DHAKA: Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan steered Bangladesh to a 2-0 lead over Australia in the Twenty20 series with an emphatic five-wicket win on Wednesday. Chasing 122 for victory, Bangladesh depended on an unbroken 56-run sixth-wicket partnership between Afif, who hit 37, and Nurul, who made 22, to achieve their target with eight balls to … Read more
Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan steered Bangladesh to a 2-0 lead over Australia in the Twenty20 series with an emphatic five-wicket win on Wednesday. Chasing 122 for victory, Bangladesh depended on an unbroken 56-run sixth-wicket partnership between Afif, who hit 37, and Nurul, who made 22, to achieve their target with eight balls to spare … Read more
In between the lows and highs in England and Australia in 2014, Indian captain Virat Kohli had sought help from the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, after which he became “absolutely fearless” while facing the likes of Mitchell Johnson. Kohli said that before the Australia tour of 2014-15, he had been treating overseas tours as … Read more
DHAKA: Spinner Nasum Ahmed claimed four wickets as Bangladesh defended 131 to beat Australia for the first time in Twenty20 internationals on Tuesday in Dhaka. Nasum, a left-arm spinner, returned career-best figures of 4-19 to help dismiss the visitors for 108 as Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Mustafizur Rahman and fellow … Read more
Australia tour of Bangladesh is all set to create history as this will be the first time that Bangladesh will square off against Australia in a bilateral T20I series. The first T20 International of the five-match series will be hosted at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on August 3, Tuesday. Entering the T20I series … Read more
For nearly four decades, the mother of all sporting upsets belonged to India. It was getting lonely at the top for Lord’s 83, somewhat jaded as it waited for genuine company. Along the way, a lot of close hits and wide misses, but nothing perhaps counted. Then, on Monday, in sunny Tokyo, an Indian women’s … Read more
A fire broke out in a Tesla Megapack battery unit in Australia on Friday during testing of one of the world’s biggest energy storage projects, run by France’s Neoen SA, fire authorities said. The fire erupted during an initial trial of the high-profile energy project known as the Victorian Big Battery near Melbourne on Friday … Read more
Australia is going through a cycle of stop-and-start COVID-19 lockdowns in several cities. (File) Sydney: Australian officials on Monday extended a snap three-day lockdown in the city of Brisbane and some neighbouring regions while hundreds of army personnel began patrolling Sydney to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules. Sydney, Australia’s largest city, is into its sixth … Read more
TOKYO: The Indian women’s hockey team‘s grit will be put through a severe test when it takes on Australia in the Olympic quarterfinals on Monday, hoping to add another unexpected win to a dream run that has seen the side reach the last-eight stage for the first time. India finished their Pool A proceedings in … Read more
The pandemic has killed more than four million people and shows no sign of slowing. Beijing, China: China and Australia ramped up Covid-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic. The Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is forcing … Read more