'Warrior Games' for wounded, sick military members returns after COVID-19 hiatus
Hundreds of military service members are gathered in Orlando, Florida this week for the Warrior Games.
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Players body flags talent drain from international game to T20 leagues
Mushrooming T20 leagues have turned cricket's labour market on its head, presenting a scenario where players can earn significantly more from these gigs than they possibly can from international cricket. "We have highlighted flight of talent away from international cricket as a critical issue for the game for a number of years, and it is now starting to impact on bigger countries, not just the smaller ones," FICA chief executive Tom Moffat told Reuters.
Asia Cup: Bangladesh recall batsman Naim, Nurul out
Bangladesh have recalled batsman Mohammad Naim for the Asia Cup starting this week after wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan and pace bowler Hasan Mahmud were ruled out with injury. Naim, who has featured 34 times in Twenty20 internationals, will join the squad in the UAE from the West Indies where he was playing for Bangladesh "A". Nurul was kept in the squad despite undergoing finger surgery in Singapore last week, in the hope that he would be ready for the tournament when it starts on Saturday.
UAE vs Singapore, Asia Cup Qualifier Live Updates and Live Score
UAE vs Singapore, Asia Cup Qualifier Live Updates: After losing the match against Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team would be eager to return to winning ways as they face Singapore. They have been sent to bat first. UAE are among the four sides which are competing in the Qualifier. The winner for the qualifier stage will join Full Members Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the main stage, which begins in the UAE on August 27. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Bangladesh Strip Head Coach Russell Domingo Of T20 Role Days Before Asia Cup
Bangladesh stripped head coach Russell Domingo of his role overseeing the Twenty20 side and told him to focus on Test and one-day international cricket, just days before the Asia Cup. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said that former Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram, named last week as the technical consultant, will look after the T20 side. "Russell Domingo won't be part of the T20 set-up. He will be with ODIs and Tests," Nazmul told a press briefing in Dhaka. "There's no 'head coach' for the T20 side," he added.
Bangladesh strip head coach Domingo of T20 role days before Asia Cup
Asia Cup. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said that former Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram, named last week as the technical consultant, will look after the T20 side. "Russell Domingo won't be part of the T20 set-up.
Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with leg injury
Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with a leg injury, dealing a big blow to the islanders' prospects in the continental event. Chameera had sustained an injury on his left leg during the team practice, the ICC said in a press release.
'It's a hopeless situation,' says footballer Nadia Nadim a year since the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan
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