Wednesday, 15 Jan, 2025

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England crush India by 10 wickets, confirm T20 WC final

England defeated India by 10 wickets in the second semi-final of T20 World Cup on Thursday in Adelaide. England will face Pakistan in the final on Sunday. Alex Hales and Jos Buttler both have races to their respective fifties, keeping Indian bowlers at bay in chase of 169 runs. 

India set England 169-run target in T20 WC semi-final

India have set a 169-run target for England in their ICC T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Earlier, England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and elect to bowl first. India, however, made a slow start as after 10 overs, they scored 168 runs for six in

England send India to bat first in T20 World Cup semi-final

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and sent India to bat first in the second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup in Adelaide on Thursday (Nov 10). Batsman Dawid Malan and pace bowler Mark Wood miss out to injuries with Phil Salt and Chris Jordan replacing them. India are

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik heading for a divorce : Report

Tennis player Sania Mirza and her spouse Shoaib Malik have reportedly split up. Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza have purportedly ended their 12-year marriage and are co-parenting their son Izhaan Mirza Malik. Shoaib allegedly cheated on Sania,

India, England eye T20 World Cup final against Pakistan

India and England enter the semifinal on an even footing. While they have both had eye-catching performances so far in the tournament, their weakness have been exposed by their opponents. Oh, and if India win, Pakistan are waiting for them in Melbourne for the decider. Head-to-head

Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham eliminated from League Cup

Just how important Nick Pope’s penalty shootout saves prove to be for Newcastle may not be known until February. But this was a very good night to stay in the English League Cup for a team looking to make a statement with a trophy. Newcastle, flying high in the Premier League,

Pakistan beat New Zealand to confirm T20 WC final

With the charismatic performance of the openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, Pakistan registered a 7-wicket win over New Zealand in Sydney to confirm the final of the T20 World Cup 2022. In the final match, Pakistan will face the winner of the second semi-final match slated to be

Pakistan need 153 runs to confirm T20 WC final

Pakistan have started chasing the 153-run target set by New Zealand strongly in the semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. After the end of the powerplay, Pakistan scored 55 without the loss of any wickets.  Earlier, Daryl Mitchell's half-century helped New Zealand

PM accords reception to SAFF champs, distributes Tk 5 lakh each

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (Nov 09) accorded a reception and distributed monetary rewards to Bangladesh National Women Football Team for clinching maiden SAFF Women Championship-2022 title defeating Nepal by 3-1 goals. Twenty-three players of the Bangladesh National

Qatar World Cup is ‘a mistake’, says former FIFA chief Blatter

Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA when Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup hosting rights in 2010, told Swiss newspaper Tages Anze­iger on Tuesday “Qatar is a mistake,” adding that “the choice was bad” , again citing a meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy

New Zealand-Pakistan T20 World Cup semi-final today

The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup is between two teams who, for differing reasons, not many expected to see at this stage of the tournament. Despite this stellar record, few expected them to make it out of the group that also featured England and hosts Australia, never mind

Pique and Lewandowski sent off in Barcelona victory

Gerard Pique was sent off at half time in his final match before retirement as Barcelona came from behind to beat Osasuna and move five points clear at the top of La Liga. Pique, 35, was dismissed despite being on the bench after appearing to remonstrate with the referee. He was

Bangladesh team return home from T20 World Cup

Tigers returned home Monday night following a disappointing run in T20 World Cup-2022, though result-wise it was their best performance in this event so far. Previously, Bangladesh had just one victory, that too against West Indies in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007.

Dani Alves in, Firmino out as Brazil name World Cup squad

Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino was left off the list Monday as Brazil coach Tite named his World Cup squad, seeking a sixth title with a team led by Neymar and 39-year-old veteran Dani Alves. Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain veteran Alves, who signed with Mexican side Pumas in July,

Argentina fans in Qatar give Messi noisy backing

An advanced guard of Argentina football fans chanted their certainty that Lionel Messi’s last World Cup will end in success Monday ahead of the Latin American side becoming the first to set up their base camp in Qatar. Scores of fans gathered at the World Cup countdown clock on

Sri Lanka suspend Danushka after denied bail over rape charge

Sri Lanka have suspended cricket star Danushka Gunathilaka after he was charged with raping a woman in Sydney during the T20 World Cup. Gunathilaka, 31, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and was charged with four counts of rape after an alleged incident in Sydney on

Salah's double helps Liverpool win over Tottenham

Mohamed Salah struck twice in the first half as Liverpool secured their first away win in the Premier League this season with victory at Tottenham. Liverpool had lost their two previous league games to struggling Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, so manager Jurgen Klopp will be

T20 World Cup 2022: Battle Lines Drawn

Proving its character of the game of glorious uncertainty T20 World Cup reached the business session of knock out round with the elimination of reigning champions and host Australia and one of the tournament favorites otherwise tagged as choker South Africa.  Battle lines for semi

India thrash Zimbabwe to set up England semi-final

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 2, Melbourne India 186-5 (20 overs): Suryakumar 61* (25), Rahul 51 (35); Williams 2-9 Zimbabwe 115 (17.2 overs): Burl 35 (22), Raza 34 (24); Ashwin 3-22 India won by 71 runs England will face India in the semi-finals of the Men's T20 World

T20 WC: Bangladesh proved not good enough 

T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan VS Bangladesh Played at Adelaide Oval on 6 November 2022 Pakistan 128/5 (Mohammad Rizwan 32, Mohammad Harris 31, Babar Azom 25 Shan Masud 24*)  Bangladesh 125/7 (Nazmul Hasan Shanto 54, Afif Hossain 24*, Soumyo Sorkar 20, Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/22,