New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bowl against Bangladesh in the 11th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Williamson is back to lead the Kiwis after missing the opening two matches to regain match fitness

Hot and cold Bangladesh locks horns with black caps today on a turning track of Chennai in a desperate bid to keep their CWC 2015 dreams alive.  They started their mission 2023 with a commanding win against Afghanistan at Dharamshala. But at the same venue in few days later they

CWC 2013, Match 10, South Africa VS Australia At BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow on October 12  South Africa 311/7 (Quinton de Kock 109, Aiden Markram 56, Temba Bavuma 35, Henrich Klassen 29, Rassie van der Dussen 26, Glen Maxwell 2/34, Mitchell Starc 2/59, Josh Hazelwood 1/60, Adam

South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs to claim a second win of the World Cup on Thursday as the five-time champions slumped to back-to-back defeats. Quinton de Kock top-scored for the Proteas with 109 in his team's total of 311-7 in 50 overs. In reply, Australia slumped to

The Football Association is unlikely to light the Wembley arch in the colours of the Israel flag because of fears of a backlash from some communities. The UK government has written a letter encouraging governing bodies in sport to "appropriately" mark the attacks in Israel

Lionel Messi will not join another team on loan when the Major League Soccer season ends, says Guillem Balague. The Inter Miami captain, 36, has been linked with a return to Barcelona and a switch to the Saudi Pro League. Inter Miami are out of play-off contention after

CWC 2023, Match 9, India Vs Afghanistan Played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India on 11 October 2023 Afghanistan 272/8 (Hashmatullah Shahidi 80, Azmatullah Omarzai 62, Ibrahim Zadran 22, Ramanullah Gurbaz 21, Jasprit Bumrah 4/39, Hardik Pandya 2/43) India 273/2 in 35 Overs (Rohit

Captain Rohit Sharma's scintillating century sprinted India to an emphatic eight-wicket World Cup defeat of Afghanistan in Delhi. Rohit crunched a sparkling 131 from 84 balls before India reached their target of 273 with 15 overs to spare. Hashmatullah Shahidi made 80 to put

The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, Uefa has confirmed. The joint bid ran unopposed after Turkey withdrew to focus on a bid with Italy for Euro 2032, which was also confirmed at a meeting in Switzerland. The UK and Ireland focused on

CWC 2023. 8th Match. Pakistan VS Sri Lanka  Played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad, India on 10 October 2023 Sri Lanka 344/9 (Kushal Mendis 122, Sadeera Samrawickrama 108, Dhananjaya de Silva 25, Hasan Ali 4/71, Harris Rauf 2/64)  Pakistan 345/4 in 48.2 Over (Mohammad

CWC 2023, Match 7: England VS Bangladesh  Played at HPCA Stadium, Himachal Pradesh, India on October 10  England: 364/9 (David Malan 140, Joe Root 82, Jonny Bairstow 52, Jos Buttler 20, Harry Brooks 20, Mahedi Hasan 4/71, Shoriful Islam 3/75, Taskin 1/38, Shakib Al Hasan

England responded to defeat in their World Cup opener by comprehensively beating Bangladesh by 137 runs in Dharamsala. After last week's heavy nine-wicket loss to New Zealand, Dawid Malan's superb 140 from 107 balls formed the basis of a much-improved England's 364-9.

England made 364 runs for nine in their second match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, India on Tuesday (October 10). Dawid Malan made a 140-run brilliant innings from 107 balls. Joe Root made 82,

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bowl first against England in the 7th match of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharmashala, India on Tuesday (October 10). After enduring a tough

"It's fantastic that we have a group of guys who are super hungry and so competitive but also working for each other." You would naturally expect a fast-bowling coach, in this case Allan Donald, to speak gushingly about his charges. It goes with the territory. But the

Cricket could be in the Olympics for the first time since 1900 after organisers recommended it to be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Twenty20 cricket will be put forward for approval to the International Olympic Committee for a vote next week. Flag football, a non-contact

ICC World Cup 2023, Match No 6  New Zealand VS Netherlands played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium  Hyderabad, India on October 9   New Zealand: 322/7 (Will Young 70, Tom Latham 53, Rachin Ravindra 51, Daryl Michell 48, Mitchell Santner 36*, Roefof van der Merwe

World number two Iga Swiatek claimed her fifth title of the year with victory over Liudmila Samsonova in the China Open final. The Pole added to her titles in Doha, Stuttgart, Roland Garros and Warsaw with a 6-2 6-2 victory in Beijing. Swiatek, 22, did not face a break point in

When Arsenal overcame Manchester City on penalties in the Community Shield at Wembley they faced a measure of mockery from outsiders about the scale of their celebrations. This was a glorified friendly that City always regard as a small part of pre-season preparations, with the result

Teenager Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history as Barcelona fought back from two goals down to earn a point against Granada. Aged 16 years and 87 days old, Yamal kickstarted Barcelona's comeback. The visitors fell behind after just 17 seconds, with Bryan