Australia defeats Peru on penalties to claim World Cup spot
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Australia qualified for a fifth straight World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in their intercontinental playoff on Monday.
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Pakistan surpass India in latest ICC ODI Rankings
DUBAI (UAE): Pakistan have left India behind in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after completing a clean sweep over West Indies in Multan. Babar Azam's side jumped a spot to No 4 in the latest ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after the series win over West Indies in Multan. Team India is currently at the fifth spot. Before the start of the series, Pakistan were placed fifth in the rankings with a rating of 102. But the 3-0 clean sweep over the Windies has boosted them to No 4 with a rating of 106, leaving India behind at 105.
Angelo Mathews, Pakistan's Tuba Hassan win ICC 'Player of Month' award
DUBAI (UAE): Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews and Pakistan's debutante spin sensation Tuba Hassan were on Monday voted the ICC's 'Player of the Month' for May in their respective categories. Mathews was selected the stand-out male player after piling on runs over the course of his side's impressive ICC World Test Championship series victory against Bangladesh. Amassing 344 runs at an average of 172 over the course of the two Tests, Mathews registered a huge score of 199 in the draw at Chattogram, and a supreme 145 not out in Mirpur.
Saudi carry Arab hopes: 5 things we learned from quarterfinals of 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia defeated Vietnam 2-0 on Sunday to book a place in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup semifinal against Australia. Having disposed of the UAE in the group stages, the Young Falcons are the last remaining Arab team in the competition going into Wednesday’s last four clash.
Arnold has 'full belief' as Australia prepare for World Cup 2022 decider against Peru
Australia manager Graham Arnold says his players will fight for 90 minutes in Monday’s World Cup 2022 shootout against Peru in Qatar.
Cristiano Ronaldo snub highlights Real Madrid's regard for Marcelo's emotional send-off
Real Madrid will pay tribute to Marcelo in a special event on Monday afternoon in an honour that was not given to multiple club legends, including Cristiano Ronaldo.
FIFA World Cup: Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Costa Rica Fight For Last Two Spots
The last two places at the World Cup finals will be decided this week, with Australia, New Zealand, Peru and Costa Rica digging into their stamina reserves for do-or-die battles. Both international playoffs are single-leg showdowns in the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Doha, a 40,000 capacity venue that will host matches in the World Cup finals in the autumn.
PREVIEW-Australia, Peru chase penultimate place at World Cup finals
DOHA : Australia and Peru both came through playoffs to qualify for the last World Cup, but only one of them will advance this time round when they meet in their inter-continental playoff in Doha on Monday for a place at this year’s finals in Qatar.