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Mushfiqur's record innings puts Bangladesh on top
Mushfiqur Rahim became the first wicketkeeper-batsman in history to score two double hundreds in Tests as Bangladesh built a strong total in the second Test against Zimbabwe in Dhaka on Monday. Mushfiqur hit an unbeaten 219 to help Bangladesh declare their first innings at 522-7 an hour into the final session, before the hosts reduced Zimbabwe to 25 for one at stumps on the second day. Taijul Islam removed Hamilton Masakadza for 14 after an edge flew to Mehidy Hasan at first slip for Bangladesh's first breakthrough. Masakadza was earlier spared when he was dropped at seven by Ariful Haque at first slip off the bowling of debutant Khaled Ahmed. Brian Chari, 10 not out, and nightwatchman Donald Tiripano (naught) prevented further damage. Zimbabwe, ahead in the two-match tournament 1-0, needs at least a draw to win their first Test series in seven years. But it was Mushfiqur who shone, pulling leg-spinner Brendon Mavuta for a single at square leg after the tea break to become the first .
Dalal, Shorey hit fifties on day one, umpiring draws flak
Hiten Dalal scored a brisk 79 on debut before Himachal Pradesh fought back to reduce Delhi to 305 for eight at stumps on day one of a Group B Ranji Trophy match here Monday. Dhruv Shorey (88) too made a significant contribution but missed out on a hundred on a day when some questionable umpiring calls were made. Gautam Gambhir, who was on 44, vented out his frustration after being caught at short leg off left-arm spinner Mayank Dagar in the 17th over. The replays showed that the ball only hit the pad before Priyanshu Khanduri claimed the catch, ending a 96-run opening-wicket partnership between Gambhir and Dalal. Dalal and Shorey then took the innings forward. Dalal, who had scored a fifty also on his List A debut earlier this year, went for the attack at the slightest of opportunities. He ended up collecting 10 fours and three sixes. Once Dalal departed, Shorey never really got the support he was looking for with Delhi suffering a middle-order collapse after being 161 for one in the .
Mohsin Khan denies any rift with Sarfraz Ahmed
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) cricket committee chairman Mohsin Khan, who had reportedly opined that Sarfraz Ahmed should be relieved from his Test captaincy, has denied having any sort of rift with the skipper.He also clarified that the statement was given a more than a year old adding that Ahmed, after suffering defeats in all the three formats, is finally on the "winning track.""I had given the statement regarding Sarfraz's Test captaincy about a year and a half ago. At that time I had thought that he was young, passionate and energetic so he should only be leading Pakistan in limited-overs to avoid stress," the Express Tribune quoted Khan, as saying."However, now Sarfraz has seen many phases of life. He had suffered defeats in all three formats and now finally he is on a winning track," he added.Reflecting on the four-member cricket committee, which was recently formed with the motive of overseeing Pakistan's cricket affairs, Khan said that he has joined it only for the betterment
9 new nations to debut at World Boxing Championships
Nine new nations from four Confederations including a boxing power Scotland will make their debut in the upcoming 10th edition of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships that starts at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday.
Kuldeep Yadav makes big jump in T20 ranking
Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been rewarded with big jump in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20I ranking for playing a Key role in his side's convincing victory over West Indies in the recently concluded limited-format series, which they won 3-0.The 23-year-old has vaulted 14 places to attain a career-high 23rd position in the bowling table after scalping five wickets in two matches at an economy-rate of 5.6 against the Caribbean side.Afghanistan's Rashid Khan remains the number-one ranked bowler. He leads Pakistan's Shadab Khan by 41 points, with England's Adil Rashid in the third position.A number of bowlers have made notable upward movements, as well. These include Faheem Ashraf in seventh (up by nine places), Imad Wasim in eighth (up by two places), Bhuvneshwar Kumar in nineteenth (up by nine places), Jasprit Bumrah in twenty-first (up by five places), Carlos Brathwaite in twenty-ninth (up by four places), Tim Southee in thirty sixth (up by five places), Adam ...
Women's World T20: India stay on top of the table
Indian women's cricket team, who had secured a seven-wicket win against Pakistan in the second match of the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World T20I, have secured their position at top of the Group B.Pakistan rode their luck while posting their highest ever total against India in the match, on the back of half-centuries from Bismah Mahroof (53) and Nida Dar (52). Both benefitted from the four catches that India dropped, and put on a 94-run partnership off just 71 balls for the fourth wicket.The partnership rescued Pakistan from 30 for three, although their eventual score of 133 for seven proved insufficient.India were awarded 10 runs to their total even before they faced a ball, as Pakistan were penalised for their batters running on the pitch repeatedly. Pakistan were given two unofficial warnings before an official one and then the first penalty of five runs, which was again followed by a penalty of five runs for another infringement.Mithali and Smriti Mandhana
Akshath Reddy's knock helps Hyderabad take honours
: Skipper Akshath Reddy led from the front with a superb unbeaten 114 to help Hyderabad make 249 for 3 to take the honours on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Tamil Nadu here Monday. The visiting team elected to bat after winning the toss and suffered an early blow when Tanmay Agarwal (10) was out, edging one to wicketkeeper N Jagadeesan off M Mohammed in the sixth over. The talented Rohit Rayudu walked in at the fall of Tanmayand pottered around for 54 balls for 13 before being caught by B Anirudh Sitaram. Mystery bowler C V Varun, making his debut, was introduced as early as in the seventh over but he couldn't do any damage as the rival batsmen negotiated him well. Akshath played himself in and found an able partner in Himalay Agarwal (29). The two were involved in a half-century partnership to steady the Hyderabad innings. Himalay fell to K Vignesh, who was returning to the side after recovering from an injury. Then came the big ...
