HARARE, July 31(ABC): Liton Das and Mosaddek Hossain played key roles on Sunday as Bangladesh levelled a three-match Twenty20 international series in Zimbabwe with a seven-wicket victory. Spin-bowling all-rounder Mosaddek took five wickets for the first time in his T20 international career as the tourists restricted Zimbabwe to 135-8 at Harare Sports Club. Faced with the modest target, Bangladesh were …

NEW DELHI, July 31(ABC): Seamer Deepak Chahar and spinner Kuldeep Yadav recovered from injuries to feature in India’s one-day squad for the three-match one-day international (ODI) series scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe this month. India rested several frontline players, including captain Rohit Sharma and batsman Virat Kohli for the matches which will be played in Harare on Aug. 18, …

LONDON, July 31(ABC): Liam Livingstone is desperate to be known for more than “cameo” innings as England head into their final white-ball match of the 2022 home season. The 28-year-old Lancashire batsman has a well-deserved reputation as a brilliant ball-striker capable of hitting huge sixes. But his 34 international appearances in both limited-overs formats have yielded just one hundred and …

WEB DESK, July 31(ABC): Novak Djokovic said he is preparing for the U.S. Open as if he will be allowed to compete at the hardcourt major, despite his refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Djokovic, who has three U.S. Open titles, will not be able to participate at this year s U.S. Open due to current rules under which travellers seeking …

  KARACHI, July 31(ABC): Pakistan has been placed with five times champion India and much stronger Bangladesh in group A for the upcoming South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women’s championship. The groups for the regional women’s football championship were announced on Saturday. Pakistan is in group A along with India, Bangladesh and Maldives. Group B features Nepal, Sri Lanka and …

HARARE, July 29(ABC): Batsmen Sikandar Raza and Wessly Madhevere starred as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in Harare on Saturday in the first of a three-match Twenty20 international series. Zimbabwe posted 205-3 and restricted the tourists to 188-6 to take the lead in a series that continues on Sunday at the same venue and concludes on Tuesday. It was …

CARDIFF, July 29(ABC): Rilee Rossouw s unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa s commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1. Rossouw s innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 — the opener s second …

BIRMINGHAM, July 29(ABC): British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle. Competitors from 72 nations and territories, many of which are former British colonies, will be vying for medals in 19 sports over a jam-packed 11 days in the English Midlands. The opening ceremony …

ISLAMABAD, July 28(ABC): Three foreign climbers are missing and feared dead on Pakistan’s treacherous Karakorum mountain range in the country’s far north, an official said Thursday. Pakistan is home to five of the world’s 14 “super peaks” — those over 8,000 metres (26,246 feet) high — and the climbing season is currently in full swing. A senior government official from …

BRISTOL, July 28(ABC): Jonny Bairstow’s excellent season continued as he made 90 in England’s 41-run win over South Africa in the 1st T20 international at Bristol on Wednesday. Moeen Ali compiled England’s quickest T20 fifty, off just 16 balls, in the hosts’ 234-6 — their second highest total at this level behind the 241-3 they posted against New Zealand at …