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T20 World Cup: Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets
With this, Pakistan completed hat-trick of wins in the ongoing T20 World Cup and they are at the top of the points table in Group 2. Imad Wasim was Pakistan's standout bowler with two wickets for 25 runs while Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Shadab Khan bagged a wicket each.
French Open: PV Sindhu enters semis; Lakshya Sen bows out
The two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will take on world No 15 Sayaka Takahashi of Japan for a place in the final on Saturday. In the quarter-final against world No 13 Busanan Ongbamrungphan, the third-seeded Sindhu breezed through the first game in just 16 minutes. The Thai upped her challenge in the second game, but Sindhu replied strongly to wrap up the match by 21-14, 21-14 in 38 minutes.
T20 World Cup: Australia are a very strong side, says England skipper Eoin Morgan
England skipper Eoin Morgan said on Friday that Australia, their opponents for Saturday's match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, are a very strong side. He also believes that Australia are the joint second-favourites to win the tournament. Both England and Australia sit at first and second place in Group 1 with back-to-back wins, making the clash in Dubai an important one.
National Tennis Championship: Sharmada, Zeel, Nikki, and Digvijay enter finals
Continuing her fairytale run in the championship, Sharmada outgunned second seed Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-4, 6-3 in the women's singles semi-finals. Her opponent in Saturday's final will be top seed Zeel Desai, who showed zeal in getting past Samhitha Sai Chamarthi 6-2, 6-2. "I think I played really good today. My opponent was no pushover but my game was in place.
U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India in do-or-die clash with Kyrgyz Repu
Having beaten Oman 2-1 and lost to hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of a late penalty. As India had won and lost one match, so did the Kyrgyz Republic (beat UAE, lost to Oman). Igor Stimac's side are in an interesting situation as all four teams in the group have the same number of points, have scored, and even conceded the same number of goals.
Imran Khan takes note of argument between Shoaib Akhtar, PTV host
Pakistan Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan revealed that the premier has also taken notice of the issue and has directed the committee to take immediate action. He said that Imran Khan was also upset that the host of the show insulted the national star, the report said. "You cannot ask anybody to leave the show on the air, this is arrogance," he said, adding that Niaz should have evaluated his and Akhtar's value.
T20 World Cup: West Indies stay alive with 3-run win over Bangladesh
After West Indies rode on some lusty hitting by Nicholas Pooran (40) and Roston Chase (39) to put together 142/7, which looked like a par score for this track, Bangladesh were restricted to 139/5 in 20 overs thanks to some disciplined bowing by the winners. Chasing 143, Bangladesh lost both openers Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim in successive overs of the power-play.
Opportunity to strike psychological blow: Cummins on clash vs England
Asked if it is possible to strike any sort of psychological blow ahead of the Ashes series, Cummins said on the eve of the 'Super 12' game that, "I mean, perhaps, but as I said, I think there's only a couple of players (here) that will (play the Ashes) -- the majority of the side are mainly white-ball players (here). Yeah, maybe one or two players, but different format. I wouldn't read into it too much.
Quite funny when people talk about my form: David Warner
On Thursday, Warner guided Australia to an emphatic seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka, scoring a 42-ball 65 as former T20 World Cup champions Sri Lanka were beaten with three overs to spare in their 'Super 12' game. The opener had posted scores of 0, 2, 0, 1 and 14 heading into this match across various T20 levels.
T20 World Cup: Bowlers, Warner shine in Australia's 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka
This was Australia's second win in a row and they are now placed second in the Group 1 table with four points, only behind England who are ahead on net run rate. Riding on some fighting knocks by Kusal Perera (35), Charith Asalanka (35) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (33), Sri Lanka posted 154/6 in 20 overs. Mitchell Starc (2/27), Pat Cummins (2/34) and Adam Zampa (2/12) were the wicket-takers for Australia.
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