Women's World Cup: Australia beat West Indies for fourth successive win
Australia continued their march towards the Women's World Cup semi-finals with a seven-wicket demolition of West Indies in Wellington.
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Australia defeat West Indies to stay unbeaten in Women’s World Cup
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Women's World Cup 2022: Ruthless favourites Australia crush West Indies
West Indies by seven wickets in Wellington Tuesday to maintain their perfect record at the Women's Cricket World Cup. The tournament's red-hot favourites produced another ruthless display to race to a 4-0 winning record at the one-day showcase, highlighted by an unbeaten 83 from Rachael Haynes. The win puts the six-time champions at the top of the standings with a healthy run rate, virtually guaranteeing a semi-final spot.
Ready to accept what comes with Rishabh Pant: Rohit Sharma
Coach Rahul Dravid is not new to the coaching set-up or to the players, and that has shown effectively on the field. The same goes with new captain Rohit Sharma. Also, Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer, replacing Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, appear to have come into their own. Iyer, in particular, has shown spark and spunk. Jasprit Bumrah shored up his versatility with his first fifer on home soil, that too on a turning pitch.
Charvarius Ward set to join San Francisco 49ers on 3-year deal
Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward intends to sign a three-year deal worth up to $42 million, including $26.7 million guaranteed, with the San Francisco 49ers, his agency, Universal Sports & Entertainment Management, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Tom Brady Un-Retires, Says He Will Return To National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said Sunday he has changed his mind about retirement and will return to the NFL next season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady won six titles in 20 seasons with the New England Patriots then moved the Bucs in 2020 and led them to a championship. But Tampa Bay lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Rams in January in the playoffs and Brady announced his retirement last month. Now superstar quarterback Brady, who turns 45 in August, says he wants at least one more chance at a championship.
Tom Brady un-retires, says he will return to NFL's Bucs
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said Sunday he has changed his mind about retirement and will return to the NFL next season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
2nd Test: India crush Sri Lanka to win 15th consecutive home Test series
Dominant India put Sri Lanka out of their misery in 3 days again to wrap up series 2-0; Karunaratne's brave ton goes in vainBENGALURU: An improbable target of 447, nine wickets in hand and pride at stake. It was a question of how long Sri Lanka could hold off a resurgent India. In the final innings of what has been a forgettable tour for the Islanders, they put up their best show, which helped them reduce the margin of defeat. At the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Monday, the home team had to put the champagne on ice for a while as skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (107; 174b, 15x4) and Kusal Mendis (54; 60b, 8x4) decided not just to grind it out but also take on the Indian bowling attack led by the inform Jasprit Bumrah (3/23). SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENEDWith 35 minutes remaining for the dinner break on Day 3, spin ace R Ashwin's (4/55) tossed-up delivery to Vishwa Fernando was top-edged to Mohammed Shami, who collected the catch at mid-off, signalling India's 238-run victory and a 2-0 series triumph. The win marked Rohit Sharma's first series win as Test skipper and head coach Rahul Dravid's second series win at home in the longer format. The series turned out to be a six-day affair as both matches ended on the third day. This was also the Indian men's 15th consecutive Test series victory at home.