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Bangladesh ODI captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is uncertain for the third and final ODI against Afghanistan on Monday in Sharjah. In the previous match, Najmul suffered a muscle injury, where he hit fifty and guided Bangladesh to a win that helped them tie the series. In the third match, which became a final now. In Najmul's absence, Mehidy Hasan Miraz is expected to lead the team. Mehidy has been appointed Najmul's deputy in this series. Bangladesh lost the first match by 92 runs. AM Ghazanfar, the right-arm offspinner, bagged six wickets to hand Afghanistan a flying start to the series. But in the second match, Bangladesh bounced back, beating Afghanistan by 68 runs, Bangladesh’s maiden victory at the venue. The winner of the third match will now seal the series.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named the squad for the two ICC World Test Championship (WTC) matches against the West Indies. It'll be Bangladesh's first Test series in West Indies since 2022, when they suffered a clean sweep in a two-match series. Bangladesh brought back left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam for this series. He missed home series against South Africa and also missed the India series before that. The first Test is scheduled to begin on November 22 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, followed by the second match on November 30 at Sabina Park in Jamaica. The tour will begin with a 4-day warm-up match from November 15-19 at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. After the Test series, Bangladesh will play a limited-overs segment, with the first ODU set for December 8 at Warner Park in St. Kitts. The subsequent ODIs are scheduled for December 10 and December 12, both at the same venue. Read: Pakistan beats Australia by 8 wickets to clinch 3-game ODI series Following the ODI series, the tour will conclude with a three-match T20I series in St. Vincent. The T20Is are slated for December 15, December 17, and December 19, all taking place at Arnos Vale Playing Field in Kingstown. Bangladesh Test Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Litton Kumer Das (Wicketkeeper), Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice Captain), Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Hasan Murad.

Missing injured Lamine Yamal, Barcelona saw its seven-game winning run come to an end with a 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league on Sunday. Yamal, one of the team's key players this season under new coach Hansi Flick, was ruled out before the game because of a right ankle injury. He was replaced by Fermín López and the team's attack — by far the best in the league with 40 goals scored in 13 matches — struggled in the Basque Country, unable to get a single attempt on target against Sociedad. Sheraldo Becker scored a 33rd-minute winner to move Sociedad, which had lost two of its last three games in all competitions, to eighth place. Barcelona has a six-point lead over second-place Real Madrid, which routed Osasuna 4-0 at home on Saturday with a hat trick from Vinícius Júnior. Madrid has a game in hand after its visit to Valencia was postponed because of the deadly floods in the Valencia region. “We have to analyze what happened and keep working after the international break,” Barcelona midfielder Pedri said. “We have been playing well and we are still in first place.” Barcelona had won seven in a row in all competitions since a 4-2 loss at Osasuna in the league in September. Its only other loss this season had been at Monaco in the Champions League. All of its other 14 matches were victories. Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski, the league's leading scorer with 14 goals, had a first-half goal disallowed for offside. Yamal injury Barcelona said Yamal sustained a “severe right ankle contusion” in last Wednesday’s game against Red Star in the Champions League. “Over the past few days, he has undergone treatment, but the discomfort has yet to subside. His recovery will determine his availability,” the club said. Flick said the club tested Yamal on Sunday to see if he could play “but it was not possible.” Atletico Madrid back in third place Julián Álvarez scored a second-half winner as Atletico Madrid moved back into third place with a 1-0 victory at Mallorca. That left Atletico one point behind Madrid. It moved two points ahead of Villarreal, which defeated visiting Alaves 3-0 on Saturday. Álvarez scored Atletico's winner in the 61st minute after Giuliano Simeone's assist. Simeone, the son of Atletico coach Diego Simeone, beat a defender to a long pass and set Álvarez for an easy strike from close range. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak had another solid performance for Atletico, which earned its seventh clean sheet in the league this season, the most by any club. Atletico was coming off a 2-1 midweek win at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Betis draws late Marc Bartra scored a stoppage-time equalizer as seventh-place Real Betis salvaged a 2-2 home draw against 11th-place Celta Vigo. Celta had moved ahead with Anastasios Douvikas' goal in the 82nd. The visitors earlier took the lead through Javi Rodríguez in the 13th before Vitor Roque equalized for Betis in the 40th. Other results Midtable Girona won 1-0 at 17th-place Getafe with a first-half goal by Yangel Herrera, while sixth-place Athletic Bilbao was held at second-to-last-place Valladolid, with the Basque Country club earning the equalizer with Gorka Guruzeta in stoppage time after the hosts had taken the lead with Raúl Moro in the 79th.

