Pakistan's warm-up match in India to be played behind closed doors
NEW DELHI : Pakistan's first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup will be played behind closed doors in Hyderabad for security reasons, India's cricket board (BCCI) said.
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'Worst thing' Rugby Australia can do is sack Eddie Jones - former skipper Mortlock
Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock has said "the worst thing" Rugby Australia can do is sack embattled head coach Eddie Jones, despite the team's poor World Cup campaign.
Chinese Fan Travels From Beijing To Watch "Mandhana The Goddess" Play. Story Is Viral
Smriti Mandhana has her fair share of fans but Indian women's team's vice-captain must have felt chuffed when she saw a poster captioned 'Mandhana The Goddess" and being proudly held aloft by a Chinese young man. But then Jun Yu is possibly a rare species in the Mandarin land, who loves the thwack of the wood meeting the leather. And the love for cricket made him travel 1200 kms from Beijing to Hangzhou in order to watch her "Goddess" in action.
England boss Wiegman relishing strange but special Netherlands return
England coach Sarina Wiegman said there will be no divided loyalties for her in Utrecht on Tuesday when the Lionesses face her native Netherlands in the Women's Nations League.
India vs Australia: Why Did David Warner Turn Into A Right-Hander? Teammate's 'Ashwin' Explanation
Southpaw David Warner had to employ a rather bizarre tactic of batting right-handed against R Ashwin in the second ODI because of the turn the Indian was generating from the Indore pitch, said Australia bowling all-rounder Sean Abbott. Australia were never in the hunt after India amassed 399 for five to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series on Sunday. Warner (53) and Abbott (54) were the two Australian batters who got going before the visitors suffered their fifth ODI loss in a row.
Namibia chase elusive first World Cup win against Uruguay
:Namibia have made seven changes to their starting line-up for their final Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Uruguay in Lyon on Wednesday, one of which has been forced through the absence of captain Johan Deysel.
After the Aviva Roar comes the relative calm of Budapest
The multi purpose Hidegkuti Nandor Stadion is named after one of Hungary's greatest ever players. A team-mate of the legendary Ferenc Puskas, Hidegkuti was a member of Hungary's Golden Team of the 1950's.
Eddie Jones apologises as Australia face early Rugby World Cup exit
Eddie Jones believes he is still the right person for the job after his Australia side capitulated against Wales to leave their Rugby World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.