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Two-time champions West Indies and 1996 winners Sri Lanka are among 10 teams competing for the final two spots at this year’s Cricket World Cup in India. AFP Sport picks out six talking points at the June 18-July 9 qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe: Windies, Sri Lanka hoping to avoid embarrassment Former champions Sri Lanka and the West Indies have both ...

Ebadot Hossain claimed four wickets for Bangladesh as Afghanistan crumbled for 146 in their first innings of the Dhaka Test on Thursday. Bangladesh have secured a commanding first-inning lead of 236 runs. In the opening inning of the match, Bangladesh posted 382 runs on the back of a century from Najmul Hossain Shanto and a fifty from Mahmudul Hasan Joy, ...

Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares. England have named veterans James Anderson and Stuart Broad in their XI for the opening Test which gets under way at Edgbaston on Friday. Australia, who recently won their World Test Championship final against India at The Oval, ...

Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed 175-ball 146 to help the tigers pile 362 runs for the loss of five wickets against Afghanistan on the first day of the only test against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Shanto put away 23 fours and two maximums and put together a 212-run stand with opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy, ...

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi sent Bangladesh into batting first after winning the toss in the one-off Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. Bangladesh fielded a side without its two key players in captain Shakib Al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal, both were ruled out due to respective injury. While Shakib’s finger injury sidelined him ahead of the Test, Tamim ...

Lionel Messi on Tuesday confirmed he “doesn’t think” he will play at another World Cup in an interview with Chinese media, after the 35-year-old led Argentina to victory at last year’s tournament in Qatar. “I have said several times before that I don’t think so, that that (2022) was my last World Cup,” he said when asked by China’s Titan ...

Bangladesh take on Afghanistan for one-off Test, beginning tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium with an aim to continue a rare winning run in this format. The match starts at 10 AM and will be aired live on Gazi TV and T Sports. Also fans can enjoy the game on digital platform Rabbithole app and web. In their ...

French star Kylian Mbappe told Paris Saint-Germain on Monday he would not be taking up an option to extend his contract by one year beyond 2024, a source close to the negotiations said. That opens the door to the 24-year-old’s possible exit from Parc de Princes during this summer’s transfer window, the source added, confirming a report in French sports ...

Bangladesh national football team, now in Cambodia, will play the lone practice match against Tiffy Army FC on Monday (June 12) at 5 pm local time (4:pm Bangladesh time) at the Army Stadium in Phnom Penh ahead of their FIFA Tier-1 International Friendly with Cambodia. Bangladesh Football team, which reached Cambodian capital Phnom Penh Saturday night, made their gym and ...

Bangladesh national football team, now in Cambodia, will play the lone practice match against Tiffy Army FC on Monday (June 12) at 5 pm local time (4:pm Bangladesh time) at the Army Stadium in Phnom Penh ahead of their FIFA Tier-1 International Friendly with Cambodia. Bangladesh Football team, which reached Cambodian capital Phnom Penh Saturday night, made their gym and ...