Bangladesh crush Afghanistan to win series
Dhaka: Opener Tamim Iqbal smashed a brilliant century as Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 141 runs in the third one-day international (ODI) to clinch the three-match series 2-1 in Dhaka. Tamim helped Bangladesh reach 279-8 with 118 in as many balls, his seventh ODI century before the home side dismissed Afghanistan for 138 runs in 33.5 overs in a lopsided contest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain grabbed 3-24 runs playing his first match in more than eight years while paceman Taskin Ahmed chipped in with 2-31. This was Bangladesh's sixth consecutive series victory in ODIs. The winning streak started in November 2014 when they blanked Zimbabwe 5-0 at home.
Iraq beat Iran, win AFC U-16 title
Margao: Iraq beat Iran 4-3 via penalty shootout to win their maiden Asian Football Confederation U-16 Championships title at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The two sides could not produce any goal at the end of the 90-minute regulation time. No extra time was awarded and penalty shootout was ordered. Iraq's Ahmed Saartip Omar, Muntadher Abdulsada, Ali Ahmed Radha and Mohammed Dawood were successful in the shootout while Mohammed Sahrifi, Vahid Namdari and Amirhossein Esmaeilzadeh could score for Iran.
BCCI fears huge loss if lodha reform implemented
Kolkata: The BCCI will have to face financial losses to the tune of crores of rupees if the Supreme Court-appointed RM lodha Committee recommendations on IPl are to be implemented, President Anurag Thakur said on Sunday. "If you look at the overall IPl calendar then IPl would not be possible that way. Are you going to lose 100s of crores of RupeesIJ," Thakur said while referring to the recommendation of ensuring a 15-day gap between the national calendar and the IPl. The BCCI President was replying to a query to keep the India's home calendar confined from October to March. He was speaking at the book launch ceremony of Sportstar's 'India 500 Tests'.
Anand beats Gelfand in Tal Memorial chess
Moscow: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India defeated former world championship challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in the fifth round to make a strong comeback in the 10th Tal Memorial chess championship, here. Following a painful loss after a gap of almost eight years against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the previous round, Anand was expected to take things easy. Instead the Indian ace turned the tables around and outclassed Gelfand in all departments of the game. Anish Giri of Holland remained in sole lead after settling for a draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on a day that provided just one decisive game in the 10-player round robin tournament. With four rounds remaining, Giri on four points out of a possible five is a half point ahead of nearest contender Nepomniachtchi. Anand and li Chao share the third spot on three points apiece while Aronian, Kramnik and Mamedyarov stand joint fifth on 2.5 points apiece.