Over 110,000 women collect World Cup tickets
More than 110,000 tickets for the 2019 World Cup have been bought by women and over 200,000 people will come to watch the action for the first time during the course of the mega...
Cricket
Out of India, Asia’s 4 others’ prospect at Cricket World Cup
AP, Islamabad :While India is Asia’s obvious contender for the World Cup title, there are four other nations from the continent,which could pose problems for highly-ranked teams.Among them, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are former...
ICC World Cup 2019: Ramadan fasting helps with my conditioning: Amla
South Africa opener Hashim Amla is getting ready for one of his career’s biggest challenges – the ICC World Cup 2019 – in the middle of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Amla, who...
Morgan tells England to ’embrace’ World Cup excitement
England captain Eoin Morgan has urged his side to enjoy the pressure and expectation that comes with opening the World CupTournament hosts and favourites England launch the showpiece event against South Africa at the...
Tamim Iqbal picks his all-time World Cup XI
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has picked his all-time World Cup XI ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. He reveled his team on the request of the popular cricket website Espncricinfo.To...
Tigers face off India for their last warm-up ahead of WC
Bangladesh will hope the rain to stay away when they take on India on Tuesday at Cardiff in their last warm-up game ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup (WC).The match starts at 3.30...
Rhodes wants Shakib to prove his worth in World Cup
Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes said he wants Shakib Al Hasan to prove his worth of being No.1 all-rounder in the World Cup.Shakib, who missed out the final of tri-nation series in Ireland, is...
A Mosaddek Hossain-Sabbir Rahman jostle for No. 7 spot
A stiff competition between Mosaddek Hossain and Sabbir Rahman has opened up a No.7 conundrum for Bangladesh ahead of the 2019 World Cup. Mossadek has stormed his way into contention for a starting spot...
No ‘panic’ for Tendulkar as India slump before World Cup
AFP, New Delhi :India must not press the panic button despite losing badly to New Zealand in their first warm-up game for the World Cup, the country’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar said.New Zealand thrashed...
Sporting Lisbon take Portuguese Cup on penalties after epic final
AFP, Lisbon :Sporting Lisbon won their 17th Portuguese Cup on Saturday after triumphing 5-4 on penalties in a thrilling final taken to spot-kicks thanks to a 121st-minute Porto equaliser that saw the two sides...
Old warhorse Malinga keeps Sri Lanka dreaming
AFP, Colombo :Lasith Malinga will be one of the World Cup’s oldest players but the Sri Lanka paceman shows no signs of slowing down as he bids to prove his critics wrong.Malinga was stripped...