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The International Cricket Council has fixed the slot of 20 teams for the group stage in the next edition of the T20 World Cup to be hosted by West Indies and USA in June next. The teams have been divided into four groups, and each group contains five teams. According to the draw, India and Pakistan have been kept in ...

France striker Kylian Mbappe has turned his back on “several tens of millions” of euros in a bid to ease a possible move away from Paris Saint-Germain, a source involved in the negotiations told AFP on Thursday. In an agreement he reached with the club last summer, the source claims Mbappe waived bonuses amounting to around 60 to 70 million ...

Four players who had an impressive Cricket World Cup in India have been shortlisted for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 Award. Shubman Gill (India) 1584 runs and 24 catches in 29 matches The year that was Fairly raw on the biggest stage, Shubman Gill produced performances that would make 2023 his coming-of-age year in international cricket. ...

Girona coach Michel Sanchez insisted his team cannot keep up with La Liga leaders Real Madrid despite their stunning 4-3 win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to pull level in first place. The Catalan minnows, promoted to the top flight in 2022, are tied with leaders Real Madrid at the half-way stage of the season, 10 points clear of third ...

Australin Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday lauded Usman Khawaja’s courage during his standoff with the International Cricket Council (ICC) after expressing solidarity with the victims of war between Palestine and Israel. The ICC has prohibited the Australian opener from wearing shoes with symbols of equality and freedom, notably a dove emblem and an olive branch, throughout the Test series ...

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool stretched Newcastle’s miserable run with a 4-2 victory at Anfield to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s team should have run out even more convincing winners as Martin Dubravka saved Salah’s first-half penalty among 10 stops. But Salah made amends from the spot after ...

Bangladesh are all set to have their busiest year in Test cricket in 2024 as they will play as many as 14 matches in the coming 12 months. Earlier, they played the highest number of matches in Test format in 2022 appearing in 10 Tests. This year they will play four more matches than the previous highest. Last year, they ...

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 17 runs (DLS method) in the third and final T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. New Zealand all rounders Mitchell Santner and James Neesham saved Black Caps the blushes by helping the hosts crawl back from 49 for 5 to seal victory in a low-scoring ...

Brazilians commemorated the first death anniversary of football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner, on Friday with due respects. A ceremony at the iconic Christ Redeemer featured a projection of a Brazil shirt with Pele’s name and number 10 on the statue in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by a message from Pope Francis praising Pele’s sportsmanship. Additional tributes took ...

Heavy rain forced the second of three Twenty20 internationals between hosts New Zealand and Bangladesh to be called off Friday, with the home team on 72-2 after 11 overs. Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 after their bowlers ran riot in the opening match last Wednesday, paving the way to a five-wicket victory in Napier. It was the visitors’ first T20 ...