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With eight teams competing for four semi-final spots, the 33-year-old emphasised the value of banking early points, even if the performances aren’t perfect. “The group stages at World Cups are just about qualifying for the semis and so you don’t need to play your best cricket but you do need to win. So the key for the sides is to just be able to fight their way through.” Drawing on her own World Cup-winning experiences in 2013 and 2022, Lanning underlined that not every win needed to be ’pretty’ – just timely. “I think in every World Cup that I’ve…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Bangladesh were impressive in the field against India on Wednesday and would try to replicate that same energy on Thursday © Getty Having beaten Sri Lanka and lost to India, the fate of both Pakistan and Bangladesh lie in the upcoming do-or-die encounter in Dubai on Thursday. Unlike Bangladesh, who made wholesale changes ahead of the clash against India, and still remain as uncertain of what their best combination is, Pakistan are better placed with their answers. The comfortable victory against Sri Lanka may not have erased their batting troubles, but they know better than their opposition…
VALENCIA: Real Madrid maintained their flawless start to the season with a swashbuckling 4-1 victory over Levante on Tuesday, as Vinicius Jr orchestrated the first-half demolition before Kylian Mbappe’s second-half brace sealed a comprehensive win. The result keeps Real comfortably atop the standings on 18 points after six matches, stretching their lead to five points over reigning champions Barcelona, who have a game in hand ahead of Thursday’s clash at Real Oviedo. Levante languish in 16th place on four points. It was a particularly satisfying night for Vinicius, who was under scrutiny after a mixed start under new manager Xabi…
LIVERPOOL: Southampton’s Ryan Manning (R) in action with Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike during their League Cup match at Anfield.—Reuters LIVERPOOL: Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool while Hugo Ekitike was sent off after bagging a late winner as the hosts beat second tier Southampton 2-1 at Anfield to reach the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday. The Swede, a record 125 million pounds ($169.04 million) signing from Newcastle United, found the net in the 43rd minute of a scrappy match — 38 seconds after Southampton’s Adam Armstrong had hit the crossbar. Federico Chiesa provided the assist, as…
LONDON: Boris Becker says he regrets winning Wimbledon at the age of just 17 because he struggled to cope with the expectations that followed his first Grand Slam title. Becker defeated Kevin Curren in the 1985 final at the All England Club to become Wimbledon’s youngest men’s singles champion. The German, known for his flamboyant style of play, went on to win five more Grand Slams, including Wimbledon in 1986 and 1989, after his breakthrough triumph. “If you remember any other wunderkind, they usually don’t make it to 50 because of the trials and tribulations that come after,” the 57-year-old…
ASIA CUP, 2025 India won by 41 runs. © Getty India sealed a spot in the Asia Cup final with a convincing 41-run win over Bangladesh. They also knocked Sri Lanka out of the race in the process. Powered by Abshishek Sharma’s 37-ball 75, India got off to a tearaway start but Bangladesh managed to silence India’s batters thereafter to restrict them to 168/6. The challenge posed by India’s spinners, however, proved too tough to handle for Bangladesh, who were bundled out for just 127. Where was the game won? In the PowerPlay. Or between overs four and six to…
THE ASHES 2025-26 Chris Woakes dislocated his left-shoulder during the series against India © Getty Rob Key, England’s Men’s Managing Director, has stated that all-rounder Chris Woakes is not in their plans for the foreseeable future. In a media interaction only a day after England announced their squad for the Ashes tour, Key confirmed that Woakes is unlikely to feature in England’s plans beyond the upcoming Ashes. “It’s been as tough a time for someone, I think, in cricket terms, the timing of it (the shoulder dislocation) as much as anything else, and the chance of reoccurence for the immediate…
The Sydney Sixers have added Kane Richardson to their squad for the new campaign New threads: Richardson details BBL move The Sydney Sixers have come one step closer to finalising their roster for KFC BBL|15 by signing veteran quick Kane Richardson. Richardson was a title winner during his eight years at the Melbourne Renegades, playing a vital role in BBL|08 which saw the ‘Gades topple cross-town rivals Melbourne Stars in the final. After beginning his T20 journey with South Australia in January 2009 in the state-based Big Bash, he played the first six seasons of the reformed BBL competition with…
Nottinghamshire are on the brink of a seventh County Championship title after they moved to within two points of glory on day one of their concluding fixture against Warwickshire.Ahead of the final matches of the season, teams across the country paid tributes to legendary umpire Dickie Bird, whose death at the age of 92 was announced on Tuesday. After bowling Warwickshire all out for 258 – the visitors losing their last five wickets for just 14 runs – on Wednesday, Nottinghamshire will take their first championship in 15 years if they reach 300 with the bat on Thursday.Dan Mousley top-scored…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA 2025 Sai Sudharsan top-scored for India A with 75 © Getty On a 14-wicket day in Lucknow, Inda A’s middle order caved in to concede a massive 226-run lead but also came back in the final session to pick up three crucial top-order wickets, leaving Australia A 242 runs ahead with a stronghold on the game. With Test selection around the corner for the home series against West Indies, Sai Sudharsan at No. 3 proved his worth with a fighting 75 that lent the home team’s score some respectability, but Henry Thornton picked up 4…