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Ireland survived an early scare to secure a well-earned 2-1 win against Bulgaria in their UEFA Nations League play-off first leg encounter at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv.
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ICC Considers Mammoth Changes To Points System For World Test Championship 2025-27 Cycle
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to ponder over a new bonus points system during its board meeting in April which could give more weightage to bigger victories, especially overseas, during the next World Test Championship cycle. The 2025-27 WTC cycle will begin with India's five-match away Test series against England in June. As per the prevailing rules, the team winning by the smallest margin or by an innings gets 12 points, six points for a tie and four points for a draw. But this could see a change as the global governing body, as per a report in Telegraph, is considering awarding bonus points for innings victories or for a win above a certain big margin such as 100 runs.
Denmark's Hojlund strikes for win over Portugal in quarter-final first leg
COPENHAGEN () -Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund came off the bench to net the winner as his side beat Portugal 1-0 in their Nations League quarter-final first leg at the Parken stadium on Thursday.
"All The Players...": BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia Reiterates Board's Crucial Guideline
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has really been strict about its rules set for centrally-contracted players when it comes to their participation in domestic matches. As per BCCI's guidelines that were shared by the Board last year, a centrally-contracted player, who is fit and not in national duty, needs to play domestic cricket for his respective team. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan didn't follow the instructions earlier and were thus dropped out of BCCI central contract.
Greece vs Scotland LIVE score and goal updates from Nations League playoff in Athens
Scotland are fighting for their Nations League lives – but it's a big ask against a Greece team with their sights set on League A.
UK elite law firm fined over €500,000 for Russian sanctions breaches
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), a prestigious international law firm based in London, has been fined £465,000 (approximately €556,000) by the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) for breaching sanctions against Russia.
Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of International Olympic Committee
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment.". At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest ever elected to be the most powerful person in sports governance. She succeeds Thomas Bach, who steps down after 12 years, and said d she would work with the six other heavyweight rivals she beat.
Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of the IOC
PYLOS, Greece : Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the first African and first female to lead the Olympic movement.