* New Zealand female cyclist Olivia Podmore, who competed at the 2016 Rio Games, died at the age of 24. * Moeen Ali’s return to England Test team was confirmed yesterday (10). Ali is likely to slot straight into the England line-up that drew their first Test at Trent Bridge last week. * Former Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera was named in the New Zealand coaching staff for their T20I and ODI series in Bangladesh and Pakistan next month. * Bangladesh beat Australia on Monday (9) in Dhaka in a cricket series for the first time in their history, with 4-1 score-line at T20Is.

Source: The Nation August 10, 2021 21:56 UTC