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Bangladesh look to avoid upset in one-off Test against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh look to avoid an upset as they face Zimbabwe in an one-off Test on Sunday as part of a non-WTC fixture in Harare, reports ESPN Cricinfo.Bangladesh won none of their seven games in the inaugural WTC cycle in 2019-21, but they have emerged as one of the most improved...

Bulbul seeks ICC sanctions on BD

Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC), urging it to suspend Bangladesh's full membership, freeze ICC funding and bar the country's national teams from all ICC tournaments until his elected board is reinstated, reports bdnews24.com.The National Sports Council (NSC) dissolved...

Gueye double helps five-star Senegal keep World Cup hopes alive and send Iraq home

TORONTO, June 26 (Reuters): Senegal kept their World Cup knockout hopes alive in dominant fashion on Friday with a 5-0 victory over 10-man Iraq, who were eliminated from the tournament.Survival was on the line as both sides entered the match needing to win to stay in the hunt for one...

Baena sends Spain past Uruguay into knockouts

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 26 (Reuters): Spain edged Uruguay 1-0 on Friday to top Group H and reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, with Alex Baena's first-half strike enough to settle a tense, physical contest and leave Marcelo Bielsa's side out of the tournament.Spain finished with seven points from...

BD, India chase semi-final spots as Australia hold the key for South Africa

Sunday is the final day of the league stage and will determine the two semi-finalists from the group. The action begins at 9.30am GMT (3.30 PM BST) with South Africa facing Bangladesh, followed by India taking on Australia at 1.30pm GMT (7.30pm BST). Both matches will be played at Lord's,...

SL survive Scotland scare in drama filled last-over win

Sri Lanka kept alive their bid to reach the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with a dramatic three-wicket victory over Scotland on Friday, reports AFP.Sarah Bryce's 47 from 33 balls and 34 from Darcey Carter took Scotland to 151-6 from their 20 overs at Old Trafford.Chamari Athapaththu ignited Sri Lanka's...

How a coach who watched Maradona on a village TV put Cape Verde into knockouts

In the village of Povoacao Velha on the island of Boa Vista, there was one television set. Not one per street. One. On World Cup nights, the neighbours gathered around it, and a boy called Pedro Leitao Brito watched Maradona and Matthaus, report agencies.He said, "I was very, very young,...

Ousmane Dembele nets 2nd-fastest WC hat-trick in history

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 27 (Agencies): Ousmane Dembele has etched his name into FIFA World Cup history after scoring the second-fastest hat-trick ever recorded from the start of a match, powering France to a dominant victory over Norway.The Paris Saint-Germain forward completed his hat-trick in just 32 minutes during France's final...

Why are World Cup underdogs doing so well?

This 48-team World Cup has produced some intriguing match-ups and several impressive performances by lower-ranked sides against the world's top teams, according to BBC Sport.Cape Verde, Curacao, Ghana and South Africa - ranked 64th, 81st, 65th and 54th respectively - have taken points from Spain (3rd), Ecuador (29th), England (4th)...