Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

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

Dominant South Africa outclass New Zealand

South Africa defeated New Zealand by 190 runs in the 32nd match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association, Pune, India, on Wednesday. The Black Caps were outclassed by the in-form Proteas in all departments of the game as some of their main batters failed to

Messi’s trip to China for Inter Miami exhibition games called off

Inter Miami announced Wednesday that its planned trip to China for a pair of exhibition matches has been called off. The team announced the trip last month, with a pair of games originally scheduled for November 5 and November 8. It would have been at least the eighth time that Messi

New Zealand win toss, elect to bowl against South Africa

New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to field in their World Cup match against South Africa here on Wednesday. Both the teams made one change each from their last match playing XI. Tim Southee came in for injured Lockie Ferguson for New Zealand, while Kagiso Rabada

Woods and McIlroy golf league launches in January 

Golf's latest venture - an indoor "high-tech league" launched by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and backed by fellow sporting superstars - will get under way on Tuesday, 9 January 2024. Fifteen of the current world's top 20 are among the 24 PGA Tour players to have

England beaten by Belgium in Women’s Nation League 

England's hopes of progressing in the Women's Nations League were dealt a huge blow after a late defeat in Belgium. Belgium forward Tessa Wullaert scored two goals either side of half-time, including one from the penalty spot in the 85th minute, to inflict a second defeat in

Saudi Arabia set to host Fifa World Cup 2034

Saudi Arabia is set to host the men's 2034 World Cup after Fifa confirmed it was the only bidder for the tournament. Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament hours before Fifa's deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Morocco, Portugal and Spain

Dreams Of Team Tigers Dashed at Eden Gardens

CWC 2023, Match Number 31, Pakistan VS Bangladesh Played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India on 31 October 2023. Bangladesh 204 All Out in 45.1 Over (Mahmudullah Riad 56, Litton Kumar Das 45, Shakib Al Hasan 43, Mehidy Hasan Miraj 25, Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/23, Mohammad Wasim 3/31, Haris Rauf

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

After losing four consecutive matches, Pakistan made an excellent comeback and thumped Bangladesh by seven wickets in the 31st match of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India, on Tuesday. Fakhar Zaman made his comeback after five matches and made sure that

Bangladesh win toss, opt to bat first against Pakistan

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bat first against Babar Azam's Pakistan in the 31st match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.  Even though Bangladesh have failed to make their place in the semis of the ODI World Cup

Jude Bellingham wins world's best young player award

England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has won the Kopa Trophy for the world's best player aged under 21. The 20-year-old was recognised at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris. Bellingham has enjoyed a stunning start to his career at Real Madrid, scoring