India opt to bowl against Australia in T20 opener

Four days after the two teams faced each other in the one-day World Cup final, India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to field against Australia in the opening match of a Twenty20 series on Thursday. After Australia defeated India on Sunday to win their sixth ODI World Cup, some of its victorious … Read more

Greenish pitch in Bangladesh surprises Kiwis

The management of the New Zealand team arrived to play a two-Test series against the hosts with a decent understanding of what to anticipate, having toured Bangladesh twice in the previous three years. In actuality, most teams travel to Bangladesh with the assumption that they will be greeted with slowness and lowness. The green hue … Read more

Tamim meets PM

It was unable to find out what was discussed during the meeting. Tamim was joined during the meeting by his spouse as well.  “Meeting the Honourable PM is always a pleasure,” Tamim posted on Facebook. Tamim had changed his mind about retiring from international cricket earlier in July of this year when the Prime Minister … Read more

BCB prioritises rehab prior to NZ tour

As Bangladesh started training today in Sylhet, batter Najmul Hossain Shanto gave the bowler a backhanded blow that nearly resulted in Hasan Mahmud’s injury. Hasan, who may play his first Test match in the forthcoming series against New Zealand, was taken out clutching his arm but eventually got back up to resume bowling at the … Read more

Rodrygo says he received racist abuse after Messi argument

  Prior to Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil, attacker Rodrygo of Brazil claimed to have had a disagreement with captain Lionel Messi of Argentina and to have received racist remarks on social media. Violence characterised Brazil’s 1-0 loss against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro, the five-time world champions’ third straight loss. The … Read more

‘Unfollow us’: German FA condemns racist abuse of youth players

The German Football Association (DFB) denounced racist comments made on social media on Thursday against players on the under-17 national team, and it threatened to take legal action against those who continued the abuse. Following Germany’s 3-2 victory over the USA in the round of 16 of the Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia, the DFB … Read more