AFP, Bridgetown : Suryakumar Yadav smashed a fine half-century before India’s bowlers slammed the brakes on Afghanistan’s flamboyant shot-makers to romp to a 47-run win in the ‘Super Eight’ phase of the T20 World Cup (WC) on Thursday. Suryakumar’s 53 was his 19th fifty in the format and helped India post a challenging 181-8 in their second round ‘Super Eight’s opener. Experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah then combined with spin trio Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja to strangle...
Agency : England on Thursday struggled to show their credentials to win Euro 2024 in a 1-1 draw with Denmark that left them with work to do to reach the last 16. Victory for England in Frankfurt would have booked their place in the next round as Group C winners. However, an underwhelming performance by Gareth Southgate’s men leaves more questions over their quest to becoming European champions for the first time. In a rematch of the Euro 2020 semi-final...
Agency : Top-seeded Coco Gauff recorded a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin on Thursday. Gauff saved three set points in the first set before cruising in the second to finish the match in 80 minutes. She advanced to face eighth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, who posted a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic. Also winning Thursday were No. 2 seed...
BBC Online : Lexi Thompson carded a 68 to move into a one-shot lead after the first round of the Women’s PGA Championship. The American’s four-under-par round at the Sahalee Country Club, near Seattle, put her a shot ahead of compatriot Nelly Korda and Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit. England’s Charley Hull and Ireland’s Leona Maguire sat two shots off the lead following opening rounds of 70. Thompson, who won her only major to date in 2014, plans to retire from full-time...
BSS, Dhaka : With top order batters showing the glimpse of returning back to form, Bangladesh Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto believes they still stand on a good chance to seal semi-finals of the T20 World Cup (WC). Bangladesh tasted a thumping 28-run defeat to Australia in DLS method to kick-start the ‘Super Eight’ phase but they are confident to bring the momentum back when they take on India in their second game of this phase at the Sir Vivian Richards...
AFP, Atlanta : Argentina Head Coach Lionel Scaloni hit out at the temporary grass surface installed for Thursday’s Copa America opener against Canada saying it was unsuited for a major tournament game. The world champions beat Canada 2-0 to open their title defence but Scaloni was far from happy with the conditions his players had to deal with. The field at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United, is made of artificial...
Agency : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced fixtures for the Bangladesh’s upcoming tour. The Bangladesh team led by Najmul Hossain Shanto will play 2 Test matches and 3 T20I matches during their visit. Chennai will host the first Test starting on 19th September, while Kanpur will host the second Test from 27th September. The three T20Is will be played on October 6,9 and 12 respectively at Dharamshala, Delhi and Hyderabad. Bangladesh last played...
Agency : Phil Salt thrashed a brilliant 87 not out off just 47 balls as defending champions England romped to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup (WC) Super Eight clash on Thursday. Salt smashed seven fours and five sixes during a swashbuckling innings at the Daren Sammy National Stadium in St. Lucia while Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 48 as England finished on 181-2 off 17.3 overs after earlier restricting the West Indies to...
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Men’s Under-21 Hockey team emerged Pool-A champions to reach the semi-finals of the Junior AHF Cup (U-21) Hockey tournament with an all-win record, crushing Indonesia by 7-0 in the last pool match at the Sengkang Sports Centre in Singapore on Thursday afternoon. After all four Pool-A matches, Bangladesh clinched the top slot, securing a full 12 points, while Thailand finished runners-up with nine points to qualify for the semi-final. In Pool B, China clinched the title...
AFP, Stuttgart : Hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2024 on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 win over Hungary, while Scotland drew with Switzerland and Croatia’s hopes of progressing were left hanging in the balance after they were held by Albania. Germany followed up their 5-1 demolition of Scotland in the tournament’s opening game by seeing-off the Hungarians in Stuttgart, with Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan scoring either side of half-time. Julian...
Sports Reporter : Spirited Bangladesh Cricket team will meet high-flying Australia Cricket team in their first Group-1 match of the ‘Super Eight’ phase of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup (WC) today at North Sound in Antigua of West Indies. The match will start at 6:30am (Bangladesh Standard Time). Private satellite channel Nagorik TV will telecast the match live. Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the Bangladesh as the captain, while Mitchell Marsh will lead Australia as the captain....
Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez believes Bangladesh can pose a strong challenge against any team on a favourable wicket and condition in the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh qualified for the Super-8 by securing three wins in the group stage from group D, beating bitter rival Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Nepal and tasted only defeat to South Africa. Bangladesh are placed in a group with two former World Cup champions India, Australia and Afghanistan for the Super Eight which means their...