The Tasmery Under-14 School Handball Tournament' 2024 ( Boys & Girls)  advanced to semifinal stages at the Capt (Retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Sunday. Both the semifinals and the final will be held on Monday. In the boys semifinals, Sunnydale School will play Saint Gregory's High School at 8: am while Narinda Govt. High School will meet Nijhor Cantonment Public School at 9:am on Monday. In the girls semifinals, Viqarunnisa Noon School College will face Shaheed Anwar College at 10 am while Sunnydale School will encounter Sher-e- Bangla Girls College at 11 am on Monday. Finals of both the boys and girls competitions will be held Monday afternoon. International Master and veteran chess player Rani Hamid will be the chief guest on Monday's finals and will distribute the prizes. Proprietor of the meet's sponsor Tasmery and Company Salim Bin Baten will also present on the occasion as the special guest.  

Pakistan achieved its first win over Australia in a 50-overs series in Australia since 2002 when it won the deciding third one-day international Sunday by eight wickets. Australia’s under-strength batting lineup folded in the face of hostile bowling from Pakistan’s pace attack and was all out for 140 in 31.5 overs. The home team was without captain Pat Cummins, Steven Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne, all of whom were rested to prepare for the first of five tests against India that begins in Perth on. Nov. 22. Saim Ayub (42) and Abdullah Shafique (37) then gave Pakistan’s chase a solid foundation in an 84-run opening partnership before both fell in the same over, bowled by Lance Morris. That left Babar Azam and captain Mohammad Rizwan to steer Pakistan to an important victory. The pair put on a further 58 for the third wicket before Babar ended the chase in the 27th over when he hit Adam Zampa for four to take Pakistan to 143-2. Pakistan won with 139 balls to spare. “This is a special moment for me because we know our nation will be happy,” Rizwan said. “They don't always get what they expect from us as a team. Today we are happy as a team because our nation will be happy.” The Pakistan pacemen have dominated the series since Australia won the opening match by two wickets in Melbourne. Pakistan leveled the series when it won the second match by nine wickets in Adelaide when Australia was bowled out for 163 with Haris Rauf taking 5-29. As a result, Rizwan had no hesitation in choosing to bowl when the he won the toss Sunday. Naseem Shah dismissed Jake Fraser-McGurk in the fourth over, Rauf dismissed Aaron Hardie in the seventh and Shaheen Shah Afridi removed Aidan Hardie in the 11th and from there Australian wickets fell at regular intervals. Shaheen finished with 3-32, Naseem took 3-34 and Rauf took 2-24 from seven overs as Australia was bowled out for its lowest total at home in a decade. The Australia batters looked particularly vulnerable against the short ball on a lively pitch and allrounder Cooper Connolly retired hurt on 7 after being struck in the hand by Mohammad Hasnain. Fraser-McGurk and Short struggled for form in the first two matches, sharing partnerships of 19 in the first match and 21 in the second. They started positively this time, taking 12 runs from the first over but were separated with the total on 20 when Fraser-McGurk was caught at second slip by Rizwan from Naseem’s bowling. Hardie reached 12 from 13 balls when he also edged to second slip from Shaheen, who caused a ball to nip away off the seam. Josh Inglis captained Australia for the first time in his home town and came to the crease after learning he had been included in Australia’s 13-man squad for the first test against India. His celebrations were cut short when he skied an attempted pull off Naseem to Rizwan when on 7. “It's disappointing. We just didn't get enough runs on the board,” Inglis said. Short grafted his way to 22 from 30 balls and then picked out square leg from Rauf’s bowling when Australia was 72-4. Connolly retired hurt with the total on 79 and Glenn Maxwell also fell to Rauf on that total for a duck. The rest followed in procession but for Sean Abbott who made a defiant 30 from 41 balls and had support from Spencer Johnson who finished 12 not out. Sunday's win was a major confidence boost to Pakistan as it prepares to host the ICC Champions Trophy tournament early next year.

