Tigers set 266 for Afghans

Bangladesh set a moderate target of 266 for Afghanistan in the first ODI in Mirpur. Decided to bat first, Bangladesh managed to make 265 losing all wickets in the 50 overs. Opener Tamim Iqbal scored a superb 80 from 98 balls. Tamim, dropped on 30, hit nine boundaries while Mahmudullah smashed five boundaries and both the sixes of the Bangladesh innings to score 62 runs. A quick 48 from 40 balls by ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan helped Tigers...

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Aguero keeps Man City perfect under Guardiola

Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City made it 10 wins in as many games this season with a 3-1 victory away to Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday. Aguero marked his return to action with two well-taken goals for Pep Guardiola’s league leaders after serving a three-game ban for throwing an elbow in last month’s victory over West Ham. The Argentinian striker opened the scoring in the ninth minute and he made it 2-0 25 minutes from...

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United 4-1 Leicester without Rooney

Manchester United dismantled Premier League champions Leicester in a ruthless 20-minute burst as Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney was rewarded with a 4-1 win at Old Trafford on Saturday. Leicester imploded defensively as United racked up four goals between the 22nd and 42nd minutes. It was a stylish display from a United side who had entered the game under pressure after losing their last two league games, against Manchester City...

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De Villiers to have crunch fitness test

South African captain and star batsman AB de Villiers will undergo a fitness test on Tuesday to determine if he needs surgery that would rule him out of the Test series with Australia. The world’s number one-ranked one-day international batsman is already out of the one-off ODI against Ireland in Benoni on Sunday because of the persistent elbow injury. And if he fails the fitness test next week he will need surgery, ruling him out of the one-day...

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De Villiers still struggling to recover from injury

South African captain AB de Villiers, struggling to recover from a left elbow injury, will miss a one-off one-day international against Ireland in Benoni on Sunday. The world’s number one-ranked one-day international batsman is also in doubt for a five-match series against Australia, which starts in Centurion on September 30. Cricket South Africa announced on Thursday that De Villiers had been given “an extended period of rehabilitation” and...

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Ceferin unveils Euro 2020 logo

New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin unveiled the logo for Euro 2020 at the tournament’s official launch in London on Wednesday. The logo shows multicoloured fan silhouettes standing either side of the competition’s Henri Delaunay Trophy on a green bridge, representative of the links between the 13 host countries. The 2020 European Championship is being staged in 13 cities across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the competition, with...

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Falcao header fires Monaco top

A towering Radamel Falcao header helped send Monaco top in France on Saturday as a 3-0 home win over Rennes saw them leapfrog Paris Saint Germain. The win means Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco have 13 points from five games ahead of PSG on ten, while Nice can join Monaco at the top with a win at Montpellier Sunday. This was Monaco’s seventh consecutive win and follows a slick 2-1 triumph over Tottenham at Wembley in the Champions League in midweek. “The...

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England to announce Bangladesh tour squad today

Teenage batsman Haseeb Hameed could find himself helping to solve one of England’s trickiest problems if he is included when the squads for the tour of Bangladesh are announced on Friday. Finding a reliable partner for Test captain Alastair Cook at the top of the order has been a problem ever since former skipper Andrew Strauss retired in 2012. The past four years have seen eight men-Nick Compton, Joe Root, Michael Carberry, Sam Robson, Jonathan...

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Bangladesh make new safety pledges for England

Bangladesh made fresh assurances Friday that England’s cricketers would be accorded top-level security on their controversial upcoming tour amid growing doubts over whether ODI skipper Eoin Morgan will travel. The tour, which begins on 30 September and will include two Tests and three ODIs, had been called into question after an attack in July on a cafe in Dhaka in which 20 hostages were killed, including 18 foreigners. But England’s board...

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Barca trio reunited

Barcelona’s fearsome front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar could join forces for the first time in four months against Alaves, while Cristiano Ronaldo will make his Real Madrdid return on Saturday. Neymar has missed Barca’s 100 percent start to the season due to his efforts in leading Brazil to Olympic gold on home soil, but returned to Spain for the first time since May after more international duty in World Cup qualifying this...

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