Cristiano Ronaldo frustrated : Real Madrid drew 0-0 with 10-man Malaga

Real Madrid 0-0 Malaga: Cristiano Ronaldo toils in front of goal as Rafa Benitez's side are held at home by 10 men

• Cristiano Ronaldo missed a lot of chances for Real Madrid against Malaga
• Carlos Kameni, the Malaga goalkeeper, made a string of impressive saves
• Malaga's Nordin Amrabat sent off in the 77th minute for violent conduct

Source: Dailymail

Cricket Australia announces Squad for Bangladesh Tour

Australia's 15-man squad for the two-Test tour of Bangladesh in October, announced on Monday:

Steve Smith (c)

Australia have named two uncapped players in their 15-man squad for a two-Test tour of Bangladesh.
They are 22-year-old Western Australia batsman

Cameron Bancroft

Andrew Fekete.

Cameron Bancroft and 30-year-old Tasmania fast bowler Andrew Fekete.

The much-changed side will be led by new Test captain Steve Smith, who replaces ex-skipper Michael Clarke.

Batsman Clarke, 34, was one of five players to retire after this summer's 3-2 Ashes defeat by England, while David Warner is injured.

Bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Josh Hazlewood have both been rested after figuring extensively in Test series' against West Indies and England.

In addition to Clarke, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, pace bowler Ryan Harris and batsman Chris Rogers have ended their international careers, while all-rounder Shane Watson has quit Test cricket.

Australia's first Test against Bangladesh gets under way on 9 October.

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Adam Voges, Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Andrew Fekete, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc.

Source: BBC / Yahoo / theguardian

US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final

Novak Djokovic wins US Open 2015 title after beating rival Roger Federer at Flushing Meadows as world No 1 toasts 10th grand slam

• World No 1 Djokovic took the first set 6-4 before Federer levelled in the second
• But Serbian recovered to claim the third set 6-4 before finishing the decisive set 6-4
• The Novak won 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 in New York, and will end the year with three of the four tennis majors.
• The victory is Djokovic's second US Open success (his last in 2011) and his 10th grand slam career title
• Djokovic has won Australian Open, Wimbledon and now US Open in 2015 - only missing out on French Open
• World No 2 Federer, 34, missed out on the chance to add to his haul of five US Open crowns 
• A host of celebrities watched the final at Flushing Meadows
• David Beckham, Leonardo Di Caprio, Hugh Jackman and Adrien Brody among the A-listers in New York
• Final was delayed by three hours down to downpour
• New roof over Arthur Ashe court is due to be completed by 2016 in time for next year's tournament 

Most Grand Slam titles
17: Roger Federer
14: Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal
12: Roy Emerson
11: Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg
10: Bill Tilden, Novak Djokovic

Source: dailymail / BBC

Lionel Messi welcomes baby boy as girlfriend Antonella

Lionel Messi skips Barcelona training to welcome son Benjamin into the world as girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo gives birth

• Lionel Messi welcomed his second son into the world on Friday
• The Barcelona forward missed training to attend the birth of Benjamin
• Messi and partner Antonella Roccuzzo already have one son Thiago 
• Argentina forward is available for Barcelona's clash with Atletico Madrid

Source: dailymail

Bangladesh vs India Cricket Match Schedule A team

Mominul - Bangladesh Cricket A team Captain 

Mominul Haque will lead a strong Bangladesh A team for their tour to India later this month. The 15-member squad consists of 14 internationals including Al-Amin Hossain, who has been out of representative cricket since the World Cup.

Nasir Hossain and Mominul are the senior batsmen in the side, and Shuvagata Hom, who last played the solitary Test against India, is one of the batting allrounders in the side.

Bangladesh A squad: Anamul Haque, Rony Talukdar, Liton Das, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque (capt), Nasir Hossain, Saqlain Sajib, Arafat Sunny, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shuvagata Hom, Jubair Hossain.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan A team Captain 

India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain of the A squad to play a three-day match against Bangladesh A in September. Dhawan had been ruled out of the second and third Test in Sri Lanka last month after fracturing his hand during the first Test in Galle.

