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Champions League: Lionel Messi scores in his 700th match to guide Bareclona into Round of 16
November 28 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday to seal a spot in the Champions League knockout stages as Group F winners. Messi set up Suarez to put Barca ahead at a packed Camp Nou...
India vs Bangladesh, Pink ball Test: A day of firsts at Eden Gardens
November 22 (IndiaToday) - Ishant Sharma dominated a splendid performance by Indian pacers to bowl out Bangladesh for a paltry 106 on the opening day of the landmark Day-night Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Ishant Sharma (5/22) claimed five wickets, Umesh Yadav (3/29) snapped three while Mohammed Shami (2/36) took two. Ishant became the 1st Indian bowler to pick up...
2019 World Kabaddi Cup to be held from December 1 to 9
November 14 (PTI) - The 2019 World Kabaddi Cup, to be organised by the Punjab government, will be held from December 1 to 9, State’s Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi said here on Wednesday. He also said that this year’s tournament would be dedicated to the 550th birth anniversary of Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Sodhi said nine...
India and Bangladesh ready to embrace pink ahead of historic day-night Test
November 13 (India Today) - In what will be India's 540th Test, Virat Kohli and Co. will create history in Kolkata on November 22 as the 1st players from the country to feature in a Pink ball Test match. India are the only major Test-playing nation to have not played a day-night Test and for their opponents Bangladesh it will...
Sri Lanka becomes first South Asian nation to criminalise offences related to match-fixing
November 12 (ANI) - Sri Lanka has become the first South Asian nation to criminalise several offences related to match-fixing as its parliament passed all three readings of a bill labelled "Prevention of Offences Related to Sports". If a person is found guilty of committing an offence related to corruption in sports, then he may find himself jailed for a...
Nadal dethrones Djokovic from top spot in rankings, Barty continues WTA domination
November 5 (IANS) - Rafael Nadal has climbed back to the top of the ATP rankings while Ashleigh Barty consolidated her place as no.1 in the WTA Rankings in the updated standings released on Monday. While Barty won the WTA finals on Sunday, Nadal climbed above Novak Djokovic despite the latter sealing his fifth Paris Masters title on the same...
Kareena Kapoor unveils T20 World Cup trophies for men and women in Melbourne
November 1 (Hindustan Times) - Actor Kareena Kapoor flew out to Melbourne, Australia to unveil the trophies of upcoming T20 World Cup (for both men and women) on Friday. Pictures of her posing with the two trophies are now online. Sporting a smart semi-formal western wear including a pair of khaki trousers and a matching blazer and pairing them with a...
Oman outclass Hong Kong, Scotland beat UAE in crucial qualifier to book T20 World Cup berth
October 31 (AFP) - Oman defeated Hong Kong by just 12 runs on Wednesday in a do-or-die T20 World Cup qualifier to reach the finals in Australia along with Scotland who thrashed United Arab Emirates by 90 runs. Oman and Scotland join Namibia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Ireland, who had already booked their places in the 2020 showpiece but are still competing...
Shakib Al Hasan steps down from MCC’s World Cricket Committee after ICC ban
October 30 (PTI) - Suspended for failing to report multiple corrupt approaches, Bangladesh captain and top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has stepped down from the World Cricket Committee of the MCC -- the custodians of the game's laws. The 32-year-old Shakib was on Tuesday banned for two years, one year of it suspended, for failing to report approaches by suspected...
ICC likely to ban Shakib Al Hasan for not reporting match-fixing offer: Report
October 29 (PTI) - Bangladesh's top player Shakib Al Hasan is being kept away from practice ahead of the team's high-profile India tour on ICC's instructions, local media reported while claiming that the all-rounder is set to be banned for not reporting a corrupt approach. The star all-rounder, who is also the country's Test and T20 skipper, reportedly could be...
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