Agency : India won the Twenty20 World Cup title on Saturday after prevailing by seven runs in a heart-stopping final...
Argentina shrugged off the injury absence of Lionel Messi to maintain their perfect start at the Copa America on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Peru in Miami. Lautaro Martinez scored twice at the Hard Rock Stadium to seal a win that ensured Argentina advance to the quarter-finals as Group-A winners. With Messi sidelined after complaining of a sore right hamstring, and coach Lionel Scaloni serving a one-game suspension, Argentina made nine changes to their starting XI at the Hard...
AFP, Glendale : Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a confident 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Arizona. Goals from Luis Diaz, Davinson Sanchez and Jhon Cordoba sealed all three points for the Colombians, who are now guaranteed a top two-finish in Group D. Colombia will qualify for the quarter-finals as group winners if they can secure at least a point against Brazil in their final group game next Tuesday. The Colombians will head...
Agency : Portugal’s talented squad led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo will be under scrutiny when they step on to the...
AFP, Minneapolis : Simone Biles continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Friday with a dynamic day one at...
Agency : Despite all Bangladesh fans’ frustration, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have shown satisfaction with Bangladesh’s performance in the 2024 T20 World Cup (WC). The team successfully navigated the initial stages to qualify for the Super Eight. They nearly reached the semifinals, but their inability to chase 116 runs in 12.1 overs in the final Super Eight match against Afghanistan resulted in their elimination. Statistically, it was Bangladesh’s best T20 World Cup, with three wins, but a more aggressive...
Agency : No. 4 seed Alejandro Tabilo of Chile rallied past French sixth seed Gael Monfils 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals of the Mallorca Championships on Friday in Spain. Tabilo reached his third final of the season, one on each surface — hard court, clay and grass. After he absorbed Monfils’ 12 aces and won 40 of 49 first-serve points (81.6 percent), Tabilo seeks his second career title after winning the season opener in Auckland, New Zealand. His...
Agency : Brazil’s Vinicius Jr scored twice in his side’s 4-1 Copa America victory over Paraguay in a Group D clash in Nevada on Friday, bouncing back from a lacklustre display in his first game of the tournament. Colombia, who have qualified for the quarter-finals, top Group D with six points after two matches, with Brazil in second on four points. Costa Rica are third with one point and Paraguay, who are bottom with zero after two defeats, have been...
AFP, Eugene : Three-time world champion Grant Holloway punched his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Friday in the 110m hurdles at the US trials, while Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson cruised into the 200m finals. Holloway won the 110 hurdles final in 12.86secs, the fastest time in the world this year, with Freddie Crittenden second in a personal best 12.93 and Daniel Roberts third in a personal best 12.96. “Two-time Olympian, it just speaks for itself,” Holloway said. “My...
Agency : Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain was named in Cricket Australia’s T20 World Cup XI following his impressive campaign in...