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Dhaka, Feb 10 (AFP) Final scoreboard of the second Test
Final scoreboard of the second Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka today: Sri Lanka first Innings: 222 (K. Mendis 68, R. Silva 56; Abdur Razzak 4-63, Taijul Islam 4-83, Mustafizur Rahman 2-17) Bangladesh first innings: 110 (Mehedi Hasan 38 not out; A Dananjaya 3-20, S Lakmal 3-25) Sri Lanka second innings (200-8 overnight) D Karunaratne c Kayes b Mehedi 32 K Mendis lbw b Razzak 7 D de Silva b Taijul 28 D Gunathilaka lbw b Mustafizur 17 D Chandimal lbw b Mehedi 30 R Silva not out 70 N Dickwella c Mahmudullah b Taijul 10 D Perera c Liton b Mustafizur 7 A Dananjaya c Liton b Mustafizur 0 S Lakmal b Taijul 21 R Herath lbw b Taijul 0 Extras (lb 4) 4 Total (all out; 73.5 overs) 226 Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-53, 3-80, 4-92, 5-143, 6-170, 7 -178, 8-178, 9-226, 10-226 Bowling: Razzak 17-2-60-1, Mustafizur 17-3-49-3, Taijul 19.5-2-76-4, Mehedi 20-5-37-2 Bangladesh second innings Tamim Iqbal lbw b Perera 2 Imrul Kayes c Dickwella b Herath ...
Dananjaya claims five wickets as Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh
Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya claimed five wickets in an innings on debut as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 215 runs in the second Test to win the two-Test series 1-0 in Dhaka today. Set a target of 339 runs, a collapse-prone Bangladesh were all out for 123 in 29.3 overs in their second innings in the second session of the third day, without offering much of a challenge. Dananjaya finished with 5-24 to take his match haul to eight wickets while experienced Rangana Herath claimed 4-49. Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for 110 runs in the first innings to take a 112-run lead after they made 222 runs in their opening innings. The visitors' victory was never in doubt after they posted 226 runs in their second innings, resuming the third day's play on 200-8. Roshen Silva remained unbeaten on 70, adding 48 runs with fellow overnight batsman Suranga Lakmal for the ninth wicket to extend their lead on a difficult pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Left-arm spinner Taijul ...
Alibaba vows digital transformation of Olympics
Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma on Saturday pledged to help transform the Olympic Games for the digital era as China's e-commerce giant unveiled its vision for future Olympics.
Jackson Bird hit by injury ahead of Proteas tour
With less than a week left before Australia are due to depart for the South Africa tour, paceman Jackson Bird has suffered a hamstring injury during a Sheffield Shield clash.The 31-year-old was forced to leave the ground after pulling up sore following the first ball of his 16th over while playing for Tasmania on day two of their Sheffield Shield encounter against Queensland at the Gabba. Subsequently, Tom Rogers completed that over.Bird didn't take the field on Day Three of the clash and now a Cricket Australia (CA) said that the fast bowler would require undergoing scans, cricket.com.au reported.The right-arm quick, who went wicketless for 16 overs while conceding 44 runs on day one of the Tasmania's match, is one of the five fast bowlers who are included in Australia's 15-player squad for the Test series against South Africa, with other being Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins and the uncapped Jhye Richardson.Australia and South Africa are slated to play four-match ...
MFC take on Pune in Maha Derby
Hosts Mumbai City FC will be eager to record a crucial win against FC Pune City in the Maharashtra Derby tomorrow when the two sides face off in the Indian Super League. Mumbai are currently languishing in seventh place with 17 points after 13 matches and need a win to keep alive their hopes of making it to the last four and qualifying for the play-offs. On the other hand, the visiting Stallions are comfortably placed second in the table with 25 points after 14 matches and would be equally eager to score a win and boost their chances for the play-offs. When the two teams met last in Pune in November, the Pune outfit edged out Mumbai 2-1 and the hosts would thus be eager to avenge that loss and reclaim the bragging rights. In their last three home games, Mumbai City FC have suffered defeats at the hands of Jamshedpur FC (2-1), Bengaluru FC (3-1) and Kerala Blasters (1-0). Thus, the home players would like to erase those memories at the Mumbai Football Arena in the ...
FIFA announces list of team base camps for World Cup
Football's world governing body FIFA has annoucned the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) for all of the 32 participating national teams in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a statement said.
I've more to give in I-League: Churchill Bros' Mechac Koffi
After a horrid start to the season, Churchill Brothers FC have turned around magnificently in the ongoing 11th edition of the I-League.A prime reason for this recent spate of form has been their forward Mechac Koffi, and his sights are now set 'to be in the top half of the table' and he has "much more to give" this season."Our aim now is to be in the top half of the table. And the way we are performing, it is highly achievable."Arriving mid-season, Mechac has been instrumental in the Goan outfit's turnaround, "I wouldn't say it's because of me. Yes, we had a bad start to the season but we bounced back", thereby dismissing talks of he being the lone factor for the rise in fortunes."I can say for sure that if we had collected five or six points earlier we would have been in the running for the I-League", he is quick to asses.But arriving mid-season to any club in any league must be difficult for a player with the change in strategies and playing styles and Mechac admits the hurdles, ...
IOC hails two Koreas' handshakes at opening ceremony as 'historic moment'
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday said that representatives of the two Koreas shaking hands at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was a "historic moment."
Atletico Madrid coach defends Vitolo's role
Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone has defended the role played by Spanish winger Víctor Machín Perez, known as Vitolo, saying he is on a developing curve.
Sevilla's Banega to miss next 2 games with left hamstring injury
Argentina midfielder Ever Banega is due to sit out Sevilla's next two games after suffering an injury to his left hamstring earlier this week, the La Liga club has announced.
