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West Indies secured a commanding 201-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test at North Sound, wrapping up proceedings early on Day 5. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph starred in the morning session, claiming two quick wickets and forcing the final Bangladesh batter, Shoriful Islam, to retire hurt. Chasing an improbable target of 334, Bangladesh resumed the day at 109-7 but ...

Fans screamed, cheerleaders danced and confetti cannons exploded as Taiwan’s baseball team rode in military vehicles through the capital Taipei on Tuesday following their historic victory in an international tournament. F-16 fighter jets firing flares escorted the men’s team back to Taiwan on Monday, a day after they beat Japan 4-0 in the final of the WBSC Premier12 in Tokyo ...

With Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior injured for the Champions League clash at Liverpool on Wednesday, superstar summer signing Kylian Mbappe will become their key attacking weapon. The France captain has endured a tough start to life in the Spanish capital, on and off the pitch, but found the net for the first time in five matches at Leganes on Sunday ...

Mominul Haque has etched his name in the history of Bangladeshi cricket, becoming the third player from the country to reach the prestigious 10,000-run milestone in first-class cricket. He achieved this feat during his knock of 50 runs in Bangladesh’s first innings against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Mominul joins an exclusive club that ...

Kylian Mbappé scored and Real Madrid moved within four points of Spanish league leader Barcelona with a 3-0 win at Leganes on Sunday ahead of its eagerly awaited Champions League match against Liverpool. Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham also scored to close the gap on Barcelona, which conceded two late goals in a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Saturday, ...

Bangladesh women’s team pace bowler Marufa Akter said on Sunday that they are eyeing to win all three ODIs against Ireland in pursuit of securing direct qualification for the Women’s World Cup in India next year. To achieve this, Bangladesh must win all six of their remaining matches in the ICC Women’s ODI Super League. These include three home matches ...

The Indian Premier League opens its “mega-auction” later Sunday in Saudi Arabia with teams primed to splash out millions of dollars on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament. A total of 574 players are up for grabs with Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, England veteran James Anderson and New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra among the top names in contention at ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially launched the inaugural T20 edition of National Cricket League (NCL), set to run from December 11 to 24. The event aims to nurture local talent and serve as a preparatory ground for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The tournament, titled ‘Al-Arafah Islami Bank NCL T20 Powered by Walton’, was announced during a grand ceremony ...

Josh Hazlewood grabbed four wickets as Australia’s red-hot pace attack tore through the Indian batting to dismiss the visitors for 150 at tea on day one of the opening Test in Perth on Friday. After captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss, India lost six wickets in the middle session, including flamboyant Rishabh Pant (37) and impressive debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy ...

Chelsea eased into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Celtic, while Lyon and Real Madrid also booked their places in the knockout phase. England international Lucy Bronze struck with a volley in the second minute at Stamford Bridge and Dutch midfielder Wieke Kaptein’s header doubled Chelsea’s lead midway through the first half, AFP reports. ...