Josh Adams to switch positions for Wales’ Six Nations opener against Ireland
Wing Josh Adams will make his first Test match appearance in the centre when Wales launch their Guinness Six Nations Championship title defence against Ireland on Saturday.
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Clinical Korea beat Philippines 2-0, enter maiden final of AFC Women's Asian Cup
Philippines 2-0 in the semi-finals to advance to their maiden AFC Women's Asian Cup summit clash on Thursday. Cho So-hyun and Son Hwa-yeon scored first half goals for Korea to end the brilliant run of the Philippines who were making their first semifinal appearance at the continental showpiece at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Korea face the winner of the second semifinal between holders Japan and former champions China in the final on Sunday.
India women cricketers happy to get 'breathing space' in quarantine in New Zealand
The team members, who had to undergo a punishing 14-day hard quarantine in Australia back in September-October, are finding the MIQ in Christchurch much more comfortable. The quarantine facility has rooms big enough to accommodate fitness equipment and some of them also have balconies. The players were put up in tiny rooms of a quarantine hotel in Australia.
Six Nations 2022: Wales give wing Josh Adams first centre start in Ireland
Wales have handed British and Irish Lions wing Josh Adams a first start at centre for the Six Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin.
Proteas women win toss and bat in third must-win ODI against West Indies
Johannesburg - Sune Luus won the toss and chose to bat in the third One-Day International against the West Indies here on Thursday.
First-half goals take South Korea to Asian Cup final
South Korea booked their place in the final of the Women's Asian Cup with a 2-0 win over the Philippines in Pune on Thursday to stay on course for a first-ever continental title. First-half goals from Cho So-hyun and Son Hwa-yeon took the Koreans into the final for the first time in the competition's 47-year history and ended the fairytale run of Alen Stajcic's side. The Colin Bell-coached Koreans will face two-time defending champions Japan or China in Sunday's decider. The pair meet in the second semi-final later on Thursday.
IPL 2022 Auction: Full list of foreign players with highest base price
IPL 2022 mega auction and the 10 franchises are all in readiness to vie for the players in what promises to be an action-packed bidding war, spread over two days, to pick up the best cricketing talents from around the world. The 2022 IPL auction, this time, will be held over a 2-day period on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru and a total of 590 players will be going under the hammer. And one of the keenly fought battles at the auction table will be for the foreign players. 220 short-listed overseas talents will be up for grabs. These foreign players have been picked from 14 countries which also include associate nations like Namibia, Nepal and the USA.
Skipped IPL to spend time at home and work on my game: Kyle Jamieson
New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson has decided to skip the IPL this season to stay at home, away from managed isolation and quarantines, saying he wants to improve his game so that he can compete in all formats for the Black Caps. Jamieson was the second-most-expensive buy at the IPL auction last year with Royal Challengers Bangalore shelling out a massive Rs 15 crore for him. "Yeah, look, there were a couple of things for me (for opting out),” Jamieson was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNCricinfo'.