UAE set to compete in two cricket world cups at same time in Australia
The UAE will be playing in two separate cricket world cups in the same month in the same state in Australia.
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Soccer-Credibility won, Western United seek back-to-back A-League titles
MELBOURNE : Western United defied the sceptics when they captured their first A-League championship in May and will now look to consolidate the gains in the new season starting Friday.
India bowlers must start delivering in final overs - Dravid
India's T20 bowlers need to lift their game in the final overs, head coach Rahul Dravid has said, after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's injury ruled him out of this month's World Cup.
Women's Cricket To Continue At Victoria Commonwealth Games 2026
Women's T20I Cricket will return to the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Australia, following the competition's enormous success in 2022, according to announcements made on Wednesday by the Commonwealth Games Federation and Commonwealth Games Australia. The 23rd Commonwealth Games will include 20 sports, with competitions taking place in a number of Victoria state locations. A complete schedule for the multi-sport competition was unveiled, with debuts for golf, BMX, and coastal rowing.
India vs South Africa: Watch: Rohit Sharma And Dinesh Karthik Share Banter Post Series Win, Fans Try To Decode Conversation
India lost the final T20I to South Africa in Indore on Tuesday by a big margin but Rohit Sharma's team won the series 2-1 and are going into the T20 World Cup on the back of twin victories over the Proteas and reigning champions Australia. India is far from a settled bunch as they have several chinks in their armour but the group is an upbeat one under Rohit's leadership.
"An Area We Would Like To Improve": Rahul Dravid On India's Death Bowling
India's T20 bowlers need to lift their game in the final overs, head coach Rahul Dravid has said, after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's injury ruled him out of this month's World Cup. Rohit Sharma's men have haemorrhaged runs at the tail-end of their recent T20 series against both South Africa and Australia, conceding 73 in the last five overs of Tuesday's loss to the Proteas at Indore. "We have to look at how we can get better," Dravid told reporters after the match.
Australian sport failing on diversity - Perkins
MELBOURNE : Australian sport is racking up impressive achievements in global competition but it has failed to develop athletes and coaches that represent the diversity of the country, former Olympic swimming champion Kieren Perkins said on Wednesday.
IND vs SA, 3rd T20I: Rilee Rossouw Sets Up Big Win For South Africa As Concerns Over Indian Bowling Grow
Rilee Rossouw's stroke-filled 100 not out off 48 balls set up a morale boosting 49-run win for South Africa in the inconsequential third T20 International at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Tuesday as concerns around a faltering Indian bowling attack grew ahead of the T20 World Cup. A rampaging Rossouw and Quinton de Kock (68 off 43) fired South Africa to 227 for three against a profligate Indian pace attack including Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Deepak Chahar, who all leaked in excess of 11 runs per over.