SYDNEY, Nov 10 (AP/UNB) — Nathan McSweeney is set to open the batting on debut for Australia against India in the first test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Perth this month after being named in a 13-man squad on Sunday. The selectors played a wild card by also calling up England-born wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis who will captain Australia in the third one-day international against Pakistan on Sunday. Chairman of selectors George Bailey previously ruled out Inglis as a candidate to open the batting but said his form was such he would be considered to play as a specialist batter in another. That likely means McSweeney will open the batting with Usman Khawaja in the first test at Perth Stadium which starts on Nov. 22. He has been preferred in the opening role to Marcus Harris, Sam Konstas and Cam Bancroft. “Nathan has displayed the attributes we believe will equip him well for test cricket along with a strong recent record in domestic cricket," Bailey said. “His performances for South Australia and Australia A weighed in his favor and supports our view he is ready for the opportunity at test level. “Similarly, Josh has been in great touch in the Sheffield Shield and deserves his place in his first test squad.” Inglis' call-up is still a surprise as Australia has seldom named an extra batter or additional specialist wicketkeeper in a test squad, preferring to carry an extra bowler. McSweeney who captains South Australia, sealed his place with strong performances for Australia A against India A over the past two weeks. His innings of 39 and 88 not out in the first match of the A series saw him promoted to open in the second match, the first time he has opened the batting in his first-class career. Inglis' promotion reflects his excellent form for West Australia in the Sheffield Shield this season. He has two centuries from two matches at Perth. Incumbent wicketkeeper Alex Carey also has two centuries in the Sheffield Shield and is the leading run-scorer in the competition with 452. He made 98 in Australia's most recent test against New Zealand in Christchurch. Scott Boland has been favored as the extra fast bowler behind captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. An injured hamstring for swing bowler Michael Neser during the India A game scuttled his hopes, despite an impressive spell that yielded four top-order wickets.   Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.  

Timothy Weah’s first-half goal for Juventus in a 2-0 derby win over Torino on Saturday marked the United States international’s third goal in four Serie A matches. Weah, who also scored recently against Inter Milan and Parma, was in the right spot to redirect in a rebound of a shot from Andrea Cambiaso. Weah’s father, former Ballon d’Or winner George Weah, was watching from the stands. Timothy Weah had another potential goal waved off for a handball. Kenan Yildiz sealed it for Juventus with a crouching header late in the second half. Juventus moved up to third, level on points with second-placed Inter Milan, which hosts league leader Napoli on Sunday. Leao scores 2 in AC Milan draw Rafael Leao took advantage of his spot in AC Milan’s lineup after surprisingly being benched lately, scoring twice and helping to set up a third in a 3-3 draw at Cagliari. Still, Milan struggled at relegation-threatened Cagliari just four days after a win at Real Madrid in the Champions League. The pre-game attention was on 16-year-old Francesco Camarda getting the nod at center forward following an injury to Alvaro Morata, but it was Leao who made the biggest impact. Nadir Zortea put Cagliari ahead in the second minute before Leao struck back with a brace before halftime. First, Leao scored with a lob following an excellent setup from Tijjani Reijnders. Then the Portugal winger took a throughball from Youssouf Fofana and dribbled around the goalkeeper for his second. Gabriele Zappa equalized for Cagliari shortly after the break and Milan went ahead again with a goal from Tammy Abraham, who had just come on for Camarda. On a play that began with Leao inside Milan’s half, Abraham redirected in a rebound following a shot from Christian Pulisic. Zappa then completed a brace, too, with a spectacular volley. Milan remained seventh. Parma wins matchup of promoted clubs Parma came back from a goal down for a 2-1 win at last-placed Venezia with goals from Emanuele Valeri and Ange-Yoan Bonny. Hans Nicolussi Caviglia put Venezia ahead five minutes into the matchup of promoted clubs. Parma hadn't won since beating Milan in August. Lecce fires Gotti Relegation-threatened Lecce fired Luca Gotti following a 1-1 draw with Empoli on Friday. The southern club did not immediately name a new coach. It’s the second coaching change in Serie A after Daniele De Rossi was replaced by Ivan Juric at Roma.

