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Shakib guides Barishal to 3rd BPL 2023 win

Shakib Al Hasan powered Fortune Barishal to their third victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with the bat Saturday in Chattogram. Riding on the all-rounder’s 45-ball 81, Barishal beat Comilla Victorians by 12 runs. Earlier, Comilla won the toss and sent Barishal in to bat first. The opening batters failed to get going, but Shakib, coming in at number ...

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Messi, Mbappe and Neymar set to join forces for first time since World Cup

Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Rennes on Sunday is set to be the first time their superstar front three of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar have all played together since the World Cup. Mbappe returned to training on Thursday having been given 10 days off after coming back from Qatar and playing in PSG’s first two games following the tournament. ...

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Barça beats Betis to set up Super Cup final against Madrid

Marc-André ter Stegen saved two penalties and Pedri converted the deciding spot kick as Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4-2 in a shootout Thursday to set up a Spanish Super Cup final against rival Real Madrid this weekend in Saudi Arabia. Madrid defeated Valencia on penalties in the other semifinal on Wednesday, when Thibaut Courtois made the decisive save, AP reports. ...

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Messi guides PSG to victory on return after World Cup triumph

Lionel Messi scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Angers in Ligue 1 on Wednesday on his first appearance since leading Argentina to victory in the World Cup in Qatar. Messi had been rested for PSG’s first three matches following the long break in the season caused by the World Cup but he returned to training in Paris a week ...

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Shakib, Sohan fined for Code of Conduct breach

Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan and his Rangpur Riders counterpart Nurul Hassan Sohan have been fined 15 percent of their respective match fees for a breach of the BCB Code of Conduct. Along with them Barishal opening batter Anamul Haque Bijoy was also fined same amount for same reason. The players was penalised for Code of Conduct violations during ...

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Barishal register first victory after an eventful BPL game

Fortune Barishal registered their first victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), securing a six-wicket win against Rangpur Riders in an eventful game that was marred by controversy at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The game was stopped unexpectedly for five minutes during when Barishal came to chase the innings as their captain Shakib Al Hasan entered into the ...

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Australian club gets record fine for violent pitch invasion

Australian club Melbourne Victory were hit Tuesday with an A-League record Aus$550,000 (US$380,000) fine and the threat of a 10-point deduction over a violent pitch invasion that left a goalkeeper injured. The punishment stems from a derby match between Victory and Melbourne City last month that was abandoned after shocking scenes when football fans stormed the field. One Victory supporter ...

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BPL 2023: Sylhet Strikers continue winning streak

The Sylhet Strikers continued their impressive winning streak in the current season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), beating the most successful team in the tournament, the Comilla Victorians, by a margin of five wickets on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The Sylhet Strikers, led by former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, achieved their third consecutive victory, while ...

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Sylhet opt to bowl against Cumilla

Sylhet Strikers have won the toss and elected to field first against Cumilla Victorians in their third match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The match kicks off at 1:30 pm, Monday. Sylhet are currently occupying the top spot of the league table after winning the first two matches clinically while Cumilla remain in the sixth ...

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Pakistan, New Zealand build towards World Cup with ODI series

Pakistan and New Zealand will face off in the first of three one-day internationals in Karachi Monday, with an eye on this year’s World Cup in India. The preceding Test series between the two teams failed to produce a result in either of the two Tests — both in Karachi — ending a miserable season for both teams. Pakistan failed ...

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