Host Qatar's World Cup 'carbon neutral' claims under fire
PARIS: Organisers have promised a carbon-neutral World Cup next month in Qatar but environmental groups are warning that the tournament will be far more polluting than advertised.
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Been a while since we won World Cup, need to do lot of things right to make that happen: Rohit Sharma
World Cup 11 years ago and skipper Rohit Sharma knows his team will have to do a lot of things right to lift the coveted trophy in Australia. Their last ICC trophy came back in 2013 when they won the Champions Trophy. "If individuals can keep themselves calm and composed during the game we will get the results that we are looking for. It has been a while since we won the World Cup. "The motive and thought process is to win the World Cup but we know we need to do a lot of things right to get there. So one step at a time for us and focus on each team we are going to come against and not think about semis or finals," Rohit said in a video posted on bcci.tv.
Mikaela Shiffrin opens Alpine skiing World Cup season, live on Peacock
Mikaela Shiffrin begins what could be her busiest Alpine skiing season in years, perhaps ever, at the traditional opening race, a World Cup giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, on Saturday, live on Peacock.
Cricket-England's Topley out of T20 World Cup with ankle injury
(Reuters) - England seamer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia due to ligament damage to his left ankle, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
England seamer Reece Topley ruled out of T20 World Cup with ankle injury
The 28-year-old will be replaced by fellow left-arm fast bowler Tymal Mills, who was travelling with the squad as a reserve player. Topley, who has picked up 22 wickets in as many T20 games, sustained the injury during a fielding drill ahead of England's warm-up game against Pakistan in Brisbane on Monday.
England Pacer Reece Topley Ruled Out Of T20 World Cup: Report
England seamer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to an ankle injury, dealing a major blow to the team's campaign beginning in Perth on Saturday, according to reports. The 28-year-old left-armer rolled his left ankle during a fielding drill in Brisbane on Monday ahead of England's final warm-up match against Pakistan. He will now play no part in the main tournament, Sky Sports reported.
T20 World Cup: Fiery Joseph keeps West Indies in contention for Super 12 stage
Joseph bowled with pace and precision to cause damage to Zimbabwe at the start and then returned in his second spell to snuff out the remaining fight from the African side to register career-best figures of 4-16 in T20 Internationals. All-rounder Jason Holder provided able support by picking up 3-12 as West Indies bundled out Zimbabwe for 122 after winning the toss and batting first to post 153-7.
Four-wicket Joseph helps West Indies topple Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup
A fiery four-wicket spell from pace bowler Alzarri Joseph helped the two-time champion West Indies storm past Zimbabwe by 31 runs to keep their Twenty20 World Cup dreams alive on Wednesday.