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Manoj Tiwary became Abahani Limited’s third Indian recruit in the Dhaka Premier League in 2016

Mohammad Isam16-May-2016Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary became Abahani Limited’s third Indian recruit in the Dhaka Premier League in 2016. The 30-year old batsman replaced wicketkeeper Manvinder Bisla; before Bisla, Abahani had acquired the services of wicketkeeper Uday Kaul.Tiwary began his DPL career with 40 off 50 balls against Kalabagan Cricket Academy in Fatullah on Monday.Indian players are not strangers to the DPL, but this season there has been a significant number of signings. Brothers Union recruited Milind Kumar, the Saxena brothers Jatin and Jalaj are playing for Kalabagan and Legends of Rupganj respectively, and Prime Bank Cricket Club signed Sachin Rana, who was making his debut along with Tiwary in the current round of matches.Each team is allowed only one overseas player in the XI, but they can register as many as they want to be part of the squad.Some of the other Indians who have played in the Dhaka League are Raman Lamba, Yuvraj Singh, Ajay Jadeja, Arun Lal, Ashok Malhotra, Iqbal Abdulla, Rajat Bhatia, Chetan Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Rohan Gavaskar, Amol Muzumdar and Aakash Chopra.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ openers laid the foundation for a total of 164 and their bowlers overcame the threat of a Glenn Maxwell fifty to go to the top of the table

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsGautam Gambhir struck his 30th IPL fifty to help Kolkata Knight Riders post 164•BCCI”One interesting decision and everyone forgets you hit a fifty in the last game.” It seemed Glenn Maxwell was still smarting from an incorrect caught-behind decision in Kings XI Punjab’s previous game against Gujarat Lions. He couldn’t score any runs then, but on Wednesday, it was almost like he couldn’t be stopped.Almost, because Piyush Chawla found a way, and did so at the perfect time. Maxwell fell for 68 off 42 balls with his side still 45 runs away from a target of 165 with only 26 balls in hand. A well-populated Eden Gardens reveled in the tension. So did a bowling attack that featured six internationals. Kolkata Knight Riders closed out a victory by seven runs and climbed to the top of the table.Andre Russell had 11 runs to defend in the final over and he did so by picking up one wicket, apart from two run-outs, to finish with 4 for 20 in four overs. He was Knight Riders’ battering ram, but he needed Chawla to make that decisive dent. By contrast, Kings XI were reliant on one man and he had far too much to do.Maxwell took on the challenge though. He came in with the score on 13 for 3 and his determination to contribute was apparent in the shots he played – flicks and cuts against the Knight Riders quicks, who bowled too short at him, and powerful lofts down the ground against the spinners. Essentially, Maxwell wanted to limit the risks he took. His fifty came off only 29 balls, by which time he had played only one reverse sweep.Towards the end of his innings, the cross-batted shots kept coming out and one of them did him in. Maxwell misread a googly from Chawla, played a reverse sweep against the turn and was adjudged lbw by umpire Anil Chaudhary. The batsman walked off unhappy because he felt he was hit outside the line of off stump, and while replays indicated more than half the ball had been outside the line, some of his anger may have been directed at himself. He was the only Kings XI batsman who showed any kind of control and with him out of the way, Knight Riders breezed past the finish line.The result seemed never in doubt when Russell had knocked over Marcus Stoinis and Vohra in his first two overs. Morne Morkel had M Vijay caught at mid-off in the fourth over as the Kings XI top order paid the price for not taking time to understand a slow pitch.Knight Riders fared better in that department as well. Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa struck fluent half-centuries and added 101 runs for the opening partnership. Though the run-rate they maintained was only 7.48, they laid an excellent foundation for the big-hitters down the order by punishing a bowling line-up that couldn’t get their length right.On a sluggish pitch, short-pitched bowling allowed the batsman time to pick his spots, as Stoinis found out in the third over when Gambhir pulled a couple of fours away. It also allowed time to recover after making a mistake, as Mohit Sharma found out in the fourth over when Uthappa came forward to a back of a length delivery and was still able to drive it past point.On top of that, Kings XI dropped Uthappa three balls after Gambhir was run-out. The culprit, Mohit, recovered well though. He and Sandeep Sharma switched to a mix of yorkers and slower deliveries for the last five overs. That meant Yusuf Pathan and Russell could not bring their power-hitting into play and Knight Riders had to settle for only 43 runs in that period.Kings XI have dropped to the bottom of the table with six losses in eight games. They went in with only three overseas players on Wednesday – Maxwell, Stoinis and David Miller – after Shaun Marsh’s back injury ruled him out of the IPL two days ago. Hashim Amla, who was brought in as a replacement, sat out because he had arrived in India on the day of the match and had had very little time to prepare.

