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West Indies vs Bangladesh West Indies created history in one-day international cricket by bowling 50 overs of spin against Bangladesh in their second ODI on Tuesday. The visitors won the match in a super over after both teams scored 213 runs.The match featured 92 overs of spin bowling, setting a new ODI record. The previous record stood at 78 overs.West Indies made a strategic decision to drop pace bowlers Jayden Seales and Romario Shepherd from their lineup. Bangladesh chose to bat first in Mirpur, facing five West Indies spinners who bowled 10 overs each.Gudakesh Motie led the bowling attack with three wickets for 65 runs. Alick Athanaze impressed with two wickets while conceding only 14 runs, and Akeal Hosein claimed two wickets for 41 runs.Roston Chase and Khary Pierre completed their 10-over spells, giving away 44 and 43 runs respectively. The team chose not to use their sole pace option, Justin Greaves.This performance surpassed Sri Lanka’s previous record of 44 overs of spin bowling in a 1996 match. The all-spin strategy marked a significant departure from West Indies’ traditional fast-bowling heritage.Bangladesh’s bowling attack primarily relied on spin, with Mustafizur Rahman being the only pace bowler. He conceded 40 runs in his eight overs, while the remaining five bowlers were spinners.The super over victory helped West Indies level the three-match series 1-1, scoring 10 runs and winning by a narrow margin of one run.

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October 13, 2025

(By Edgardo Vazquez/Bowmar Sports)

In top-level table tennis, every detail counts. The choice of rubber can be the difference between controlling a rally or losing the initiative. With the arrival of the new Zyre 03, Butterfly introduces an innovation that redefines the way offensive players can generate power and spin at the table.

The first thing that stands out about Zyre 03 is its short, dense pimple structure (Ricosheet), designed to offer superior grip and a more pronounced trajectory. This combination allows for confident lifting of sliced ​​balls, heavier spin, and a deep arc that keeps the opponent under constant pressure.

The use of a hard, extra-thick Spring Sponge X offers an immediate feeling of power. Players can feel the ball digging into the rubber, generating solid and precise contact. The result is greater control in rallies and the ability to finish points with penetrating and consistent shots.

In real-life match situations, Zyre 03 provides clear advantages:
• Heavier/more confident openings against underspin
• Greater consistency in long rallies
• Ability to maintain the initiative with deep, quality shots
• Confidence in closing points with power and spin

The new capabilities with this rubber are not only technical, but they are also strategic. Zyre 03 opens up new tactical possibilities: it allows for more aggressive point building and variation with heavy spin.

In conclusion, Zyre 03 is a rubber designed for the player looking to dominate with spin and power, expanding their playing style and elevating their performance in every match. From my experience as a coach, I can say that this Butterfly release represents a new standard for those who want to take their table tennis to the next level.

 

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October 6, 2025 | Paul Stimpson

Ellenborough and Global University Systems Horsham Spinners respectively lead the women’s and men’s Premier Divisions after weekend one of the Veterans’ British Clubs League.

Neither had it all their own way on a busy weekend, with 93 teams competing across 15 divisions at Derby Arena and satellite venue Draycott & Long Eaton TTC, where Men’s Division Five was played.

See all the results, tables and averages on TT Leagues.

Women’s Divisions

Champions Ellenborough lead the way in the Premier Division, but a 6-0 defeat by nearest challenger Foresters in the final round means there is still all to play for on the second weekend.

That the scoreline was somewhat lopsided is due at least in part to an injury to Sara Williams, who had won her eight previous matches for Ellenborough but was not able to face Foresters.

Combined with a great show from Jurate Brazaityte, Gabriela Tankel and Larisa Titievskaja, Foresters claimed the one-sided victory which leaves them a point behind the leaders.

Foresters had started the weekend slowly, drawing 3-3 with TT Shop Liverpool in the first round – they needed Kinga Oryl to win the last match – in what was the only point picked up by their opponents all weekend.

