Ireland well beaten by Australia at the Gabba
Australia eased to a 42-run win over Ireland at the T20 World Cup on Monday to keep their semi-final hopes alive.
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Cricket-England face New Zealand with one eye on the skies
MELBOURNE : England must get past in-form New Zealand on Tuesday if they are to get their Twenty20 World Cup campaign back on track but their hopes of reaching the semi-finals would also suffer a heavy blow if the Brisbane weather refuses to play ball.
India vs South Africa: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Reach Big T20 World Cup Milestones
Star Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma achieved two big milestones in T20 World Cups on Sunday, in the match against South Africa. Kohli went on to reach the 1,000-run landmark at ICC T20 World Cup events, becoming only the second player to do so. Rohit, on the other hand, became the highest-capped player in the history of the tournament. But, both Rohit and Kohli failed to impress in the match against the Proteas and were dismissed for 15 and 12 respectively.
Cricket-NZ's Phillips borrows sprinter's start to beat 'Mankading'
SYDNEY : While the debate around "Mankading" continues unabated, New Zealand's Glenn Phillips showed how to avoid getting run-out at the non-striker's end by taking a sprinter's start position in Saturday's T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
Saudi Arabia complete training ahead of Honduras friendly
ABU DHABI: The Saudi Arabia national team concluded their preparations Saturday for their friendly match against Honduras on Sunday evening at Al-Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Newcastle comfortable at Premier League’s top table after 4-0 win over Aston Villa
NEWCASTLE: If anyone in the Premier League remained in any doubt after last week, Newcastle United underlined to their rivals that they are very much part of the top flight party.
6 Bayern players score in Bundesliga rout of Mainz
MUNICH: Bayern Munich are back on top of the Bundesliga, for a day at least, after sweeping aside Mainz 6-2 with six different scorers to continue a run of big wins. Sadio Mané bagged one goal and set up two more as Bayern cruised to their sixth straight win in all competitions, with an impressive 25 goals scored in those games. Bayern needed just five minutes to take the lead as Mané set up Serge Gnabry for the opening goal.
Man City go top, Brighton hammer Chelsea on Potter’s return
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s stunning strike in a 1-0 win over Leicester, as Chelsea boss Graham Potter suffered a nightmare return to Brighton with a 4-1 defeat on Saturday. Tottenham fought back from 2-0 down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 to remain in third ahead of Newcastle. City were without the free-scoring Erling Haaland for the trip to the King Power due to a foot injury and were blunted up front without the firepower of the Norwegian.