New Zealand close on World Cup quarter-final spot with 14-try mauling of Italy
New Zealand lit the touchpaper on their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 14-try hammering of Italy.
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New Zealand lit the touchpaper on their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 14-try hammering of Italy.
The Indian cricket team could contemplate making one change in the ODI World Cup squad that was announced a few weeks ago. With Axar Patel sustaining an injury, the selection committee finds itself in a troublesome position. Though the injury to the all-rounder isn't a serious one, talks of him being replaced by Ravichandran Ashwin have taken place in the cricketing spectrum. With the squad announcement deadline today (September 28), the Board of Control for Cricket in India have to confirm whether it plans to make any changes to the 15-man roster or not.
LYON, France : Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Tyrel Lomax and Jordie Barrett will all make their return from injury for New Zealand in Friday's key Pool A clash against Italy with Sam Whitelock set to win a record 149th cap off the bench.
Ukrainian football teams will boycott all competitions featuring Russian sides, their federation said on Wednesday in response to UEFA re-admitting Russia's youth team to international competition. "The UAF confirms that it will not take part in any competitions involving Russian teams," it said. It also called on other UEFA members to boycott matches against Russian teams. European football's governing body swiftly barred all Russian teams from competitions last year in response to Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, but eased the ban by readmitting Russia's national under-17 team on Tuesday.
Manchester United will begin their Carabao Cup title defence on Tuesday night when Erik ten Hag's side face Crystal Palace in the third round of the competition.
Will Jacks, Sam Hain and Rehan Ahmed starred for England in a 48-run win over a full-strength Ireland in their second one-day international at Trent Bridge.
Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI LIVE Score:The preparation for the ODI World Cup 2023 enters the final stages as Bangladesh take on New Zealand in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series on Saturday. The two sides couldn't find a winner in the first match after the encounter was washed out due to rain. Before rain played spoilsport, Bangladesh bowlers had run riot in the match, sending five Kiwi batters packing for a score of 136. New Zealand batters would hope to produce a better show this time around. (LIVE Scorecard)
Mohammed Siraj was the top performer for India in the Asia Cup 2023 final as he produced a devastating spell of fast bowling to leave Sri Lanka in tatters during the summit clash. The pacer ended up taking six wickets as Sri Lanka were all-out for 50 and India ended up winning the game by 10 wickets. The next assignment for the Indian cricket team is the three-match ODI series against Australia and Siraj will once be a key component in the Indian pace attack. Australia skipper Pat Cummins was asked if he has any special plans for Siraj but he quickly shut the discussions down by just saying 'no'.