Afghanistan into semi-finals after Bangladesh thriller, Australia out

Afghanistan into semi-finals after Bangladesh thriller, Australia out

Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever senior world tournament semi-final with a nerve-jangling eight-run victory over Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup on Monday that eliminated mighty Australia. Amid excruciating tension at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent, Afghan captain Rashid Khan and seamer Naveen ul Haq were the heroes as Afghanistan battled through three rain stoppages to secure a famous victory under the DLS scoring method that […]

June 25, 2024 13

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Spain coach urges exciting team to keep feet on the ground at Euro 2024

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente told his team not to get carried away after they completed the group stage at Euro 2024 with a perfect record and not a single goal conceded. Monday's 1-0 win over Albania in Dusseldorf with a second-string side came after they started the competition by beating Croatia 3-0 and then defeated Italy 1-0. Those results mean the three-time European champions are being […]

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Rohit stars as India beat Australia to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

Rohit Sharma led from the front with a blistering 92 as India beat Australia by 24 runs in St. Lucia on Monday to secure a T20 World Cup semi-final against reigning champions England and leave their opponents on the verge of exiting the tournament. The India captain's dashing innings -- he faced just 41 balls, including seven fours and eight sixes -- was the cornerstone of a total of […]

June 25, 2024 11

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Belgium aim to emerge top of four-way Group E scrap at Euro 2024

Belgium head into their final Group E game against Ukraine at Euro 2024 looking to grab top spot in a section where all four teams -- including Romania and Slovakia -- are level on three points. It is the first time in the tournament's history each team in the same group has had the same number of points going into the last round of games. Belgium brushed off […]

June 25, 2024 9

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Hungary’s Varga set for surgery on ‘multiple’ facial fractures

Hungary striker Barnabas Varga is expected to undergo surgery after fracturing "multiple bones" in his face in a sickening collision during his team's 1-0 win over Scotland at Euro 2024. Varga was stretchered off and taken to hospital after being injured in a horrific mid-air clash as Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn came to collect a cross in the second half in Stuttgart on Sunday. Hungary's players quickly signalled […]

June 24, 2024 19

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Veteran Wallaby Beale has ‘fire in belly’ after recall

Veteran Kurtley Beale said Monday he still had "fire in the belly" and wanted to help propel Australia back to the top after completing a remarkable comeback to the Wallabies fold. The 35-year-old fullback has been capped 95 times, but not since 2021. He was arrested in January 2023 on sexual assault charges and suspended from all forms of the game, missing out on playing at a fourth […]

June 24, 2024 6

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bird basketball roundup: Safaricom, NBA Africa partner up, Uganda dominates FIBA U-18, Petro de Luanda are 2024 BAL champs

By Sillei Shani, bird story agency The NBA Africa and leading East African telecommunication company, Safaricom last month forged a multi-year partnership aimed at impacting over 10,000 Kenyan youth. The collaboration includes Jr. NBA tournaments, coaching clinics, and an elite camp for top high school talents, all designed to ignite the basketball dreams of boys and girls under 16 across the region. “Our […]

June 24, 2024 16

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South Africa beat West Indies to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

South Africa edged the West Indies by three wickets in a rain-affected Super Eights match on Sunday to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals and eliminate the hosts. Chasing a revised 123 off 17 overs, South Africa stuttered to 110-7 as Roston Chase took three wickets, but they reached their target when Marco Jansen hit the first ball of the final over for six. Man of the match Tabraiz […]

June 24, 2024 21

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Scheffler downs Kim in playoff to win protest-hit Travelers Championship

World number one Scottie Scheffler parred the first playoff hole to beat Tom Kim at the protest-hit Travelers Championship title on Sunday, claiming his sixth US PGA Tour title of the year. Scheffler is the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to pile up six wins before July 1 on the PGA Tour, a haul that included his second Masters crown in April. "It's pretty special," Scheffler […]

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