Two people die from their injuries after Munich car-ramming attack
A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car-ramming attack on a labor union demonstration in Munich, police said on Saturday.
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England Get Major Boost Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Star Batter Declared Fit Days Ahead Of Australia Clash
England received a timely boost ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, with opener Ben Duckett being declared fit for the tournament, beginning on February 19. Duckett, who had sustained a groin injury while fielding during the third ODI against India in Ahmedabad last Wednesday, underwent scans, and the results confirmed that the injury was not serious.
Champions Trophy Group B Decoded: Australia, South Africa Favourites. England, Afghanistan Dark Horse
Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semifinals of the Champions Trophy from Group B along with South Africa. But they will face stiff challenges from England and Afghanistan. Here's the Group B SWOT analysis.
Champions Trophy 2025 Final Squads Of All Teams: All Players' List, Groups And Updates
The Champions Trophy 2025 starts in less than a week's time. The Champions Trophy 2025 will be held in Pakistan and Dubai this time. The Indian cricket team will be playing all its matches in Dubai including the knockouts if it qualifies. Many teams like India, Australia, England had to make last-minute changes to their Champions Trophy squads due to injuries to top players. February 11 was the last day to make changes to the squads. (Champions Trophy 2025 Live Coverage)
"Steve Smith Should...": Adam Gilchrist Suggests Big Change In Australia Batting Order
Legendary Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist said stand-in captain Steve Smith should be slotted in as an opener in the ODI team for the upcoming Champions Trophy, citing it as a way of maximising the number of deliveries he can face in the side's matches in Pakistan. In Australia's heavy 2-0 ODI series loss in Sri Lanka, Smith made 12 and 29 as a middle-order batter. But with young Jake Fraser-McGurk in an inconsistent run of form, Gilchrist feels Smith has to open the batting, though he finds Matt Short as an interesting option to partner with Travis Head at the top.
India's Champions Trophy Rivals Decoded: New Zealand Compact, Bangladesh Unpredictable And Pakistan...
Jasprit Bumrah's absence will certainly hurt India big time, but quality of batting and spin bowling will make Rohit Sharma's team one of the title contenders alongside South Africa and Pakistan. India will play Bangladesh on February 20 followed by Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2. Here's a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) analysis of India's opposition in group stages
Ahead Of Champions Trophy, 2017 Edition Winning Captain Backs Pakistan As Favourites
Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed believes that Mohammed Rizwan-led side has a "good chance" of defending their ICC Champions Trophy title in front of home fans. Under Sarfaraz's leadership, Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 at The Oval to lift the title for the first time. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter added that players from the title-winning side including Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will be a key factor in their journey in the eight-team competition.
New Zealand's Sears out with hamstring injury, Ravindra back at training
A hamstring tear has forced out fast bowler Ben Sears from this month's Champions Trophy, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday, while all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has eased back into training after being struck in the face by the ball in a fielding mishap.