Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

Sadio Mane wins African player of year award

Senegal's Sadio Mane was crowned African Footballer of the Year for the second time running at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards ceremony in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Mane scored the winning penalty as Senegal beat Egypt in a shootout in this year's Africa

Djokovic US Open blow over vaccination travel rules 

Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the US Open after organisers said they would "respect" American government rules over travel for unvaccinated players. The US requires non-citizens to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter. Djokovic is not vaccinated and missed the

South Africa beat England in first ODI

For a split second Ben Stokes pondered the review but sense soon prevailed. The all-rounder had just been trapped plumb lbw by the part-time spin of Aiden Markram on five and with this a World Cup-winning one-day international career was done. As he left the field his home supporters

Lendl Simmons announces retirement from international cricket

West Indies veteran Lendl Simmons has put a full stop on his international career by announcing his immediate retirement from cricket at the highest level. Simmons announced the news via his sports agency 124notout, with the talented batter finishing his career with a total of 3,763

England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces ODI retirement

Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder, on Monday (18 July) announced his decision to retire from ODI cricket. Stokes, 31, said the first ODI between England and South Africa in Durham on Tuesday would be his last in the format, adding that it was "an incredibly tough decision".

Four countries bid to host AFC Asian Cup 2023

Four members association (MAs) have expressed their interest to host the final competition of the AFC Asian Cup next year. Football Australia, Football Association of Indonesia, Korea Football Association and Qatar Football Association are keen to host the flagship men’s national

Raza takes 4 for 8 as Zimbabwe win T20 World Cup Qualifier

Zimbabwe 132 all out (Williams 28, van Beek 3-18) beat Netherlands 95 all out (Raza 4-8) by 37 runs Zimbabwe denied Netherlands their third straight championship at the T20 World Cup Qualifier as the hosts defended a total of 132 to secure a 37-run win in the final in Bulawayo. 

Bengal Tigers Basked in Caribbean Sun Shine 

Bangladesh VS West Indies CG United ODI Series  3rd ODI Played at Providence Stadium, Guyana  Bangladesh 179/6 in 48.3 Overs (Litton K Das 50, Tamim Iqbal 34, Nurul Hasan Sohan 32* Mahmudullah Riad 26, Gurukesh Motie 4/23)  West Indies 178 All Out in 48.4 Overs (Nicholas

Tamim Iqbal announces retirement from T20Is

Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from T20Is shortly after leading the ODI side to a 3-0 series win over West Indies in Guyana. Bangladesh won the match by four wickets, with Tamim winning the player-of-the-series award.  At around 6pm local time, he wrote a short message

Taijul in five-wicket return as Bangladesh sweep past West Indies

Taijul Islam made a triumphant return to One-Day International cricket with his first five-wicket haul as Bangladesh completed another series sweep of the West Indies, winning the third and final fixture by four wickets at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday. Playing his first ODI

3rd ODI: West Indies facing Bangladesh bowlers first 

West Indies batsmen are facing the Bangladesh bowlers in their third and tour-ending ODI match at Providence Stadium in Guyana today (July 16). Earlier, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and asked West Indies to bat first on slow and turning stadium. The Tigers made just

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Welcomes Baby Boy Theodore

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced Friday she has given birth to a baby boy named Theodore. He is the first child for the 35-year-old Russian tennis star and British businessman Alexander Gilkes, 42, who announced their engagement in

Man Utd sign Denmark midfielder Eriksen on 3-year contract

Manchester United have completed the signing of Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen on a free transfer. The former Ajax, Tottenham, Inter Milan and Brentford player has signed a three-year contract at Old Trafford. "I still have major ambitions in the game. There is a huge

Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace: Henderson, Salah score in Singapore friendly

Goals from Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 2-0 friendly win against Crystal Palace in Singapore. Henderson put Liverpool ahead from Harvey Elliott's pull-back, before Salah struck with a 20-yard left-footed shot early in the second half. The only worry for

All Well That Ends Well

Month long visit of Bangladesh Cricket team to West Indies comprising of two tests, three T20 Internationals and three One Day International will come to an end tomorrow at Providence Stadium Guyana.  After getting brown washed in test series and getting devastated in T20 series

Tigers eying winning end to West Indies tour

Bangladesh refused to give up the hopes of sweeping the series even though team management wants to test their bench strength in the third and final ODI against West Indies, staring on Saturday (July 16) at Providence Stadium in Guyana. The match which starts at 7.30pm (Bangladesh

England v India: Reece Topley takes 6-24 as hosts level series

Reece Topley starred with the ball as England dug in to level their one-day international series against India with a 100-run victory in the second match at Lord's. Topley took 6-24 - the best figures for England in a men's ODI - as the hosts expertly defended 246. The

Tiger Pacer Shohidul Islam suspended for doping violation

Bangladesh pacer Shohidul Islam has been suspended for 10 months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 27-year-old pacer has represented Bangladesh in one T20I. After admitting the offence, Shohidul has been suspended from all forms of cricket

Dominant Bangladesh Clinically Dispatched West Indies 

Bangladesh VS West Indies CG United ODI Series  2nd Match Played at Providence Stadium, Guyana  Bangladesh 112/1 in 20.4 Overs (Tamim Iqbal 50*, Liton K Das 32* t Indies, Nazmul Hossein Shanto 20)  West Indies 108 All Out in 35 Overs (Keemo Paul 25*, Shai Hope 18,

South Africa's cricket team pull out of Australia ODI series

South Africa have withdrawn from the one-day international series with Australia in January after host board Cricket Australia (CA) was unable to accommodate a request to reschedule. "Unfortunately, due to the congested international schedule including the ICC Men's T20 World