That was followed by a 4-2 loss to Market Rasen in a tie in which all but the first match went the distance. Foresters led 2-1 but Rosemary Rainton levelled and then Sarah Horsnell beat Brazaityte 14-12 in the fifth and Jane Vickers overcame Titievskaja 12-10 in the decider.

Williams tops the averages with the only 100% record, followed by Bribar Knighton Parkâ€s Emma Harradine on 7/8.

Topspin Fusion are top of Division One and unbeaten, their only blemish being a 3-3 draw in Round 2 against Cleeve Park, who came from 2-1 and 3-2 down to force a draw, with Nicola Duke winning twice in the fifth and Delyth North getting the decisive win in Match 6 against Silvia Trenti.

Cleeve Park were draw specialists, with four 3-3 scorelines and one victory leaving them unbeaten but in third place, behind DOJO Merchant Services.

Mijung Choi of Topspin leads the averages with 9/10, followed by team-mate Malgorzata Muda with 7/8.

Foresters III head the Division Two standings, and are one of three unbeaten teams in the eight-strong division.

They won four and drew one to stand a point clear of Billwood (W3, D2), who themselves are a point ahead of WW Lightning (W2, D3).

Foresters†draw was against Lightning and they came from 3-1 down to secure it, thanks to victories for Lynne Trussell and Sue Pingram.

But nobody could beat Lightningâ€s Clare Style, who claimed a full house of 10 victories to head the averages.

Northop Dragons won four from four and sit sop of Division Three, ahead of unbeaten Milton Keynes, who won three and drew one. The top two have played a match fewer than the two teams below them in the seven-team division and have yet to meet.

Gillian Richardson of the leaders won all six of her matches to top the averages.

Menâ€s divisions

Global University Systems Horsham Spinners are unbeaten and top of the Premier Division, a point clear of champions Topspin Fusion.

The leaders put down a marker in the opening round with a 5-1 defeat of the champions – and they would have had a clean sweep were it not for Neil Pickardâ€s win over Mircea Neagu in the final match. Oleh Biletskyi and Jacek Koziarski won twice each for the Spinners.

What might prove more significant in the long run was Spinners coming from 3-1 down to rescue a draw against Bribar Knighton Park in the second round, their only dropped point of the weekend.

It was Koziarski who won the final match of that fixture and he is the top regular player in the averages with 8/9 – though Ormeauâ€s Niall Cameron did win all four of his.

Division 1 (Gp 1)is led by Custom Deighton, won only dropped five individual matches all week – three of them against Draycott in the final round as they finished with a record of W4, D1.

Deighton led that match 2-1 but trailed 3-2 before Lee Horton secured a point by beating Stephen Horsfield 3-2 (13-11, 8-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-7).

Draycott sit second and are also unbeaten, with three wins and two draws, but it is Deightonâ€s Horton who leads the averages with eight wins from eight.

HurricaneTT top Division 1 (Gp 2) and are unbeaten, though they dropped a point against lowly Moberly, for whom Sherwin Ramata won twice, including in four close games against Michael Oâ€Driscoll.

In fact, Ramata was on fire all weekend, winning all 10 of his matches to top the averages ahead of Hurricane pair Pawal Orzechowski and Paul Cicchelli, who lost one each.

Despite Ramataâ€s form, Moberly are fifth in the table, and it is Foresters A who are Hurricaneâ€s nearest challengers, a point back.

Admiral Paws and Wolves VETTS both have 8pts in Division 2 (Gp 1) but Paws are on top on sets difference despite losing 4-2 to their nearest rivals – who themselves are unbeaten having won three and drawn two.

Paws†weekend was underpinned by Filip Wojtkowiak, who won all 10 matches to stand top of the divisional averages.

Ashford are unbeaten and two points clear of Foresters C in Division 2 (Gp 2).Their only dropped point was against Cutnall Green in a match which Ashford led 2-0 but trailed 3-2 before Percy Collino beat Tim Oâ€mahoney to clinch a point.

That win was one of nine out of 10 for Collino, who tops the averages.

