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Women’s Asia Cup: Jemimah, Deepti guide India to stunning win
Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma smashed a fifty each to guide India to a stunning win against the UAE in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup in Sylhet.
It was India’s third match in the event and they now have three wins in three matches.
India batted first on Tuesday and posted a challenging total of 178 for five. Jemimah scored 75 off 45 balls with 11 fours while Deepti scored 64 off 49 balls.
India lost wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh in the first over of the match for a duck, but the fifties from two batters helped them post a big total on the board.
In reply, the UAE managed to score only 74 runs for four wickets in 20 overs. They failed to offer any resistance to the Indian side.
The only positive that the UAE earned in this match was their batting the whole innings against the quality bowling attack of India.
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In the other match of the day, Sri Lanka beat Thailand by 49 runs.
Opener Harshitha Samarawickrama posted 81 to help Sri Lanka to score 156 for five while batting first. In reply, Thailand tumbled for 107 for five in 20 overs.
With three wins in three matches, India are now at the top of the table with six points while Pakistan are right behind them with two wins in two matches so far. All other teams in the event have endured at least a defeat.
BFF U-18 Football: Sheikh Russel KC force Bashundhara Kings to play 1-1 draw
Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra forced Bashundhara Kings to play 1-1 draw in the BFF Under-18 Football League here on Tuesday.Sabbir Rahman put Bashundhara Kings ahead in the 14th minute while Rafiul Islam leveled the margin for Sheikh Russel KC in the 59th minute. In the BFF U-16 Football League, Fortis Football Club played 3-3 draw with Kawranbazar Progoti Sangha here on Tuesday.
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ICC announced fixtures for Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023
The eighth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup will kick off on February 10 with a match between host South Africa and Sri Lanka. The two-week-long tournament will end with a final match on February 26. Let’s take a look at the complete fixtures of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023.
2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Full fixtures
The forthcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 will feature ten teams. Eight of the competing teams automatically advanced to the main event, while the other two teams had to compete in the qualifier.
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The eight teams who have earned a direct entry are Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh and Ireland, on the other hand, had to play in the qualifier competition to earn a place in the main event.
There are two groups made up of the 10 teams. The teams of Group A are Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Group B, on the other side, will consist of England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, and the West Indies. The top two teams in each group's point standings advance to the semifinals.
The group phase fixtures will be held from February 10 to February 21. The semifinal matches will be held on February 23 and 24 respectively, and the final match will be held on February 26.
Three cricket venues in South Africa—Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town; St George's Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth; and Boland Park in Paarl—will host the entire tournament.
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Bangladesh’s fixtures for ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023 confirmed
The ICC on Monday (October 3) announced the complete fixtures and groupings of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. Ten teams will divide into two groups in quest for a semifinal berth. Bangladesh's women’s team will play in Group A. Let’s take a look at Bangladesh’s group phase fixtures for the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2023.
2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Bangladesh team’s fixtures
Bangladesh women's team earned a spot in the main event in South Africa after recently winning the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates. The Irish team also progressed following their second-place finish in the qualifier competition.
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Following confirmation of the participating teams, the International Cricket Council released the itinerary for the eighth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup on Monday. The schedule includes who will play who in the group stage. In Group A, Bangladesh will face defending champions Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
The Bangladesh women’s team will play their first match against Sri Lanka on February 12 and end their group phase fixtures with a match against the host South Africa on February 21. Here are Bangladesh’s complete group phase fixtures for the 2023 ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.
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The Twenty20 World Cup 2023 group stage schedule for the Bangladesh women's team
Date
Match
Venue
12/02/2023
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
14/02/2023
Bangladesh vs Australia
St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha
17/02/2023
Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
21/02/2023
Bangladesh vs South Africa
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Source: https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2811797
Bottom Line
Bangladesh women's team has never advanced to the knockout round in the T20 World Cup tournament. The chances of the tigresses competing in the semifinals of the forthcoming ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup 2023 are also extremely small. According to Bangladesh’s fixtures, they can start their campaign with a victory over Sri Lanka. However, their other competitors are far stronger and among the favourites to win the competition.
