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MIAMI: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up his fourth 50-point game of the season as Western Conference leaders the Oklahoma City Thunder marched on with a 137-128 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday.
Pakistan all-rounder Salman Agha was named skipper of their Twenty20 International team while Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead the one-day international side, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli were left fuming by Kuldeep Yadav during the Champions Trophy 2025 encounter against Australia in Dubai on Tuesday. During the 32nd over of the Australian innings, Steve Smith played the ball to Virat at mid-wicket and took a single off Kuldeep's bowling. The star batter collected the batter quickly and unleashed a hard throw towards the bowler but Kuldeep decided to move away from its direction. Rohit, who was fielding at cover, collected the throw but he was not happy with Kuldeep's lack of effort. Both Virat and Rohit were visibly angry with the spinner and they launched an angry rant which has gone viral on social media.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked former pacer and national selector, Aaqib Javed, to continue as interim head coach for the white-ball tour of New Zealand. A PCB official said due to time constraints between the Champions Trophy and New Zealand tour, Aaqib will continue as interim head coach. "The PCB meanwhile has started the process of finding a new head coach for the national team and due process would be followed," he said. The official said Pakistan should have a new head coach when they begin their new cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) in August.
Captain Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam were on Tuesday dropped from the Pakistan squad for the five-match T20 series in New Zealand. Salman Ali Agha replaced Rizwan as captain of the T20 outfit with all-rounder Shadab Khan being recalled and named his vice-captain. Rizwan has been retained as captain of the ODI squad after the team's disappointing show in the Champions Trophy. The selectors have avoided an overhaul in the one-day squad and retained majority of the players who flopped in the ongoing ICC event. Babar is also retained in the ODI squad but batters Saud Shakil and Kamran Ghulam have been axed. The selectors have also sidelined fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf from the one-day squad. Pakistan play five T20s and three ODIs in New Zealand starting March 16.
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s return to Paris for the first time since the 2022 Champions League final comes too soon for many supporters still scarred by the traumatic events that marred European football’s showpiece event. The Premier League leaders take on Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of what should be a mouthwatering last 16 tie on Wednesday. However, only 2,000 Liverpool fans are expected at the Parc des Princes, with many deciding against a return to the French capital after the treatment they suffered at the hands of the Parisian authorities just under three years ago. “It’s too soon for a lot of people,” John Gibbons of Liverpool fan website The Anfield Wrap told AFP. Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory at the Stade de France was overshadowed by a 37-minute delay to kick-off as fans struggled to access the stadium after being funnelled into overcrowded bottlenecks as they approached the stadium. Police fired tear gas toward thousands of supporters locked behind metal fences on the perimeter of the stadium. As if events on the night of May 28 were not painful enough, Liverpool fans had to suffer a series of false claims in the aftermath of the chaos. European football’s governing body UEFA initially tried to pin the blame on supporters arriving late despite thousands having been held for hours outside the stadium before kick-off. The French authorities then claimed an “industrial-scale fraud” of fake tickets was the problem. A French Senate enquiry later concluded that poorly-executed security arrangements were the cause of the mayhem. An independent report found UEFA bore “primary responsibility” for the failures which almost led to the match becoming a “mass fatality catastrophe.” The report added it was “remarkable”
Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has showered blockbuster praise on spinner Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia in Dubai. Chakravarthy, who did not play India's first two group matches, returned figures of 5/42 in the final game against New Zealand. Speaking ahead of the highly-anticipated clash between India and Australia, Ashwin explained why Chakravarthy is not just a spinner but an 'X-factor' for the team. He also recalled the time when Chakravarthy was part of the Punjab's squad in the IPL, but didn't play a single game that season due to an injury.
Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the semi-final match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday in Dubai. It was the 14th consecutive time that India lost the toss in ODI cricket. The last time when India won a toss in the ODI format was the World Cup 2023 semi-final against New Zealand. After opting to bat, Smith announced their Playing XI, which included Cooper Connolly, who came in as a replacement of an injured Matt Short. The biggest surprise came in the form of spinner Tanveer Sangha's inclusion.