India win ODI series against West Indies

India won the ODI (One Day International) series after defeating West Indies by 5 wickets in their third match on Wednesday.

With S Dhawan’s 119, India scored 266 after 46.1 over in response to West Indies’ 263 at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Besides, Yuvraj Sing took responsible 55. Earlier, host India won the toss and chose to bowl in the series-decider against the visitors. KOA Powell scored 70, MN Samuels 71 and DM Bravo 51 not out.

UAE qualify for Bangladesh WC T20

UAE joined Afghanistan, Ireland and Nepal to become the fourth team to seal a berth for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh after an impressive bowling effort helped them beat the Netherlands by 10 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

UAE had been restricted to a modest 117 for 8, but the bowlers rose to the occasion as Netherlands ended up on 107 for 9, with Nasir Aziz (3 for 21) and Shadeep Silva (1 for 9) sharing four wickets among themselves. UAE, who opted to bat, lost three early wickets inside the first seven overs to be 37 for 3. Khurram Khan, the captain, was the fourth wicket to fall and his dismissal put the side in fresh trouble. Khan, batting at No.3, had top-scored with 32, but he fell to Ahsan Malik, the medium-pacer, and soon UAE found itself 69 for 5. It took a vital 43-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mohammad Shafiq (25) and Asim Khurshid (17) to give the total some respectability. Malik returned figures of 4 for 17 in his four overs. “To be honest it was not a par score, it was a small target. I personally thought we were short by 20-25 runs on this wicket; it is on the slower side,” said Khan. “But our bowlers, Manjula and Shadeep bowled their hearts out in first six overs especially. They gave them only 14-15 runs which brought us back in the game. From there on if you look at fielding performance, it was brilliant with tough catches taken and three run-outs. So it was a wonderful team effort as all contributed to this important victory. “I am very thrilled with the win. It was a very important game for us, we spoke about it and since we were playing at home we knew the importance of this game as it would take us to Bangladesh. Thanks to the whole team putting in wonderful performance, especially from bowling department — they bowled their hearts out,” he added Netherlands got off to a shaky start, losing both openers inside the first three overs. Wesley Barresi (11) and Eric Szwarczynski (23) then had the task of steering the innings to safety. However, after a 26-run third-wicket stand, Barresi fell to Aziz. Michael Rippon and Ben Cooper kept the fight going with run-a-ball stand of 32 for the sixth wicket, but when Netherlands lost three more wickets in 2.2 overs, the match swung UAE’s way decisively. “We did well to restrict them to 117, but I don’t know, we did not just play a positive brand of cricket like we normally do. It can happen when you are chasing with a big goal in sight which was to qualify and still is. We still have a shot at qualifying tomorrow; looks like we just got a bit scared of it and did not back ourselves,” said Borren. UAE will face Ireland in the semifinal on Friday, while Netherlands take on Scotland in a must-win clash on Thursday.

Bashundhara Cricket-Badminton Tournament begins

Bashundhara Group (BG) Corporate Cricket and Badminton Tournament-2013 kicked off on the playground of the East West Media Group Ltd on Thursday.

The Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Sayem Sobhan inaugurated the tournament. Some 72 pairs and 70 single are competing for the title in the badminton tournament while four cricket teams comprising of the members from four sectors of the group– media, land, industry and service--will compete in the cricket tournament. Winner cricket team will get Tk 10 lakh and while runner up team will get Tk 500,000. On the other hand, every winner of badminton team of pairs and single will get Tk 2 lakh and 1 lakh respectively. The final match of tournament will be held on December 15. Chief Advisor to Chairman, BG Mahaboob Morshed Hassan, Daily Sun, Kaler Kantho and Bangladesh Pratidin publisher Maynal Hossain Chowdhury, Kaler Kantho editor Imdadul Haq Milon, Daily Sun Editor Amir Hossain, Senior Deputy Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Belayet Hossain, Deputy Managing Director Mustafizur Rahman and Advisor (Press & Media) Mohammad Abu Tayeb were among others at the function. Tournament convener and East West Property Development (Pvt) executive director Imrul Hasan delivered the welcome speech in the opening ceremony.

