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PARIS: Nottingham Forest held off a Fenerbahce fightback to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-2 win on aggregate despite losing Thursday’s second leg, while Celtic exited after coming up short against Stuttgart. Forest led 3-0 from the first leg in Turkey but Kerem Akturkoglu brought Fenerbahce back into the tie with goals in each half, the second from the penalty spot after a foul by Jair Cunha. Callum Hudson-Odoi eased the growing anxiety inside the City Ground when he pulled one back for Forest on 68 minutes, with the Premier League side taking their…
PALLEKELE: Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman, wicket-keeper Usman Khan and spinner Usman Tariq in action during a training session at the Pallekele International Stadium on Friday.—courtesy PCB PALLEKELE: Pakistan will be needing a huge win to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals when they meet struggling hosts Sri Lanka in the final Super Eights fixture here on Saturday. Despite losing to England in their last fixture of the round after their game against New Zealand was washed out earlier, Salman Ali Agha’s men got a window of opportunity to make the final four when England edged New Zealand in a…
New South Wales paceman Chris Tremain is pulling up stumps on a wonderful 12-year playing career after being unable to plot a comeback path from a rare neurological condition. Tremain, 34, played four ODIs in 2016, won four Sheffield Shield titles during his six-season stint with Victoria, and sits 17th on the all-time wicket-takers list in that competition. He will officially finish with NSW at season’s end, once his current contract expires. Chris Tremain | By the numbers Australia: Four ODIS (Oct 2016), seven wickets at 36.42. Econ 6.37, SR 34.2, BB: 3-64 Victoria: 54 Shield matches, 209…
New Zealand beaten at the death and their T20 World Cup fate now rests on the outcome of Pakistan v Sri Lanka New Zealand’s fate at the T20 World Cup hangs in the balance after they saw victory ripped away from them by a brilliant partnership at the death between England allrounders Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed. The seventh-wicket pair uncorked an unbeaten 44-run stand in just 16 deliveries to turn a likely defeat into a four-wicket victory with just three balls to spare at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. Victory for the Black Caps would have guaranteed them a…
Rehan Ahmed was hailed for upping the ante in a match‑winning performance that saw England pull off a thrilling victory over New Zealand at the T20 World Cup.Recalled to the side for his tournament debut in Colombo, the 21‑year‑old leg-spinner removed Rachin Ravindra with his very first delivery before claiming Cole McConchie’s wicket, finishing with figures of 2-28 from his three overs. The Leicestershire all-rounder followed that with an inspired 19 not out off seven balls, sparking an unbroken seventh‑wicket stand of 44 from 16 balls with Will Jacks as their big‑hitting partnership steered England to victory with three balls…
Rehan Ahmed starred with bat and ball on his T20 World Cup debut as England guaranteed top spot in their Super 8s pool with a four-wicket win over New Zealand that leaves their opponents sweating on a semi-final place.Leg-spinning all-rounder Ahmed bagged 2-28 as England earlier restricted the Black Caps to 159-7 and then blasted 19 not out off seven balls in an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 44 from 16 deliveries with Will Jacks (32no off 18) as Harry Brook’s team got home with three balls to spare in a Colombo thriller. The batting side were 117-6 with three overs…
Voll shows skill and strength in rampaging ton Australian fans were treated to a peek at what the next decade could look like on Friday night, as Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield put India to the sword at Bellerive Oval. The 22-year-olds came together with Australia 1-21 having lost the most prolific run scorer in their XI, opener Alyssa Healy, and across the next 15.4 overs took control of the chase during their 119-run stand. Litchfield’s charge ended on 80, but Voll carried on to post triple figures for the second time in an ODI career that is still just…
Australia v India | Second ODI Georgia Voll’s second ODI century has powered Australia to a five-wicket win over India in the second one-dayer in Hobart. Voll hammered 101 from 82 deliveries and shared in a 119-run stand with opener Phoebe Litchfield (80 from 62) as Australia mowed down a target of 252 in 36.1 overs at Bellerive Oval. It has handed Australia a 6-4 lead in the multi-format, points-based series – the first time they have had the advantage, and the first time either team has strung together consecutive wins – ahead of the third and final ODI to be…
Australia’s U19 World Cup hopefuls will ramp up their preparations against England and Sri Lanka next month Meg Lanning will take on a new role helping to nurture the next generation next month, as she joins Australia’s coaching staff for the Under-19 tri-series in Queensland. Cricket Australia on Friday announced a 14-player squad for the series, which will also feature England and Sri Lanka, including several players who have already made their senior domestic debuts. Australia U19 squad: Ira Aery (VIC), Eva Baird (VIC), Mia Barwick (TAS), Alyssa Dermody (WA), Ava Drury (NSW), Ayla Johnson (QLD), Shiloh Julien (NSW), Aurora…
Chief selector Shawn Flegler is hopeful Sophie Molineux will be available to lead Australia on next month’s tour of the West Indies, but ensuring the allrounder is fit for the upcoming T20 World Cup will be top priority. Meanwhile, Australia are expected to announce further updates to their squad for the day-night Test in Perth, with Kim Garth unlikely to recover from her quad injury in time for the match at the WACA Ground.Molineux was ruled out of the remainder of the multi-format series against India on Friday after reporting lower back pain in the lead-up to the second ODI…