Saudi’s Abdullah Abkar claims 200m silver at Asian Games
HANGZHOU: Abdullah Abkar won the fourth Saudi medal of the 19th Asian Games when placing second in the men’s 200m at the Olympic stadium in Hangzhou.
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Proteas lose to New Zealand, England thrash Bangladesh in CWC warm-up clashes
England and New Zealand clinched rain-hit victories on Monday in their final World Cup warm-up matches before they clash on Thursday in the tournament opener.
Moeen Ali hits quickfire half-century to seal World Cup warm-up win for England
England completed their World Cup preparation with a rain-affected victory against Bangladesh at Guwahati on Monday.
New Zealand vs South Africa, Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Match Highlights: NZ Beat SA Challenge
New Zealand vs South Africa, Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Match, Highlights:New Zealand disposed of the South African challenge by seven runs courtesy Duckworth-Lewis method in theWorld Cup warm-up game on Monday. New Zealand posted a healthy 321 for 6 in 50 overs with Devon Conway (78 off 73 balls) and Tom Latham (52 off 56 balls) scoring half-centuries. Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen both got three wickets apiece. Due to inclement weather, South Africa needed 219 in 37 overs as per DLS score and they fought well but ended up scoring 211 for 4 in the stipulated overs. Quinton de Kock, set to retire after the World Cup, looked in good touch, scoring 84 of 89 balls. Rassie van der Dussen with 51 was the other half-century maker.(Scorecard)
Asian Games 2023 October 3 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing
The Indian contingent will have a brilliant chance to add to their medals tally as athletes take part in finals across disciplines at the Asian Games 2023 on Tuesday (September 3). The Indian cricket team will begin their campaign with the quarterfinal match against Nepal while multiple boxers will be in action during medal events. The individual events in badminton also continue with Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu taking part. Athletics continued to be a major boost for India and they will have more chances of adding to their tally of 13 medals. India have already touched the 60-medal mark.
Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-Ups: England, New Zealand Win Rain-Affected Games
England beat Bangladesh by four wickets while New Zealand disposed of the South African challenge by seven runs, both courtesy Duckworth-Lewis method in their respective World Cup warm-up games on Monday. In the match at Guwahati which became a 37-overs-per-side affair, Bangladesh scored 188 for 9 riding on Mehidy Hasan Miraj's 74 off 89 balls. Tanzid Hasan with 45 was the other useful contributor. England used as many as nine bowlers with left-armer Reece Topley taking three wickets. In reply, England's revised target was 197 and they knocked it off in just 24.1 overs. Moeen Ali hit six sixes in his 56 off 39 balls while Jos Buttler hit a quick-fire 15-ball 30.
Former World Series champion Dennis Cook named manager of Baseball United’s Falcons franchise
DUBAI: Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian subcontinent, has announced that former Major League Baseball World Series champion Dennis Cook will lead the Abu Dhabi-based Falcons franchise as their first-ever manager.
England vs Bangladesh, Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Match Highlights: Moeen, Buttler Guide England To Victory
England vs Bangladesh, Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Match, Highlights: England beat Bangladesh by four wickets courtesy Duckworth-Lewis method in their Cricket World Cup warm-up match. In the match at Guwahati which became a 37-overs-per-side affair, Bangladesh scored 188 for 9 riding on Mehidy Hasan Miraj's 74 off 89 balls. Tanzid Hasan with 45 was the other useful contributor. England used as many as nine bowlers with left-armer Reece Topley taking three wickets. In reply, England's revised target was 197 and they knocked it off in just 24.1 overs. Moeen Ali hit six sixes in his 56 off 39 balls while Jos Buttler hit a quick-fire 15-ball 30.(Scorecard)