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Quinton de Kock made a coruscating fifty and bowlers responded bravely to the challenge of defending a sub-par total as South Africa thwarted a late England surge to eke out a tight seven-run win in their Group 2 Super Eight match in the T20 World Cup at Gros Islet, St Lucia on Friday. England had done well to keep South ...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal play Turkey in their second group game at the European Championship. Both countries opened Group F play with a win, with Portugal beating the Czech Republic 2-1 and Turkey defeating Georgia 3-1. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local (1600 GMT) in Dortmund, AP reports. Here’s what to know about the match: Match facts: – The 39-year-old ...

Australia defeated Bangladesh in their Super Eight clash of the ongoing T20 World Cup by 28 runs — via the DLS after rain interrupted the game. Australia were 102/2 after 11.2 overs chasing 141 runs against Bangladesh when the game was held up once again by the rain at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound Antigua on Friday. ...

World champions Argentina opened their bid for back-to-back Copa America titles with a 2-0 win over Canada in front of a crowd of 70,564 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 49th minute but a combination of inspired goalkeeping from Canada’s Max Crepeau and Lionel Messi’s surprising lack of precision in front of goal ensured ...

Phil Salt thrashed a brilliant 87 not out off just 47 balls as defending champions England romped to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash on Wednesday. Salt smashed seven fours and five sixes during a swashbuckling innings at the Daren Sammy National Stadium in St. Lucia while Jonny Bairstow hit an ...

South Africa beat the United States by 18 runs in the first T20 World Cup Super 8 game in Antigua on Wednesday to move top of Group 2. After the US won the toss and put South Africa into bat, Quinton de Kock (74) and Aiden Markram (46) cut loose, sharing a 110-run partnership off 60 balls before Heinrich Klaasen’s ...

Powered by Quinton de Kock’s 74 runs and Aiden Markram’s 46, South Africa posted 194 losing only 4 wickets after 20 overs against USA in the first Super-8 group match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Wednesday. For the co-hosts, Saurabh Netravalkar and Harmeet Singh struck twice. Earlier, United ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal beat the Czech Republic 2-1 to claim a Euro 2024 debut victory on Tuesday but they needed to come from behind with a 92nd-minute winner from youngster Francisco Conceicao. Earlier in the section’s other clash, Turkey bested Georgia 3-1 in a pulsating match in Dortmund, AFP reports. Roberto Martinez’s Portugal qualified at a canter with a 100 ...

Kylian Mbappe will not need surgery but will wear a mask when he returns to action after the France captain suffered a broken nose in his team’s 1-0 Euro 2024 win over Austria on Monday, the French Football Federation said. Mbappe’s head violently collided with the shoulder of Austrian defender Kevin Danso as they competed for the ball in the ...

Bangladesh qualified for the Super Eights stage of T20 World Cup 2024 with a convincing 21-run win over Nepal in their final league stage game. The Bangladeshi bowlers defended 106 runs in the nail-biting match played at Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent. Tanzim Hasan Sakib starred with the ball scalping four wickets, while Mustafizur Rehman took three wickets. For Nepal, ...