Salomon Rondon struck a second-half penalty to send Venezuela into the Copa America quarterfinals on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Mexico in Group B. This result also sent Jamaica crashing out of the tournament. Rondon made no mistake from the spot in the 57th minute after Jon Aramburu was brought down inside the box…
Virat Kohli has been a premier batter for India in T20 World Cup history and will once again play an important role during the semifinal clash against England at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday. While Kohli’s performance in T20 World Cup 2024 edition has been poor so far: 66 runs in six matches (including…
NEW DELHI: South Africa defeated an emotionally spent Afghanistan by nine wickets at Tarouba, Trinidad, to advance to their first-ever T20 World Cup final. They did this by casting aside their agonizing semifinal jinx with a masterful display of pace bowling.The Afghans will walk home with their heads held high following an inspiring run in…
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Jamaica’s two-time Olympic women’s 100m and 200m champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah, will not defend her titles at next month’s Paris Games after failing to recover from an Achilles injury, the sprint star said on Wednesday. Thompson-Herah, who completed the 100m-200m gold medal double at both the 2016 and pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympics, confirmed her decision after pulling…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan were bowled out for just 56 runs in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024, setting an unwanted record for the lowest team total in the tournament’s semi-final history. After winning the toss and opting to bat at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on Wednesday, Trinidad, Afghanistan faced a…
The Group stages of the 2024 European Championship finished with tense action in the final matchday as three teams from Group E, Romania, Belgium and Slovakia, qualified for the knockouts. In the Group C games, which also had three teams progressing, Denmark finished as the runner-up over Slovenia while England qualified as the winner from…
T20 World Cup 2024: The Proteas’ pace troika of Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje sharing seven wickets between them to blow away the Afghan batting lineup.
NEW DELHI: Ahead of their T20 World semi-final game against India on Thursday, England’s head coach Matthew Mott acknowledged a significant shift in India’s batting approach since their 10-wicket defeat in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final. Mott highlighted India’s aggressive batting strategy, particularly in the powerplay, spearheaded by captain Rohit Sharma.This contrasts sharply with…
Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates scoring against Portugal in their final Group stage match of Euro 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates scoring against Portugal in their final Group stage match of Euro 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
