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Egypt’s Hossam Abdelmaguid celebrates after the match as Egypt qualify for the Round of 16 stage of the World Cup | Photo Credit: Reuters Egypt held their nerve to move into the World Cup last 16 with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Australia on Friday (July 3, 2026) following a 1-1 draw after extra…
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Mexico’s last-32 match against Ecuador earlier this week was delayed due to rain. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Mexico’s clash with England in the World Cup round of 16 at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday (July 5, 2026) will be moved to noon local time (1800 GMT), local media reported on Friday (July 3, 2026)….
Mohamed Salah has recovered from a hamstring strain and been included in Egypt’s line-up to take on an unchanged Australia Source link
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his third round match against France’s Arthur Rinderknech. | Photo Credit: Reuters Novak Djokovic saw Arthur Rinderknech falling toward the Centre Court net after a volley and said to himself “please stay down.” The Frenchman did — and 39-year-old Djokovic dove to hit a backhand volley winner on match…
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Clare Taylor played at the World Cup for England in football and cricket. She had a longer career in cricket, in which she claimed more than 100 international wickets with her pace bowling. The 61-year-old is now a part of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Excerpts from an interview Taylor gave The Hindu at Old Trafford,…
Promising debuts of keenly tracked young cricketers at the highest level tend to linger in the memory for long. They act as a tantalising prelude to the career ahead, and invite lofty expectations from an entourage of admirers. It need not always be a three-figure score or five-wicket haul that instigates this rush of excitement;…
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Championship leader Antonelli has a 40-point advantage over Mercedes teammate Russell. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Former Formula One World champion Damon Hill praised Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli as a special talent and backed him for the F1 drivers’ title this year. “I think the favourite is Kimi because I think that he’s got the…
Ashwanth is a mystery spinner and left-handed batter. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ashwanth Valthapa was the costliest buy at the TNPL 2026 player auction when four-time champion Chepauk Super Gillies forked out ₹14.45 lakh. The 25-year-old has played three ODIs and one T20I for the UAE but has shifted base to Chennai. A mystery spinner and left-handed batter, Ashwanth recently scored a century in the TNCA first…
South Africa’s Tazmin Brits is in London now for the Women’s T20 World Cup. | Photo Credit: Reuters It was just a few days ago that the ICC and IOC confirmed cricket’s qualification pathway for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Among those teams that have made it is South Africa. Tazmin Brits is hoping…
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England’s Heather Knight. | Photo Credit: Reuters Heather Knight led England to victory in the 2017 World Cup, after beating India in the final at Lord’s. She is gearing up for another Lord’s final. But for her tenacity, grit and class, England may have struggled to earn that ticket to the T20 World Cup final….
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