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The FIBA U18 European Championship will resume as scheduled Wednesday after a viral outbreak affected six teams and several dozen players and delegation members, FIBA said in a statement.
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Spain and Japan qualify for Women's World Cup last 16
Jennifer Hermoso and Alba Redondo both scored twice as Spain qualified for the last 16 of the Women's World Cup with a 5-0 win over Zambia on Wednesday, a result that also took Japan into the knockout phase.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Climbs 11 Spots, Rohit Sharma 9th In ICC Test Rankings
Young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his ascent in the ICC Test rankings, rising 11 places to 63rd while his skipper Rohit Sharma inched up to ninth among batters in the latest list released on Wednesday. Scores of 57 and 38 in the drawn second Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain have catapulted 21-year-old Jaiswal in the batters list as he now has 466 points. Rohit, who had scores of 80 and 57 in second Test, continued to remain the highest-ranked Indian Test batter. He has 759 point and is tied on the ninth place with his Sri Lankan counter part Dimuth Karunaratne.
Five-star Spain cruise into World Cup knockouts with thumping win over Zambia
AUCKLAND : Spain underlined their credentials as pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockouts with a 5-0 win over Zambia in their second Group C encounter on Wednesday.
Lalit Upadhyay, 4 Other Forwards Miss Out As India Name Team For Asian Champions Trophy
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay is among the five forwards left out of the 18-member Indian men's hockey team for next month's Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai. Apart from Lalit, Abhishek, Pawan, Dilpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh, who are all currently with the Indian squad in Spain gearing up for the the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation-International Tournament, also missed the cut for the prestigious tournament to be played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium from August 3 to 12.
Spain smash Zambia to stroll into Women's World Cup last 16
Spain underlined their credentials as one of the pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockout round with a 5-0 win over Zambia.
Japan see off Costa Rica and advance to knockouts
Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan victory over Costa Rica at Dunedin Stadium and the 2011 champions went on to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the Women's World Cup, while with Spain's victory over Zambia, Costa Rica's hopes of advancing are over.
How Manchester United should line up vs Real Madrid in pre-season friendly
Manchester United are set to play Spanish giants Real Madrid in Houston, Texas, in the early hours of Thursday.