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Joe Root In Tears After Afghanistan Knock England Out Of Champions Trophy 2025 - Video

Opener Ibrahim Zadran's 177 and five wickets by Azmatullah Omarzai helped Afghanistan knock England out of the Champions Trophy with a thrilling eight-run victory on Wednesday. Afghanistan posted 325-7 in a virtual knockout tie in Lahore and then bowled out England for 317 in 49.5 overs to stay alive in the race for a semi-final place while England have no chance of reaching the last four. Joe Root's 120 went in vain as England lost regular wickets to lose their second straight ODI to the Afghans after their shock defeat in the 2023 World Cup in India. Needing 13 off the last six balls with one wicket in hand, pace bowler Omarzai kept calm to give away just four runs and dismiss Adil Rashid.

Afghanistan Register Historic Win, Knock England Out Of Champions Trophy

Ibrahim Zadran's majestic 177 and pacer Azmatullah Omarzai's fifer trumped Joe Root's masterful hundred, as the brave Afghanistan registered a thrilling 8-run win to knock a largely-insipid England out of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday. England are winless after two matches and in their last league match in Group B they will face South Africa, who already have three points along with Australia.

Vijender Singh Calls For Greater Foreign Exposure To Boost India's Boxing Hopes In Los Angeles 28

Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has called for greater international exposure for Indian boxers to boost their 2028 Los Angles Games medal hopes while also urging fresh and fair elections in the BFI to strengthen its governance. Indian boxers have been absent from international competitions since the Paris Olympics, and the women's national championships have faced multiple postponements. Meanwhile, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections have also been delayed.

Bayern Munich Face Stuttgart Ahead Of Big Bayer Leverkusen Champions League Test

Bayern Munich's Bundesliga clash in Stuttgart on Friday is the first stop in a season-defining fortnight for Vincent Kompany's team. Stung by ruthless double winners Bayer Leverkusen condemning them to a first trophyless season in 11 years, Bayern have rebounded this term and lost just once in the league. With 11 games remaining, Bayern sit eight points clear of Leverkusen. The two face off in the last 16 of the Champions League, with the first game in Munich on Wednesday and the return leg in Leverkusen six days later.

PCB Left Red-Faced As Fan Invades Pitch Once Again During Champions Trophy

The Champions Trophy 2025 once again experienced an instance of pitch invasion as a fan ran into the ground after Afghanistan's win over England on Wednesday. Following Afghanistan's thrilling victory in Lahore, a fan invaded the pitch and ran in to hug the players. However, he was caught by the security officials and escorted out of the field. This was not the first time that such incident happened during the competition as a fan ran into the field and tried to grab New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra during the match against Bangladesh on Monday. Following the incident, media outlets reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took serious note of the security breach.

Juventus Dumped Out Of Coppa Italia By Relegation-Battling Serie A Side Empoli

Empoli reached the Italian Cup semi-finals for the first time on Wednesday after dumping out Juventus 4-2 on penalties following an entertaining 1-1 draw in Turin. Luca Marianucci scored the winning spot-kick to send Empoli through to a last-four clash with Bologna, which will be played over two legs in April. Khephren Thuram ensured the match would go to penalties with a brilliant individual goal in the 66th minute, skipping round Liam Henderson with a sensational back-heeled flick before ramming home his finish.

"We Will Be Back": Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola Sends Warning To Premier League Rivals

Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City will be a Premier League force again in the future after Erling Haaland sealed a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Wednesday. Haaland's clinical finish in the 12th minute bolstered City's bid to qualify for next season's Champions League as they moved into fourth place. Battling to finish in the top four is a significant letdown for City after they won the last four Premier League titles to make it six in seven seasons for Guardiola.

Rohit Sharma Skips Net Practice Ahead Of New Zealand Match. Report Provides Worrying Update

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was the only frontline batter to not go into the nets during a practice session on Wednesday ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand, according to a report by Times Of India. Following the win over Pakistan, Indian players trained for the first time at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy and although all players warmed up by playing football and running laps, Rohit did not take part in any strenuous physical activity. The report claimed that he "jogged gently under the watch of Strength & Conditioning coach Soham Desai" but was not moving freely. He suffered a hamstring injury during the game against Pakistan but during the post-match presentation, he said that he was doing fine and there was no cause for any worry.

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Joe Root In Tears After Afghanistan Knock England Out Of Champions Trophy 2025 - Video

Afghanistan Register Historic Win, Knock England Out Of Champions Trophy

Vijender Singh Calls For Greater Foreign Exposure To Boost India's Boxing Hopes In Los Angeles 28

Bayern Munich Face Stuttgart Ahead Of Big Bayer Leverkusen Champions League Test

PCB Left Red-Faced As Fan Invades Pitch Once Again During Champions Trophy

Juventus Dumped Out Of Coppa Italia By Relegation-Battling Serie A Side Empoli

"We Will Be Back": Manchester City Boss Pep Guardiola Sends Warning To Premier League Rivals

Rohit Sharma Skips Net Practice Ahead Of New Zealand Match. Report Provides Worrying Update