Women's T20 World Cup: England and South Africa set up semi-final clash
England -- who were already assured of a place in the last four -- clinched top place in Group Two with a crushing 114-run win over Pakistan.
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Wolvaardt, Brits Take South Africa To Women's T20 World Cup Semis
Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits took South Africa to the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with an unbeaten century partnership against Bangladesh in Cape Town on Tuesday. South Africa won by ten wickets at Newlands after restricting Bangladesh to 113 for six, and will play England in the last four at the same ground on Friday. Wolvaardt made 66 not out and Brits was unbeaten on 50 as the home side made 117 for no wickets, winning with 13 balls to spare.
Big guns Swiatek and Sabalenka come out firing at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Even by this tournament's standards, the field assembled at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this week is something special. Eighteen of the world's top 20 were part of the lineup at the start of the week and the two missing would almost certainly have been involved under different circumstances; Tunisian star Ons Jabeur recovering from injury while two-time champion Simona Halep is serving a provisional doping ban.
"Can We Leave KL Rahul Alone?": Harbhajan Singh Amid Venkatesh Prasad-Aakash Chopra Twitter Fued
KL Rahul's struggles on the cricket field has triggered a war on social media, with former India cricketers Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra going head to head over their perception of the player. While Prasad has been a staunch critic of Rahul, questioning his place in the Indian Test team amid repeated failures, Chopra went on to call Venkatesh an 'agenda paddler' over his criticism of the batter. Now, Harbhajan Singh has jumped into the debate calling the duo to leave Rahul alone.
"Pretty Much An Eventuality": Indian Star's Big Comment On Chances Of KL Rahul Getting Dropped
The entire Indian cricketing spectrum seems to be asking for a change as KL Rahul's struggles with the bat continue. Not just in Tests, the opening batter has been unproductive across formats for a while now. While there's no denying the potential he has, some former cricketers and experts are asking for Rahul to be replaced with Shubman Gill. Dinesh Karthik, who has turned into a pundit, also feels that Rahul would benefit from some time off from the game.
"World Won't End If Jasprit Bumrah Doesn't Play 7 IPL Games": Ex-India Batter Sets Priorities Straight
Team India has been missing out on the services of their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah for a quite a long time now. The 29-year-old pacer has been out of action since September 2022, due to a back injury. He even missed out on 2022 T20 World Cup and the ongoing Border-Gavasakar Trophy against Australia. However, Bumrah is expected to return to the field in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he is an integral part of the Mumbai Indians franchise. As the World Test Championship final and the ODI World Cup are also scheduled for this year, there are chances that the BCCI might want Bumrah to be rested for a few games in the IPL, to monitor his workload.
WTA roundup: Top seeds roll in Dubai
The top two seeds in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships lost a combined three games while cruising to second-round wins on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.
Wallabies White, Lolesio start Super Rugby season on the bench
SYDNEY : Wallabies halfbacks Nic White and Noah Lolesio will start the new Super Rugby Pacific season on the bench after returning coach Stephen Larkham named them as replacements for Friday's match against the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney.