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QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, April 8, 2023 (AFP) – Tim Seifert was the match-winner for the second straight game as New Zealand clinched the T20 series against Sri Lanka with a tense four-wicket victory in Queenstown on Saturday. Seifert blasted a career-high 88 off 48 balls to fire the Black Caps to 183-6 from 19.5 overs after the tourists had posted ...

Bangladesh won its one-off cricket test against Ireland by seven-wicket just after lunch on the fourth day at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Bangladesh scored 369 and 138-3 while Ireland was 214 and 292 in its innings. Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 126 in the first innings, completed the match for Bangladesh with 51 not out, joined by Mominul ...

Bangladesh won its one-off cricket test against Ireland by seven-wicket just after lunch on the fourth day at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Bangladesh scored 369 and 138-3 while Ireland was 214 and 292 in its innings. Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 126 in the first innings, completed the match for Bangladesh with 51 not out, joined by Mominul ...

In recognition of their stunning triumph at the SAFF football championship more than six months ago, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has awarded the women’s football team over Tk50 lakh. The BCB announced the award following Bangladesh’s victory in September last year. BCB Cricket Operations Committee chair, “We issued bank cheques to them in September and wanted to hand them ...

Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Camp Nou to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, progressing 4-1 on aggregate. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring just before the break as Carlo Ancelotti’s side mounted a spectacular comeback from their one-goal semi-final first leg deficit, with Benzema adding a second-half treble, AFP reports. After ...

Chelsea wasted a host of chances to beat Liverpool as the troubled Blues were held to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in their first Premier League match since Graham Potter’s sacking. Potter was axed on Sunday after the former Brighton manager’s disastrous reign climaxed with a wretched home defeat against Aston Villa. Chelsea are seeking their third permanent manager of ...

Bangladesh lost two wickets as they posted 34 runs against Ireland on Day 1 of the one-off Test on Tuesday. The hosts trail the guests by 180 runs. Earlier, Taijul Islam’s five-wicket haul helped Bangladesh restrict Ireland at 214. For Ireland, Harry Tector top-scored with 50 runs. Ireland won the toss and opted to bat first. Bangladesh struck early, bagging ...

Ireland won the toss and chose to bat first in their first-ever Test match against Bangladesh. Prior to this game, Ireland had played three Tests, losing all of them. This match features six Test debutants: Murray Commins, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume, and Ben White. In addition, Peter Moor, with eight Tests for Zimbabwe, will make his ...

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie said on Monday the team were excited but aware of the challenges ahead of their fourth-ever Test match beginning in Bangladesh this week. Ireland have lost all three of their previous Test matches since becoming a full member of the International Cricket Council in 2017. They are also scheduled to play two more Test matches against ...

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a second home defeat in a row Sunday, falling 1-0 to Lyon as they saw their lead at the top of Ligue 1 cut to six points. After losing 2-0 at home to Rennes two weeks ago, it was Lyon’s Bradley Barcola who inflicted the latest loss for PSG at the Parc des Princes. The goal by ...