New Zealand paceman Trent Boult believes hosts England have the strength in depth to cope with the “massive” loss of Chris Woakes. The two countries meet in the pool phase of the Champions Trophy at Cardiff on Tuesday, with England having launched a tournament featuring the world’s top 50-over sides with a dominant eight-wicket win … Read more
Australia captain Steven Smith looked forward to a better performance from his attack in the remainder of the Champions Trophy after an “ordinary” display in their no result opener against New Zealand. Rain came to Australia’s rescue when, after several interruptions, Friday’s match was finally abandoned with Smith’s men 53 for three off nine overs … Read more
The Bangladesh navy said Friday it has rescued 24 more fishermen from the Bay of Bengal, bringing the total to 80 since a cyclone pounded the country’s coastline three days ago. Two naval vessels plucked the fishermen from waters near Cox’s Bazar and Kutubdia island — two of the areas worst hit by the storm. … Read more
Rain saw the Champions Trophy one-day international between Australia and New Zealand at Edgbaston on Friday reduced to a 46 overs per side contest. New Zealand, who won the toss, made a brisk start to be 67 for one off 9.3 overs when persistent rain saw the umpires take the players off the field at … Read more
England’s joy at launching their Champions Trophy campaign with a commanding win over Bangladesh was tempered by the prospect of all-rounder Chris Woakes missing the rest of the tournament. Woakes, a key member of England’s one-day international side, managed just two overs with the new ball against the Tigers before going off with a left … Read more
A group of 20 helpless whales that became beached after a cyclone have been rescued. The desperate mammals had become stranded in shallow waters near the village of Sampur, Sri Lanka, after being washed up in the wake of Cyclone Mora. Sailors and villagers teamed up to rescue the pod of pilot whales off the island’s … Read more
Tamim Iqbal’s superb hundred helped take Bangladesh to 305 for six against England in the opening match of the 2017 Champions Trophy at the Oval on Thursday. The left-hander received excellent support from Mushfiqur Rahim (79) in a third-wicket partnership of 166. That was Bangladesh’s highest stand in a one-day international outside of Asia, surpassing … Read more
Afghanistan have cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack blamed by the country’s intelligence agency on militants allegedly backed by Islamabad. Pakistan were set to play their first Twenty20 match in Kabul later this year in what was seen as an opportunity for the neighbours to ease tensions … Read more
The Bangladesh navy said Thursday it has rescued 23 fishermen from the Bay of Bengal and is searching for scores more missing since a cyclone hit two days ago. Most were plucked from a sinking boat which had broken down, leaving them stranded at sea when Cyclone Mora hit on Tuesday, killing seven people and … Read more
Sri Lanka’s navy and local residents rescued a pod of about 20 stranded pilot whales off the island’s northeastern coast on Wednesday, an official said. Navy spokesman Chaminda Walakuluge said sailors with the help of residents pushed the whales back in to deeper waters after they washed up on the Sampur coast near the port … Read more
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza accepted England were a far better side than the one his team knocked out of the 2015 World Cup but insisted the Tigers had improved too ahead of their Champions Trophy opener. Tournament hosts England and Bangladesh launch the Champions Trophy, a ‘mini World Cup’ featuring cricket’s leading eight one-day international … Read more
An Indian navy ship has plucked 27 people from rough seas off Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday, a day after Cyclone Mora battered coastal areas with violent winds and rain that left six dead. The INS Sumitra found the survivors, including women and children, floating in the Bay of Bengal roughly 160 kilometres (100 miles) off … Read more
Aid workers warned Wednesday of an “acute crisis” in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes and devastated camps housing Rohingya refugees, leaving many without food or shelter. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya live in the overcrowded camps on the southeast coast after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Cyclone Mora battered the … Read more
Bangladesh suffered a dispiriting warm-up for their Champions Trophy opener against England as they crashed to a 240-run defeat against India on Tuesday. With the start of the Champions Trophy just two days away, this was a poorly-timed flop from Bangladesh, whose bowlers were swatted away by holders India as they piled up 324 for … Read more
Indian exporters were scrambling Tuesday to assure global clients like Zara and Giorgio Armani their shipments would arrive despite a government crackdown on cattle slaughter which threatens the lucrative leather industry. The government last week declared a nationwide ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, startling major fashion labels who buy billions of dollars … Read more
The UN rights council on Tuesday named a three-person team to probe alleged atrocities against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, a key step in an investigation already rejected by the country’s government. The Geneva-based human rights council voted in March to create a Myanmar fact-finding mission, in a politically sensitive move that faced fierce resistance from the … Read more
Sri Lanka appealed for volunteers Tuesday to help with a massive recovery operation in the wake of devastating flooding that left 183 dead and tens of thousands without clean drinking water. State television broadcast calls for public assistance to clean drinking wells contaminated by the monsoon floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall … Read more
Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from low-lying coastal villages. The severe cyclonic storm made landfall on the coast between Cox’s Bazar and the main port city of Chittagong at 6:00 am (0000 GMT), the Bangladesh Meteorological Department … Read more
At least 180 people have now been confirmed dead in the worst flooding to hit Sri Lanka for 14 years. More than half a million people have also been displaced by the disaster which has brought flooding and landslides to the island’s southwest, and thousands of troops battled on Monday to get supplies to them. … Read more
Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 300,000 people as Cyclone Mora barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of more than 85 kilometres (53 miles) per hour, officials said Monday. The cyclonic storm was 385 kilometres from the port city of Chittagong and likely to make landfall early Tuesday, meteorologists said. Evacuation efforts were ongoing, with nearly … Read more