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Football: Thai clubs await fate as league cancelled to mourn king
The Football Association of Thailand says it will meet clubs to explain its decision to scrap the season with three matches to go following the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
16 October 2016
Football: Pep concerned about confidence ahead of Barcelona clash
Pep Guardiola concedes Manchester City's confidence may be cause for concern amid a stuttering run of form as they prepare to face Barcelona in the Champions League.
16 October 2016
Beating Bangladesh with new ball is vital first step to victory in India
This Bangladesh series is perfect preparation for India. But if England are to have any chance of winning in India then they have to beat Bangladesh comprehensively over the next two Tests to lift confidence levels.
16 October 2016
Winning is a bonus
The move from ODI cricket to Test cricket is a jarring one if just the technical and mental adjustments required are considered. It is all the more jarring when that move is made by a team that last collectively stepped out in whites around 15 months ago and one that has won only seven out of 93 matches since their elevation to the highest level.
15 October 2016
BCB XI v England XI: First day abandoned due to wet outfield
The first day of the 2-day tour match between England XI and Bangladesh Cricket Board XI at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong is abandoned due to wet outfield.
14 October 2016
Cricket: Angered family walks out on final day of Hughes inquest
The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes walked out of an inquest into his death after a submission from the lawyer for Cricket Australia that the coroner should not rule on claims the batsman been subject to threatening language.
14 October 2016
Series isn’t over yet, we can still do well in Tests: Mashrafe Mortaza
With the one-day series done, both Bangladesh and England are now preparing for the two-match Test series, which is scheduled to begin at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong from October 20 onwards.
13 October 2016
Cricket: Marsh to stand down as Australia's chief selector
Australia will have a new chairman of selectors before the next Ashes series after Cricket Australia says that Rodney Marsh would not be seeking to stay on in the role when his contract expires next year.
13 October 2016
Bangladesh v England: Statistical highlights of ODI series
Check out the interesting statistical highlights of the action-packed 3-match ODI series between Bangladesh and England, which was the first bilateral ODI series loss for Tigers at home after six consecutive ODI series win since November 2014.
13 October 2016
No complaints about this match: Mashrafe
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is not too disheartened by the narrow loss to England in the series decider as both sides said that the toss, which Bangladesh lost, played a crucial role.
12 October 2016
Live: Stokes and Woakes take England home in style
Chris Woakes hits a six over long off to seal the game with 13 balls left and win by four wickets with 13 balls to spare
12 October 2016
Football: Brazil beat Venezuela to go top of South American group
Brazil go to the top of the South American World Cup qualifying group with a 2-0 win over Venezuela in a match played in torrential rain and halted for almost half an hour when the floodlights failed in Merida.
12 October 2016
Bangladesh set for semifinals
The semifinal lineups for the IHF Trophy Handball Tournament were finalized at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur National Handball Stadium yesterday, with both the men's and women's team from Bangladesh moving into the battle of the last four of their respective categories.
11 October 2016
Fans to deal with Buttler in silence
Jos Buttler's reaction to Bangladesh players' send-off after his dismissal in the second ODI against Bangladesh and Ben Stokes's reaction after that game had drawn the ire of the Bangladeshi public.
11 October 2016
Rain or cyclone?
There is a strong possibility of rain in Chittagong today. And if it rains, cricket aficionados in Bangladesh and across the world are set to miss a different kind of cyclone that has been gathering momentum over the last couple of days with one Jos Buttler in the eye of the storm which is set for a 2:30pm landfall at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
11 October 2016
ECB declines BCB's request for a reserve day
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rejected a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to add a reserve day to the ongoing ODI series. The request was made yesterday ahead of the third and final ODI between the two teams, set to take place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
11 October 2016
Didn’t do anything wrong, won’t say sorry: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza
Tigers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza put a lid on things and says that the events of the second match wouldn’t influence his side in the third ODI on October 12 at all.
11 October 2016
Heated exchanges will fire up both teams: Moeen Ali
England all-rounder Moeen Ali says that heated exchange between the Bangladesh and England players in the second ODI will fire up both the teams for the decider on October 12.
11 October 2016
Immobile rescues Italy
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile grabbed an injury-time winner as four-time champions Italy snatched a 3-2 comeback win at Macedonia on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a World Cup qualifying embarrassment.
10 October 2016
The end-over conundrum
When Mashrafe Bin Mortaza played his heroic hand to club 44 in 29 deliveries to help Bangladesh score 75 crucial runs in the second ODI against England on Sunday, it was cause for joy for the home fans, not just because it put the Tigers back into the match and the series, but also as it bucked a recent trend of mediocrity.
10 October 2016