich List' for 2019 as he takes the ninth spot worldwide. Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way with Brazilian superstar Neymar and Argentine talisman Lionel Messi completing the top three, report agencies. According to HopperHQ.com (an...

BCB XI on brink of semis beating KSCA Secretary XI by 10 wickets

Touring Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI brightened their semifinal hopes in the ongoing Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah Memorial Cricket Tournament, also known as Mini Ranji Trophy, beating Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Secretary XI by 10 wickets inside three days on Wednesday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, reports...

Zimbabwe's membership at stake as ICC sets October 8 deadline

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) a deadline of October 8, 2019 to "unconditionally reinstate" its governing board that was democratically elected on June 14, failing which it will be forced to act further action which includes termination of membership, reports Cricbuzz. The ZC board currently...

Messi banned for one game, fined for Copa America red card

ASUNCION, July 24 (Reuters): Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one game and fined $1,500 after being sent off against Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff and levelling accusations of "corruption" at South American soccer chiefs.Messi was shown the red card after clashing with Gary Medel and...

Mani appointed chair of key ICC committee

LAHORE, July 24 (IANS): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has been appointed as Chairperson of the ICC''s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee. The appointment was made during last week''s ICC Annual Conference.Mani, who is a Chartered Accountant by profession, will return to the position nearly after 17 years....

SL head coach Hathurusinghe asked to quit

COLOMBO, July 24 (PTI): Sri Lanka's head cricket coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has been asked to step down after the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh.Sources in SLC said SLC Secretary Mohan de Silva has written to Hathurusinghe asking him to resign. Hathurusinghe was under pressure to quit after SLs dismal showing...

Organisers unveil Tokyo 2020 medals a yr before Games

TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters): The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Wednesday with exactly one year to go until next year's Games.The unveiling of the medals, designed by Junichi Kawanishi, was the main attraction of an extravagant ceremony in the Japanese capital to commemorate the landmark.