Two promising young spinners, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and offspinner Jayant Yadav, were also handed a chance to stake claims for an international spot during a busy home season.

Three-day squad: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Abhinav Mukund, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Baba Aparajith, Naman Ojha, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Gopal, Abhimanyu Mithun, Varun Aaron, Ishwar Pandey, Sheldon Jackson

One-day squad: Unmukt Chand (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Karn Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, S Aravind, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rush Kalaria, Gurkeerat Singh Mann

Match Schedule 

Credit : ESPNcricinfo

FIFA 16 top rated players revealed : Messi Earns Top Spot

FIFA 16 release list of top 50 stars including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo... but just two English players and 17 Premier League stars make the grade

• FIFA 16 is set to be released in 15 days, on September 22 in the UK
• This year's player ratings have been released, with a number of changes 
• Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lead the way, with Luis Suarez third
• There are two English players - Wayne Rooney and John Terry - in the list
• 17 Premier League player make up the top 50 in the FIFA 16 list 
• Gareth Bale drops from 14th to 23rd after a difficult year at Real Madrid
• Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao completely drop out of the top 50
• David Silva, Thiago Silva and Neymar all move into the top 10 players 

TOP FIFA 16 PLAYERS - 50 TO 26 

50: Angel di Maria (PSG) - 85

49: Petr Cech (Arsenal) - 85

48: Edinson Cavani (PSG) - 85

47: Vincent Kompany (Man City) - 85

46: David Alaba (Bayern Munich) - 85

45: Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid) - 85

44: John Terry (Chelsea) - 85 

43: Naldo (Wolfsburg) - 85

42: Yaya Toure (Man City) - 85

41: Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) - 85

40: Gerard Pique (Barcelona) - 85

39: Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) - 86

38: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Man Utd) - 86

37: Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) - 86

36: Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) - 86

35: Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich) - 86

34: Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) - 86

33: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 86

32: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) - 86

31: Paul Pogba (Juventus) - 86

30: Diego Costa (Chelsea) - 86

29: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) - 86

28: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) - 86

27: Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors) - 86

26: David De Gea (Man Utd) - 86

TOP FIFA 16 PLAYERS - 25-1 

25: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - 86

24: Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) - 87

23: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - 87 

22: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 87

21: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) - 87

20: Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) - 87

19: Luka Modric (Real Madrid) - 87

18: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - 87

17: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) - 87

16: Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - 87

15: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich) - 87

14: Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - 87

13: James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) - 87

12: Sergio Aguero (Man City) - 87

11: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) - 88

10: David Silva (Man City) - 88

9: Thiago Silva (PSG) - 88

8: Neymar (Barcelona) - 88

7: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) - 89

6: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - 89

5: Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) - 90

4: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) - 90

3: Luis Suarez (Barcelona) - 90

2: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - 93

1: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 94

Souece: dailymail

Sir Don Bradman's blazer sells for $91,410

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A blazer worn by cricketer great Don Bradman during his first series as Australia captain sold at auction Monday for 100,000 Australian dollars ($70,000).

The green woollen blazer with gold piping and the Australian coat of arms on its breast pocket was worn by Bradman during the 1936-1937 test series against England.

Bidding opened at A$50,000 ($35,000) and there were two active bidders, one in the room and one on the phone. The blazer went to the bidder in the room who will pay a total of $132,000 ($91,000) when sales tax and the buyer's premium is added.

Auctioneer Max Williamson said "this is the first (Bradman) blazer we've had up for auction, which is possibly why it sold so well. It went beyond our expectations. We're still shaking.

Source: Yahoo / AP 

Neymar, the slow burner

Neymar did not hit the ground running in his first two seasons at Barcelona and this term has proven no different. No sooner did he arrive at the Catalan club in the summer of 2013, than the former Santos star had to have tonsil surgery which subsequently caused anaemia and required him to be gradually eased into action.

Last year, the Brazil forward was sidelined by a challenge by Colombia defender Juan Zúñiga during the World Cup, which fractured a vertebra in his spine and prevented him from finding his groove until mid-September.