After a breakout Women's World Cup, the mesmerising forward put in a statement performance as her side ended their opening-day hoodoo

This felt like a significant night for Lauren James. With Chelsea taliswoman Sam Kerr out through injury, she stepped up to deliver an effortless, match-winning performance against Tottenham under the lights at Stamford Bridge.

James acted as playmaker-in-chief and her side's principal goal scoring threat on Sunday evening, but it was debutant Mia Fishel who broke the deadlock in the first half, nodding home Niamh Charles' pinpoint cross.

The 'cheat code' – as she has been christened by her England team-mates – sent several warning shots to Spurs before eventually scoring from close range just after the break, with Charles against playing the role of provider.

As impressive as they were going forward at times, Chelsea left a lot to be desired out of possession. A combination of poor finishing and the heroics of Zecira Musovic were the only things that prevented Martha Thomas from netting on her Spurs debut in the first half – and she eventually got her rewards for a lively display when the ball slipped out of the Blues' goalkeeper's grasp and into her path for an easy finish.

This set up a tense finish, but in the end it was mission accomplished for the champions, who finally won a opening-day WSL game after a four-year wait.

GOAL rates Chelsea's players from Stamford Bridge…

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Zecira Musovic (6/10):

Made an outstanding 'starfish' save from Thomas on the stroke of half time. Looked dependable, right up until she let a shot squirm straight into the Spurs' frontwoman's path in the second half.

Maren Mjelde (4/10):

Not massively convincing. Needed to get closer to Bright at times with Thomas squeezing through more than once.

Jess Carter (6/10):

Played her way out of some difficult areas with some neat control. Generally passed it very well.

Millie Bright (6/10):

Made a couple of much-needed recovery challenges. Solid for the most part, but Thomas' runs stretched her at times.

Niamh Charles (8/10):

Gave Chelsea width and was a consistent attacking threat, as evidenced by the two assists she provided. If she keeps this up Rachel Daly might finally be freed of left-back duties for the Lionesses.

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Sophie Ingle (6/10):

Needed to assert herself more during a frantic first half when the game was calling out for her trademark composure. Improved after the break.

Sjoeke Nusken (5/10):

Clearly eager to impress following her summer move from Eintracht Frankfurt. Was perhaps overly enthusiastic at times, which result in some sloppiness. Showed promise, though.

Lauren James (8/10):

Just an absolute joy to watch when she's playing like this. Glided past her opponents with grace, poise and understated power all afternoon.

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Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (4/10):

Barely in the game in the first half, only touching the ball 11 times. Withdrawn on the hour mark.

Mia Fishel (7/10):

A dream debut, with the American scoring in front of the away end. Hold-up play was nifty too.

Guro Reiten (6/10):

Not quite her electric best, but provided some threatening moments.

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Fran Kirby (5/10):

Great to see her back on the field after injury. However, she wasn't really in this game.

Melanie Leupolz (6/10):

Helped see the game out after coming on.

Ashley Lawrence (6/10):

Looked good at right-back. Will likely soon become a starter.

Jessie Fleming (6/10):

Bustling display.

Jelena Cankovic (N/A):

Only on for the closing stages.

Emma Hayes (6/10):

She brought up Chelsea's inability to win on the opening day unprovoked in her pre-match press conference, so will clearly be delighted they got that monkey off their back. However, like Arsenal and Manchester United earlier in the day, this was far from Chelsea at their best as they look to blood their new players.

Mosaddek Hossain and Abu Haider are two of the more experienced Under-19 faces in the Bangladesh U-19 squad that will play a triangular series against Pakistan and hosts England next month

Mohammad Isam23-Jul-2013Bangladesh Under-19 squad

Joyraj Sheik, Sadman Islam, Najmul Hossain, Munim Shahriar, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedy Hasan (capt), Rahatul Ferdous, Mohammad Saifuddin, Jashimuddin (wk), Abu Sayeem (wk), Abu Haider Rony, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Rifat Pradhan, Jubair Hossain

