Bangladesh, who had to bat a little over an hour before stumps, negotiated it quite comfortably for the most part with openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan scoring freely. They would have...
Bangladesh nosedived in the dying moments of day three in Sylhet, losing five wickets for 43 runs in 13 overs before stumps. The slump though came when Bangladesh were anyway in a dire situation....
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to put Sri Lanka in to bat in the first Test in Sylhet.
Najmul Hossain Shanto said he was hoping for early inroads as he felt the moisture...
England centre Manu Tuilagi’s move to Bayonne in France has officially been confirmed with the 32-year-old making the switch at the beginning of next season.
The move to France means that Tuilagi’s...
Sri Lanka had no answer to Najmul Hossain Shanto's career-best unbeaten 122 which powered Bangladesh to a six-wicket win in the first ODI in Chattogram. The home side won with 32 balls to...
It all came down to the last over in Sylhet. Chasing 207, Bangladesh needed 12, with the rampaging Jaker Ali at the non-striker's end, but Dasun Shanaka nailed his lines and...
Hasaranga's absence
Given recent improvements in his batting, Wanindu Hasaranga has enlarged his reputation as Sri Lanka's most valuable player. But his mouth got...
Italy fly-half Paolo Garbisi missed a late penalty which meant his side had to settle for a 13-13 draw with France in their Six Nations clash at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Sunday.
In the end,...
It's October 2021, and there's been a top-order collapse. Sri Lanka have lost three wickets inside two overs and things are looking bleak. There's Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka and Chamika Karunaratne...
In their first media briefing after being appointed, the new selection committee pointed out the importance of building bench strength. A look at this Sri Lanka squad tells us what a best XI might look...
Former Wallabies boss Eddie Jones was talking a big game this week about having lots of chats about possible future roles, but there are a number of international coaching roles up for grabs which he could...
Rugby World Cup holders South Africa knocked out host nation France in a pulsating quarter-final in Paris, winning 29-28 to progress to the last-four.
The result ends a run of 18 straight wins at home...
Ireland have received a blow ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand after James Ryan was ruled out.
The second-row has been struggling with a hand injury but was named in the...
Now that everyone’s cooled off after an opening round of the Rugby World Cup that was played in sweltering conditions, here’s our Team of the Week.
There are four Frenchmen in the line-up...
Owen Farrell has been banned for his tackle on Taine Basham and will now miss two of England’s Rugby World Cup pool stage matches.
A second independent disciplinary panel has suspended Farrell for...
The Wallabies’ woes went from bad to worse when it was confirmed that star front-row Allan Alaalatoa has been ruled out of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France due to a ruptured Achilles.
Alaalatoa,...
Few beyond the tragics in Pakistan will pretend they were paying much attention to the Emerging Men's Asia Cup until they checked the score halfway through the Pakistan innings on Sunday,...
The British and Irish Lions have confirmed their schedule ahead of their 2025 tour to Australia and includes a fixture against an invitational Australian-New Zealand team, which will be played in Adelaide.
They...
Wallabies prop Allan Alaalatoa believes the Springboks will present a big challenge regardless of who they select to start their Rugby Championship opener at Loftus Versfeld.
The South African, as they...
New Zealand could be without the services of experienced second-row Sam Whitelock when they get their Rugby Championship campaign underway against Argentina in Mendoza on July 8.
After delivering a man-of-the-match...