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A panel appointed by India’s Supreme Court has suspended two top Indian Premier League teams for two years over a corruption scandal. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have been found guilty in an illegal betting and match-fixing probe. The panel also suspended Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and Gurunath Meiyappan of Super Kings from all cricket-related activities for life. The ...

Defending champion Novak Djokovic saw off seven-time champion Roger Federer in four sets to win his third Wimbledon and ninth Grand Slam title. The Serb, 28, won 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 to overtake the likes of Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl in the all-time list of major winners. Federer, 33, had hoped to become the first ...

Mahmudullah returned back to form in the 2nd ODI against South Africa playing a good hand in the record 135-run stand with Soumya Sarkar for the third wicket. He registered a fifty on July 12 coming back from the finger injury after a poor run in the three ODIs against Pakistan in April 2015. The reliable middle-order batsman experienced a ...

Kagiso Rabada became only the second man in history to claim a hat-trick in one-day international cricket during the first one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Rabada bowled Tamim Iqbal in the third ball of his second over and then had Litton Das and Mahmudullah in the next two deliveries to complete the set, joining Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam, ...

Diego Maradona has waded into the debate on Lionel Messi’s international career, insisting it’s time to stop giving the Barcelona star special treatment. Following defeats in the World Cup and Copa America finals, Lionel Messi’s wait for a competitive international trophy at senior level goes on. As in the World Cup final last year, the three-time Ballon d’Or winner was ...

Ollowing his brilliant performance in the ODIs, pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the 14-member squad for the first Test against South Africa, which is due to begin in Chittagong on August 21. Off-spinner Shuvagata Hom and pacer Abul Hasan however did not make the cut. Speaking on Mustafizur’s inclusion, chairman of BCB’s selection panel Faruque Ahmed said, “He ...

South Africa have won the two-match T20 series against Bangladesh by defeating the hosts by 31 runs in the second match at Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur. Bangladesh have scored 138 runs in 19.2 overs losing all wickets in the second Twenty20 international against South Africa on Tuesday. Parnell took Tamim at 13, Leie sent Soumya, Sabbir and ...

Emdad Rahman Syed Iftekhar was again the stand out performer as Scintilla CC beat Aztecs in the latest round of Essex County Cricket League games. On a warm summer day at the Peter May sports ground Scintilla CC won the toss and decided to bat first. Another big total saw the home side reach 281/9 from 45 overs. Iftekhar followed ...

Pakistan has jumped three places to third in the ICC Test Championship table after an historic seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Test match in Pallekele on Tuesday. Pakistan had entered the series in sixth position on 97 points, one ahead of Sri Lanka. However, the 2-1 series win has earned it four ratings points and ...

Lionel Messi has told of the pain of losing the Copa America final after the football superstar faced criticism in his native Argentina. Messi finally posted a statement on his facebook account late Monday having hidden his devastation at losing another major final since the 4-1 penalty shootout defeat by Chile on Saturday. “There’s nothing more painful in football than ...