HOUSTON (Texas): Bayern Munich spoiled Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid debut, downing the Spanish giants 3-1 in an entertaining International Champions Cup match on Saturday despite goalkeeper Sven Ulreich’s sending off. Real, who started with a full-strength side that included a debut for former Chelsea attacking midfielder Hazard went 1-0 down after just a quarter of […]
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GWANGJU: Triple Olympic champion Sun Yang accused rival Mack Horton of disrespecting China on Sunday after the Australian refused to take the podium following their 400 metres freestyle clash at the world championships. The controversy overshadowed an incredible night in the pool, where Briton Adam Peaty became the first to swim the 100m breaststroke in […]
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THE suspension of the Zimbabwe Cricket Board on Thursday by the ICC due to government’s interference is a wake-up call for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) who need to exclude several clauses from its constitution which allow the federal government and the prime minister as its patron to intervene in the PCB affairs. The PCB’s […]
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LONDON: Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar of India, South Africa’s pace bowling legend Allan Donald and former Australia woman fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick were on Thursday inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London. Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman in history, was inducted immediately after becoming eligible for induction, which requires […]
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WELLINGTON: All-rounder Ben Stokes, who guided England to victory over New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Cup recently, has been nominated as New Zealander of the Year. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has also been nominated. Stokes’ match-winning innings of 84 allowed England to tie New Zealand’s score of 241-8 at Lord’s […]
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LONDON: Eoin Morgan says he has not yet decided whether to remain as England’s white-ball skipper following their dramatic World Cup win against New Zealand. Morgan, 32, told BBC Sport it would be a “big commitment” to continue until the 2023 World Cup, with next year’s T20 World Cup a “more realistic” target. “I don’t […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday congratulatedPakistan women’s cricket star Sana Mir for her inclusion in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Committee as one of the three current player representatives. Former England player Clare Connor was retained as the chair of the committee, which also includes PCB Managing Director Wasim Khan as one of […]
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WELLINGTON: A group of rueful New Zealand players touched down on home soil on Thursday, still coming to terms with the gut-wrenching defeat to England in the World Cup final. Pace bowler Trent Boult was among six Black Caps players making a low-key homecoming at Auckland airport, soaking up commiserations from a few fans and […]
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LONDON: National selector Ed Smith believes England’s World Cup star Jason Roy is now a ‘more complete player than he has ever been’ and is ready to have a crack at Test cricket after two years as one of the one-day team’s leading lights. Roy was named in England’s 13-man squad for the one-off Test […]
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NEW DELHI: Unlike last time, captain Virat Kohli will have no say in the selection of the Indian team’s new head coach, a senior BCCI official told The Indian Express. The final decision will be taken by a steering committee, headed by former India skipper Kapil Dev, and approved by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators […]
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