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Aug 11 : Hosts Poland said on Tuesday that preparations for next month's Under-20 Women's World Cup remain on schedule, as the tournament prepares to become the first FIFA event staged amid the backlash against global football chief Gianni Infantino.
Aug 11 : Former Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques will captain Portugal as they bid to qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time, Cricket Portugal said on Tuesday on Instagram.
Afghanistan secured automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup with a win over Ireland on Monday, leaving twice champions West Indies to go through qualifiers for the third successive edition of the 50-overs tournament. The top eight teams in the one-day rankings on September 30, excluding co-hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe, qualify directly for the event. Afghanistan’s win in Belfast ensured they will finish among those teams, joining Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and Bangladesh. The West Indies are ranked 10th and cannot make up enough ground to qualify directly despite having two ODIs against India left to play before the cut-off date. The Caribbean side failed to seal an automatic spot at the 2023 edition and lost in the qualifiers, resulting in their absence from a men’s 50-overs World Cup for the first time. They successfully negotiated the qualifiers to play at the 2019 edition. Under the new format for 2027, the winner of the qualifier will advance directly to the second stage of the World Cup, while the teams placing second, third and fourth will play in the first round known as the Super Series. The 2027 event will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
DURBAN, Aug 10 : New Zealand are looking to use Tuesday’s second game of their South Africa tour against the Sharks to fix areas of their game where they struggled in their opener last Friday, said Luke Jacobson, who will be captaining the side.
Aug 10 : ARC Team USA, the recently formed U.S. challengers for next year's America's Cup in Naples, Italy, said on Monday they had picked the first six sailors for their squad as they intensify their campaign to take on defenders New Zealand.
Aug 10 : South Africa have recalled 39-year-old utility forward Deon Fourie for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against New Zealand, almost three years after he starred in the 12-11 final win at the 2023 Rugby World Cup against the All Blacks.
Veteran utility forward Deon Fourie was on Monday called up by the Springboks ahead of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks.
CAPE TOWN, Aug 9 : New Zealand centre Billy Proctor will return home from his side's tour of South Africa after scans revealed a fractured shoulder sustained in the 38-21 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday.