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Afghanistan player Rahmanullah Gurbaz and coach Jonathan Trott during a practice session an ODI World Cup 2023 match. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Afghanistan may have defeated three former World Cup champions so far in the tournament. It may have had its best World Cup outing already. While taking pride in his unit’s achievement,…
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File picture of chief selector of the Pakistan cricket squad Inzamam-ul-Haq | Photo Credit: AP Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has stepped down as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief selector on Sunday after allegations of a conflict of interest. His resignation comes after Pakistani media reported one of his co-directors in a U.K.-based company, Yazoo International Ltd,…
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Cricket World Cup: NBA team Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive© Twitter The Indian cricket team’s all-win performance at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 has led to fans dreaming of a title from the Rohit Sharma-led side. India cricket team last win the ODI World Cup in 2011 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Two…
File image of Wasim Jaffer© BCCI Former India opener Wasim Jaffer took a hilarious jibe at former England skipper Michael Vaughan after the hosts defeated the defending champions in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Sunday. Asked to bat first, the Rohit Sharma-led posted a total of 229/9 in 50 overs. Later, pacers Mohammed…
Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn on Monday shrugged off claims his players haven’t been paid for five months, insisting the squad was determined to rescue their faltering Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign. Pakistan are on the verge of a group stage exit at the tournament and need to defeat Bangladesh on Tuesday to preserve any slim…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy meets people who got injured in the Vizianagaram train derailment accident, at Vizianagaram Government Hospital. | Photo Credit: ANI ED summons Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also the Aam Aadmi Party’s national…
File photo of Argentina football team star Lionel Messi© X (formerly Twitter) Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time in his career at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday. Messi, 36, succeeds Karim Benzema as winner of the prize, awarded for his performances last season, when he inspired Argentina to glory at the…
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Only one batter scored more runs than Max O’Dowd in the last T20 World Cup. That was Virat Kohli, someone he has always looked up to. O’Dowd scored 242 runs for the Netherlands at an average of 34.57 from eight matches in Australia last year. In the Netherlands’ famous victory against South Africa, he had…
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The Netherlands continues to soar higher and higher” »
The Indian hockey team survived some anxious moments to avenge its Asian Games loss with a 2-1 win over China and continue its rampaging run at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi on Monday. Deepika (15th) and Salima Tete (26th) sounded the board for the hosts, while Zhong Jiaqi scored in the 41st minute…
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South Africa owes its success to one of its “most destructive” middle-order, said former skipper Graeme Smith, who wants captain Temba Bavuma to step up to guide the team to a first-ever World Cup title. Smith admits he did not expect this South African side to be so ruthless but said their consistent and dominant…
