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Colombo: Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy exploited the reduced firepower in India's bowling attack to score half-centuries and guide Bangladesh to a healthy 265 for 8 in their Asia Cup Super Four match here Friday. Shakib played an innings that suited a captain, scoring...

Colombo: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super 4 match here Friday. India made wholesale changes to their playing XI, resting Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav. Tilak Varma...

Colombo: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has cast doubts on the possibility of pacer Naseem Shah's timely recovery for their initial matches in the upcoming World Cup in India. However, their ace pacer Haris Rauf is "recovering well" from a side strain and will be fit...

Manchester: Manchester United's women's team signed American goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce Thursday from OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League. The 26-year-old Tullis-Joyce previously played in Europe with French club Reims. United did not specify the length of the contract or value of her transfer....

Colombo: Kusal Mendis produced an outstanding 91 and Charith Asalanka a gutsy unbeaten 49 as defending champions Sri Lanka overcame Pakistan by two wickets in a dramatic Super Four match here Thursday to set up an Asia Cup final against India. Fifties by Abdullah Shafique...

Colombo: Having already sealed a place in the final, India will be tempted to test their fringe players when they face an already knocked-out Bangladesh in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup here Friday. The Rohit Sharma-led outfit will think deep whether to...

 Colombo: Half centuries by Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan were the rocks around which Pakistan built their competitive 252 for the loss of seven wickets against Sri Lanka in a must-win Asia Cup Super Four match here Thursday. Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka are tied on...

Lucknow: The devastation back home, caused by a deadly earthquake that killed close to 3,000 people, has jolted the Moroccan players ahead of their Davis Cup tie against India. However, Morocco skipper Mehdi Tahiri said his team are determined to do well against a strong...

Colombo: The crucial Asia Cup Super 4 match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was further reduced to a 42 overs-a-side affair following another rain interruption at the R Premadasa Stadium here Thursday. Pakistan were stuttering at 130 for five in 27.4 overs against hosts Sri...

Colombo: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super 4 match here Thursday. There were changes galore for Pakistan as Imam ul Haq, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Salman Ali Agha missed...