Mosaddek Hossain and Abu Haider are two of the more experienced Under-19 faces in the Bangladesh U-19 squad that will play a triangular series against Pakistan and hosts England next month. The rest of the squad comprises players that have been drafted in after the U-19 World Cup in Australia last year.Batting allrounder Mehedy Hasan will lead the team*. He takes over from Mosaddek, who led the side when it took on the Sri Lanka U-19s in April, when they drew the two Youth Tests and lost the one-day series 2-3.Left-arm pace bowler Haider took nine wickets in an ACC Cup match against Qatar U-19s last year, but was wicketless in the two matches of the World Cup in Australia. He is the only player with first-class experience in the team, while wicketkeeper Jashimuddin played a single BPL match for Sylhet Royals this season.”This is a well-trained squad of players, and we hope they perform well in England,” Nazmul Abedin, the acting national manager of BCB’s game development, said. “It will be an interesting time for them and I hope they do well. Of them, Mehedy Hasan is a promising batting allrounder and Mosaddek Hossain has been doing well too. Legspinner Jubair Ahmed did well against the Sri Lanka U-19s recently.”The junior-team selectors have included two left-arm quicks in Mustafizur Rahman and Mehedi Hasan, while Rifat Pradhan is the other seamer alongside Haider.Richard McInnes, the National Cricket Academy’s head coach, will coach the team in England, with Zafrul Ehsan as his assistant.The tri-nation tournament begins on August 5, with Bangladesh taking on Pakistan in Loughborough.*12.32GMT This news has been updated with the announcement of the team’s captain

Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has suffered a relapse of lymphoma, a type of cancer he was diagnosed with in October 2012

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Sep-2014Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has suffered a relapse of lymphoma, a type of cancer he was diagnosed with in October 2012.”After a brilliant year of self discovery and recovery, I have more work to do. My friend and tough taskmaster Lymphoma is back to teach me,” Crowe said on Twitter. “To say you can’t beat lymphoma is not quite true, many have. Yet follicular lymphoma is incurable, and can be treated and tamed for many long years.”Crowe told Fairfax media he visited the doctor after suffering back pains and tests revealed the cancer had returned. “I was hopeful that after the first episode I might be clear for a few years; I felt very well,” he said. “I feel much wiser and better equipped to deal with the situation than I was last time. I’ll get stuck into the treatment again with the same resolve and positivity.”

I say Lymphoma as a 'friend' coz it delivered me a message to remove the past for good in 2012, which I have. Its returned as the taskmaster

— Martin David Crowe (@MDCroweMentor) September 17, 2014

Crowe had been diagnosed with grade two follicular lymphoma two years ago and at the time he said the rigours of a touring lifestyle during a 13-year New Zealand career had taken a toll on his health. He said his immune system had weakened after suffering illnesses on certain trips, like when he picked up salmonella poisoning in Sri Lanka in 1984.One of New Zealand’s most celebrated batsmen, Crowe, 50, played 77 Tests between 1982 and 1995, before he was forced to quit international cricket due to a bad knee.

Sri Lanka coach Marvan Atapattu has said that he is confident his team can chase down 370 to win the Galle Test

Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle19-Jul-20144:15

Willing to put up a fight – Atapattu

Marvan Atapattu – “A team hasn’t gone past 300 in the fourth innings here, but we’ve got a team inside the dressing room who are willing to fight”•AFPFormer Sri Lanka coaches have often spoken of the team’s thrill for a fight, particularly from poor positions. As the man currently in that job, Marvan Atapattu delivered a fighting talk of his own, after the fourth day in Galle.Sri Lanka remain 260 runs adrift on a wearing surface, and although the hosts would have to score the highest-ever fourth innings total at the venue as well as break their own record for the highest fourth-innings chase, Atapattu has not ruled out victory yet.”It’s a challenging total,” he said. “A team hasn’t gone past 300 in the fourth innings at this venue, but we’ve got a team inside the dressing room who’re willing to fight. That I can guarantee you. We’re aiming to get the amount of runs but we’ll fight to get through the first session tomorrow and see where we’ll be placed at.”Sri Lanka faced a first-innings deficit of 163, and the only time a side has overturned a deficit of that size at the venue, was when Australia defeated Sri Lanka in 2004, after the hosts had scored 161 more runs in the first innings. The highest successful fourth innings chase in Galle is 96, but Sri Lanka will take heart that their highest chase of 352 also came against South Africa.”I haven’t seen that stat, but that is something I’ll look into and probably have in the dressing room for all of us to be motivated,” Atapattu said. “It’s good to know that people have done it, but even if someone hasn’t done it – it doesn’t mean that you can’t do it.”It’s all in the mind and how you think and the confidence levels. In a situation when you have the whole day to get the runs – don’t get me wrong, it’s not easy or guaranteed with the attack they have – but there is a chance. It’s a bold declaration from Amla, encouraging us to go for our shots.”Their bowlers might have a few more chances from our batsmen, going for shots. After the first innings when South Africa got to 255 on the first day, for the game to be poised at this position, is a credit to both teams and how they’ve played.”Atapattu also suggested the Galle surface remained a good one for batting, despite its history of taking extravagant turn. South Africa scored 206 at over four runs an over on Saturday – though they did lose six wickets – and Sri Lanka reached 110 for 1 by stumps, going at well over three runs an over.”This wicket has turned square when Muttiah Muralitharan bowled here and he would have turned it square on any wicket. Some of us had been misled. Yes the wicket is good and the batsmen have adapted, used their feet, swept, reserve swept, handled situations, and handled bowlers differently, because there’s no bowler called Murali. He would have been in a different proposition had he been here.”Despite the optimism, Atapattu was also sober in his assessment of the challenges his team would face on the final day, particularly in the form of reverse swing and spin. Imran Tahir, South Africa’s No.l spinner, would appear one of their primary hopes for victory.”It could be anybody from that attack tomorrow that poses a major threat. They’re all quality bowlers. For a legspinner, I believe that he [Tahir] can come into the game at any time on a track like that, when somebody has the variety that he has. We will play with respect and look to put the bad ball away.”

