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India’s Dhawan calls time on cricket career

Sports Desk: Flamboyant Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from cricket on Saturday, saying he wanted to focus on moving forward in his life. Dhawan, 38, last played a

Bangladesh gets Shakeel as Pakistan scores 367-5 in first Test

Sports Desk: Left-hander Saud Shakeel was stumped at the stroke of tea on Thursday, but not before he and Mohammad Rizwan’s centuries guided Pakistan to 367-5 on the second day

Nazmul resigns as BCB president, Faruque elected new president

Sports Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan resigned on Wednesday and was replaced by former national team captain Faruque Ahmed in a meeting of the Board of Directors at

Atletico twice fight back in Villarreal draw

Sports Desk: Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid shared an entertaining 2-2 draw with Villarreal as they began their La Liga campaign on Monday. The Rojiblancos revamped their squad over the summer

Mbappe and Madrid denied in Mallorca draw

Sports Desk: Kylian Mbappe was left frustrated on his Real Madrid La Liga debut on Sunday as a resilient Real Mallorca held the Spanish and European champions to a 1-1

Mushfiq hopes to be fit for 1st Test

Sports Desk: Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim is expected to be fit for the first Test against Pakistan that begins in Rawalpindi on August 21, as opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy was

Shoriful targets the ‘dream wicket’ of Babar

Sports desk: Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam is looking to pick up the ‘dream wicket’ of Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam when the two teams face off in a two-match Test

Shakib joins Tigers in Lahore

Sports Desk; Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan joined the team as the Tigers began their training in Lahore to prepare them for the two-match Test series against Pakistan. Shakib joined