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George Linde’s Kent stay ends as South African all-rounder pursues franchise cricket opportunities overseas
South African all-rounder George Linde’s Kent stay has ended.
Erik ten Hag must be ruthless with Manchester United tour squad for USA
When Manchester United fly off to New York this week there might be some disappointed players having to stay behind in Carrington rather than heading to the Big Apple.
"Even In WTC And IPL...": Anil Kumble's Big Statement On Rohit Sharma's Form
Rohit Sharma finally put an end to poor form, scoring a century in the first Test against West Indies in Dominica. Reaching the triple-digit score would do good to the confidence of the India skipper who was struggling to score big for a while now. Reacting to Rohit's century, India great Anil Kumble heaped praise on the veteran batter but also asserted that, for him, the Hitman was never out of form. For Jumbo, Rohit wasn't exactly 'out of form', even in the World Cup Test Championship final and the Indian Premier League.
Pauw hopeful O'Sullivan will make Australia showdown
Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw is hopeful Denise O'Sullivan will recover in time for Thursday's World Cup opener against Australia after the Cork midfielder suffered a shin injury in Friday night's behind-closed-doors game against Colombia.
Alcaraz, Djokovic set for ‘feast’ in blockbuster Wimbledon final
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic set up a potentially era-defining Wimbledon title showdown after cruising through their semifinals on Friday with the Serb superstar promising a “feast” of tennis in the championship match.
Watch: Ishan Kishan's Cheeky Stumping Attempt vs Jason Holder Almost Forces A Jonny Bairstow-like Situation
Since the Jonny Bairstow incident in the second Ashes Test, where the England batter was cheekily stumped by Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey at Lord's, there has been a lot of discussion on the 'rules of the game' vs 'spirit if cricket' debate. A similar situation almost arose on the third day of the first Test between India and West Indies in Dominica on Friday. Test debutant wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan attempted cheeky stumpings of Jason Holder off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling. However, the Bairstow-like dismissals were avoided.