Raihan Mahmood
England won the first Test against Bangladesh by 181 runs but were made to work hard on the final day. Junaid Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim survived unscathed until lunch, with the former bringing up his first Test century in an inspirational knock.England looked short of ideas but Graeme Swann removed the pair in quick succession after a 167-run stand.The spinner then wrapped up the win to finish with match figures of 10-217 as the hosts crumbled to 331 all out.The defeat means Bangladesh go 1-0 down in the two-match series but they can hold their heads high after a morale-boosting display that had England in trouble for periods.The scoreline was-England 599 for 6 dec and 209 for 7 dec beat Bangladesh 296 and 331 (Siddique 106, Rahim 95, Swann 5-127) by 181 runs
Junaed Siddiqui slammed his maiden hundred and most importantly played an ideal longer-version innings but it was wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim who hogged the spotlight after his back-to-back half-centuries in the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Mushfiqur Rahim’s technique and temperament are simply outstanding. Consistency is a big issue in Bangladesh cricket and the recent batting performance of the Bogra lad show that he is going to set an example in this regard. Whenever he comes to bat he looked the most assured batsman in the middle.
Swann, the off spin bowler, who picked up five for 127 to become the first England offspinner to claim 10 wickets or more in a Test since Tony Greig turned to off-breaks to take 13 against West Indies in Trinidad in 1974.
Real Madrid, AC Milan and Chelsea out of Champions league
Big-spending Real Madrid was knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon and Manchester United spoiled David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford with a 4-0 victory over AC Milan.
Madrid was held 1-1 at home by Lyon which meant it went out 2-1 on aggregate and failed to reach the last eight for the sixth season in a row. In Manchester, two more goals by Wayne Rooney – who also scored twice in the first leg in Milan and now has 30 league and cup goals this season – helped United triumph 7-2 overall and join Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.
Nine-time European champion Madrid spent euro250 million ($340 million) on new players to try and win the trophy for the first time since 2002 and now will have to wait at least one more season.
Chelsea have been knocked out of the Champions League after losing 1-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate to Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan.
Mourinho made a triumphant return to Stamford Bridge to dump his former club out of Europe’s elite competition and remind Roman Abramovich of the mistake he made by kicking him out of west London.
Inter, leading 2-1 from the opening leg of this last-16 tie in the San Siro, secured their place in the quarter-finals when Samuel Eto’o scored the winner at the Bridge in the 78th minute.
Chelsea’s campaign ended in more misery when Didier Drogba was sent off in the 87th minute for a crude moment of petulance, appearing to stamp on Thiago Motta.
Third Edition of IPL On
The Indian Premier League (often abbreviated as IPL), is a Twenty20 cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and supervised by BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi, Chairman & Commissioner for IPL. It includes 8 teams or “franchises” consisting of players from different countries. The first season of the Indian Premier League commenced on 18 April 2008.
The third season of IPL started in India on 12 March 2010 and is due to last over a period of 45 days. Five new venues, Cuttack, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala, have been added. Other changes include removal of icon players and granting permission to players who were involved in the Indian Cricket League to play in the tournament. Also, it will be the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on the popular video sharing website Youtube.
The eight teams are Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab) will play in the third edition Indian Premier League cricket and the toureny officially began with the first match between the Deccan Chargers and the Kolkata Knight Riders.