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World Youth Chess Olympiad: Bangladesh beat South Africa 3-1 points
Bangladesh team defeated South Africa by 3-1 game points in the first round match of the FIDE World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad that began on Sunday (Oct 2) ) in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. In the first round matches, CM Manon Reja Neer, CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid and M. Sajidul Haque of Bangladesh team defeated South Africa's Levitan Judah Nathan, Nwedo Khodani and Boshoma Chisomo respectively.Omnia Binte Yusuf Lubaba of Bangladesh lost to Price Daelen of South Africa in the other match.. Bangladesh team playing against Cuba in the 2nd round today (Monday). Leading under-16 chess players representing 34 teams from 23 countries, are taking part in the nine-round Swiss-League basis competition..
National Weightlifting: Ashique of Army, Mabia of Ansar emerge as champions
Ashiqur Rahman Taj of Bangladesh Army and celebrated lifter Mabia Akhter Simanta of Bangladesh Ansar emerged as the best male and Female lifters in the four-day 38th National Weightlifting Championship that concluded on Monday at the federation gymnasium here.Ashiqur Rahman clinched three gold medals all with new national records in the men's 55 kgs weight category. He lifted total 225 kgs-- 99 kgs in Snatch and 126 kgs in Clean and Jerk.South Asian Federation Games gold medalist lifter Mabia Akhter Simanta clinched the gold medal in the women's 64 kgs weight category creating a new national record lifting total 177 kgs--75 kgs in Snatch and 102 kgs in Clean and Jerk. Bangladesh Ansar emerged champions in both the men's and women's group of the championship. Ansar men's team clinched five gold, three silver and one bronze medal while Ansar women's team bagged six golds and three silver medals.
BCB plans to sell Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup jersey online
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to sell the Bangladesh national team jersey for ICC T20 Men's World Cup 2022, chairman of the board Jalal Yunus confirmed.
BCB unveiled the jersey on September 30 through its social media channels. Soon after the jersey design was revealed, there was a huge demand for it among Bangladeshi cricket fans.
Read: BCB unveils Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup 2022 jersey
“We are planning to sell the jersey to fans,” Jalal Yunus told media. “We are yet to decide who will sell it. But initially, we want to sell the jersey through BCB’s official website.”
He, however, did not confirm when fans will be able to buy the Bangladesh team jerseys. Previously, BCB sold official jerseys through local third parties and online platforms.
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Bangladesh's official jersey for 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup has been designed based on the themes of Sundarbans, the Royal Bengal Tiger and the famous Jamdani motifs.
Bangladesh suffers big defeat to Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup
Bangladesh lost their second match at the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup, against Pakistan, by nine wickets today in Sylhet.
Bangladesh batted first in this match and tumbled for only 70 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Salma Khatun was the best scorer for Bangladesh, posting only 24 runs while Nigar Sultana (17) and Lata Mandal (12) were the other batters to have reached double-digit scores.
For Pakistan, Diana Baig and Nida Dar bagged two wickets each.
In reply, Pakistan sealed the match with nine wickets in hand. Opener Sidra Ameen and captain Bismah Maroof remained unbeaten for 36 and 12 respectively.
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In the first match, Bangladesh beat Thailand by nine wickets. But they failed in the second due to the shaky batting against a quality bowling attack of Pakistan.
It was Pakistan’s second win in two matches so far in this event.
Along with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka have also played two matches and secured a win.
In their next matches, hosts Bangladesh will take on Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and the UAE respectively on October 6, 8, 10 and 11. All the matches will be played in Sylhet.
Madrid's perfect season ends with Benzema's penalty miss
It was not the return to action that Karim Benzema had hoped for.
Back in Real Madrid's squad after a long injury layoff, the France striker missed a second-half penalty kick that helped to end the team's perfect start to the season.
Madrid’s streak of nine straight victories in all competitions was halted after a 1-1 home draw against 10-man Osasuna in the Spanish league on Sunday.
The result also cost Madrid the league lead, as it was surpassed by Barcelona following its 1-0 win at Mallorca on Saturday. Both teams are tied on 19 points but the Catalan club is ahead on goal difference.
Benzema, who had missed three straight matches because of a right leg injury sustained before the international break, had a chance to give Madrid the lead in the 79th minute, but his shot from the spot was saved by Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera.
