Lions agree player availability with URC & Premiership
The British and Irish Lions have announced a partnership with the United Rugby Championship and Premiership Rugby that ensures players are available for all games of the 2025 tour to Australia.
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Australia bowl out S.Africa for 212 despite Miller hundred
KOLKATA : Australia bowled out South Africa for a below-par 212 despite David Miller's defiant 101 in the second semi-final of the 50-over World Cup at Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Lions strike deal with Premiership and United Rugby Championship for 2025 tour
The British & Irish Lions announced a partnership with Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship on Thursday that ensures players are available for the 2025 tour to Australia.
Jamie McGrath keen to repay courageous Stephen Kenny in Amsterdam
Jamie McGrath is not writing Stephen Kenny off just yet, and the Aberdeen midfielder is looking to sign off the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a high with a victory away from home against the Netherlands.
Rohit Sharma Mimicking Shreyas Iyer's Cricket World Cup Ton Celebration Is The Most Hilarious Thing Ever. Watch
India's 70-run win over New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup semi-final in Mumbai in Wednesday had many protagonists. While Virat Kohli slammed a world record 50th ODI ton, Mohammed Shami returned with the best-ever figures (7/57) by an Indian in ODI cricket. There was another man, who made everyone applaud his show - Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday made history, becoming the first middle-order batter to smash 500 runs or more in a single edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
First Time In 49 Years! Mohammed Shami Achieves Massive Feat For India In ODIs
Mohammed Shami made history on Wednesday as he claimed a sensational seven-wicket haul to guide India to the Cricket World Cup 2023 final with a win over New Zealand. Shami ended with figures of 7/57 as the Indian cricket team claimed a 70-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This was the first time that an Indian bowler took seven wickets in an ODI encounter and as a result, he claimed the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the format. The previous record belonged to Stuart Binny who took 6 wickets for 4 runs against Bangladesh back in 2014.
Watch: From David Beckham To Viv Richards, Stars Descend To Congratulate Virat Kohli On Record Ton
India's Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday, hailing the landmark as being "like a dream". Kohli, 35, reached his century -- his third of the tournament -- with a two off fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, having faced 106 balls, hitting eight fours and a six, to break the record of 49 ODI hundreds he had shared with Sachin Tendulkar. He did so on his former India team-mate's home ground, with Tendulkar among those applauding at the Wankhede Stadium as Kohli bowed towards his childhood hero and fellow 2011 World Cup-winner. "It feels like a dream. Too good to be true," said Kohli at the innings break after India piled up 397-4. This was Kohli's 279th ODI innings, with the former India captain having also scored a further 71 fifties in addition to his 50 hundreds.
"Look At Virat Kohli": England Great's Advice To Jos Buttler And Co After Poor World Cup Show
Defending champions had a forgettable outing at the ongoing ODI World Cup as the Jos Buttler-led side got eliminated in the league stage. The 2019 champions were only able to register three victories in nine matches and finished at the seventh spot in the points table. Their poor run at the mega event has invited a lot of backlash from many former cricketers. Similarly, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has slammed the Three Lions and advised them to follow the fitness routine of star India batter Virat Kohli.