Trump battles back to book semi-final spot at Northern Ireland Open
Judd Trump fought back to beat Stephen Maguire 5-4 in Belfast and book his place in the Northern Ireland Open semi-finals.
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World Cup 2023 Points Table: Massive Blow For Defending Champions England's Semi-final Hopes After 4th Loss
Defending Cricket World Cup champions England's campaign in the 2023 edition went from bad to worse as they slumped to their fourth defeat in five matches. On Thursday, England went down by eight wickets against Sri Lanka in ODI Cricket World Cup match in Bengaluru. With the loss, England went down to the ninth place in the 10-team Cricket World Cup. England have 2 points from five matches (NRR -1.634). Their remaining matches are against India, Australia, Netherlands and Pakistan. With hosts India and five-time champions Australia in good form, England's chances to enter semi-finals are hanging by a thread.
England claim tournament first - no line breaks in World Cup semi-final
PARIS : England coach Steve Borthwick's tactical kicking master plan and the accuracy with which his team carried it out came agonisingly close to beating South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals, but also produced some astonishing statistics.
World Cup 2023 Points Table: How Does Pakistan's Loss To Afghanistan Impact Its Semi-final Chances
World Cup 2023 Points Table: Pakistan got a heavy jolt in the Cricket World Cup as they slumped to their third straight loss in Chennai on Monday. Coming into the match against Afghanistan, Pakistan were reeling after defeats against the Indian cricket team and the Australian cricket team. Against Afghanistan, they needed a win to boost their chances but instead the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side stunned the higher-ranked Pakistan team by eight wickets. Batting first, Afghanistan restricted Pakistan to 282/7 in 50 overs in the Cricket World Cup match. (World Cup Points Table)
SA Rugby investigating allegations of verbal abuse in semi-final success
PARIS: Allegations of verbal abuse against South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi are being investigated by his own camp after he allegedly swore at England flanker Tom Curry during Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris.
Three things we learned from epic England v South Africa in Rugby World Cup semi-final
Three things we learned from South Africa's dramatic 16-15 semi-final win over England that sets coach Jacques Nienaber's team up for a final against New Zealand at the Stade de France next weekend:
PV Sindhu Loses To Carolina Marin In Denmark Open Semi-final
Struggling Indian shuttler PV Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in three games in the semifinal of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament in Odense, Denmark on Saturday. Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-19, 7-21 in the match that lasted one hour and 13 minutes. The two-time Olympic medallist Indian had made it to the semifinal after beating Supanida Katethong of Thailand in the quarterfinal on Friday. Sindhu had also reached the semifinals at the Arctic Open Super 500 last week in Finland.
Kolisi proud of Springboks after 'ugly' semi-final win over England
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said he was "really proud" of his team after they came from behind to beat England 16-15 in an "ugly" semi-final at the Stade de France on Saturday.