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.
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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.
World Rugby chief confident about World Cup safety despite Champions League fiasco
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin says he is "confident" about fan safety with one year to go to the Rugby World Cup in France despite the security issues surrounding May's Champions League final held in Paris.
Scotland face Austria, Wales meet Bosnia in women's World Cup qualifying playoffs
Scotland will take on Austria in the first round of the European qualification playoffs for next year's women's World Cup, while Wales face Bosnia and Portugal meet Belgium after the draw was conducted by governing body UEFA on Friday.
Joy Drop: Canadian women's hockey cup runneth over
Happy Friday, friends! This has been a particularly exciting week. Congratulations to the Canadian women's hockey team for winning the IIHF gold (again).
Canadian women advance, men eliminated at Rugby World Cup Sevens
Only one Canadian team is left standing after the first day of play at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.
Asia Cup Review: More questions than answers ahead of T20 World Cup
Virat Kohli's first T20I hundred certainly means a lot but counts for little. India have exited from yet another multi-nation tournament having failed to rise up to the occasion during crunch games and with a lot of questions without answers. If Virat Kohli finally breaking the century jinx with his 71st is good news for all cricket fans, it also poses a few questions that need to be put in perspective.