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World Cup playoff more than a one-man job, says NZ striker Woods
Chris Wood would love to fire New Zealand into the World Cup finals in Tuesday's playoff against Costa Rica but the Newcastle United striker is experienced enough to know that it will take more than one man to get the job done.
Joe Root and Ollie Pope tons hand England control of Trent Bridge Test against New Zealand
Ollie Pope and Joe Root hit commanding centuries as England dominated world champions New Zealand's bowlers on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
World Cup playoff win vital for struggling Australian game - Slater
SYDNEY : Former Australia international Robbie Slater believes the World Cup playoff against Peru is "the most important match in the recent history" of the struggling game Down Under.
IPL Media Rights: At Rs 104 crore, IPL overtakes EPL in per match value
IPL's media rights for the next five-year cycle (2023-27) concluded on Sunday, it was clear BCCI was in for one of the biggest media rights bonanzas in the world of sports. The day saw the cricket board pocket Rs 43,050 crore (around $5. 5 billion)-a Rs 26,050-crore ($3. 3 billion) hike from the previous rights cycle-taking IPL's per match value at over Rs 104 crore ($13. 4 million) past English Premier League's corresponding figure of $11 million. Thus, IPL is now only the second after the US's NFL ($17 million) in terms of per match value; it is already ahead of other top leagues in the world like NBA and MLB. Day Two of the e-auction is set to throw up bigger numbers. 'Insane bidding' gives IPL more financial muscleThe much-anticipated bidding for the rights began at 11 am on Sunday with four of the seven bidders in the fray - the Viacom-led JV, Disney+Hotstar, Culver Max Entertainment (earlier, Sony Pictures) and the Zee Group - jumping into the process right away for Packages A & B. Package A is for India's television rights alone, with the base price set at Rs 49 crore. Package B is for India's digital rights with the base price set at Rs 33 crore.
Benfica reach agreement with Liverpool to sell Nunez for 75 million euros
Benfica have reached an agreement with Liverpool for the sale of forward Darwin Nunez for an initial fee of 75 million euros ($78.59 million), the Portuguese club announced on Monday.
Rio Ferdinand can't resist dig at Patrice Evra during Soccer Aid 2022
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has taken to Twitter to laugh at former teammate Patrice Evra.