Monday, 25 Nov, 2024

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World cup IND vs SA: India wins toss, opts to bat first

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the top-of-the-table World Cup clash against South Africa here on Sunday. Hosts India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are unchanged. South Africa, on the other hand, have brought in spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in

After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka cancel practice over filthy Delhi air

The toxic haze in New Delhi forced Sri Lanka to cancel their training session on Saturday, disrupting their preparation for Monday's World Cup clash against Bangladesh in the heavily-polluted Indian capital. New Delhi topped a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities

Australia Kept Old Foes England Buried at The Bottom 

CWC 2023, Match 36, Australia VS England Played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India on 4 November ,2023  Australia 286 All Out in 49.3 Overs (Marnus Labuschagne 72, Cameroon Green 47, Steve Smith 44, Marcas Stoinis 35, Adam Zampa 29, Chris Woakes 4/54, Adil Rashid 2/38, Mark

Pakistan Wining in DLS Method Intensifies Fight for Semifinals

CWC Match No 35, Pakistan VS New Zealand played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 4 November 2023  New Zealand 401/6 (Rachin Ravindra 108, Kane Williamson 95, Glen Philips 41, Mark Chapman 27, Mohammad Wasim 3/60, Iftikhar Ahmed 1/55, Hasan Ali 1/82, Haris Rauf 1/85, Shaheen Shah

Pakistan defeat New Zealand by 21 runs in rain-hit clash

Fakhar Zaman and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan pulled off a dramatic, rain-hit 21-run victory over New Zealand to stay alive at the ICC World Cup on Saturday. After New Zealand had piled up a mammoth 401-6, Pakistan were 160-1 in the 21st over when rain brought a stoppage. The

Bangladesh to host 24th Asian Archery Championships 2025

Bangladesh will host the 24th Asian Archery Championships in 2025 after winning by 14-10 votes in the bid at the World Archery Asia Congress held on November 3 last in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangladesh Archery Federation's general secretary and First Vice President of World Archery

Bangladesh Women's team suffer 5-wicket defeat to Pakistan

Bangladesh Women's team suffered a five-wicket defeat to the visiting Pakistan Women's team in the first ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday (November 4). The Tigresses, as it was adorably called, took the three-match T20

New Zealand post 401/6 against Pakistan in World Cup match

New Zealand posted a mammoth 401 for six against Pakistan in a crucial World Cup match here Saturday. This is only the second time that the 400-run mark has been breached in the ongoing showpiece. South Africa had broken Australia’s 2015 record with a mammoth 428 for five

Paris Masters: Djokovic beats Holger Rune to reach semi-finals

World number one Novak Djokovic held off Holger Rune to reach the semi-finals of the Paris Masters. Rune beat the Serb in last year's final to claim his first ATP Masters title. Despite missing a match point in the second set this time, Djokovic clinched a 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 win

Sabalenka beats Rybakina to reach WTA semi-finals

World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina to secure her place in the last four of the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. Sabalenka led 6-2 3-5 against Rybakina when play was suspended at 23:40 local time on Thursday due to stormy weather. The Kazakh levelled

Afghanistan Fairy Tale Continues in Cricket World Cup

CWC 2023, Match Number 34, Afghanistan VS Netherlands, Played at BSRA BV, Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, India on 3rd November   2023. Netherlands 179 All Out in 46.3 Overs (Sybrand Engelbrecht 58, Max O’Dowd 42, Colin Ackerman 29, Mohammad Nabi 3.28, Noor Ahmed 2/31) 

Afghanistan beat Netherlands to continue winning streak

Afghanistan continued their brilliant form and defeated the Netherlands comfortably by seven wickets in the 34th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Ekana Sports City, Lucknow, India on Friday. Hashmatullah Shahidi's men recorded three wins in a row for the first time in the

Ons Jabeur donates prize money to Palestinians

Tennis player Ons Jabeur, after her victory at the WTA Finals in Cancun, announced that she would be donating a portion of her prize money to help Palestinians. She had defeated Markéta Vondroušová with a score of 6-4, 6-3, making a strong comeback after her

Indian Tremor Devastated Sri Lanka 

CWC 2023, Match Number 33, India vs Sri Lanka, Played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India on 2 November 2023.  India 357/8 (Shubman Gill 92, Virat Kohli 88, Shreyas Iyer 82, Ravindra Jadeja 35. Dilshan Madhushanka 5/80  Sri Lanka 55 All Out in 19.4 Overs (Kasun Rajitha 14,

India outclass Sri Lanka to qualify for World Cup 2023 semis

India defeated Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 as their three-pronged pace attack wreaked havoc. India's pacers, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, were in their element with the new ball, reducing Sri Lanka to 3/4 within the first 19

Maxwell out of England match after golf buggy fall

Australia batter Glenn Maxwell will miss Saturday's World Cup match against England after falling off the back of a golf buggy and suffering a concussion. The incident happened on Monday as Australia's squad played a round of golf on a day off in Ahmedabad. Australia say

Sterling on target as Chelsea reach EFL Cup quarter-finals

Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea can win the Carabao Cup after his side beat Blackburn Rovers to set up a home quarter-final against Newcastle. Goals from Benoit Badiashile and Raheem Sterling were enough to beat the Championship side at Stamford Bridge, as they won for the first

Arteta takes blame as Arsenal knocked out of EFL Cup

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said "I'm disappointed with myself" after his side were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the fourth round following a 3-1 defeat by West Ham. Arteta made six changes to his starting XI, with Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and captain Martin

Superb Newcastle knock holders Man Utd out of EFL Cup 

Newcastle United claimed their second Old Trafford victory over Manchester United since 1972 to avenge their Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley and pile the pressure on home manager Erik ten Hag. First-half goals from substitute Miguel Almiron and Lewis Hall, his first for the club,

Huge Protean Win Complicates Black Caps Prospect in Top Four

CWC 2023, Match Number 32, South Africa VS New Zealand Played at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium, Pune, India on 1 November ,2023  South Africa 357/4 (Rassie van der Dussen 133, Quinton de Kock 114, David Miller 53, Tim Southee 2/77, Trent Boult 1/49) New Zealand 167 All Out in 35.3