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South Africa were in trouble by the time their World Cup clash against West Indies was interrupted by rain at at Hampshire’s Rose Bowl on Monday as they stood at 29 for the loss of two wickets. The umpires ordered an early lunch as light rain continued to fall. The Proteas had suffered an early […]

Australia spinner Adam Zampa may have been using hand warmers during his bowling spell in Sunday’s 36-run Cricket World Cup defeat by India, captain Aaron Finch has said in response to a flood of ball-tampering accusations on social media. Video footage showed Zampa putting his hand into his pocket before rubbing the ball prior to […]

SOUTHAMPTON: Kagiso Rabada believes South Africa must put their off-field problems to one side as they look to revive their World Cup campaign against the West Indies at Southampton on Monday. A tough opening week in the round-robin group phase has left the Proteas with little margin for error after three straight defeats by England, […]

PARIS: Defying the years and one of the most fierce onslaughts he has ever faced at Roland Garros, Rafa Nadal won his 12th French Open crown on Sunday, leaving Dominic Thiem crushed and a packed Parisian stadium shaking their heads in wonder. The first set had been one for the ages, the second ran it […]

CARDIFF: Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan was glad to justify his rise in the batting order as he maintained a fine start to the World Cup with a hundred against England. It was the third time the all-rounder, who also opened the bowling with his left-arm spin in Cardiff on Saturday, had passed fifty in […]

Australia are 159-2 after 31 overs against India in pursuit of their 353-run target in a key World Cup 2019 clash currently being played at the Oval. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan hit a sparkling century to help India post 352 for five. The opening batsman led the Indian charge after captain Virat Kohli won the toss […]

Barbara Bonansea fired Italy to a remarkable comeback win over Australia after her brace, including a stoppage time winner, claimed a 2-1 Group C victory in the women’s World Cup on Sunday. Juventus’ Bonansea pounced on a dreadful first touch from Clare Polkinghorne to race through and level for the Italians 11 minutes after the […]

LONDON: It’s India’s turn. Along with low scores and rabid bowlers, the opening phase of the Cricket World Cup has also been about inconsistency. Every team which won its first match has strained in the second. England lost to Pakistan and West Indies lost to Australia. Australia fought back from 79-5 against West Indies. New […]

PARIS: Ashleigh Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 after only 70 minutes to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. The […]

After a flying start without a loss, Afghanistan were sent reeling with a heavy onslaught by New Zealand bowlers to quickly limit their total to 172 in the World Cup match between the two sides in Taunton on Saturday. Having won the toss and elected to bowl first, New Zealand were hoping to see off […]