This time round, a bout of the mumps kept Neymar out of the Spanish Super Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and Barça's La Liga opener. To add insult to injury, just when he seemed to have shaken off the infection, he suffered a knee problem that limited his involvement for Brazil against Costa Rica to a 10-minute cameo.

Neymar has only made one other appearance this season. That came in the last match before the international break, against Málaga on 29th August. The 23-year-old performed well, but tiredness took its toll after his long layoff and he was substituted by Luis Enrique late on.

While Leo Messi and Luis Suárez can be expected to go into the big game against Atlético firing on all cylinders, it remains to be seen what sort of condition Neymar will be in at the Calderón. That said, Atlético are an opponent he loves facing, so he won't want to miss out.

Source: Marca 

Sharapova stands up for Nadal

Maria Sharapova has come out in support of Rafa Nadal following his defeat by Fabio Fognini, putting her own more positive spin on the stat about the Spaniard failing to win a Grand Slam title for the first time in a decade.

After the official US Open account tweeted that, "This is the first time in 10 years that #Rafa will NOT win a Grand Slam", Sharapova volleyed back a swift reply: "A much more appropriate headline would be he HAS won a grand slam EVERY year in past 10 (TEN!!) years. #respect?"

A much more appropriate headline would be he HAS won a grand slam EVERY year in past 10 (TEN!!) years. #respect? https://t.co/ODtiO0Byeb

— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) September 5, 2015

Source: twitter / marca

West Indies New Test captain Jason Holder

Jason Holder named new West Indies Test captain ahead of Sri Lanka tour

•     Jason Holder is replacing Denesh Ramdin as Test captain of West Indies

•     Holder has been the one-day skipper since the back end of last year

•     West Indies play two Tests in Sri Lanka, the first starting on October 14

•     Head selector Clive Lloyd believes Holder has qualities to take side forward

Source: dailymail

India beat Sri Lanka by 117 runs to win Test series 2-1

Home captain Angelo Mathews' batting heroics went in vain as India beat Sri Lanka by 117 runs in the final Test to win the three-match series 2-1 on Tuesday.

Having set Sri Lanka a 386-run victory target in the bowler-dominated contest, India needed seven wickets on the final day to gift Virat Kohli his first series victory since becoming the Test captain.

The men in blue win their first Test series on Sri Lankan soil after 22 years

Mathews (110) and debutant Kusal Perera (70), however, were in no mood to oblige and they refused to throw in the towel at the Sinhalese Sports Club.

The duo resisted India's victory push for 38 overs before wheels came off the Sri Lankan innings towards the end of the second session.

Perera succumbed to a rush of blood just before tea and Ishant Sharma, armed with the second new ball, dismissed Mathews in the first over after the break as the hosts eventually folded for 268.

"It's never easy to come back one-nil down in the series, playing away from home, and in Sri Lankan conditions," Kohli said at the presentation ceremony.

"The kind of attitude and the character the team has shown, I'm proud of the boys," he said after India recorded their first Test series win in Sri Lanka since 1993.

"It feels nice to have created a bit of history, especially with such a young team... It's a magnificent milestone for us to build on and gain confidence from," added Kohli.

 Resuming on 67-3, Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the morning session before the 135-run stand between Mathews and Perera not only halted India's victory bid but also rekindled faint home hopes of a miraculous win.
Mathews brought up his seventh Test century in 217 balls, while Perera shone in his debut Test as well, complimenting his first innings half-century with an aggressive 70.

The stumper-batsman, however, threw away his wicket, reverse sweeping Ravichandran Ashwin (4-69) to Rohit Sharma at point.

Ishant (3-32) then ended all home hopes by trapping Mathews leg before for his 200th Test wicket.

"Our batting flopped again, to be honest," Mathews said as Sri Lanka made a poor start to life after Kumar Sangakkara.

"The bowlers did a really good job throughout the Test match. Out batters were not up to the mark."

Cheteshwar Pujara, who struck an unbeaten 145 in the makeshift opener's role for India, was adjudged man-of-the-match in the low-scoring contest, while Ashwin's 21 wickets earned him the man-of-the-series award.

Source: BDNews24