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Australia call off T20 series against Afghanistan over women’s rights

Australia have called off a T20 series against Afghanistan citing a deteriorating human rights situation for women and girls in the Taliban-ruled country, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday. Australia withdrew from a one-day series scheduled for March last year in the United Arab Emirates after the Taliban imposed strict restrictions on Afghan women, including banning them from attending universities, ...

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Bangladesh seal ODI series thrashing Sri Lanka by 4wks

Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Rishad Hossain completely outplayed Sri Lanka as Bangladesh won the last game of the three-match ODI series by four wickets to seal the series. The Tigers overtook the target of 236 runs keeping around 10 overs (58 balls) in hand at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. In reply to 235, Bangladesh started well ...

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Bangladesh restricts Sri Lanka to 235

Bangladesh bowlers have restricted Sri Lanka to 235 in the last match of the three-match ODI series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. The final team total would have looked worse if there had not been Janith Liyanage as he shined with 101 runs innings from 102 balls. After winning the toss and opting to bat, Sri ...

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Madushanka ruled out of remainder of Bangladesh tour

Sri Lankan fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka has been ruled out of the third ODI and ongoing Bangladesh series due to a left hamstring injury. Madushanka, who left the field during the second ODI while bowling, has suffered a left hamstring injury, as confirmed by an MRI scan performed on the player. Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the matter and added that ...

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Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for five T20Is in May

Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series in May, with one eye on the 2024 T20 World Cup. This comes days after the BCB announced that the team will be touring the USA for three T20Is in May, ahead of showpiece event that will be co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies from June 1. The first ...

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Rain halts play in Gauff-Sakkari Indian Wells semi-final

The women’s semi-final between US Open champion Coco Gauff and Greece’s Maria Sakkari was halted by rain Friday with Sakkari up a set in the battle to take on Iga Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Ninth-ranked Sakkari had taken the opening set 6-4 and Gauff was serving at 15-15 in the first game of the second set when rain hit for ...

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US to host Bangladesh and Canada ahead of T20I World Cup

In the lead-up to the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup, the United States will host the Canadian and Bangladeshi cricket teams. The series will see the US playing against Canada in a five-match T20I series beginning on April 7, followed by a three-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting from May 21. All matches will take place at the Prairie View ...

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Mbappe on target as PSG beat Nice to reach French Cup semi-finals

Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up and scored as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday. Having only been used as a substitute in last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Reims in Ligue 1, Mbappe was recalled in one of six changes made by coach Luis Enrique. He responded by opening the scoring ...

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Tigers eying second straight ODI series victory against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh are keen to seal the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a match at hands when they take on the visitors for the second match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram Friday. The match starts at 2.30 PM. Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 following a six-wicket victory in the first game. A victory in the second match ...

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Messi and Suarez fire Miami into CONCACAF quarters

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were on target as Inter Miami marched into the last eight of the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a 3-1 (5-3 aggregate) win over Nashville on Wednesday. Messi set up Suarez for the eighth-minute opener and then the Argentine found the target himself in the 23rd minute. But the eight-times Ballon d’Or winner was substituted in ...

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