Ronaldo injured after scoring in Real win

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in Real Madrid`s thumping La Liga victory over hosts Almeria before limping off with what he described as "a knock".

Ronaldo touched in from Isco`s cross in the third minute, but hobbled off at the start of the second half. Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said: "I don`t think it`s important. He wasn`t in pain. I think he will recover soon." Karim Benzema scored Real`s second before Gareth Bale, Isco and Alvaro Morata wrapped up a comfortable win. The victory leaves Real six points behind leaders Barcelona, who beat Granada 4-0. Ronaldo, 28, will have further tests on his injury on Sunday ahead of Real`s Champions League game against Galatasaray on Wednesday. The Portugal forward made the most of poor Almeria defending to guide in from Isco`s ball from the right and score his 35th goal in 25 appearances. But, largely thanks to fine goalkeeping from Esteban, the visitors` advantage was kept to one goal at the break. They stretched clear despite Ronaldo limping off, though, with Benzema collecting the ball at the end of a Jese run and scoring from the edge of the area. Bale seized on Sebastian Dubarbier`s error to score his fifth goal since joining from Tottenham in the summer. Isco then

Vinod Kambli suffers heart attack

Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli was admitted to Mumbai`s Lilavati Hospital, following a heart attack on Friday.

Kambli was taken ill while he was driving from Chembur to Bandra and suddenly stopped the vehicle. A policewoman on duty, Sujata Patil noticed he could not drive and arranged to rush him to Lilavati Hospital. Hospital sources say he is under observation and undergoing various tests to determine his health condition. Kambli had undergone angioplasty on two of his blocked arteries in July 2012. Kambli featured in the famous 664-run stand with Sachin Tendulkar for their school Shardashram Vidya Mandir in February 1988. The flamboyant left-hander hit two double-centuries and two hundreds in his first eight Test innings after earning a debut in 1993, but another three-figure knock in Tests eluded him. Kambli played the last of his 17 Tests in 1995 before he had turned 24, finishing with 1,084 runs at an average of 54.20. He also scored 2,477 runs in 104 one-day internationals with two centuries. Kambli announced his retirement from international cricket in 2009 while he retired from first-class cricket in 2011.

Sri Lanka to tour BD from Jan 27

Sri Lanka`s tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled for February 2014, has been advanced by a few days to allow the Asia Cup to kick off on February 24.

Bangladesh will now host Sri Lanka for two Tests starting on January 27, a week after Sri Lanka`s Test series against Pakistan in the UAE concludes. The teams will also play two Twenty20s and three ODIs during the series, which ends on February 22, two days before the Asia Cup begins in Bangladesh. Mirpur and Chittagong will get a Test each, while the teams will also travel to Sylhet for the limited-overs games. The ODI in Sylhet, on February 17, will be the first international game at the venue since its completion. The two teams last faced off in March 2013, in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the two-Test series 1-0, the ODIs were tied 1-1, and the hosts won the one-off T20.

World T20 2014 in BD Tickets to go on sale from Nov 17

Tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 will now go on sale from 17 November, instead of 10 November as announced earlier. The process has been delayed by a week to further analyse and streamline the technicalities in order to ensure more convenience and access to tickets for local and overseas fans. On 17 November, tickets will be available via the ICC website and at nearly 100 official ticket sales counters/booths located in MoneyGram outlets in designated branches of National Credit & Commerce (NCC) and Agrani banks situated across Bangladesh. The ICC and the BCB have appointed Book my Show to manage the ticket sales process. The sales policy will ensure equitable access to purchase tickets for local and overseas fans alike. Entry to the women’s group stage matches in Sylhet will be open to the public at no charge. Entry to the women’s semi-finals and final, which will be played before the men’s corresponding matches in Dhaka, will be on the same match ticket as the men’s.

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