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Paarl Royals sneaked into the semifinals of the SA20 despite suffering a 59-run defeat at the hands of table-toppers Pretoria Capitals in the final league game of the inaugural season, at SuperSport Park in Centurion. The hosts, who were put into bat, clubbed 226/5 from their 20 overs leaving Paarl scrambling to take that final…
India vs Australia: Turning wickets will test India’s top order with Gill in the mix & Surya in the wings. The first Test against Australia at Nagpur could pose a plethora of questions to India’s vaunted batting order, with turning wickets testing their techniques and temperaments. Express takes stock of the spin conundrum. Suryakumar Yadav…
Leus du Plooy’s attacking 81 not out, followed by three-fers from Kyle Simmonds (3-23) and Gerald Coetzee (3-27) helped Joburg Super Kings thrash bottom-dwellers MI Cape Town by 76 runs in their inconsequential last league game of the inaugural SA20, at home on Monday. Cape Town had started well with the ball, courtesy of Sam Curran (2/26),…
The Sania-Bethanie duo lost 3-6 4-6 to their Belgian-German opponents in the match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes Monday night to make an early exit from the tournament. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered a straight-set defeat against the pair of Kirsten Flipkens and Laura Siegemund in…
The Ghana international, who plays for Turkish club Hatayspor, is thought to be in a building that was destroyed, Hatayspor spokesman Mustafa Özat said, according to Turkish media. Former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu is missing and believed to be trapped under rubble following the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey on Monday and left…
A total of 22 games will be played in the inaugural season with the top-ranked team in the league stage qualifying directly for the final. The much-awaited inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played from March 4 to 26 in Mumbai. The Brabourne Stadium and the DY Patil Stadium will host…
Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militão have not been ruled out of joining their teammates for an eventual final if Madrid qualifies, but none of the others are expected to make it. Real Madrid go to the Club World Cup without six injured players, including striker Karim Benzema and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Also not…
Aaron Finch has called time on his stunning international career that included leading Australia to their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy. Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. The long-term white-ball skipper represented Australia in 254 international matches across all formats, playing five Tests, 146 ODIs, and 103 T20Is. Finch led…
The Women’s Premier League auction is just around the corner but India are firmly focussed on their T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan as they aim to emulate the U19 girls’ title-winning feat, insisted skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. The Women’s Premier League auction is just around the corner but India is firmly focussed on their T20…
Former skipper Mithali Raj feels India’s chances of winning the Women’s T20 World Cup will depend largely on the top order’s form. Former skipper Mithali Raj feels India’s chances of winning the Women’s T20 World Cup will depend largely on the top order’s form. The legendary batter added that the Indian bowlers will have to…