Serena Williams exploded any doubts about her form on Tuesday as she swept into the Australian Open second round on her return to Grand Slam action. Spain’s Rafael Nadal also started his Australian Open campaign with a thumping win over Florian Mayer of Germany. The American, with a record 23rd major title in her sights and watched by her new fiance, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, thumped…

BD women win by 10 runs against SA Bangladesh women won by 10 runs against South African women in their third ODI match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar on Monday. After winning the toss, the Bangladesh team posted a 137-run target for South Africa. Bangladesh off-spinner Khadija Tul Kubra was adjudged player of the match for her four-wicket haul. Besides, Panna Ghosh…

Smashing 122 runs against England in Pune while chasing record 350 runs, Indian cricket captain of all formats Virat Kohli went on to become 10th highest century maker in the international cricket. It was his 27thcentury in one day international while the Delhi dasher has 15 centuries against his name in Test matches. Now, Kohli stands at joint 10th position with former Srilankan skipper Sanath Jaysurya…

Shakib tops Bangladesh’s individual scoring chartAce Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has recorded the top score by a Bangladesh batsman and became the third cricketer from the country to notch a double century. Shakib brought up his double century by punching a Colin de Grandhomme delivery behind square for his 30th boundary after Bangladesh cruised past 500 in their first innings against…

India’s outgoing limited-overs team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) when India play their third and final One-Day International match against England here at the Eden Gardens. Dhoni stepped down as India’s ODI and T20I captain recently. Test skipper Virat Kohli has been appointed as Dhoni’s successor. The third ODI match…

Local sources in Midnapore told PTI that one Z Alam wrote the letter addressing to Ganguly’s mother Nirupa warning the cricket stalwart against attending the programme where he has been invited as chief guest. “Your son is hereby warned not to attend the programme. If he dares to come here, you will not see him again,” is what has been written in the letter. Confirming this, Ganguly…

After a 3-0 defeat to hosts New Zealand in ODI series, Bangladesh also faced another clean sweep in the three-match T20 international series. The Tigers lost the third and final T20I of the series by 27 runs at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. Bangladesh had a rapid start before Tamim departed scoring 24 from just 15 deliveries. Soumya continued to fire but departed after scoring 42. Shakib’s…

Tigers field against Blackcaps in 3rd T20IBangladesh won the toss and elected to field first in the 3rd and last T20I against New Zealand at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui in New Zealand on Sunday. The match has turned dead rubber as the Blackcaps have already clinched the series by winning the first two matches of the three-match T20I series. Bangladesh team Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib…

Tigers to face Kiwis in 2nd T20I FridayBangladesh will face New Zealand in the 2nd T20I of their three-match series at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Friday. The match will begin at 8 am (Bangladesh time). Bangladesh will go for the maiden T20I win against the host Kiwis as the Tigers are yet to taste any T20I victory against Black Caps. The visitors started their T20I series campaign with a six-wicket…

New Delhi: After Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the skipper of India’s One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International sides, his team-mates and former stars saluted the 35-year-old for his contribution to the game. The Ranchi stumper on Wednesday stepped down as the limited overs skipper but made himself available for selection for the three ODIs and T20Is against England starting on…

NEW DELHI: India's cricket authority says that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has resigned as captain of India's limited-over teams. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a tweet on Wednesday that Dhoni will, however, be available for selection for ODIs and T20 matches against England this month as a player.  Dhoni, 35, is considered one of India's most successful captains. He has…

Williamson leads New Zealand to comfortable winNapier, New Zealand : Kane Williamson led New Zealand to a comfortable six-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 match against Bangladesh in Napier today. New Zealand cut down their 142-run target with two overs to spare, with captain Williamson not out 73 and Colin de Grandhomme unbeaten on 41. The put on 81 for the fifth wicket after the first four New…

Mustafizur, Santner attain career-best rankings in ODIsBangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner have attained career-best rankings after creditable performances in a three-match One-Day International series which New Zealand won 3-0 at home. Mustafizur, recently named the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year for 2016, has moved up 19 places to 29th rank in theMRF…