Half-centuries from Raymond van Schoor and Louis van der Westhuizen ensured Namibia completed a steep chase with just three balls to spare to win by eight wickets

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ScorecardNamibia completed an eight-wicket victory over Kenya in Windhoek. Kenya batted first and the openers put up a partnership of 47 runs before Craig Williams bowled Tanmay Mishra. Alex Obanda and Maurice Ouma kept the innings flowing, with Ouma eventually falling for 40. Rakep Patel weighed in with a rapid 58 off 27 balls to propel Kenya to a commanding 190 for 5.Namibia’s innings started in similar fashion, with the openers putting on 36. Once Pikky ya France fell for 18, Raymond van Schoor and Louis van der Westhuizen stole the show with a 124-run stand which effectively took the game away form Kenya. van Schoor would finish not out on 67, while van der Westhuizen scored a quick fire 66 off 39 balls. Williams’ 21 off 11 helped Namibia finish off the match with just three balls to spare.

Wantage Road provided an atmosphere far removed from the tension that surrounded the end of the one-day series as the Sri Lankans slotted into Test preparation ahead of Lord’s next week

Andrew McGlashan at Wantage Road05-Jun-2014
ScorecardKaushal Silva did not put a foot wrong as he batted throughout the opening day•PA PhotosWantage Road provided an atmosphere far removed from the tension that surrounded the end of the one-day series at Edgbaston as the Sri Lankans eased into Test preparation ahead of Lord’s next week.They will have been highly satisfied by their day’s work. Kaushal Silva, who will open in the Test series, batted compactly and confidently throughout the day during a 186-ball hundred, and Lahiru Thirimanne, leading the tourists in the absence of the rested Angelo Mathews, benefitted from being dropped first ball by Ben Duckett to join Silva with a century during the final session from 151 deliveries.”It was nice to spend some time in the middle. Overall they bowled really well. It’s a nice pitch to bat on,” Thirimanne said, before acknowledging his fortune. “It was a nice ball, I just nicked it and I was lucky to bat through the rest of the day.”The pair added 238 for the fourth wicket against a friendly Northamptonshire bowling attack, which delivered just six maidens in the day, although Steven Crook generated enough pace to keep the batsmen on their toes.For David Willey it was his first outing with the ball in the first team this season, following the stress fracture of his back which has plagued him since the winter, ruling him out of the Lions, and he felt his way back into the bowling crease with 12 overs. He is expected to be limited to 20 in the match.Alongside Mathews, who gave himself the match off, Rangana Herath was not given an outing before the Test series – offspinner Dilruwan Perera was offered a chance – while the pace attack next week could be made up of any combination of the seamers in the party.Dimuth Karunaratne is clinging onto his Test berth at the moment so could have done with more than falling in the second over of the day, getting an inside edge into his thigh pad which flew to gully, and will have looked on wistfully as two colleagues filled their boots on a flat pitch in pleasant sunshine.Sri Lanka would Mankad again

Sri Lanka would have no qualms about Mankading another England batsman if the situation arose.

Their dismissal of Jos Buttler at Edgbaston, when the wicketkeeper was run out at the non-striker’s end after repeatedly backing up too far, led to a controversial conclusion to the one-day series and bad feeling from England towards the visitors.

Alastair Cook called Angelo Mathews’ upholding of the appeal as “a pretty poor act” but if any of the England batsmen go walkabout in the Tests they can expect a similar response.

“If any batsman is taking unfair starts we will warn him and after that, yes,” Lahriu Thirimanne, Sri Lanka’s vice captain who was leading them against Northamptonshire, said.