It was the third straight penalty miss by Benzema against the Osasuna goalkeeper. He had two penalties saved by Herrera in April when Madrid won.
And things were clearly not going Benzema's way as shortly after the striker had a goal disallowed for offside.
“We needed Benzema to convert the penalty,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “He usually does. It was an accident that sometimes happens.”
Vinícius Júnior had opened the scoring in the 42nd after finding the far corner with what appeared to be a cross attempt into the area, but the visitors equalized with a header by Kike García in the 50th.
Osasuna went a man down when David García was sent off for the foul on Benzema that prompted the penalty.
It was Osasuna's first draw after four wins and two losses this season, keeping the Pamplona club in sixth place. It got the point at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium despite playing without the suspended Chimy Ávila, one of its best players.
Ancelotti was without veteran midfielder Luka Modric and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois because of injuries.
A minute of silence was held before every Spanish league match in honor of victims of the tragedy at a soccer stadium in Indonesia on Saturday night.
VALENCIA RALLIES
A goalkeeper's mistake six minutes into second-half stoppage-time allowed Valencia to pull off a 2-2 draw at Espanyol.
Espanyol goalkeeper Álvaro Fernández thought a high shot by Eray Comert toward the goal was going wide and let the ball go, but it ended in the net for the visitors’ equalizer.
Fernández dropped to the ground in despair and later put his hands together over his head with a plea for forgiveness from home fans.
Espanyol was looking for its first home win of the season. It is winless at its stadium in seven straight matches, going back to last season.
The hosts had taken the lead with Sergi Darder's goal in the 83rd after Gabriel Paulista opened the scoring in the 53rd and Joselu equalized for Valencia in the 56th.
Valencia, which stayed midtable, played with 10 men after Marcos André was sent off in the 85th. Espanyol, sitting near the relegation zone, had Martin Braithwaite red carded early in stoppage time.
SOCIEDAD’S GOALFEST
Real Sociedad picked up its second straight league win by beating Girona 5-3.
Alexander Sorloth scored twice and Takefusa Kubo added one of the other goals for Sociedad, which moved to seventh place.
Taty Castellanos was among the scorers for midtable Girona, which has lost two in a row.
BETIS FALLS
Real Betis couldn’t overcome a first-half red card and lost 1-0 at Celta Vigo for its second league defeat of the season.
Gabri Veiga scored a ninth-minute winner for midtable Celta, which was without coach Eduardo Coudet because of a trip back home to Argentina for personal reasons.
Betis lost Luiz Felipe in the 20th with a straight red card.
Manuel Pellegrini’s team remained near the top of the standings, as it was coming off five wins and a single defeat.
Manchester City destroy United 6-3 at Etihad
Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks Sunday as Erik ten Hag was humiliated in his first Manchester derby.
Manchester City destroyed Manchester United 6-3 at the Etihad and moved within a point of Premier League leader Arsenal.
It was Haaland's third hat-trick of the season – and his third in successive home league games.
Ten Hag became the sixth United manager since Alex Ferguson's retirement to lose his first derby – but had a heavier defeat than either David Moyes or Ralf Rangnick, who both lost by margins of 4-1.
The Dutchman came into the match having been named manager of the month in the Premier League but any celebrations were short-lived after a traumatic afternoon for United in the highest-ever scoring meeting between these teams.
It was a case of damage limitation at the halftime interval after City raced to a 4-0 lead in an utterly dominant display.
Pep Guardiola's men controlled 62 percent of possession by the midway point and were ahead after just eight minutes through Foden.
United had already survived one goal-mouth scramble in the opening moments by way of warning of what was to come.
Haaland struck twice in the space of three minutes later in the half and then set up Foden for the midfielder's second just before halftime.
A number of empty seats appeared in the away section of the crowd, with many United fans failing to show up for the second half.
Those that did stay witnessed United's Antony score a wonderful goal from distance after 56 minutes.
But City was soon dominating again, with Haaland completing his treble and then setting up Foden to do likewise.
Substitute Anthony Martial scored twice in the last 10 minutes – the second from the penalty spot – but the humbling had been complete long before.