Ronaldo returns to Man United squad, Varane out until after World Cup
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo's return to the squad, and revealed Raphael Varane won’t feature before the World Cup.
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Cricket-Rain washes out New Zealand-Afghanistan clash at T20 World Cup
MELBOURNE -New Zealand's Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Wednesday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the points.
India's cricket stars bite back over World Cup sandwiches
India's cricket players have complained about getting cold sandwiches after practice at the Twenty20 World Cup with some ordering food online instead, a source told AFP on Wednesday.
Ngidi fears bad luck 'following us' at World Cup as rain looms for Tigers clash
Proteas seamer Lungi Ngidi admitted that Australia's funky weather has put them under pressure ahead of Thursday's T20 World Cup clash against Bangladesh at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Cricket-Rain, Ireland put England's T20 World Cup in peril
MELBOURNE -England's hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals suffered a major dampener on Wednesday after the former champions slumped to a shock loss to Ireland as rain forced an early finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Ireland shock England with T20 World Cup victory in Melbourne
Ireland's fine form at the T20 World Cup has continued in Melbourne with a dramatic rain-affected victory over England at the MCG.
T20 World Cup: Ireland stun England by 5 runs via DLS method
Having stormed into Super 12 by eliminating two-time champions West Indies, Ireland rode on a sparkling 47-ball 62 by skipper Andy Balbirnie and looked for a 180-plus total before England dragged them back to bowl them out for 157 in 19.2 overs. Leg-spinner Liam Livingstone triggered the collapse before pacer Mark Wood seized the initiative as the duo returned with three wickets each to deny Ireland 15-20 runs extra. Chasing the tricky target, the 2010 champions were 105/5 in 14.3 overs, five runs short of the DLS target of 110 as the play could not be started within the cutoff time due to rain and Ireland completed their second win over England in a World Cup.
T20 World Cup: Ireland Upstage England At A World Stage, Yet Again!
Ireland stunned England by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the T20 World Cup after rain interrupted the match for the umpteenth time, here on Wednesday. Chasing 158, England were 105 for 5 in 14.3 overs when the heavens opened up again in the Super 12 match, which witnessed a delayed start due to wet outfield followed by rain. According to the Duckworth-Lewis method, England were found to be five runs short when the umpires decided to call off the game.