England ousted at first hurdle in Rugby World Cup Sevens
CAPE TOWN : The heavyweight trio of hosts South Africa, New Zealand and Fiji eased into the men’s quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup Sevens on Friday, but England fell at the first hurdle.
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Clinical Blitzboks cruise into QFs as Cape Town stage set for World Cup fairytale
The Blitzboks started their Sevens World Cup in commanding fashion on Friday night, overpowering Chile to claim a 32-5 victory in the round of 16 at Cape Town Stadium.
Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal
Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga led Sri Lanka's bowling charge to set up a comfortable five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Friday in their dress rehearsal for the Asia Cup final.
Wanindu Hasaranga helps Sri Lanka down Pakistan in Asia Cup final dress rehearsal
Asia Cup final. Both teams have already booked their place in Sunday's title clash at the warm-up tournament to the Twenty20 World Cup in October-November. Hasaranga returned figures of 3-21 with his leg-spin to help bowl out Pakistan for 121 in 19.1 overs after they elected to field first in Dubai. Sri Lanka slipped to 29-3 in their chase before Pathum Nissanka (55 not out) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (24) put on a key stand of 51 as the island nation achieved their target with three overs to spare.
Queen Elizabeth II's heartwarming reaction to her horse winning 2013 Gold Cup
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II sadly died on Thursday at the age of 96.
PICTURES | Fans wash Cape Town Stadium in colour as Sevens World Cup kicks off
The Sevens World Cup weekend at Cape Town Stadium is underway, with fans streaming through the gates on Friday.
Durand Cup: Dauda brace takes Mohammedan Sporting to semifinals
A brace from debutant Nigerian Abiola Dauda (59' 84') and a first-half strike by SK Faiaz (17') ensured a smooth ride to the last four for the Black and White brigade. MDSP, despite missing key players like Faslu and Abhishek Halder due to injuries and suspension, were on the front foot from the outset and it seemed like a matter of time before they scored. Credit should go to Azharuddin Malik for holding on to the ball in the middle of the Blasters half and then playing back to Safiul who played forward to Abhash Thapa.
'Ban' Asif Ali From Asia Cup: Ex-Afghanistan Captain on Pakistan Cricketer's Spat With Fareed Ahmed Malik
The Afghanistan-Pakistan Super 4 match at the Asia Cup on Wednesday was a closely fought one with the latter prevailing in the last over of a 130-run chase. Courtesy the win, Pakistan set up a final clash with Sri Lanka on Sunday. However, the match between the Babar Azam-led Pakistan and the Mohammad Nabi-led Afghanistan was also witness to some untoward incident between Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed Malik. It happened in the 19th over after Pakistan batter Ali was dismissed by Malik.