Mary Earps wins Manchester United Fans' Footballer of the Year 2023 as national vote revealed
Mary Earps has been crowned as your Manchester United Fans' Footballer of the Year for 2023.
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'I was so angry, it felt so unfair - I just want to make memories now with my family'
A grandmother who was not expected to see December 25 last year after being diagnosed with rare terminal cancer is now set to enjoy her second Christmas of 2023. Karen Spencer-Craig, 66, had an early round of festivities in November with her family, but outlived her prognosis for a second round of turkey and gifts next week.
New Zealand Down Bangladesh In Second ODI Despite Soumya Sarkar's Superb Innings
Henry Nicholls fell agonisingly short of a century on Wednesday as New Zealand eased to a seven-wicket win and sealed victory in their ODI series against Bangladesh. A superb 169 off 151 balls from opener Soumya Sarkar was not enough to end Bangladesh's miserable ODI streak in New Zealand, where they have now lost all of their 18 previous 50-over matches against the Black Caps. "The way the openers set the innings up was outstanding," said New Zealand captain Tom Latham.
Shadab Khan Ruled Out With Ankle Injury, Mohammad Haris Rested For T20Is vs New Zealand
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris has been rested for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand while spinner Shadab Khan has sustained an ankle injury, ruling him out of the squad. Pakistan's chief selector Wahab Riaz confirmed the news of Shadab's injury and revealed that he will take at least "two weeks for rehab" and will be available after that. Riaz added that Haris was rested since "we want to use our pool of players" in the upcoming series. Pakistan's chief selector also confirmed that pacer Naseem Shah has recovered from his injury. But he was not selected since they didn't want to put an overload on the 20-year-old speedster.
Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's 14-Year Old Record In 2nd ODI vs New Zealand
Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar has broken legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year-old record during the second ODI match against New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday. Soumya played a 169-run knock from 151 balls with a strike rate of 111.92. The left-handed batter slammed 22 fours and 2 sixes against the Kiwi bowling attack in the first inning. The 30-year-old's knock against New Zealand helped him to surpass Tendulkar's milestone for the highest runs in ODIs by a player from the sub-continent in New Zealand.
Deontay Wilder's unshakable belief in his power both a blessing and a curse
They say you learn more in defeat than you do in victory. Not in the case of Deontay Wilder.
IPL 2024 Auction: From RCB, CSK To MI, Full List Of All 10 Updated Squads
In a history-making move, Australia pacer Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 24.75 crores just hours after his skipper Pat Cummins had breached the Rs 20 crore mark after being brought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), to become the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the auction in Dubai on Tuesday. Sam Curran, an all-around player for England, was previously the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), having cost Punjab Kings (PBKS) INR 18.50 crore for him at the previous year's auction, as per Olympics.com.
Record IPL deal a cherry on the cake for Starc at Christmas
MELBOURNE : Mitchell Starc's record $2.98 million deal at the Indian Premier League auctions was the ideal Christmas present for the match-winning paceman as he prepares to spend the holidays apart from his cricketing wife Alyssa Healy.