India v Pakistan in final of Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will face off in the final of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Colombo on Sunday.
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Battling Alcaraz cannot save Spain from Hopman Cup loss
In his first match since battling to the Wimbledon title, Carlos Alcaraz was made to work hard by David Goffin in the Hopman Cup in Nice on Friday.
USA make strong start to Women's World Cup title defence
The United States launched their bid for an unprecedented third consecutive Women's World Cup crown with a 3-0 win over Vietnam on Saturday, as fellow favourites England were set to enter the fray.
Preview: Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers headlines FAI Cup first round weekend
The first round action got underway on Friday night but the prospect for potential 'giant-killings' continues into Saturday and Sunday as the opening salvos of the Sports Direct FAI Cup unfold across the weekend.
Bok World Cup foes Tonga suffer season-opening loss to Fiji
Fiji scored five tries to three to beat Tonga 36-20 on Saturday in the first Test match of the year for two countries that will compete in the Rugby World Cup.
Vietnam satisfied despite defeat to US in World Cup debut
AUCKLAND : Vietnam will take valuable lessons from their Women's World Cup debut, coach Mai Duc Chung said on Saturday, after losing 3-0 to the four-times champions United States at Auckland's Eden Park.
Watch: Not Again! India A, Bangladesh A Stars Engage In Heated Argument At Emerging Asia Cup
This is now becoming a trend! Whenever India face Bangladesh on the cricket field sparks fly more often than not. Be it at the u-19 level or the senior level, players from both the teams have engaged in verbal spats on the cricket field in the past. The same was visible during the Emerging Asia Cup semi-final between India A and Bangladesh A in Colombo on Friday. India won the match by 51 runs but not before Bangladesh gave them a mighty scare with a great start to a 212-run chase. Despite being 70/0 at one stage, they were all out for 160. The heated argument happened on the second ball of the 26th over, when Nikin Jose took a diving catch off Yuvrajsinh Dodiya's bowling to dismiss Soumya Sarkar.
Sophia Smith Scores Twice As Holders US Ease To 3-0 Win In World Cup Opener
Sophia Smith scored twice and set up another as a new-look United States launched their bid to win a third Women's World Cup in a row with a 3-0 victory over Vietnam on Saturday. One of six members of the USA starting line-up making her World Cup debut, lively forward Smith finished a fine move to open the scoring in the 14th minute at Eden Park in Auckland. Veteran Alex Morgan was then denied from the penalty spot before Smith struck again deep in stoppage time at the end of the first half in front of a crowd of just over 41,000.