Ireland lose to Australia by 63 runs in fourth Tri-Series T20 match
Ireland fell to a 63-run defeat by Australia in the fourth Women's International Tri-Series T20 match in Bready, Tyrone.
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Salt aiming to fill Stokes void in second ODI vs South Africa
Phil Salt has the chance to shake up England’s stuttering batting when he attempts to fill the giant shoes of Ben Stokes on Friday.
Shaheen Shah Afridi out of second Sri Lanka Test with knee injury
Shaheen, a left-arm quick, played a key part in the tourists' opening win on Wednesday in Galle as he took four wickets in the first innings. "Due to a knee injury sustained on the fourth day of the first Test, Shaheen Afridi will miss the second Test, which will be played in Galle from July 24," read a team statement.
Met Police officer sacked for racist slur about Everton and ex-Tottenham footballer Dele Alli at party after colleagues reported him
A Metropolitan Police officer was sacked without notice after he made a racist slur about footballer Dele Alli when off duty. PC Harrison Gray was at a house party in Bromley when he was overheard using 'the p word', used as a racist term to describe people from Pakistan - although Alli is English and has a Nigerian dad.
Watch: Babar Azam And Co Celebrate Pakistan's First Test Win vs SL With Special Cake
It was a momentous occasion for Pakistan as Abdullah Shafique hit an epic 160 to anchor his team's record chase of 342 at Galle as the tourists won a thrilling opening Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The opener capped his marathon display with the winning runs in the final session on day five, jumping for joy and pumping his fist as Pakistan triumphed by four wickets for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took a match haul of nine wickets but his efforts were in vain as the visitors battled past the previous best chase in Galle of 268 by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019.
Badminton At Commonwealth Games: Focus On PV Sindhu
Star shuttlers, including P V Sindhu, will chase individual gold medals but doubles would also under the spotlight as India would aim to retain the mixed team title and continue their consistent run at the Commonwealth Games. Ever since Dinesh Khanna claimed India's first badminton medal -- a bronze at the quadrennial event in 1966 -- the country has accumulated 25 medals, including seven golds, riding on individual brilliance.
Sri Lanka's injured Maheesh Theekshana out of second Pakistan Test
The spinner returned figures of 2-68 in Pakistan's first innings in the opening Test, which the hosts lost by four wickets in Galle on Wednesday. Uncapped all-rounder Lakshitha Manasinghe comes into the squad as replacement.
ODIs have become run-of-the-mill, scrap it permanently: Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram feels ODI cricket has become "run-of-the-mill" stuff now and wants the administrators of the game to scrap the format for good. Akram's comments came close on the heels of England all-rounder Ben Stokes' sudden retirement from ODIs, which has triggered a serious debate over the existence of 50-over cricket. "I think so (ODIs should scrapped).