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MNA Sports Desk: Lionel Messi was named as Barcelona’s captain following the departure of long-serving midfielder Andres Iniesta, while defenders Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto were named new vice-captains in a statement by the La Liga champions. Messi, Barca’s all-time top scorer, has been a vice-captain since 2015 and takes the club’s armband from Iniesta, who succeeded Xavi Hernandez as captain in 2015 but left for Japanese club Vissel Kobe in June. Midfielder Sergio Busquets was named first vice-captain, followed by Pique, who has been at Barcelona since 2008. It’s the first time Pique has been named a vice-captain at ...

MNA Sports Desk: Australia captain Steve Smith was fighting to save his job and reputation on Sunday after admitting he was the chief plotter in the ball-tampering scandal which has plunged the game into crisis and sparked a Cricket Australia probe. Smith insisted he will not quit after teammate Cameron Bancroft was caught using a yellow object to alter the condition of the ball on Saturday’s third day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands. But the matter could yet be taken out of Smith’s hands after Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed Sunday that they were sending a team ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has made Shakib Al Hasan the new captain of Bangladesh Test team. Mushfiqur Rahim, who had been serving as Test skipper since 2011, was dropped from his leading role, according to the BCB decision. It could not yet be ascertained if Mushfiq will be able to retain his position as wicket-keeper batsman. The BCB made the announcement after a meeting on Sunday. Also, Test vice captain Tamim Iqbal has been replaced by Mahmudullah, the BCB added. Mushfiqur’s position as Test skipper has been shaky since Bangladesh’s disastrous tour of South Africa where the ...

New Zealand’s leading batsman Kane Williamson has been succeeding as New Zealand’s 29th test cricket captain. Williamson (25 years old) has already captained New Zealand in 34 one-day or Twenty20 internationals and will now succeed Brendon McCullum as captain in all three formats. David White, New Zealand Cricket chief executive, said Willimason has been a leader within the team for a long time and already proved himself to be an extremely capable captain. “He is respected by his peers and the wider cricket community for his professional approach both on and off the field, and has a superb cricket brain”, ...