South Africa put Ireland to the sword in Abu Dhabi
Ireland suffered an eight-wicket defeat in the first T20 international against South Africa in Abu Dhabi.
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Sri Lanka To Host West Indies For White-Ball Bilaterals In October
Sri Lanka will host the West Indies for white-ball bilaterals in October, with a three-match T20I and ODI series, according to the ICC. Sri Lanka will seek to take confidence from their positive run in recent months, with an ODI series win over India, a Test match win against England at The Oval, and a brilliant run in the Test series against New Zealand at home. Though the Men in Maroon had their fair share of disappointments in the Test arena, they recently beat South Africa 3-0 in a T20I contest at home.
Record-breaker Etzebeth shys away from the spotlight
NELSPRUIT, South Africa : Imposing South Africa forward Eben Etzebeth has avoided the spotlight this week despite being set to become his country's most capped international, as he plays a 128th test in Saturday's Rugby Championship decider against Argentina.
URC teams: Tony Butler in for Munster as David O'Connor gets Connacht debut
Munster will be without out-half Billy Burns and centre Alex Nankivell for their trip to face Zebre Parma on Saturday afternoon (3pm Irish time, live on RTÉ), with Tony Butler starting at out-half.
Montoya not writing off Pumas chances against South Africa
NELSPRUIT, South Africa : Argentina have a slim chance of Rugby Championship success when they face up to hosts South Africa in the final game of this year’s competition on Saturday but captain Julian Montoya is not writing off their hopes.
Parkrun phenomenon celebrates 20 incredible years
LONDON : When 6,204 people took part in the 1,000th parkrun in London's Bushy last month it was 6,191 more than set off in the inaugural event in 2004 and similar record turnouts are expected all over the world on Oct. 5 when the phenomenon marks its 20th birthday.
Watch: Groundsman's Gesture For Virat Kohli Ahead Of Kanpur Test Goes Viral
India captain Rohit Sharma opted to bowl first after the toss for the second Test against Bangladesh was delayed for an hour due to a wet outfield. With overcast conditions on offer, India named an unchanged side with three pacers getting the nod. Bangladesh, on the other hand, made two changes to the team for the match, which could be former skipper Shakib Al Hasan's last outing in the format. Pacer Khaled Ahmed and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam replaced seamers Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana, following the 280-run loss in the series-opener in Chennai last week.
On Shakib Al Hasan's Home Test Farewell Request, Bangladesh Board Says 'Can't Provide Personal...'
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed has claimed the board cannot provide Shakib Al Hasan "individual security" that he has asked for to play his final Test in Dhaka against South Africa in October. On Thursday, Shakib expressed his desire to retire from the Test format on his home soil if the South Africa tour takes place. As of now, the Proteas series in October is still tentative as Cricket South Africa is yet to give security clearance after the inspection of the venue earlier this week.