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Toni Kroos signs new Real Madrid contract
"Real Madrid C.F. and Toni Kroos have agreed to extend the player's contract, which will see him remain with the club through 30 June 2024," the club's official website confirmed. Kroos transferred to Real Madrid in 2014 from Bayern Munich. Since then, he has made 417 appearances, becoming the German with the highest number.
Zaka Ashraf calls Asia Cup's hybrid model an 'injustice' to Pakistan
During a media interaction on Wednesday, the 70-year old, who is the chairman-designate of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), expressed his desire to review the decision of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and holding the tournament entirely in Pakistan. "According to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), the tournament should be held entirely in Pakistan. But major matches are played elsewhere, and only minor teams like Nepal play in Pakistan.
'Me, water and finish line': Silver-medal winner Dinesh Shanmugam finds life, purpose in water
It's a commonly known fact -- swimming arenas are bouncing with energy, coaches, teammates and 'swim parents' screaming encouragement from the stands in unison as soon as the starters' gun goes off. What separates the swim events at the Special Olympics World Games though, is the audible universality of the cheers that follow the starters gun.
Women's Ashes: England firmly believe that Australia are beatable, reveals Nasser Hussain
Australia have held the Women's Ashes since 2015, winning three out of the last four series. In absence of Meg Lanning, the Alyssa Healy-captained side comes into the multi-format series in England on the back of winning ODI and T20 World Cups as well as a gold medal in Commonwealth Games, which means all odds are stacked against England.
Ashes 2023: Australia's method stood up against England and it has worked, says Ricky Ponting
Captain Pat Cummins led Australia to a thrilling victory at Edgbaston through an unbeaten 44 and match-winning ninth-wicket stand of 55 with Nathan Lyon to chase down 281 on the last day of the match. Australia's win came following Stokes' daring first-innings declaration on 393/8 on day one's play.
Ashes 2023: When you are nailing opposition; make sure you finish the deal, advises Vaughan to England
Chasing 281, Australia got home courtesy of an unbeaten ninth-wicket stand of 55 between Pat Cummins (44 not out) and Nathan Lyon (16 not out) on day five's play. England, who declared their first innings on 393/8 on day one's play, managed to keep Australia down to 227/8, but missed a chance to take out Lyon when Stokes dropped a crucial difficult catch.
Ashes 2023: Pat Cummins showed antidote to Bazball approach is ice in the veins, says Justin Langer
Cummins came out to bat when Australia needed 72 runs to win with three wickets in hand on day five's play. After witnessing the dismissal of Alex Carey, Cummins displayed remarkable composure, remaining unbeaten on 44 off 73 deliveries to guide Australia to victory.
Joe Root replaces Marnus Labuschagne as new top-ranked batter in ICC Men's Test rankings
Root managed scores of 118 not out, his 30th Test century and 46 in both innings in a losing cause during the first Ashes Test in Birmingham. Those superb individual efforts saw the 32-year-old rise a massive five places and regain his place as the number one-ranked Test batter in the world. Labuschagne has dropped to third place as a result of scores of 0 and 13 against England, with Kiwi veteran Kane Williamson, out due to an ACL injury, jumping two places to second overall.
'Don't understand so much chatter...', Harbhajan reacts on Moeen Ali fined for using spray on finger
He further said if the same had been done by a batter, nobody would have even taken note of it. "Don't understand so much chatter around Moeen Ali using spray on spinning fingers to numb the pain. Only issue is he should have informed the umpires, but if the batsman gets a blister under the gloves, and he gets a spray.
Ashes 2023: 'Match was well within our grasp', says Cummins after Australia's win at Edgbaston
Cummins came on the bat when Australia needed 72 runs to win with three wickets in hand. Shortly thereafter, he witnessed the dismissal of Alex Carey, who made an unsuccessful attempt to strike Joe Root straight down the field. Despite this setback, the Australian captain displayed remarkable composure, remaining unbeaten on 44 runs from 73 deliveries, ultimately guiding his team to triumph.
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