HARARE, July 08 (AFP): Opener Fakhar Zaman cracked a career-best 91 to help set up Pakistan's six-wicket win over Australia in the final of the Twenty20 tri-series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.Zaman shared in a century stand with Shoaib Malik as Pakistan recovered from an early wobble in their...
Read moreLONDON, July 08 (AFP): People erupted in celebration and the beer went flying as England reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years on Saturday.At Flat Iron Square in London, the party began with beer showers and chants of "Football's coming home" after the 2-0 win...
Read moreSOCHI, Russia, July 08 (AFP): Neymar has expressed his anguish after Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on Friday, losing 2-1 to Belgium in the quarter-finals in Russia."I can say it is the saddest moment of my career, the pain is great because we knew we could get...
Read moreMOSCOW, July 08 (AP): The organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are open to talks about a 48-team tournament, and can see a format to host it alone.FIFA President Gianni Infantino's wish to add 16 extra teams to the tournament was seen as pushing Qatar toward letting other...
Read moreLONDON, July 08 (AFP): World number one and French Open champion Simona Halep was knocked out of Wimbledon on Saturday, losing to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round as the All England Club seeds' carnage claimed another victim. Defeat for Halep means that Karolina Pliskova, at...
Read moreThe South Asian Qualifiers of the Dhaka Bank FIBA U-18 (Boys) Asian Basketball Championship begins today (Monday) at the Dhanmondi wooden floor gymnasium in the city, reports UNB.On the opening day, India will play Sri Lanka at 2:00 pm while hosts Bangladesh will encounter the Maldives at 4:00 pm.State Minister...
Read moreFM Rezaul Haque of Leonine Chess Club took sole lead in the Walton Metropolis FIDE Rating Chess Tournament for below 2100 rating players securing full five points after the 5th round matches held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Four players shared the 2nd slot...
Read moreSAMARA, July 08 (AFP): Sweden coach Janne Andersson said England are capable of winning the World Cup after seeing his side beaten 2-0 by Gareth Southgate's side in the quarter-finals on Saturday.England will meet hosts Russia or Croatia on Tuesday for a spot in the final, after goals from Harry...
Read moreJOHANNESBURG, July 08 (AFP): A Kenyan referee who had been chosen for the 2018 World Cup in Russia has been banned for life after accepting a bribe, an African Football Confederation (CAF) statement said Sunday.Marwa Range was dropped from the World Cup list after a media sting exposed him accepting...
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