Debutants Uganda made West Indies work harder than expected as the tournament co-hosts posted a challenging 173 for five after batting first. Opener Johnson Charles led the way with 44 off 42 balls (four fours, two sixes), yet no batsman in the middle order could make many runs as the African team showed plenty of […]
Azad won the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency by securing 720,667 votes, defeating Dilip Ghosh by a margin of 137,981 votes. Pathan won the Baharampur constituency by securing 524,516 votes, defeating Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by a margin of 85,022 votes. Kirti Azad, a member of India's first World Cup-winning team in 1983, represented India in seven Tests […]
“The style of play changed and it took away some of our creativity. Our football used to be very joyful. Now it has become more mechanical.” On the synthetic pitch, he trains seven- to 10-year-olds who dream of following in the footsteps of Vinicius, the academy's most famous graduate. The next generation still has football […]
In the final, Argentina defeated the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time, with player of the tournament Mario Kempes scoring two goals against a Johan Cruyff-deprived Dutch team that had refused to play in the World Cup. Menotti opted not to select 17-year-old great Diego Maradona, who had made his international debut a year earlier. Reacting […]
Argentina captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi, his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and sons Thiago (C) and Ciro with the FIFA World Cup trophy after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup Final football match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, North While posing. Of Doha on December 18, 2022.AFP
Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, after kick-off was delayed due to crowd trouble before the match. Veteran defender Nicolas Otamendi’s 63rd-minute header ensured Argentina’s victory as the world champions bounced back from last week’s defeat to Uruguay to beat their arch South American rivals. The victory at Rio’s iconic […]
Earlier, on October 8, at a Cricket World Cup group stage game between India and Australia, another pitch attacker entered the field, breaking heavy security and fencing, and got close to players, including superstar Virat Kohli. British YouTube prankster Daniel Jarvis surprised the crowd of about 30,000 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium when he appeared […]
Their squad is set to include several players left over from the 2015 World Cup final win over New Zealand in Melbourne, including opening batsman David Warner, star batsman Steve Smith, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and new-ball bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. . “The good thing is that we have guys who won it in […]
Kohli, who now needs only one more century to surpass the record of 49 ODI centuries shared with former India teammate Sachin Tendulkar, is the leading batsman of this tournament with 594 runs – and Rohit with 503 runs. Are not far behind. India have a strong fast bowling line-up in the form of Jasprit […]
Thanks to a brilliant bowling performance by Trent Boult, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets on Thursday and reached the threshold of the World Cup semi-finals. Chasing a modest target of 172 runs to win, New Zealand achieved the target with 160 balls to spare with the help of an opening partnership between […]
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said, “We are still dreaming and we are still trying our best to reach the semi-finals. It will be a huge achievement for our country and for me.” “A message for our country. We know people are struggling, we are with them. I dedicate this victory to them.” Afghanistan’s next match […]
“There is nothing special for the bowlers,” said Taskin, who conceded 126 runs in three matches and took only two wickets. “It’s kind of bat-friendly, all grounds.” He further added, “But there are some challenges also and it is not all about pace. As we have seen there are express fast bowlers in the world, […]
“He has been really special this year and long may that continue.” The downside for South Africa, who registered their fourth win in five World Cup matches, was that they had to wait until the 47th over to win after bowling out Bangladesh for 58-5. South Africa came to India without Anrich Nortje after the […]
The Black Caps have a 5-3 lead in World Cup encounters and had ousted India in the semi-finals of the last edition in 2019. teams India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj. New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will […]
The Santos winger became the provider for Venezuela’s second, breaking down the left flank and cutting back for Rondon to slot home from close range on 72 minutes. Soteldo was involved again for Venezuela’s third, once again finding space on the left wing and crossing an unmarked pass to make it 3–0. Elsewhere on Tuesday, […]