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  • Das — the new age Bangladesh cricketer

    Forgetting the side’s shortcomings in the one-off Test, the Bangladesh team quickly switched to ODI mode. Ahead of the three-match series starting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here from Thursday, Das, a promising wicketkeeper-batsman, said the hos ....

    Forgetting the side’s shortcomings in the one-off Test, the Bangladesh team quickly switched to ODI mode. Ahead of the three-match series starting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here from Thursday, Das, a promising wicketkeeper-batsman, said the hos ....

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  • Smith tops ICC player rankings

    He gained 49 points from his efforts in Jamaica, which means he has also broken the 900-point barrier for the first time in his career. He now sits on 913 points, which has given him the 24th spot on the list of best Test ratings ever. Smith has leapfrogged Kumar San ....

    He gained 49 points from his efforts in Jamaica, which means he has also broken the 900-point barrier for the first time in his career. He now sits on 913 points, which has given him the 24th spot on the list of best Test ratings ever. Smith has leapfrogged Kumar San ....

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  • Baffled Bolt wins 200 in sluggish time

    Bolt was running into a stiff headwind of 2.8 metres per second that surely affected his time, but the six-time Olympic gold medal winner was bewildered by his sub-standard turn. His time was more than a full second slower than his world record of 19.19. The 28-ye ....

    Bolt was running into a stiff headwind of 2.8 metres per second that surely affected his time, but the six-time Olympic gold medal winner was bewildered by his sub-standard turn. His time was more than a full second slower than his world record of 19.19. The 28-ye ....

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  • Sangakkara to retire after first Test vs India

    Sangakkara has had a talk with SLC officials regarding his availability for two Tests against Pakistan and the opening game against India besides his county commitments with Surrey, reported ESPNCricinfo. The India series is slated for an August 18 start in Galle, wi ....

    Sangakkara has had a talk with SLC officials regarding his availability for two Tests against Pakistan and the opening game against India besides his county commitments with Surrey, reported ESPNCricinfo. The India series is slated for an August 18 start in Galle, wi ....

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  • Argentina concedes late goal, draws Paraguay in Copa America

    Substitute striker Lucas Barrios scored in the 90th-minute to cap Paraguay’s comeback after Argentina had opened a two-goal lead in the first half. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for Argentina in the 29th after intercepting a bad pass by Paraguayan defender M ....

    Substitute striker Lucas Barrios scored in the 90th-minute to cap Paraguay’s comeback after Argentina had opened a two-goal lead in the first half. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for Argentina in the 29th after intercepting a bad pass by Paraguayan defender M ....

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  • Ashwin, Bhajji spin web on as India forced to settle for draw

    With more than 250 overs lost during the entire duration of the match, the visitors would feel unlucky that they didn’t even get three full days of cricket which could have decisively tilted the match in their favour. Virat Kohli’s boys were superior in a ....

    With more than 250 overs lost during the entire duration of the match, the visitors would feel unlucky that they didn’t even get three full days of cricket which could have decisively tilted the match in their favour. Virat Kohli’s boys were superior in a ....

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  • Harbhajan surpasses Akram’s Test scalps to climb to 9th in list

    Harbhajan on Sunday dismissed Imrul Kayes for 72 to reach 415 Test wickets, one more than Akram’s 414 from 104 matches. His final figures of 3/64 took his tally to 416 wickets from 102 Test matches. In fact, the Indian off-spinner reached the landmark quicke ....

    Harbhajan on Sunday dismissed Imrul Kayes for 72 to reach 415 Test wickets, one more than Akram’s 414 from 104 matches. His final figures of 3/64 took his tally to 416 wickets from 102 Test matches. In fact, the Indian off-spinner reached the landmark quicke ....

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  • New Zealand takes 2-1 ODI series lead in England

    After England collapsed from 288 for five to 302 all out, New Zealand initially struggled in reply before Williamson and Taylor took the game away from the hosts with a clinical 206-run third-wicket stand. The exemplary Williamson struck 12 fours in his 118 before he ....

    After England collapsed from 288 for five to 302 all out, New Zealand initially struggled in reply before Williamson and Taylor took the game away from the hosts with a clinical 206-run third-wicket stand. The exemplary Williamson struck 12 fours in his 118 before he ....

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  • Moral victory for the Indians

    This was the second such result between the two countries in their Test history, featuring just eight matches over a span of 15 years. Monsoon rains continued to torment the players and spectators alike on all five days as only 185 overs of play was possible in the w ....

    This was the second such result between the two countries in their Test history, featuring just eight matches over a span of 15 years. Monsoon rains continued to torment the players and spectators alike on all five days as only 185 overs of play was possible in the w ....

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  • ITF women's tennis: Sowjanya wins doubles in China

    It was a commendable effort in the final as the Chinese pair had put out the top seeds Yuan Xin and Xiaodi You of China in straight sets in the semifinals. Sowjanya and partner had beaten the second seeds Xinyu Gao and Di Zhao of China 6-1, 7-5 in their semifinal. ....

    It was a commendable effort in the final as the Chinese pair had put out the top seeds Yuan Xin and Xiaodi You of China in straight sets in the semifinals. Sowjanya and partner had beaten the second seeds Xinyu Gao and Di Zhao of China 6-1, 7-5 in their semifinal. ....

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