EB seek to start home leg on high against Chennai City
On a high after two successive away wins, East Bengal will look to begin their home campaign on a rousing note when they face Chennai City in a top-of-the-table I-League clash here on Tuesday. Eyeing an elusive I-League title, East Bengal began their campaign with wins against Neroca FC and Shillong Lajong in the hills and, before playing their first home game of the season at the Salt Lake Stadium. Chennai City, who have played one match extra, have two wins against Indian Arrows and Gokulam Kerala and were held by Churchill Brothers. East Bengal's forward duo of Enrique Esqueda and Jobby Justin have struck the right rhythm scoring a brace each in the first two matches. The good thing for the Alejandro Mendez team has been East Bengal's compact display while utilising their opportunities to score five goals in two matches. The Mexican forward Esqueda has caught everybody's attention with his skills forming a fine combination with Joby Justin. East Bengal have also backed their three .
I-League: In-form East Bengal have task cut out vs leaders Chennai (Preview)
On-song East Bengal will have their task cut out when they take on Chennai City FC in an I-League encounter at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Tuesday.
Conditions in NZ will not be similar to Australia but will help seniors: Dravid
The playing conditions will not be similar to Australia but it would be still be valuable match practice for the Test regulars, who are part of India A squad in New Zealand, insists Rahul Dravid. India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Prithvi Shaw, Parthiv Patel and Hanuma Vihari figure in the A squad for the first unofficial Test, scheduled in Mount Maunganui from November 16. All these six players have also been picked for the four-Test series in Australia, beginning December 6. "I think it will be a very good opportunity for some of the boys who are requested by the senior team management to be a part of the A tour," Dravid told bcci.tv. "They will be able to gain some match-time experience even if the conditions are not going to be exactly the same or it is not like being in Australia. The A team format is pretty competitive and it is match-time experience. It is a good opportunity in the lead up to international tours." India A are scheduled to play ..
Kuldeep Yadav reaches career-best in ICC T20 rankings
Indian chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, who played a key role in India's series win over West Indies, on Monday leapfrogged 14 places to a career-high 23rd in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Yadav picked up five wickets in two matches at an economy-rate of 5.6 in India's home series 3-0 win over the current T20 champions. Speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped nine places to break into the Top-20. He is placed at the 19th spot while Jasprit Bumhrah gained five places to be world no 21. Among the Indian batsmen, Rohit Sharma, who led India to the sweep, and opener Shikhar Dhawan made notable improvements. Sharma (up be three places)is ranked seventh with Dhawan (up by five places) securing the 16th spot. Pakistan and India retained their first and second place in the team rankings, collecting two and three points respectively. Pakistan moved to 138 points while India have 127 points. There is no change in the top-four of the all-rounders' list with Australia's Glenn Maxwell leading the field. Mohammad
Santner predicts high-scoring India-New Zealand series
New Zealand's left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner believes the upcoming limited overs series in his home country against India could be a high-scoring affair due to the nature of grounds and wickets and hopes to be a part of it. India, who last toured New Zealand in 2014-15, will return to Kiwiland for a five-match ODI rubber starting January 23 in Napier, to be followed by best-of-three T20 Internationals (T20Is). "Both teams have changed a lot since then (the 2014 tour). India have performed in England and against (Australia) in conditions similar to New Zealand. It's (depends on) how quickly they (India) can adapt to those conditions. "If they can hit the ground running on those home conditions for us, it's going to make for a very interesting series. It can be a high-scoring series with the nature of grounds and wickets (on offer)," Santner said here on Monday. Santner, along with compatriot Corey Anderson, spoke to reporters during a special interaction organised by ..
Halep remains atop world tennis rankings
Romania's Simona Halep continued to lead the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday with 6,921 points, followed by Germany's Angelique Kerber.
PSG rout Monaco to stay perfect in Ligue 1
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) took on Edinson Cavani's hat-trick to thrash last season's nearest finishers Monaco 4-0 and record their 13th straight victory in as many matches in French Ligue 1 football championship.
