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BCB announces squad for 2nd Test against West Indies

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Tuesday a 13-men squad for the second and final Test of ongoing West Indies series which will begin in the city at Shere-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on November 30, reports UNB.Imrul, the left-handed opener, has lost his place due to...

Bangladesh Cricket League 2nd round matches begin today

League leader Walton Central Zone will play BCB North Zone in the 2nd round four-day match of the 7th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) beginning at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Defending champions Prime Bank South Zone will take on Islami Bank East Zone in the other...

Saif SC to play Team BJMC in opener on December 1

Saif Sporting Club will play Team BJMC in the opening match of the 13-team Independence Cup Football Tournament beginning on December 1 (Saturday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports UNB.The match will kick off at 5pm. Dhaka Abahani Limited, which earned the 2nd hat-trick title of the...

Fourteen wickets for Yasir as Pakistan level series against New Zealand

DUBAI, Nov 27 (AFP): Leg-spinner Yasir Shah followed his extraordinary first innings performance with a six wicket haul as Pakistan beat New Zealand by an innings and 16 runs in the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday to level the series 1-1.The 32-year-old, who took 8-41 on Monday, had figures...

Steve Smith joins Comilla Victorians

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Comilla Victorians have signed Australian Steve Smith for the upcoming edition of the tournament, scheduled to start from January 05, reports Cricbuzz."We have signed him and hopefully he will be available after four games," Victorians officials told the online sports portal on Tuesday.The Australian will...

SL to play two ODIs against Scotland ahead of 2019 WC

Sri Lanka will hop over to Scotland for two One Day Internationals (ODI) before making their trip to England and Wales for the 2019 World Cup, Cricket Scotland has confirmed in a press release. They will compete in two ODIs - on May 18 and May 21 - with the...

Big Three Djokovic, Nadal, Federer close 2018 ranked 1-2-3

LONDON, Nov 27 (AP): The Big Three is the year-end top three, something that last happened in 2014.With Novak Djokovic at No. 1, Rafael Nadal at No. 2 and Roger Federer at No. 3 on Monday, that trio of tennis greats leads the season's final ATP rankings for the seventh...

Globe Soccer Awards nominates Ronaldo, Griezmann, Mbappe

MADRID, Nov 27 (IANS): Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe have been nominated for the Best Player of the Year by the Globe Soccer Awards.Now with Italian club Juventus, Portugal forward Ronaldo is a strong contender to win a sixth Globe for Best Player, after having led his former...

T10 League eyeing int'l expansion in 2019

The T10 League is eyeing international expansion, with Shaji Ul Mulk, the league's chairman, in discussions with 'a few' international boards over taking the tournament abroad in 2019, reports ESPNcricinfo.The ICC-sanctioned event currently operates in conjunction and with the approval of the Emirates Cricket Board at its UAE home. Ul...

Despite embarrassing miss, Newcastle win at Burnley

BURNLEY, Nov 27 (AP): Newcastle wasn't made to pay for an embarrassing miss from Matt Ritchie as Rafa Benitez's side held on to beat Burnley 2-1 for a third straight win in the English Premier League on Monday.With the goal completely open in the 50th minute, Ritchie sliced a sidefooted...