A disciplined all-rounder performance handed Bangladesh a clinical 68-run win over Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI in Sharjah on Saturday, Bangladesh’s maiden win at the venue. Bangladesh won the toss, and elected to bat first, and posted a challenging total of 252 for seven, anchored by a composed 76 from captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. Shanto, who faced 119 balls and struck six boundaries and a six, held the innings together after early wickets as he guided Bangladesh to a solid platform. He ended up in the 41st over – caught by Mohammad Nabi off Nangeyalia Kharote at long-off while attempting to accelerate – briefly stalled Bangladesh’s progress. Soumya Sarkar contributed a steady 35 from 49 balls, building momentum in the early phase. Middle-order batter Jaker Ali provided the late impetus with a brisk 37 not out off 27 deliveries, striking a six and a four to help Bangladesh push beyond the 250-run mark. Jaker made his ODI debut in this match. Afghanistan left-arm spinner Nangeyalia Kharote claimed 3 for 28, effectively disrupting Bangladesh’s lower-middle order. Chasing a target of 253, Afghanistan faced immediate setbacks, losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Taskin Ahmed in the fourth over. Opener Sediqullah Atal showed promise with 39, but he was caught by Mehidy Hasan Miraz off Nasum Ahmed in the 16th over, leaving Afghanistan on 70 for two. Afghanistan’s hopes rested on Rahmat Shah, who scored 52 from 76 balls, including five boundaries. Shah, however, was run out in the 30th over following a mix-up with Gulbadin Naib, a crucial blow that derailed Afghanistan’s chase just as they attempted to rebuild. Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed emerged as the standout, taking 3 for 28 in his 8.3 overs, consistently troubling Afghanistan’s batters with his variations. Mehidy Hasan Miraz provided vital support with 2 for 37, claiming the wickets of Mohammad Nabi and Nangeyalia Kharote, while Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam contributed key breakthroughs. Ultimately, Afghanistan’s innings concluded at 184 in 43.3 overs, falling well short of the target. The third and final ODI of the series will take place on November 11 at the same venue. The winner of the match will take the series series.

The Max Group 33rd National Swimming, Diving and Waterpolo Championship organized by Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) began on Saturday (November 9) at the Syed Nazmul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur with four new records created on the day. BSF Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Max Group Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir inaugurated the four-day meet on Saturday afternoon. sponsored by Max Group. Bangladesh Navy swimmers --Shamiul Islam Rafi and Kajal Mia made records in the day's men's competitions while Romana Akter of Army and Joyti Akter of Navy made records in the day's women's events. After the day's ten swimming events, Bangladesh Navy dominated pool securing seven gold, six silver and three bronze medals, Bangladesh Army followed Navy distantly with three gold, four silver and five bronzes while BKSP bagged two bronze medals Some 550 athletes and 185 officials from 69 teams including different divisions, district, Army, Navy, Air Force, BKSP, BGB, Police, Ansar and swimming clubs are participating in 38 swimming (19 each for the male and female), three diving and one water polo event of the meet. BSF president and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Nazmul Hasan will be the chief guest at the closing and prize distribution ceremony on Tuesday (November 12). The champions, runners-up teams, the best male and female athletes of the meet will be awarded with trophies.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a rewards of Taka 1.5 Crore for SAFF Women's champions Bangladesh Football team in its first executive committee meeting at the BFF office in Motijheel on Saturday. Bangladesh Women's Football team clinched the prestigious SAFF women's crown for the 2nd consecutive times just three days after the BFF Election'2024 shocking hosts Nepal by 2-1 goals in the final at a house full Dashrath Rangasala (Stadium) in Kathmandhu on October 30. The prize money will be distributed among the players and the coaching staff of the women's Football team very soon. Chairman of the newly formed BFF media committee Amirul Islam Babu disclosed its to the media after the day's first executive committee meeting of BFF chaired by newly elected president Tabith Awal. Tk 1 crore rewarded to Women’s SAFF Champions Earlier, Adviser for Youth and Sports Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan handed over a cheque of Taka one crore on be half of the ministry to the Bangladesh Women's Football team, which earned a rare honour of winning the 2nd consecutive SAFF Women's title. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BFF) also announced a reward of Taka 20 lakhs for Bangladesh Women's Football team for their feat. In the day's first EC meeting, chaired by newly elected BFF President Tabith Awal, also formed 11 standing and 14 adhoc committees for smooth running of the football federation. BFF president Tabith Awal became chairman of three standing committees --Finance, National Teams and Emergency Committee. BFF senior vice president M Imrul Hassan re-elected as Professional League Management Committee chairman, vice president M Naser Shahriar Jahedi made Development Committee chairman ,vice president Sabbir Ahmed Aref made Dhaka Metropolis League Committee chairman, vice president M Wahiduddin Chowdhury Happy made International Audit Committee chairman and M Amirul Islam Babu chairman of Media Committee.