2026 WCQ: Super Eagles’ group opponent Rwanda appoint German Coach
It was snowing at Torsten Spittler’s last and only game as coach of TuS Holzkirchen. After all, TuS won 2-1 in Kirchheim. © Christian Riedel
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Lower-Placed Teams In World Cup Under Pressure With New Rules In Place For Champions Trophy 2025 Qualification: Report
Following the end of the league stage of the ongoing ODI World Cup, the top seven sides will directly qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy along with hosts Pakistan to compete in the eight-team event. According to ESPNcricinfo, the ICC Board approved the qualification system for the 2025 Champions Trophy in 2021, when the tournament was brought back. For the 2013 and 2017 editions of the Champions Trophy, the top eight teams in the ODI rankings qualified for the event.
Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against Lesotho gets new date
A new date has been fixed for Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2026 FIFA World Cup match day one Group C qualifier against Lesotho.
Ajayi to miss Nigeria’s World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho, Zimbabwe
Nigeria’s defender Semi Ajayi reacts during the Group D Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 football match between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria at Stade Roumde Adjia in Garoua on January 19, 2022. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP)
Watch: Waqar Younis Shell-Shocked As Pakistan's Poor Start In Cricket World Cup Gets Worse
Afghanistan put on a superb batting and bowling display to hand Pakistan a stunning eight-wicket defeat in the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Monday. Chasing a 283-run target at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Afghanistan were lifted by Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77 not out) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) as they scored 286 for 2 in 49 overs. Pakistan had made 282-7 in their 50 overs with 74 from skipper Babar Azam and 58 from opener Abdullah Shafique but the total did not prove tough enough for a clinical Afghanistan.
Melbourne Stars Routed For Record-Low 29 Against Adelaide Strikers In Women's Big Bash League
A Melbourne Stars side boasting Australia skipper Meg Lanning and several England internationals was bundled out for just 29 runs -- a record-low score in the women's Big Bash League. The previous low in the Twenty20 competition's eight seasons was the 66 posted by both Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes in 2017. The Stars' innings lasted just 57 legal deliveries, with no player making double figures against rampant defending champions Adelaide Strikers, who won by a crushing 148 runs.