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Time away has been key for Federer, Nadal, says Corretja
Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal have returned to tennis in blistering form this season because they were able to recharge during injury layoffs last year, former world number two Alex Corretja has said.
Abul, Saifuddin in for Tigers' warm-up
Former Bangladesh Under-19 pacer Mohammad Saifuddin and fast bowler Abul Hasan will fly out to Colombo tomorrow to take part in the one-day warm-up game on March 22 ahead of the limited-overs leg of Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka, which starts with the first ODI on March 25 in Dambulla.
Mahmudullah Riyad will be sent home
Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad, struggling for form and with two failures in the Galle Test which Bangladesh lost by 259 runs, will be sent home from the tour of Sri Lanka tomorrow.
Postcard from the island
It must be counted as a stroke of good fortune that a tourist's first stop in Sri Lanka is the seaside city of Galle.
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test / Kusal, Asela take hosts to 321 after Day-1
A blistering century from Kusal Mendis and 85 from Asela Gunaratne enabled the hosts to pile up 321 for 4 after 88 overs in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Galle International Stadium today.
Tigers look to renew Galle success
Much of the talk regarding the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka due to start at 10:30am (Bangladesh time) on Tuesday at the Galle International Cricket Stadium has surrounded Bangladesh's previous visit here in March 2013.
Dean Conway replaced as Bangladesh physio
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has ended its contract with physio Dean Conway and has appointed Thihan Chandramohan to fill the vacancy on the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka, a BCB press release informed today.
Tigers can move up the rankings if they beat Sri Lanka
Bangladesh will have a chance to overtake the West Indies in the points table if it is able to pull off a victory in a two-Test series against Sri Lanka that starts in Galle on Tuesday.
Buoyed by Fizz’s return, Tigers look to catch Sri Lanka off guard
With an eye on improving its less than impressive away record, Bangladesh will look to catch an under-strength Sri Lanka off guard when the two-Test series gets underway in Galle on Tuesday (March 7).
Positives in defeat
Bangladesh's nine-wicket defeat in Christchurch brought an end to a terrible tour of New Zealand.
Cricket: Tamim takes blame for 'lazy' Bangladesh against New Zealand
Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal branded his side "lazy" after a batting implosion saw New Zealand cruise to a nine-wicket win in the second Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Monday.
Rain a bane for all concerned
“It is the worst summer we are experiencing this year,” a lady in her 40s grunted while having a chat with this reporter.
Injured batsmen leave NZ
Bangladesh's injured top order batsmen will return home this week in order to focus on their rehabilitation ahead of the India Test in February.
Rubel in line for Test recall
Fast bowler Rubel Hossain may make a comeback to the Test side for the second Test against New Zealand starting on Friday in Christchurch.
Cricket: New Zealand, Bangladesh defend bouncers despite danger
New Zealand and Bangladesh Monday defended the short ball as a legitimate weapon following the bouncer-laden first Test which saw Mushfiqur Rahim rushed to hospital after being hit on the head.
NZ win by 7 wickets
Bangladesh suffered a stunning seven wicket defeat against New Zealand at Basin Reserve today and thus become the only country in the history of Test cricket to concede a defeat after scoring 595 runs in the first innings.
Preliminary squads of India, Sri Lanka tours announced
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced 30-man preliminary squad for the tours of India and Sri Lanka this year today.
Cricket: Jimmy Adams appointed new West Indies director
West Indies turned to former batsman Jimmy Adams to help rebuild the side as he was named their new director of cricket on Tuesday after signing a three-year deal.
Tennis: Nadal praises new generation, old foe Federer
Rafael Nadal says the emergence of a new generation is just what tennis needs, while welcoming back old foe Roger Federer to help him keep them at bay.