We're all under pressure: Finch to faltering batsmen ahead of India ODIs
Australia's ODI captain Aaron Finch on Monday warned the "under-pressure" batsmen of his side to be ready for some shake-ups ahead of the series against India following their lacklustre showing recently against South Africa. Australia's one-day batsmen are under mounting pressure to keep their places after losing the series 1-2 against South Africa on Sunday. "We're all under pressure when we lose, no doubt about that,"admitted Finch, hinting at possible changes in the batting line-up ahead of the forthcoming series against India in January. "Between the batting line-up not having got it right for a little while now there's going to be questions asked whether it's Maxi (Glenn Maxwell), Lynny (Chris Lynn), Heady (Travis Head), or myself or (Marcus) Stoin," he said. Finch said Australia need to find balance in their batting line-up ahead of the important series against India. "It's important that we really nut out the balance of the side and get that right over the next two months," he .
Indian women face Myanmar in 2020 AFC Olympic Qualifiers
India will have their task cut out when they face hosts Myanmar in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers here on Tuesday. Coach Maymol Rocky's charges will have momentum on their side as they go into the match on the back of a stunning 7-1 win against Bangladesh. After playing out a 1-1 draw in their opener against Nepal, the Indian women responded with a resounding victory in their second game, with Bala Devi getting on the scoresheet four times and Kamala Devi scoring twice. "7-1 is a good margin of victory. We wanted to win against Nepal but couldn't, so it was important that we won against Bangladesh," said Rocky. She added, "The girls were excellent on the day and all the credit for the win goes to them. I hope people and fans across India will appreciate the result." India have four points from two matches, the same as Myanmar who won their first match by a 5-0 margin against Bangladesh and followed it up with a surprising 1-1 draw against Nepal .
DSPORT to broadcast the final edition of 'Hero Challenge-2018' for viewers in India
The final edition of the much awaited 'Hero Challenge' will bring together golfers from across the globe under one roof. The short and crisp one day tournament will be telecast live on DSPORT on 13th November, 2018, 9 PM onwards.The reigning Masters Tournament champion Patrick Reed and two former Race to Dubai winners - Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood - will headline a star-studded field at the final Hero Challenge of the 2018 European Tour season, to be held at the world-famous Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai on Tuesday, November 13.Patrick Reed, who triumphed at Augusta National earlier this year, Henrik Stenson, winner of the Race to Dubai in 2013 and 2016, and Lee Westwood, who won the inaugural Race to Dubai in 2009, are the first three participants to be confirmed for the latest edition of the innovative shoot-out contest.Patrick and Westwood would be looking forward for this final edition aiming to become the first multiple winners of the Hero Challenge following their 2017 ...
Dravid aims to improve Indian cricket overseas
Under the keen-eyed veteran batsman Rahul Dravid, India A will look forward to adapt to the Australian pitch conditions when the team will play three One-Day Internationals and three Tests against New Zealand, beginning from November 16.Ecstatic to see the pitch providing productive preparatory sessions to the team, Dravid stated that New Zealand is one of those countries wherein the conditions are quite different from what it is back home. Since a lot of players have already travelled there, it would be a good learning opportunity from his perspective."I think it is a really good challenge to play there and experience what it is like to play overseas in that kind of conditions," he said.Lately, the home team has been very competitive in the white ball cricket, however, the former cricketer thinks that every white ball game is important with the World Cup in mind.Meanwhile, considering that the format is pretty competitive, Dravid added that these matches would provide a good ...
AFC Olympic Qualifiers: Indian women ready for Myanmar challenge
The Indian women's football team will lock horns against hosts Myanmar in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers first round here at the Thuwunna Stadium on Tuesday.India played out a 1-1 draw in their opener against Nepal, however, made a stunning comeback in a resounding 7-1 victory over Bangladesh in their second game with Bala Devi getting on the scoresheet four and Kamala Devi scoring two goals.Reflecting on the clash against Bangladesh, India's coach Maymol Rocky said that all the credit goes to the girls, who were excellent against Bangladesh."7-1 is a good margin of victory. We wanted to win against Nepal but couldn't, so it was important that we won against Bangladesh. The girls were excellent on the day and all the credit for the win goes to them. I hope people and fans across India will appreciate the result," Rocky said.India have gained four points from their two matches, the same as Myanmar, who won their first match by a 5-0 margin ...
Consistent Sindhu sets eyes on Hong Kong Open title
P V Sindhu will look to continue her consistent run when she spearheads the Indian challenge at the Hong Kong World Tour Super 500 tournament beginning here on Tuesday. Sindhu finished second best in the last edition after her gallant fight ended in agony against world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying and the Indian will have to once again bring her best to the fore to salvage any hopes of making the podium again in a tough field. In a gruelling season, Sindhu managed to claim silver medals at the Commonwealth Games, World Championship and Asian Games. She also reached the finals at the India Open and Thailand Open. At the rear-end of the season, the Indian will have to go full throttle if she has to reach the finals. Sindhu begins her campaign against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol and is likely to face China's He Bingjiao in the quarterfinals, an opponent who has defeated her thrice this year. Saina Nehwal, who claimed a second Commonwealth Games gold and a bronze at the Asian Games this season, ...