Both sides could hand out debuts during the series as they look to firm up combinations ahead of next year’s main event
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- Deflated Sri Lanka look to prevent whitewash against dominant Pakistan
- Former Zimbabwe player and umpire Sarah Dambanevana dies aged 36
- Rishabh Pant ruled out of first two four-dayers against New Zealand A
- Litton Das century cements Bangladesh’s ascendancy
- Steven Smith doesn’t take the field after blow to the head while batting
- Renshaw 82 helps Australia set South Africa a target of 421
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Litton Das and Salman Agha steel themselves for Dhaka’s surprises
Once again the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium is in focus
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NCAA says March Madness expansion ‘still viable’
The committees for men’s and women’s Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments, but made no immediate decisions or recommendations.
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Van der Dussen sees proof of South African change after WTC win
He says there is freedom in the way they are approaching the game, and the idea of failure in particular
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England make three changes and opt to bowl in rain-reduced second ODI
Bouchier, Smith and Arlott came in for Davidson-Richards, Filer and Cross; India bring in Arundhati Reddy for Amanjot Kaur
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Newton, Darger named ’26-27 committee chairs
The NCAA named the 2026-27 chairs of the Division I men’s and women’s basketball committees on Friday, tabbing Samford AD Martin Newton to lead the men’s committee and BYU senior associate athletic director Liz Darger to lead the women’s.
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Trump mulls EO on athletes’ employment status
President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would require federal authorities to clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools.
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UAE likely to host Afghanistan-Bangladesh white-ball series in October
If it goes ahead, the series will complete the second part of what was originally supposed to be an all-format engagement in July 2024
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Zimbabwe cricket boss Mukuhlani elected Africa Cricket Association chair
Among the association’s next tasks is the establishment of an Africa T20 competition, the resumption of the Afro-Asia Cup, and the inclusion of cricket at the Africa Games
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Gaikwad pulls out of county deal with Yorkshire due to personal reasons
Gaikwad was due to debut at North Marine Road against Surrey on July 22 and remain with Yorkshire until the end of the season