Neither had a few days to think about the incident brought any sympathy towards Buttler. “We warned him twice, he was taking unfair starts. That’s the rule of the game. He has to learn,” Thirimanne said.

His opening partner, Silva, has far fewer concerns. A solid series against Pakistan in the UAE was followed by a maiden Test hundred in Dhaka. With a bat and pads that really looked too big for him, the diminutive Silva barely put a foot wrong as he compiled a textbook first-class innings, seeing off the new ball then building his tempo throughout the day. His first fifty took 123 balls, his second just 63, as a 16th boundary, driven through the off side, took him to three figures.He was given a life on 124, dropped down the leg side off Matthew Spriegel as Duckett missed his second chance, and responded by clobbering the next delivery over deep midwicket for his second six. In the penultimate over of the day he ticked through to his 150 and, if the hunger persists in the morning, his career-best 193 is in sight.At 120 for 3, the weakened Northamptonshire attack could be satisfied with their work having removed Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. That should have become four down straightaway when when Thirimanne edged Crook but Duckett, the England Under-19 player, spilled a regulation chance slightly to his left.Thirimanne struggled at the start of the one-day series, especially against James Anderson, but found some form on moving down the order and was unbeaten on 60 when the series was wrapped up amid acrimony two days ago. If Sri Lanka decide not to persist with Karunaratne he could move back up the order although appears more at ease in his current role.After the escape he was strong through the off side, although was fed plenty of take advantage of, and later added a six over the longer boundary towards deep midwicket off Graeme White. The final session of 30 overs brought 137 runs.Sangakkara and Jayawardene had promised more substantial innings before both falling to excellent catches. Sangakkara could barely believe it when he pulled the part-time medium pace of Kyle Coetzer, who had just four first-class wickets, to deep backward square-leg, where debutant Chad Barrett judged the catch superbly near the rope.After lunch Jayawardene – having skipped 46 with seven boundaries – was spectacularly held in the gully by Spriegel but the rest of the day became toil.

Following Colombia's triumph against Brazil, Liverpool teammates Luis Diaz and Alisson exchanged an impassioned hug that left fans in awe.

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Diaz scores twice against BrazilColombia beat Brazil 2-1Diaz and Alisson embrace post matchGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

Late in the second half, Diaz scored twice in four minutes to help his country win 2-1 against Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match. Given the circumstances surrounding his father's abduction, Diaz's moving performance had even more emotional resonance. It was only during the international break that Luis Manuel Diaz and his son were reunited following his 12-day detention by the rebel organisation ELN in Colombia last week. Following the final whistle, Diaz was spotted embracing Alisson, his teammate at Liverpool and the Brazil goalie for the evening.

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Diaz singled out Alisson's support towards him during the ordeal: "He’s a great human being. I really respect him. He was very happy for me because he knew what we all went through. He gave me all the support I could’ve asked for."

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Colombia won their first match against Brazil in eight years thanks to two goals from Diaz, which also moved them up to third in the South American qualification standings. Brazil is now in fifth place in the competition after losing twice in a row.

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The Brazil keeper will next be in action when his country takes on their rivals Argentina, while Diaz will participate in Colombia's clash against Paraguay.

Chris Rogers prepared for the first Ashes Test with a solid 88 on the first day at the MCG, but New South Wales took the honours by dismissing Victoria late in the day for 236

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Nov-2013
ScorecardChris Rogers made 88 on the first day at the MCG•Getty ImagesChris Rogers prepared for the first Ashes Test with a solid 88 on the first day at the MCG, but New South Wales took the honours by dismissing Victoria late in the day for 236. Rogers batted for more than five hours as wickets fell around him, eventually bowled when he dragged on a short delivery from the offspinner Nathan Lyon, who was also warming up for a likely spot in the Gabba Test.Lyon finished with 2 for 58 from his 26 overs, also having John Hastings stumped for 10, but it was Sean Abbott who caused the most problems for the Victorians with 3 for 60. Abbott’s strikes included two from consecutive deliveries, the in-form Cameron White bowled by a yorker for 48 and Aaron Finch also bowled for a golden duck.Matthew Wade survived the hat-trick ball but went on to become Abbott’s third victim, caught behind for 9 as Victoria stumbled to 5 for 112 having chosen to bat in sunny conditions. But Rogers kept things ticking along for the Bushrangers and was the only batsman to pass fifty, lifting his scoring rate as he started to run out of partners.Doug Bollinger and Steve O’Keefe picked up two wickets each and the last Victorian wicket, Fawad Ahmed, fell from the last ball of the 96th over. Ahmed’s main role will arrive on day two as he aims for a bag of wickets that could encourage the selectors to consider him for the first Ashes Test.