Talking points as Marseille and Paris prepare to host World Cup quarter-finals
Marseille and Paris take centre stage when the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals unfold on Saturday and Sunday.
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Conor Murray says New Zealand-born trio ‘so important’ to Ireland World Cup bid
Conor Murray believes New Zealand’s loss is Ireland’s gain as “world-class” trio Bundee Aki, Jamison Gibson-Park and James Lowe bid to give their native country serious cause for regret.
Holders Senegal draw Cameroon in Africa Cup of Nations group
ABIDJAN: African champions Senegal have been drawn with Cameroon at next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals while record winners Egypt will have old foe Ghana in their group at the tournament to be hosted in the Ivory Coast.
Black Caps seek to emulate All Blacks at Cricket World Cup
Kane Williamson said the legacy of the All Blacks inspires New Zealand's cricketers as he prepares to return from a long injury layoff to captain the team at the World Cup.
Ebbsfleet United boss Dennis Kutrieb says good result in FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round tie against Slough can restore confidence amid difficult spell in National League
Manager Dennis Kutrieb believes the break for FA Cup action has come at a good time for his Ebbsfleet squad.
Virat Kohli Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar To Script Massive World Cup Record
India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli has surpassed cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to become the player with the most number of runs across both 50-over and T20I World Cups. Virat showed his elegance and remained unbeaten with a score of 55* against Afghanistan in the ongoing World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday. During his decorated career, Sachin played 45 fifty-over World Cup games and scored 2,278 runs at an average of 56.95 with six centuries and 15 fifties. But he did not feature in T20I World Cups played.
Hong Kong down Bhutan to move towards second phase of World Cup qualifying
HONG KONG : Hong Kong eased to a 4-0 win over Bhutan on Thursday to put one foot in the second round of Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup as Indonesia and Myanmar picked up convincing first leg victories over Brunei and Macau respectively.
South Africa thump Australia to stay unbeaten at World Cup
LUCKNOW, India :South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs to cruise to their second victory at the World Cup, as Quinton de Kock struck back-to-back tons and Aiden Markram made a half-century before the bowlers ripped through the five-times champions on Thursday.