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Shakib’s sabbatical started after the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) when he attended to some commitments here before flying to the US on December 28. His wife Umme Ahmed Shishir had given birth to a daughter, their first child, at a hospital in New York in November last year, during Zimbabwe’s limited-overs series against Bangladesh. He started for the US immediately after getting the news of Shishir’s hospitalisation and received the news of his daughter’s birth on the way....

The Tigers claimed their biggest Test win and first by an innings on Sunday as Mehidy Hasan’s 12 wickets secured a 2-0 triumph. In their defeat in the West Indies four months ago, Bangladesh were bowled out for 43 – the lowest Test total since 1974. It was an 11th Test series without victory for Bangladesh, a run that was extended against Zimbabwe prior to West Indies’ arrival on the subcontinent....

“I didn’t really have much of a choice,” Doan said Sunday. “I was between being a hockey player and a cowboy and I had to recognize the fact I wasn’t tough enough to be a cowboy…so I had to be a hockey player.” After a stellar 21-year career, the Coyotes honored their former team captain Sunday by retiring his No. 19. Once the maroon red banner bearing his name and number rose to the top of Gila River Arena, Doan became the first player in Coyotes history to have his number retired....

The stipulation of the match between Shane McMahon and The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 was that had Shane McMahon won, he would have gained control of WWE RAW and The Undertaker would never compete at WrestleMania again. The match ended after The Undertaker hit Shane McMahon with the Tombstone Piledriver for the three count. Why did Shane McMahon vs The Undertaker take place at WrestleMania 32? At the After The Bell Podcast, held by Corey Graves, “The Best In The World” spoke about his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32....

WBA female bantamweight champion Shannon Courtenay (7-1, 3 KOs) is part of a group that aims to reach the next level of popularity. Courtenay is coming off of a high-profile unanimous decision over Ebanie Bridges back in April to claim the vacant title and is set to make her first defense of that belt against Jamie Mitchell on the undercard of Liam Smith’s bout against Anthony Fowler. MORE: Undisputed vs....

The topic was discussed on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Saturday, with Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley suggesting Advil could solve Love’s situation: MORE: Cavs’ Jeff Green to start in place of Kevin Love The Cavaliers star exited Game 6 on Friday following a head-to-head collision with Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum. Barkley: “And some Icy Hot! I’m with you on those things. I’m not missing a Game 7.” Kenny Smith tried to reason with O’Neal and Barkley: “When you’re 60 and shaking then you’re going to be saying, ‘I should have sat out....

Bumrah had suffered an injury to his left thumb during India’s first T2OI against Ireland in Dublin and was ruled out of the ongoing T2OI series against England. The 24-year-old seamer underwent a surgery last Wednesday in Leeds before returning to India. The surgery was successful and he will commence rehabilitation under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Shardul Thakur as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India’s ODI squad,” BCCI Acting Secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a release....

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The final score on Thursday was 5-1, Penguins, by the way. That didn't change Pittsburgh's public opinion of the Sharks, nor should it have. San Jose is the hottest team in the league, which almost does a disservice to how good it is most of the time. They're amazingly deep, and they take a larger portion of unblocked shot attempts (56.5 percent) than any other team in the league. On Thursday morning, this was coach Dan Bylsma: “With all due respect to Chicago, (San Jose) is the best team in the league right now … The way they come at you, the way they play — I think (they’re) the best team in the league”...

The Sharks, as has been the case since June, are messing with the team that was a goal away from knocking off the eventual Cup champs. San Jose on Wednesday announced that the team would start training camp without any captain or alternate captains. That is to say, Joe Thornton had the “C” ripped off his jersey. Same goes for Patrick Marleau’s “A.” Both players could win/earn/whatever those roles back once camp starts, coach Todd McLellan told reporters in San Jose, but that’s not likely; GM Doug Wilson spoke earlier this offseason about putting younger players in “core leadership” roles....

