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France's Gracheva is first winner at Wimbledon 2024
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01 Jul 2024, 23:53
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France's Varvara Gracheva was the first winner at the 2024 Wimbledon tournament on Monday (July 1), beating Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour.
The Russian-born Gracheva, ranked 70th in the world, broke her opponent five times in total in a dominant performance under cloudy skies on Court 5.
Tsurenko, 59th in the world, made 20 unforced errors compared with her opponent's eight.
Gracheva will face 28th seed Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine or Argentina's Nadia Podoroska in the second round.
Source: BSS
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Bangladesh face off Sri Lanka to kick-start T20 World Cup
Despite a fragile batting line up, Bangladesh hope to make a winning start to the T20 World Cup when they take on Sri Lanka at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas on Saturday. The match starts at 6.30 AM Bangladesh time.
Bangladesh though looked high on confidence, their performance ahead of the T20 World Cup was extremely disappointing. The series defeat to associate nation USA sparked a massive uproar back in the country and if it is not enough, they surrendered to India meekly in the practice game.
Overall they looked not a team to move to the next round in the T20 World Cup. However Sri Lanka's below par performance in their opening game against South Africa suddenly gave Bangladesh a ray of hope.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 77 in that match as they failed to cope with the slower nature of the pitch. Bangladesh's main problem lies in their batting but their bowling continued to prosper, giving the opponent batters massive headache. And the slower nature of the pitch further instilled confidence in Bangladesh's tent.
The Dallas and New York's drop in pitch had already given a resemblance of Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium pitch. Bangladesh basically will rely on the pitch to hunt down Sri Lanka which looks to be morally down following the crushing defeat in the first match.
But Bangladesh need to rewrite the history. Bangladesh's journey in T20 World Cups had started with a bang in 2007 when they grabbed a convincing win over the West Indies in their opening match of the tournament in South Africa.
However that win against West Indies remains Bangladesh's only victory over a higher-ranked team in the tournament so far. In the last T20 World Cup in Australia, they notched up three victories, highest ever in a single tournament but all of those victories came against lower ranked side.
Bangladesh played 16 T20 Internationals against Sri Lanka and won five while lost 11. Amongst the top-ranked team, Bangladesh secured highest number of victories against Sri Lanka. That should be another source of confidence for them.
"We are not thinking about what has happened before. We know how capable we are, we have to be brave and execute our plans," Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said.
Bangladesh were drawn in Group D which involved teams like South Africa, Nepal and Netherlands apart from Sri Lanka. Bangladesh need to beat at least a top-ranked team between Sri Lanka and South Africa if they want to move to Super 8.
While Shanto urged to be bold in the approach, veteran batter Mahmudullah Riyad believes a good start to the tournament will be a boost for the team.
"Everything relies on how we start the tournament. We need to have a good start. I believe if we make a good start, we'll go long way," he said.
Sri Lanka meanwhile will be in some pressure, knowing that if they can't beat Bangladesh, they would have to rely on many ifs and buts.
Sri Lanka's captain Wanindu Hasaranga is confident that his team will overcome the pressure to beat Bangladesh in their most important game.
Bangladesh might be bolstered by the return of fast bowler Taskin Ahmed who missed series against USA and practice matches due to his side strain injury. But at the same time, they lost their left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam who sustained an injury during his bowling hand in the practice game against
India.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud.
Sri Lanka squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dilshan Madushanka.
Source: BSS
Embassy Cup Cricket Carnival 2024 Kicks Off in Dhaka
The first ever 'Embassy Cricket Carnival-2024' rolls on 7 June, Friday at the Bashundhara Sporting Complex.
The two-day long cricket bonanza is being organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in association with Gameplay Ltd.
Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Ambassador Masud Bin Momen inaugurated the event as the Chief Guest in presence of the officials from participating resident missions in Dhaka.
The tournament features 16 teams from various International Organizations and Foreign Embassies and High Commissions competing in a friendly cricket tournament. This exciting event serves as a platform for fostering camaraderie and building stronger relationships between the diplomatic community and international organizations in Bangladesh. While the T20 World cup is being held at the West Indies and the USA, this event celebrates the cricket craze in Dhaka.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs always supports sporting initiatives and appreciates organizations like GamePlay Ltd. for coming up with events like this", said Foreign Secretary Momen.
He mentioned that this event is being organized after four successful seasons of the 'Embassy Football Fest' patroned by the Foreign Ministry.
The opening ceremony was followed by group stage matches, leading to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the grand finale on the second day.
Team MoFA won all three group matches and qualified for the quarter finals as group champion.
Embassy Cricket Carnival is expected to generate enthusiasm for cricket while also promoting cultural exchange and sportsmanship in the diplomatic community and beyond.
