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Rohit Sharma became the second-fastest to score 10,000 ODI runs, achieving the feat during the India versus Sri Lanka Asia Cup Super 4 match on Tuesday. Rohit Sharma is back. After battling indifferent form, the India captain’s return to form could not have come at a better time than 22 days before the World Cup. Gearing up for the biggest ...

Despite having the anticipation of high competition, the India-Pakistan game showed a one-sided story as India sealed a massive victory of 228 runs in the Super Four of the Asia Cup. Pakistan bowled out on 128 in replying to a gigantic total of 356 runs at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday. No Pakistan batsman could able to extend ...

Bangladesh national team wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has become a father to a baby girl. Both his wife Jannatul Kifayat Mondi and the newborn are currently under intensive care at a hospital in Dhaka. Mushfiq himself announced the news through social media Facebook on Monday. Mushfiqur got married to Jannatul Kifayat Mondi on 25 September 2014. After about three and ...

Kane Williamson and Tim Southee were included Monday in an experienced New Zealand squad for next month’s 50-overs World Cup in India. Williamson will captain the Black Caps despite still working his way back to fitness after a serious knee injury last April. The 33-year-old led New Zealand in their nail-biting defeat by England in the 2019 World Cup final ...

England claimed a point in a 1-1 draw with Ukraine in a Euro 2024 qualifier Saturday as Belgium went joint top of their group with a 1-0 away win at Azerbaijan as both sides stayed on course for the finals in Germany. Ukraine hosted England in neighbouring Poland and marched out onto the pitch in Wroclow with national flags draped ...

Despite missing Lionel Messi, Inter Miami moved within six points of the playoff positions in Major League Soccer with a 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. Messi was one of eight Inter Miami players away on international duty, but Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s team showed their strength in depth as they extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to ...

Neymar became the top goal scorer for Brazil’s national team after surpassing the total of three-time World Cup winner Pelé on Friday. The goal that put the 31-year-old Neymar on the top of Brazil’s scoring record with 78 came in the 61st minute in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia in the Amazon city of Belém. It was Brazil’s ...

Two-time champions Bangladesh moved into the final of the SAFF U-16 Championship after five years with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Pakistan in the second semifinal at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Friday. Bangladesh will play Sunday’s final against four-time champions India, who stormed into the final with an 8-0 thrashing of Maldives in the first semifinal. Murshed Ali ...

Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in their second match of the Asia Cup Super Four phase on Saturday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, a game which turned out to be another ‘do or die contest’ for them. The match starts at 3.30pm and will be aired live on Gazi TV and T Sports. Bangladesh found them in this ‘must ...

Coming from behind, Bangladesh played 1-1 draw with upper ranked Afghanistan in the 2nd and last match of the two-match FIFA Tier-1 International Friendly Football series in a rough and tough encounter at the Bashundhara Kings Arena here on Thursday. The match was locked in goalless position in a rain-soaked and keenly contested first half. Bangladesh national football team played ...