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Emboldened by its recent success against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka batting coach Thilina Kandambi is confident that they can overcome the challenge posed by the Tigers in the T20 World Cup. The match turned out to be a ‘do or die’ game for Sri Lanka in a bid to keep their Super 8 hopes alive following their six-wicket defeat to South ...

France are inevitably the favourites to top Group D at Euro 2024 but suggestions they will cruise through the first round might be wide of the mark given the presence of the Netherlands and a resurgent Austria in their section. The French are leading contenders to win the trophy but there are legitimate questions to be asked about the current ...

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak says he is “frustrated” at the club’s on-pitch achievements being accompanied by repeated reminders of the 115 Premier League charges lodged against them. Last month City became the first club in English football history to win the league title in four consecutive seasons. But in autumn a Premier League disciplinary commission is set to hear ...

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the new No.1 ranked T20I all-rounder after an unusually disappointing outing for Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga against South Africa on Monday. Shakib had held the top spot for quite a few years before losing the throne to Hasaranga last week. However, despite Hasaranga taking two wickets against South Africa, the Lankan captain slipped ...

Netherlands beat Nepal with eight balls remaining in a tight contest that was delayed by rain. The Dutch opted to bowl first and dismissed Nepal for 106 in 19.2 overs, led by captain Rohit Paudel’s 37-ball 35. Tim Pringle (3-20 in four overs) and Logan van Beek (3-18 in 3.2 overs) did the damage as Nepal lost wickets at regular ...

South Africa have beaten Sri Lanka by six wickets in a low-scoring match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at  Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Monday. Earlier, Sri Lanka chose to bat first and were on the back foot almost immediately. Their Powerplay yielded just 24 runs, and they had their lowest ten-over score: 40 ...

Bangladesh national kabaddi team emeregd champions for the fourth consecutive times in a row in the prestigious Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament beating Nepal by 45-31 points with two creditable lonas in the final match held at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium at Mirpur on Monday. The tournament, commemorating the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, commenced in 2021 ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) managed to post a target of 136 against West Indies in the second match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup- 2024 at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Sunday. PNG did not start off well and it looked like hard going when they slipped to 7 for 2 and 34 for 3 but Sese Bau held one ...

Aaron Jones struck an explosive unbeaten 94 from 40 balls as the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening game of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. Jones, born in New York but raised in Barbados, bludgeoned the Canadian attack, smashing ten sixes as he totally changed the momentum of the game in a superb 131-run third wicket ...

Real Madrid’s Champions League adventures have long been like a high-wire act. How is it the Spanish giants don’t stumble and fall? Yet they don’t. As boss Carlo Ancelotti hoisted the giant trophy for a fifth time, Real won it for the 15th, the bold challenge of Borussia Dortmund overcome at Wembley with late goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius ...