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Man Utd confirm win over Sheffield United for legend Charlton

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes "a legend and giant" has been lost in the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. And Ten Hag said that his players were inspired to their 2-1 win at Sheffield United by wanting to pay a fitting tribute to the 1966 World Cup hero.

Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Man Utd legend dies

Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United legend who was a key figure in England's 1966 World Cup victory, has died at the age of 86. Charlton won 106 caps for England and scored 49 international goals - records for his country at the time. During a 17-year first-team career

Finally, Lankans Opened Their Account 

CWC 2023, Match Number 19, Sri Lanka Vs Netherlands played at BRSABV, Ekana Cricket Ground, Lucknow, India on 21 October 2023 Netherlands 262 All Out in 49.4 Overs (Sybrand Engelbrecht 70, Logan Van Beek 59, Dilshan Madushanka 4/49, Kasun Rajitha 4/50)  Sri Lanka 263/5 in 48.2

Protean Humbled Three Lions 

CWC 2023, Match 20, South Africa VS England played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India on 21st October 2023 South Africa 399/7 (Henrich Klassen 109, Reza Hendricks 85, Marco Jansen 75*, Rassie van der Dussen 60, Aiden Markram 42, Reece Topley 3/88. Gus Atkinson 2/60)  England 170

South Africa routs England by 229 runs at Cricket World Cup

South Africa demolished England by 229 runs in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday to leave the beleaguered defending champions facing an early exit from the tournament. England fell to its third loss in four matches so far, having previously been defeated by New Zealand and,

Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by five wickets

Fifties from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Pathum Nissanka guided Sri Lanka to their first win in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, as they defeated Netherlands in a closely-fought match by five wickets at Lucknow on Saturday. Sri Lanka are at the ninth spot with two points, getting their

Netherlands send Sri Lanka to field first in World Cup

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and chose to bat first in the World Cup game with Sri Lanka at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (October 21). The Dutch, who beat South Africa in the previous match to ensure their first win over a Test-playing nation at the

Explosive Warner-Marsh Led Kangaroos Gunning Down Pakistan 

CWC 2023 Match 18, Australia VS Pakistan Played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangaluru, India on 20 October 2023  Australia 367/9 (David Warner 163, Mitchell Marsh 121, Marcus Stoinis 21, Shaheen Shah Afridi 5/54, Hariss Rouf 3/83)  Pakistan 305 All Out in 45.3 Overs (Imam ul Haq

Warner, Marsh guide Australia to 367 against Pakistan at World Cup

Australia’s David Warner and Mitchell Marsh put on a masterclass in power-hitting against Pakistan as the five-time champions posted a daunting total of 367-9 in their World Cup group game on Friday. Warner entertained the crowd with a blistering knock of 163 off 124 balls while

Pakistan win toss, choose to field against Australia

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first against Australia in Pakistan’s fourth game of the International Cricket Council World Cup 2023 on Friday. The match will be played in the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Leg-spinner Usama Mir replaces Shadab

Formidable India Made It Cakewalk Against Bangladesh 

CWC 2023, Match 17: Bangladesh-India, Played at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium Bengaluru, India on 19th October,2023.   Bangladesh 256/8 (Litton K Das 66, Tanzid Hasan Tamim 51, Mahmudullah Riad 46, Mushfiqur Rahim 38, Ravindra Jadeja 2/38, Jasprit Bumrah 2/41, Mohammad Siraj

ICC World Cup: India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

India on Thursday comfortably beat Bangladesh by seven wickets, maintaining their perfect start to the ICC World Cup. Opting to bat first, Bangladesh got off to a strong start but were restricted to 256/8 by India's bowlers.  That target proved to be a comfortable chase for

ICC World Cup: India restrict Bangladesh to 256/8

As has been the case with each of India’s opponents in the World Cup so far, scoring runs against arguably the best bowling attack in the competition proved a big ask for Bangladesh too, who managed a modest 256/8 on a batting-friendly surface here Thursday. In fact, Bangladesh

Shakib-less Bangladesh bat first; India unchanged

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against India in their ICC World Cup 2023 game at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Thursday (October 19).  India are unchanged from the last game which means Ravichandran Ashwin misses out again. So far in

Neymar to have surgery after ACL injury

Brazil and Al-Hilal forward Neymar will have surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee while on international duty. The 31-year-old was taken off on a stretcher in tears during the 2-0 defeat by Uruguay on Tuesday. He landed awkwardly after

Salah says 'humanity must prevail' in Israel-Gaza conflict

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has called for "world leaders to come together to prevent further slaughter of innocent souls" amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Health officials said hundreds of people were killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza

Nice’s Atal, Mainz’s El Ghazi suspended for Israel-Palestine conflict posts

Algerian footballer Youcef Atal has become the latest Muslim footballer to be reprimanded by a European football club after France’s Nice suspended him for reposting an allegedly anti-Jewish message on social media related to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. The move, on

Can Bangladesh Rock India Today At Pune?

It may sound like a wild dream. But cricket analysts cannot completely rule out Bangladesh now looking down the barrel upstaging strong India firing on all cylinders now.  India will all ends covered is now in hot form. Bangladesh on the other land losing two of their last three

Black Caps Commanding Victory Against Giant Killers Afghanistan 

CWC 2023, Match No: 16, New Zealand VS Afghanistan at Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India on 18 October 2023 New Zealand 288/6 (Glen Philips 71, Tom Latham 68, Will Young 54, Rachin Ravindra 32, Mark Chapman 25, Naveen ul Haq 2/48, Azmatullah Omarzai 2/56)  Afghanistan 139 All Out

World Cup 2023: New Zealand thrash Afghanistan by 149 runs

New Zealand continued their winning run in the World Cup with a thumping 149-run win over Afghanistan in Chennai today (October 18). The Black Caps slipped from 109-1 to 110-4 but were revived by a stand of 144 between Glenn Phillips, who made 71, and captain Tom Latham's 68.