T20 World Cup 2024 / Netherlands vs South Africa: South Africa won the toss and elected to field
South Africa got off to a good start in the World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the first match of Group D. The Netherlands defeated Nepal in the second match. The two teams who won their first match now face each other.
Proteas captain Aiden Markram invited the Dutch to bat at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Saturday (June 8) after winning the toss.
Both the teams are going into the field with unchanged XI from the first match.
Netherlands XI: Max O'Dowd, Michael Levitt, Vikramjit Singh, Scott Edwards (captain), Teja Nidamanuru, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Paul van Meekeren and Vivian Kingma.
South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Ottniel Baartman.
ICC T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Pakistan full match schedule
India and Pakistan meet in Group A of the Men's T20 World Cup on Sunday, with the match getting under way at 3.30pm UK and Ireland time. Build-up on Sky Sports Cricket begins at 3pm. The match to played at 8:30 PM Bangladesh time at Nagorik TV and Toffee.
The game takes place at Nassau International Cricket Stadium on Long Island, New York, with India and Pakistan playing all of their group matches at venues in the United States of America.
You can watch every ball live on Sky Sports Cricket or with NOW. If you are out and about, follow the latest score, match updates and the best video with a live blog on Sky Sports' digital platforms.
India began well, defeating Ireland by eight wickets after rolling their opponents for 96 on a tricky and much-talked-about New York pitch, before reaching their low target in 13 overs thanks to Rohit Sharma's fifty and Rishabh Pant's match-winning reverse scoop.
however, opened up with a shock Super Over defeat to co-hosts USA, with Babar Azam's men unable to chase the 19 runs they required in overtime after the teams had each made 159 across their initial 20 overs in Dallas.
Babar gave a frank assessment afterwards, saying, 'We are not playing well, in fielding, bowling and batting.'
India are the bookies' favourites at odds of around 2/5, not just because of how the teams' opening matches went in this event but also because of their immense strength in depth and the fact they have won six of their seven completed matches against Pakistan across all T20 World Cups, including during the previous tournament in Australia in 2022.
Met Office said about the possibility of rain in India-Pakistan match
India and Pakistan, two superpowers of Asia, entering the field in the high-voltage match of the World Cup. The match will be held at 8:30 pm Bangladesh time. But the problem is that there have been concerns about this match being played on the field.
The weather forecast for New York on Sunday (June 9) says there is a good chance of rain. There is a 51 percent chance of rain at 11 a.m. New York local time, half an hour after the start of the match. Which has the same probability till 4 pm.
That is, it may rain during this period. In that case the temperature will also drop. There is also a possibility of wind. Naturally, the question is what will happen if it rains in the India-Pakistan match. In this case, the match may be postponed if it rains.
If the rain does not stop or the game cannot be played, then the match may be declared abandoned. Because no reserve day has been kept in the group stage match. And then both teams will get equal one point each.
In that case, Pakistan may be in danger. Because, they have no option to win this match against India as they lost against USA in the first match.
But in this match, India is quite ahead of Pakistan. At least the statistics of India-Pakistan matches in recent times reveals that.
Today's sports on TV including Bangladesh match in World Cup
South Africa is the opponent of Bangladesh in the second match of the T20 World Cup today (June 10) in the group stage. Apart from this, there are international friendly football matches.
Here's a look at which satellite channels will be showing which sports today including Bangladesh vs South Africa cricket match:
T20 World Cup:
Bangladesh-South Africa
8:30 PM, Citizen TV and Toffee
International friendly football match
Czech Republic-North Macedonia
10 pm, Sony Ten 2
Netherlands-Iceland
12:45 PM, Sony Ten 2
Coca-Cola Ads faces criticism, people threatening to boycott actors
The mass of the country has called for a boycott of soft drink brand Coca-Cola in Bangladesh in line with the rest of the world over the Palestinian-Israeli issue. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion and criticism in social media about an advertisement of this soft drink in Bangladesh.
Actor Sharaf Ahmed Jibon, Shimul Sharma, Abdullah Al Sentu and others performed as models are in the advertisement.
Netizens have threatened to boycott Coca-Cola as well as boycott the actors. Starting from different groups, many people have called for boycott by posting on their Facebook ID.
Actor Shimul Sharma said, 'There is a propaganda information about Coke in Bangladesh. If a product is wrapped in a religious wrapper, then something has to be done. Everyone can make statements from their own place. Coca-Cola made the ad from there.'
Meanwhile, Sharaf Ahmed Jibon and Shimul Sharma are seen in the advertisement, many people think that Kajol Arefin Omi has made this advertisement. As a result, many people are commenting on this producer. But Ami told a different story.
Omi himself stated on Facebook, 'I have never made advertisements, I have worked to make dramas, web films, web series, I will make movies in the future.'
