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Bangladesh cricket authorities on Monday announced they would let go head coach Steve Rhodes after a disappointing campaign in the World Cup. “We have decided to part ways with the head coach by mutual consent. The decision will be effective immediately,” Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury told AFP. The decision came a day […]

Virat Kohli admits Rohit Sharma’s blistering form has made him alter his own role in the top-order as India gear up for Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. Sharma has smashed a record five centuries in a single World Cup to lead the tournament batting charts with 647 runs from eight innings. Kohli has […]

All-rounder Imad Wasim on Monday dismissed rumours of grouping within the Pakistani cricket team, also saying that the players had decided to “avoid the media” after the humiliating defeat in a World Cup group stage match against India. Wasim was addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with teammate Shadab Khan a day after skipper […]

Two-time champions India face 2015 runners-up New Zealand on Tuesday in the first World Cup semi-final in Manchester. India topped the group stage with seven wins from nine matches, while New Zealand limped into the last four after three successive defeats. Here, AFP Sport looks at three key battles in the knockout match at Old Trafford: 1) Kohli v […]

Chandika Hathurusingha insisted on Monday he would remain Sri Lanka’s cricket coach despite pressure to step down after their World Cup exit, but official sources said a shake-up was planned. Sri Lanka started the tournament as outsiders and finished sixth of the nine teams, registering one of their three wins against the world’s top-ranked one-day […]

LYON (France): The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s football World Cup title with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game. The defending champions struggled to gain dominance for an hour before a […]

India were at 214-1 at the end of 36 overs in their clash against Sri Lanka on the final day of the World Cup group stage on Saturday. The loss of a wicket was that of Rohit Sharma’s who was dismissed at 30.1 overs off of Rajitha’s delivery caught by Mathews at mid-off. He posted […]

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis led from the front with a century and Rassie van der Dussen made a superb 95 as the Proteas piled up 325-6 against Australia in the World Cup’s concluding group match on Saturday. Reigning champions Australia, already through to the semi-finals, need to win to be certain of finishing […]

Banners reading “#Justice for Kashmir” and “India stop genocide & free Kashmir” were flown over Headingley during India’s World Cup clash with Sri Lanka on Saturday. It was the second such incident at the event in England and Wales, after a banner was flown over the same ground in Leeds during last week’s match between Pakistan and […]

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur admitted his side’s failed World Cup campaign left him with mixed feeling as they crashed out despite beating Bangladesh by 94 runs on Friday. To reach the semi-finals, Pakistan needed to rewrite the record books with the biggest margin of victory in a one-day international. But they came up short as […]