Former India left-arm spinner Sridharan Sriram has returned to the Bangladesh team as its technical consultant for the upcoming World Cup. Sriram will be joining the team in Guwahati on September 27, as Bangladesh begin their preparation for the two warm-up matches ahead of the tournament proper.The BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus said that Sriram will provide them with local knowledge and will be reporting to Khaled Mahmud, who returned as team director earlier this month.”Sriram has joined as the technical consultant. We will get a lot of technical support from him,” Yunus said. “He knows all the wickets…
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Filipino rowers at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–Photo from Philippine Rowing Association HANGZHOU, China—Rowers Edgar Ilas and Zuriel Sumintac missed the medal race by six seconds after placing third in the repechage of the lightweight men’s double sculls on a rainy Thursday at the Fuyang Water Sports Center here. The Filipino pair clocked seven minutes and 10.97 seconds, just a few ticks off second-placer Masayuki Miyaura and Masahiro Takeda of Japan (7:05.91) in the 2,000-meter distance won by India’s Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh (6:55.78). Only the top two finishers in the repechage will progress to the medal…
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a press conference on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, in central London, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Justin Tallis/Pool via AP) LONDON —Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people. The move angered green groups, opposition politicians and large chunks of U.K. industry, but was welcomed by some in the governing Conservative Party…
Letran Knights celebrate their third straight NCAA championship. NCAA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Don’t let the offseason picture fool you, Letran is still the team to beat in the upcoming NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament, or at least that’s how College of St. Benilde coach Charles Tiu sees it. Tiu knows the Knights all too well. After all, it was Letran that dealt the Blazers a stinging loss in the NCAA Season 98 Finals. However, times have changed for Letran, which lost five major cogs in Fran Yu, Tommy Olivario, Brent Paraiso, Louie Sangalang and King Caralipio. Despite that, Tiu still…
Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell won’t feature in the ODI series opener against India in Mohali which acts as the final lead-in to the World Cup, but captain Pat Cummins was hopeful they would feature later in the three-match series.They are part of a group of senior players – Cummins included – who are returning from injuries that kept them out of the South Africa series. Starc has been recovering from a groin injury sustained in the Ashes while Maxwell, who was already due to have paternity leave, left South Africa early with ankle soreness and will only join the…
The timing of Jarell Quansah’s Wolves performance couldn’t be more perfect ahead of a Europa League trip to Austria where Liverpool are set to face LASK on Thursday evening.The 20-year-old was a force to be reckoned with at the Molineux, earning plaudits from Ian Kennedy in the process who noted a remarkable level of ‘assurance and calmness’ in his game.“They have a resilience about them – highlighted by their recovery from a poor first half at Wolves to score three second-half goals – and they were without Virgil Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold,” the pundit spoke on BBC Radio Merseyside (via BBC Sport).“Step…
Russia launched a missile attack early Thursday on cities across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine denounced Russia’s “criminal and unprovoked aggression” on his country before the United Nations.The missiles sent civilians rushing to shelters in places ranging from Lviv, on the country’s western edge, to Kharkiv in the northeast. In Kyiv, at least seven people were wounded, fires broke out and a gas pipe was damaged from missile debris, according to the mayor and the regional military administration.Mr. Zelensky spent two days this week in New York at the United Nations General Assembly…
2 Manchester United u19s started their European campaign on Wednesday along with the first team with a trip to Germany to take on Bayern Munich. The early stages saw Bayern Munich take control with Victor Manuba breaking through down the right for an early chance that the right back drilled across goal, forcing a parried save from Elyh Harrison. Another chance came down Bayern’s right wing with a cross to the back post that looked an almost certain goal for Robert Ramsak but the number nine somehow managed to put the ball wide from close range. United’s lone bright spark…
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9 Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has taken full responsibility for his side’s Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich. United were beaten by four goals to three at the Allianz Arena. Courtesy of the loss, the Red Devils are now bottom of Group A. Onana spoke to TNT after the game and accepted his role in how events unfolded against United vs. the Bundesliga giants. For Bayern’s opening goal which was scored by Leroy Sane, Onana let a relatively weak shot from the former Manchester City winger squirm past him to roll into the back of the net. From there,…