Division 3 (Gp 1) is headed by unbeaten Newton Abbot, who won four and drew one to sit a point above Ajax Wolvey.

Abbot were pegged back by Foresters E in Round 4, in a match they had led 2-1 and 3-2 – but were really on song in the match between the top two, which Abbot won 6-0.

The leaders†Michael Hugh is top of the averages with nine wins from 10 played.

Only a point separates the top two in Division 3 (Gp 2) and it is Norton Commandos who lead the way from Topspin Fusion II.

However, it was Fusion who inflicted the only defeat on the leaders, by a 4-2 margin in the first round. The match was poised at 2-2 when Simon Philipsz won in five against Neil Hough, and Rohan Schloss completed the win for Fusion.

Fusion went on to win their next four matches, while Fusion drew with Foresters D and lost to Foresters F.

Hough won 5/6 to lead the averages from team-mate Keith Deaville (8/10).

Two teams are unbeaten in Division 4 (Gp 1), but it is Bristol Associates (W3, D2) who lead by a point from Loughborough Unicorn (W2, D3).

The match between the top two was a draw, Unicorn leading 2-1 but trailing 3-2 before Simon Rudland beat Mark Farrow to earn the point.

Bristolâ€s Daniel James Harris and Unicornâ€s Robin Pearce lead the averages, each with nine wins from 10.

The title already looks like Lancashire Hotpots†to lose in Division 4 (Gp 2)as they won all five matches to open up a four-point lead over Guernsey and Bristol Associates II.

Hotpots only dropped five individual matches all weekend and Phil Crankshaw won all 10 of his to top the averages, one match ahead of team-mate Rick Beattie.

Only two points separate the top four in Division 5 (Gp 1), where Allied lead the way from Altrincham Grandpa.

The leaders won four and lost one – it was Grandpa who beat them 4-2 in Round 4 – but the chasing pack all took points off each other.

Grandpas†Chun Sing Leung won 7/7 to lead the way in the averages, though Dave Greaves and Antony Whelan have 100% records from fewer matches.

Only sets difference can separate Continental Stars, Oxhill and Swerve in Division 5 (Gp 2) with all three having won three and drawn two – and they all drew with each other.

Swerveâ€s Steve Brunskill won all 10 to stand ahead of Oxhillâ€s Jeff Rigby (9/10) in the averages.

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Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) DUBAI: Slow, lethal spin could well be the order of the day when India face Bangladesh in their second Super-4 clash on Wednesday. On paper, India are runaway favourites — 17 wins to Bangladesh’s solitary success tell the story. Add to that the ruthless way Suryakumar Yadav’s men dismantled opponents and the odds of a Bangladesh upset look slimmer than snowflakes in the Emirates.But cricket isn’t played on paper, and Phil Simmons wants his players to believe exactly that. The former West Indies batting allrounder and now Bangladesh head coach threw down the gauntlet on the eve of the clash.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Every team has the ability to beat India. The game is played on the day. It’s not what India did before — it’s what happens on Wednesday, during that three-and-a-half-hour period. We will try to play as best as we can and hope to force mistakes in India’s armoury. That’s the way we win games,†Simmons told reporters.Bangladesh though have a headache as their skipper Litton Das looks doubtful for the match as he suffered a sidestrain during training. They have not nominated a vicecaptain for the tournament.

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Both teams come armed with quality slow bowling. India’s trio of Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel will look to squeeze Bangladesh in the middle overs, while Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, and leggie Rishad Hossain — if picked — could be the Tigers’ trump cards.Interestingly, Bangladesh got the better of a strong Sri Lankan side by relying on their three quicks — Shoriful Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, and the wily Mustafizur Rahman.Mustafizur, with years of experience behind him, can control the game in the middle overs, as he showed against Sri Lanka. The leftarm seamer picked up a brilliant 4 for 20 in that match. Mahedi was the other standout performer, returning figures of 2 for 25.India might be winning — but they aren’t flawless. Their catching against Pakistan was all over the place, with four straightforward chances put down — lapses that could have been costly against a sharper opponent.

