England call up, Curran, Overton for final two ODIs
AFP, Nottingham :England have added pace bowlers Sam Curran and Craig Overton to their squad as they go in search of an unprecedented 5-0 one-day...
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New Zealand women’s coach on ‘special leave’ after player revolt
AFP, Wellington :New Zealand women’s football coach Andreas Heraf was placed on “special leave” Wednesday as officials launchedan investigation into his running of the team...
England extend record ODI total in 242-run win against Australia
AP, Nottingham :England extended its own record in one-day international cricket by 37 runs after smashing the highest-ever total of 481-6 as it beat Australia...
BCB announces squad for West Indies tour
Sports Reporter :The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Monday the 15-member Bangladesh Test squad for upcoming West Indies tour. The players will report to...
Sri Lanka get Australian help to fight doping in sports
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka has launched a joint effort with Australia’s anti-doping agency to tackle drug cheats, including athletes using traditional medicines to hide banned...
Chandimal denies ‘sweet in pocket’ ball tampering as Sri Lanka pile on runs
AFP, Saint Lucia :Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket before his team raced into...
History-making Afghanistan get baptism of fire in Test cricket
AFP, Bangalore :Afghanistan were handed a bruising introduction to Test cricket by India on Thursday as they capped their astonishing rise from war and refugee...
New Zealand cricket legend Hadlee has cancer surgery
AFP, Wellington :New Zealand cricketing great Richard Hadlee has undergone surgery for bowel cancer but is expected to make a full recovery, his wife Dianne...
Rahane says ‘ruthless’ India will not take Afghans lightly
AFP, Bangalore :Top-ranked India will be “ruthless” and not take Afghanistan lightly when they make their Test debut in Bangalore, skipper Ajinkya Rahane said Wednesday.It...
No one say Bangladesh beat India by fluke : Anju
Bangladesh’s women cricket team’s Indian coach Anju Jain has only been in charge of the Tigresses for just three weeks and in these three weeks,...