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Boycott back in hospital
AFP, London
England batting great Geoffrey Boycott was on Sunday readmitted to hospital after suffering a setback in his recovery from throat surgery, his family revealing “things have taken a turn for the worse”.
The 83-year-old was discharged from hospital only on Friday after a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour.
However, he has now developed pneumonia. “Thank you all for the well wishes, we’ve been blown away by the sheer number of them,” read a statement from the family on Boycott’s X account.
“Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worse and my father has developed pneumonia and is unable to eat or drink so is back in hospital on oxygen and a feeding tube for the foreseeable.”
Boycott had previously been treated for throat cancer in 2002 with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Boycott is one of a select group of cricketers to have scored 100 first-class hundreds. He scored more than 8,000 runs in 108 Tests for England.
After his 24-year first-class career ended with Yorkshire sacking him in 1986, Boycott established himself as both a newspaper columnist and a noted broadcaster, developing a global fanbase.

HP fall to 149-run loss in Darwin
SPORTS REPORTER
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) HP outfit were bowled out for 279 in the second innings in chase of the 429-run target set by Pakistan Shaheens to suffer a 149-run defeat on the fourth day at the DXC Arena Ground in Darwin yesterday.
Continuing from an overnight score of 20 without loss, HP were bowled out for 279 in 83.2 overs. Amit Majumder hit a team-high 71 while Parvez Hossain Emon struck 57. Shahadat Hossain Dipu, who scored 36 in the first innings, followed up with 42 in the second innings but it was not enough to see HP bat the entire day to draw the match.
Pakistan Shaheens’ left-arm spinner Mehran Muntas was the pick of the bowlers, bagging four wickets for 84 runs.
Earlier, Mohammad Hunaira’s double century in the first innings saw Pakistan Shaheens post 468 for three. Bangladesh HP were restricted to 266 in the first innings, with Shadman Islam scoring 88 before the Pakistani side put 226 for three in the second innings to set a 429-run chase for the fourth innings.

ICC puts USA Cricket on notice for ‘non-compliance’
AFP, Colombo
The International Cricket Council put USA Cricket on notice on Monday to comply with its membership rules on governance, along with Cricket Chile, just weeks after the United States co-hosted the T20 World Cup.
“Neither Member is considered to have in place a fit for purpose detailed governance and administrative structure and systems,” the ICC said in a statement after its annual conference in Colombo, adding that both had 12 months “to rectify their current non-compliance”.