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Suryakumar knows Bangladesh can’t be offered similar charity. “We have done a lot of fielding practice. It can’t be an excuse. If the catches are gone, they are gone. We go back to the drawing board, do a good session again, and then we come back and play the game,†Surya said after the Pakistan match.Another talking point is Jasprit Bumrah’s returns. The spearhead has leaked 33 runs from his third over across the last three games and went wicketless against Pakistan, conceding 45 from four overs — his third-most expensive T20I outing.Surya may have to rethink frontloading Bumrah’s overs, perhaps holding one back for the middle overs and one at the death. Surya, however, maintained that Bumrah is far from struggling. “Not really. He has played a lot of T20 cricket for India and in the IPL. He is experienced enough to understand what is needed from him. He is a good learner. When he is on the field, he is always active, always has that lovely body language, spreads that positive energy. That’s what we want — a senior bowler coming into such games and delivering for the side,†he said.If there is one area where India look near-invincible, it is their batting. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill shredded Pakistan’s attack with a sterling 105-run opening stand, and the rest of the batting order has adapted well to the conditions.India will want to keep the momentum rolling as the tournament heads into its business end, while the Tigers come into the clash with their tails up. With the Dubai International Stadium pitch easing out and chasing sides enjoying success, expect fireworks under the lights — and a stern test of whether India can stay flawless when it matters most.

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September 15, 2025 | Alan Lane

The Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre came alive yesterday as players of all ages and abilities took part in the latest Ping Aspire Series event – a celebration of fun, friendly competition and the power of table tennis to bring people together.

From complete beginners to returning players, everyone had the chance to test their skills, make new friends and enjoy a buzzing day of matches. Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, with one player summing it up simply: “All of it – I loved every moment!â€

Inclusive, fun and inspiring
One of the standout aspects of the Aspire events is their inclusivity. Martin, who usually plays at a Parkinsonâ€s table tennis group, was thrilled to join in:
“Iâ€ve only been playing a year, and mostly socially, but I wanted to see how my game stood up against people without Parkinsonâ€s. I won a couple, lost a few, and made it through to the second round – which might have been a mistake because Iâ€m being battered! But Iâ€m learning loads. Itâ€s terrific to see the talent in these youngsters. Itâ€s been good fun and quite inspiring – makes you want to whoop!â€

Jonathan, who discovered the tournament through the Northants Table Tennis Facebook page, praised the balance of competition:
“I was expecting to completely lose a lot, but itâ€s great to see all the different levels here – anything can happen! The second stage, where you play people closer to your level, was especially fun and helped me think more about my style and decisions. Itâ€s really good experience.â€

For Pran Fernando, the event rekindled a passion from childhood:
“I played table tennis at school and university, then stopped for years. I got back into it recently with my local club, and entering this was perfect practice before the new season. Itâ€s definitely worthwhile if youâ€re new and looking to meet people and play at your own level. Huge thanks to Milton Keynes Table Tennis Centre for a wonderful venue.â€

Strong competition across the board
The event wasnâ€t just about fun – the standard of play was impressively competitive, with thrilling rallies and plenty of surprises. Event sponsor Bribar generously provided vouchers for the winners and runners up.

Section 1 winner: Ben Stoneman
Runner-up: Jonathan Lane
Section 2 winner: Zachary Cliffe
Runner-up: Jack Burke
Congratulations to all the winners, and to every player who brought their best game and their best smiles.

A winning formula
Survey results from the day told the story loud and clear – with the majority of players giving Aspire top marks for enjoyment, organisation and inclusivity. Comments included “playing against different people I donâ€t usually face,†and “everybody was nice and friendly – Iâ€ll definitely recommend it to my friends.â€

The Aspire Series continues to grow in popularity, offering a perfect mix of fun, fairness and community spirit. Whether youâ€re picking up a bat for the first time, returning after years away, or sharpening your competitive edge, thereâ€s a place for you.

Ping Aspire is all about connection, competition and having a great time – and Milton Keynes was proof of just how magical that mix can be.

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