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Babar Azam to boost Pakistan in second Bangladesh Test
Sylhet, Bangladesh: Pakistan will be strengthened by the return of star batsman Babar Azam for the second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet, head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed said on Friday. sweetbonan.org
A knee injury ruled Babar, 31, out of the first Test, won by Bangladesh by 104 runs to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
"Babar Azam is available for the next match," Sarfaraz told reporters ahead of the second Test starting on Saturday.
"We are disappointed after the first Test but the past is the past. We are hopeful. We will bounce back as a team."
Bangladesh also have injury concerns among their top-order batsmen.
Shadman Islam has been ruled out with a chest injury sustained during the first Test, while fellow opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy's fitness is also being monitored.
White-ball opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim is set to make his Test debut in Shadman's absence.
Rain is predicted for the decider but Sarfaraz sought to play down the conditions.
"The weather is not in our hands. If we have an opportunity to play cricket here, we will definitely play good cricket," he said.
However, veteran Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim said the weather could play a decisive role.
"I think the weather is a bigger challenge than the wicket," he said, adding that there could be a little moisture on the wicket.
Mushfiqur was unmoved by the prospect of facing a fully fit Babar.
"If any individual and such a world-class cricketer like him is in the team, then naturally it will be a boost for them," he said.
"But when we won 2-0 against Pakistan in Pakistan, he was there too."
Sinner reaches Italian Open semis, breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record
Rome, Italy: Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Another straight-sets victory, this time 6-2, 6-4 over Rublev, moved Sinner up to 32 straight wins in the ATP's top-ranked events, one more than the previous record established by Novak Djokovic in 2011.
Rublev was Sinner's first seeded opponent at this year's tournament in Rome and the world number one made short work of his task in front of a delighted centre court.
In the last four Sinner is likely to face Daniil Medvedev, winner of the 2023 title at the Foro Italico, with the seventh seed taking on lucky loser Martin Landaluce in the first match of the evening session.
تنطلق اليوم.. طائرتنا الشاطئية في بطولة هنتنغتون الأمريكية
يشارك ثنائي منتخبنا الوطني الأول للكرة الطائرة الشاطئية، شريف يونس وأحمد تيجان، في بطولة هنتنغتون الأمريكية، التي تُقام اليوم على شاطئ هنتنغتون بولاية كاليفورنيا الأمريكية، وذلك بعد حصولهما على بطاقة دعوة استثنائية للمشاركة في البطولة.
وتُعد هذه المشاركة حدثًا تاريخيًا، حيث تُعتبر البطولة من أبرز بطولات الكرة الطائرة الشاطئية في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، وعادةً ما تقتصر المشاركة فيها على الفرق الأمريكية فقط، فيما أصبح الثنائي القطري سادس فريق دولي في تاريخ البطولة يحصل على دعوة رسمية للمشاركة والمنافسة ضمن جدولها الرئيسي.
ويخوض شريف يونس وأحمد تيجان البطولة ضمن قائمة تضم نخبة نجوم الكرة الطائرة الشاطئية في امريكا، حيث يحتل الثنائي حاليًا المركز السادس عالميًا في التصنيف الدولي للاتحاد الدولي للكرة الطائرة (FIVB)، بعد سلسلة من النتائج المميزة على مستوى جولة المحترفين العالمية.