Zidane wants Isco to stay at Real Madrid as long as possible
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has denied he had any intention to sell Francisco Alarcon, best known as Isco, and confirmed his desire for the Spanish midfielder to stay at the Spanish football club as long as possible.
Politics can't define my cordial relation with Kohli: Afridi
Prevailing cross- border tension may have restricted Indo-Pak bilateral cricketing ties but Shahid Afridi loves to put across a point firmly -- his "cordial relation" with India captain Virat Kohli cannot and will not be defined by political situation. "My relationship with Virat is not dictated by political situation. Virat is a fantastic human being and an ambassador of cricket for his country, just like I am for my country," Afridi told PTI during an interaction on the sidelines of the St Moritz Ice Cricket Tournament. "He (Kohli) has always shown a lot of respect and has even gone out of his way to present a signed jersey for my foundation (Shahid Afridi Foundation)," he added. Afridi's foundation has been working in providing clean and safe drinking water for the economically weaker sections of society. "There is a lot of warmth and fellow-feeling whenever I have spoken to Virat. It's not that we get a chance to speak a lot but from time to time, he would drop in a .
McLaren show interest in re-signing Hamilton
McLaren executive director Zak Brown has said that he would love to have four-time champion Lewis Hamilton back into the team if the Formula One driver does not confirm a new deal with Mercedes.With Hamilton's current contract with Mercedes set to expire at the end of the 2018 season, team boss Toto Wolff had recently revealed that the two have entered negotiations over a new contract which would keep the Briton at the team until 2021.However, till the time Hamilton does not sign any deal, he is technically free to speak to any team.And Brown insisted that McLaren and almost all other teams would be very interested to rope in Hamilton."I don't think there's a team in the pitlane that wouldn't be interested in having Lewis drive for them, us included. If anyone got Lewis, it would be great for the team.He has a great history here and he is very friendly with the shareholders," Sport24 quoted Hamilton, as saying.Hamilton, who became a four-time world champion with a ninth-place finish ..
Juve tops Fiorentina 2-0, moves atop Italian football league
Six-time defending Italian-league champion Juventus has provisionally moved into first place with a 2-0 victory over Fiorentina here.
Chelsea doesn't know when injured Morata will return
English Premier League (EPL) club Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has said that he doesn't know how much longer injured striker Alvaro Morata will be sidelined.
Karman puts India ahead in relegation Play-off tie
Karman Kaur Thandi rose to the occasion and produced a straight set win against a crafty Lee Pei-Chi to hand India a 1-0 lead in the do-or-die Fed Cup tie against Chinese Taipiei here today. Karman, up against a lower-ranked but tough player, recorded a 7-6(4) 6-3 win in a one hour and 28 minute contest in the opening singles of the relegation Play-off. India needs to win the tie to stay in the Asia/Oceania Group I as the loser will be relegated to Group II. Ankita Raina will now take on Chieh-Yu Hsu in the second singles. Lee not only struck the balls hard and clean but also was very crafty. She stayed in control of the points on her serve, making it hard for the local girl. In the entire match, it never looked like Lee is a player ranked outside 450. Karman, ranked 284, played much better than her previous matches but her game kept going up and down. She served well on the slower show court and perhaps had her best serving day of the competition. Her serve came good on .
Google doodles turtle charm for PyeongChang Day 2
Search engine Google on Saturday continuing with its doodle series on the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics featured a turtle, a good luck charm in Korea -- on the second day of the Winter Games.
J'burg ODI: India eye historic win, Proteas hope for revival
India will aim to clinch their first-ever series win in South Africa when the two sides play their fourth ODI of the six-match series at the Wanderers in Johannesburg later on Saturday.Earlier, the Virat Kohli-led side took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series by clinching a massive 124-run win against South Africa in the third ODI in Cape Town.Now, a victory in Johannesburg will ensure them their maiden ODI series triumph on the South African soil.The closest India came was in 2010-11, when the then Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side took a 2-1 lead against South Africa, only to see themselves eventually lose the five-match series 3-2.Meanwhile, South Africa, who have been hit by injuries, would hope to halt the visitors in the series after the return of their star player AB de Villiers.De Villiers sustained an injury to his finger during the Johannesburg Test last month and was forced to rule out from the first three ODIs against India.It should be noted that a fourth consecutive ...
Windies to tour Pakistan for T20I series in March
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that West Indies are all set to visit the country for a three-match T20I series in Lahore towards the end of March.Talking from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he is attending an ICC meeting, PCB chairman Najam Sethi also revealed that he has penned a trilateral series for Pakistan, which will also feature West Indies and Bangladesh in August.The trilateral series will be held in the United States with Florida and Houston as venues for the seven-match bilateral series, the Dawn reported.Meanwhile, the trilateral series will see Pakistan playing international cricket on American soil for the first time.Earlier, the Caribbean side's tour to Pakistan was due to take place in November last year, but adverse weather conditions in Lahore and the West Indies' major players commitment to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) became the main reasons behind the postponement.
Serena ready for comeback after 'ups and downs'
Serena Williams has spoken out about the "ups and downs" she faced during her year away from competitive tennis but insists she's now focused and ready for her quest to once more dominate her sport. Speaking ahead of her comeback at the Fed Cup in Asheville, North Carolina, where the United States will begin the defence of its crown against an unfancied Netherlands team, the 36-year-old said she had the benefit of a new outlook following the birth of her baby daughter Alexis Olympia in September. "There's been a lot of ups and downs in the practice," Williams told reporters Friday. "It also gives me another view, it's almost relaxing for me as I have nothing to prove. Again, just fighting against all odds to be out there again, to be competing again." Some of that struggle was apparent during an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi in December, where she lost to French Open Champion Jelena Ostapenko. Williams was beaten in straight sets and appeared a little slow on her feet, .