Tami Tamietti (played by Kate Miner) fans, however, are worried that the character dies on the Showtime show after she needed emergency surgery in the premiere following the birth of her son. Tami looks nearly dead at the end of the episode, but there is good news for fans of the character, who was first introduced in the last season of Shameless as Lip Gallagher’s (Jeremy Allen White) girlfriend....

Ramos picked up a yellow card in the 55th minute of Tuesday’s first leg for a foul on Paulo Dybala. The card means Ramos will not be taking part in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on April 11. With Ramos out, Nacho Fernandez would be a likely candidate to start alongside Raphael Varane in the heart of Madrid’s defence, but the Spanish defender is out for up to a month with a thigh injury....

One of 12 teams to have won the Serie A title since the league transitioned to its present (single round) format, Juventus have garnered a slew of league records. The Bianconeri have the most goals (5037), most wins (1555), most consecutive wins (17), most consecutive home wins (33), most wins in a season (33), most home wins in a season (19), most points in a season (102) and longest unbeaten streak in a 20-league season (38 in 2011-12)....

The Indian team made the country proud with a stellar performance at Basel in Switzerland. Hosted for the first time alongside the abled-body event, India was the second-biggest recipient of Gold medals after China. Representing the Indian contingent, Manasi Joshi and Pramod Bhagat managed to steal the limelight. The latter, who recently won an Arjuna Award, utilised a better game plan to defeat England’s Daniel Bethell to clinch his third title in the men single’s SL3 (Standing/lower limb impairment/minor) category....

Setien – who left Real Betis in May 2019 – was named Barca coach in something of a surprise appointment on Monday following Ernesto Valverde’s departure. Barca great Xavi had been strongly linked with the job, though reportedly turned down the offer to succeed Valverde at this stage in the season. And having been handed the opportunity to manage one of the world’s biggest clubs, ex-Las Palmas coach Setien – who acknowledged his shock at the speed of the move – is convinced his eagerness for the job will be easy to transmit to Barca’s star-studded squad, even if it will be impossible to improve on the team’s past achievements....

This is Iborra’s fourth season at Sevilla where he has become an essential element in the team and managed to secure a place in an average of 40 games in each of the last three seasons, reports Efe. In total, the 28-year-old has played 137 games with Sevilla, scoring 22 goals and won three Europa League titles. –IANS pur/bg 0 votes

Espanyol are in 13th place in the La Liga standings at the moment and have been fairly impressive this season. The Catalan outfit dominated the Segunda Division last season and edged Deportivo Alaves to a 1-0 victory last week. Sevilla, on the other hand, have excelled under Julen Lopetegui and are in third place in the league table. The Andalusians eased past Valencia in their previous game and will be confident ahead of this fixture....

With 12 wins and 39 points after 20 games, the Rojiblancos are currently fourth in the standings, just a point adrift of defending La Liga champions Real Madrid. Since losing 2-0 to runaway leaders Atletico Madrid, Julen Lopetegui’s side have won their last six games in all competitions, including three in the league. They are the form team right now, and the Europa League champions are enjoying their best period under the Spaniard’s tutelage....

Speaking to Sportstar on the possibility of representing CSK again, Jakati said: “I hope so, but it depends. They will obviously look at the current crop of players but if I have a good season like last year, why not?” He also adds that he used the experience he gained from playing under MS Dhoni from 2009 to 2012 in domestic cricket. “I try to share my CSK tales with the young cricketers of Goa....

Shadab Khan is indeed an exceptional talent. Still young – 23 – he has time on his side. However, his journey of five years in international cricket has already been affected by recurring injuries. White-ball bowling stats Since his entry into international cricket, Pakistan’s current white-ball vice-captain has taken 62 ODI wickets in 46 innings. His best figures are 4/28 against Zimbabwe in 2018. Shadab Khan also has 73 T20I wickets in 60 innings, having 4/14 as his best figures, taken against West Indies in 2017....