India flaunted their superabundance of talent in a display of absolute dominance to storm into the final of the T20 World Cup with a 68-run shellacking of England in their semi-final here on Thursday. Leading the charge once again was their inspirational skipper Rohit Sharma, who laid the foundation with an aggressive 57 off 39...
A clinical South Africa qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup final with a resounding nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the semifinal here. The Proteas put themselves in pole position to reach the final after they bowled out Afghanistan for a paltry 56. They then raced to the target with 67 balls to spare. Earlier...
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 8 runs in a rain truncated match which saw the Afghan team reach their first semifinal in history. The loss for Bangladesh also meant that 2021 champions Australia were knocked out. Riding on their captain Rashid Khan’s fantastic cameo, Afghanistan have managed to post 115/5 at the end of their 20 overs...
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been ruled out of this year’s tournament after undergoing back surgery, the ATP Tour confirmed on Sunday. “After an operation on a spinal cyst, Andy Murray is sadly out of Wimbledon. Rest up and recover Andy, we’ll miss seeing you there,” the ATP said on X, formerly Twitter. The...
India have defeated Australia by 24 runs. With this victory, India are through to the semi-finals as the Super 8 Group 1 toppers. Australia, meanwhile, are on the verge of elimination. What does this victory mean? That, India have qualified as the toppers of Group 1. What’s the advantage? In case the semi-final against England...
A stoppage-time header from Niclas Fuellkrug has rescued a 1-1 draw for Germany against Switzerland on Sunday in Frankfurt, ensuring the Euro hosts finish top of Group A. The Swiss hit the lead early, Dan Ndoye booting in from close range after 28 minutes to stun the home side. Germany took a series of risks...
Harry Brook’s half-century goes in vain as South Africa beat England by seven runs in match 45 of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet in St Lucia on Friday Earlier South Africa had posted 163/6 on back off blistering half-century from Quinton De Kock and a timely...
ndia posted a comfortable 47-run win over Afghanistan at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval in their first Super 8 match in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on Thursday. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, India’s top order failed miserably as Afghan bowlers remained consistent with their discipline efforts. However, Suryakumar Yadav (53) and...
Youngster Francisco Conceicao snatched Portugal a last-gasp 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 Group F opener on Tuesday just minutes after coming off the bench. The 21-year-old Porto winger capitalised from close range after the Czechs were unable to clear a cross, completing his team’s comeback. The Czechs went ahead against the run of play through Lukas Provod’s fine...
India’s Olympic and world champion javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra secured the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the Paavo Nurmi Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, held in Turku, Finland on Tuesday (June 18). After beginning with a throw of 83.62m in the first round, Neeraj got it better in the...