High drama as Crushers GC wins 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship
MIAMI: Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers GC won the Team Championship of the 2023 LIV Golf League in dramatic fashion here on Sunday.
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Fury and Ngannou both lay claim to ‘baddest’ crown ahead of Riyadh showdown
Tyson Fury, the reigning WBC heavyweight boxing champion, and Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, have been ratcheting up the psychological warfare ahead of their showdown on Oct. 28 at Boulevard Hall, Riyadh, that has been dubbed “The Battle of the Baddest.”
Springboks have faced toughest road to World Cup final
If South Africa go on to lift the Rugby World Cup trophy on Saturday in Paris, they will have done it the hard way by facing every other team in the top six of the current world rankings on their sometimes rocky journey to the title.
Courtney Lawes calls time on England career
England lock Courtney Lawes has said that he will retire from international rugby after the World Cup in France to spend more time with his family.
Mohammed Shami Makes History, Becomes 1st Indian Ever To Claim This World Cup Feat
Speedster Mohammed Shami became the first Indian to bag two five-wicket hauls in the history of the ODI Cricket World Cup. Shami's brilliant performance helped the 'Men in Blue' to restrict New Zealand to 273 on Sunday. The 33-year-old pacer picked his first five-wicket haul against England in the 2019 World Cup. Other Indian bowlers like Kapil Dev, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, Ashish Nehra, and Yuvraj Singh all have one five-wicket haul. Australia's Mitchell Starc tops the most five-wicket haul with three fifers. Apart from Starc, no other bowler has picked more than two fifers in the history of the tournament.
Rajasthan Royals Rope In Shane Bond As Fast Bowling And Assistant Coach
Rajasthan Royals on Monday announced that former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond will join the franchise in the dual role of Assistant Coach and also the team's new Fast Bowling Coach ahead of next year's IPL 2024 season. One of the standout modern-day fast bowlers, Bond has, in the past, served as the Bowling Coach for his national team between 2012 and 2015 where he helped them reach the final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was then employed by the Mumbai franchise in the IPL in 2015, contributing significantly to their success of winning four titles in nine seasons.
"Fielding Is Something..." - Rohit Sharma's Honest Take On Dropped Catches Against New Zealand
Mohammed Shami sizzled with a five-wicket haul in his first game of the World Cup and his captain Rohit Sharma was all praise of him for grabbing the opportunity with both hands in India's four-wicket win over New Zealand on Sunday. After Shami (5/54) led the Indian bowling attack to bowl New Zealand out for 273, chase-master Virat Kohli struck a magnificent 95 to help his side chase down the target with 12 balls to spare. "Shami took the opportunity with both hands. He's got class and so much experience and he used the conditions really well," Rohit said at the post-match presentation.
COVID lockdown training base kept Shami sharp for World Cup comeback
A home-made practice facility Mohammed Shami built just before COVID-19 lockdowns kept the India pace bowler sharp ahead of his successful World Cup comeback against New Zealand.