With Afghanistan’s stunning win over Bangladesh on Tuesday (IST) and historic entry into their maiden World Cup semifinals, the ‘Super 8s’ stage of the T20 World Cup concluded to complete the semi-final lineup.Unbeaten India topped Group 1 with six points, while Afghanistan knocked out Australia to finish second with four points to progress to the…
Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica on Monday night, with the international powerhouse inauspiciously failing to break through offensively in its Copa America opener. Although Brazil controlled play and outshot Costa Rica 18-2, the Selecao were held scoreless by a defence led by goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, who made three saves while…
Australia needed Bangladesh to defeat Afghanistan in order to advance to the semifinals after its 24-run loss to India on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has heaped praise on Rohit Sharma‘s awe-inspiring batting following India’s victory over Australia in the ‘Super 8s’ match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday.sIn a video posted on his ‘X’ handle, Akhtar highlighted the transformation in India’s mindset from disappointment to determination after their defeat…
The 17th edition of the European Championship started with a bang as the host, Germany, thrashed Scotland 5-1 in the opening match, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Eight teams have already qualified for the Euro 2024 knockout stages while the teams in Group C through F are yet to play their final matchday of…
Athing Mu lost the chance to defend her Olympic 800m title in Paris after crashing to the ground and trailing home last at the U.S. trials on Monday, while Quincy Hall upstaged Michael Norman to win the men’s 400m in Eugene, Oregon. The trials had largely gone to script on the first three days, but…
ST. LUCIA: Travelling through the West Indies for the last few days, one felt there was a sense of hope developing among those who still care for cricket in this part of the world. Be it in conversations with the cab driver or a new acquaintance in the roadside bar or the fisherman taking you…
The 2024 edition of the Copa America is being held in the United States of America with 16 teams competing to lift the coveted title. Defending champion Argentina has started their title defense with a 2-0 win over Canada that saw Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez score the goals. Here’s how the Copa America 2024…
France will look to continue its unbeaten run in its final group stage match when it faces Poland in a Group D match at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund Germany on Tuesday. Poland is already eliminated from the tournament while France is yet to score a goal off its own players in the tournament,…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan lost his cool and threw his bat at batting partner Karim Janat after a miscommunication over a second run. The incident occurred during a tense ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Group 1 match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent on…
