Cricket South Africa selection convener Linda Zondi said on Thursday they have no regrets in turning down an approach from retired batsman AB de Villiers to make himself available for the Cricket World Cup in England. South Africa have lost all three of their games at the tournament, largely because of a soft middle-order that […]
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Bibiana Steinhaus will not kick a single ball at the Women’s World Cup, but she will be one of the stars of the show nonetheless. The 40-year-old is the first and only female referee to officiate in one of the top men’s leagues in the world, having made the step up to the German Bundesliga […]
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Fifa vice president Ahmad was detained and questioned by French authorities on Thursday in the latest criminal investigation to hit the governing body of world soccer, a day before the start of the Women’s World Cup. Ahmad is “being questioned by the French authorities in relation to allegations related to his mandate” as president of […]
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BRISTOL: Captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team Dimuth Karunaratne said that nothing can be said about Pakistan cricket team as it can do anything at any time. This is an unpredictable side. He said this while talking with journalists at a media conference here on Thursday, a day before the eleventh match of the […]
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BRISTOL: Batting consultant of Pakistan cricket team Grant Flower said that he wanted to continue his job as batting coach after The World Cup 2019 but this has to be decided by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He said this while talking to media at the press conference here on Thursday, before Pakistan’s one-day international […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREBRISTOL: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas on Thursday tipped Babar Azam and Wahab Riaz to play key roles in their ICC World Cup game against Sri Lanka on Friday. Zaheer told ‘The News’ that while most of the Pakistani players looked good in their surprise 14-run victory against hosts England last Monday, it was the […]
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French Open fans will be treated to the semi-final they had always hoped for as great rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal advanced in contrasting fashion on Tuesday to set up a last-four encounter at Roland Garros. While 11-times champion Nadal demolished Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer had a […]
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India are 96-2 after 25 overs in pursuit of their 228-run target set by South Africa in their opening match of the World Cup in Southampton. The two-time world champions have lost the key wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli in what seems like a deceptively difficult run chase. Earlier, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was […]
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England’s narrow defeat by Pakistan in their second World Cup match was by no means a “car crash” and the hosts are determined to bounce back quickly from the disappointment, fast bowler Chris Woakes has said. England thumped South Africa in their World Cup opener but fell 14 runs short of Pakistan in their second […]
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Bangladesh are 161-4 after 33 overs against New Zealand in their World Cup 2019 encounter at Kennington Oval in London. Both teams won their opening matches — Bangladesh beating South Africa and New Zealand routing Sri Lanka — and named unchanged teams. The game is Bangladesh all-rounder Shakibal Hasan’s 200th one-day international. Shakib is the […]
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