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FIFA World Cup: Australia keep their hopes alive with 1-0 win over Tunisia
In the Group D match played at Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday, Duke produced the only goal of the match in the 23rd-minute strike and helped the Socceroos' to collect their first points of the football showpiece event. Duke, who plays his club football for ?Fagiano Okayama in Japan's second tier, converted Craig Goodwin's left-wing cross which sent the Australian supporters into a celebration mood. The Socceroos' had to withstand some late pressure to secure a win and head into their final Group D clash with Denmark with all to play for.
IND v NZ, 2nd ODI: India seek improvements in batting, bowling to square series scoreline
Hamilton is a city which is an hour and half away drive from Auckland and with that, changes will come into play as Seddon Park is a batting-friendly pitch with dimensions not as funky as it is in Eden Park. The visitors would be aware that in order to save the series, they need their openers, captain Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill to get runs at a faster pace.
Cummins, Hazlewood, Starc are all-format bowlers but they should be given longer breaks: McGrath
McGrath also praised Cummins for deciding to skip the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and added that proper rest was a must to be built into the pace bowlers' schedules. The below-par performance of the trio in the ICC T20 World Cup at home has raised questions on whether they should be persisted in all formats or Cricket Australia (CA) should look to the future with the 2024 T20 World Cup in mind.
Argentine World Cup team commemorates Maradona
Maradona died on November 25, 2020 of a heart attack at home at the age of 60, after brain surgery for a subdural hematoma. Lionel Messi uploaded a story to Instagram with a photo of the legendary football star wearing his number 10 blue and white jersey. Manager Lionel Scaloni noted, "it is a very sad day," referring to Maradona's anniversary, during a press conference ahead of Saturday's match against Mexico in Qatar.
This rubbish dialogue of me fighting with the current team must stop: Justin Langer
Langer, a former Australia opener, had raised eyebrows recently by criticising unnamed 'cowards' in the Australian setup for leaking information against him while he was in-charge of the side. Langer was coach of the side between 2018 and early 2022 when he was given just a six-month contract renewal by Cricket Australia (CA), thus riling him.
All-round performance helps Afghanistan crush Sri Lanka in opening ODI
The top-three Afghanistan batters settled the issue, scoring 232 runs between them in a total of 294/8 off 50 overs after winning the toss. Ibrahim's co-opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck 53 off 55 and No. 3 Rahmat Shah made 52 off 61. Sri Lanka were then bowled out for 234 in 38 overs with pace bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi claiming 4/49 and was backed by Gulbadin Naib, who took 3/34, and Yamin Ahmadzai 2/46.
United States happy with draw against England: Pulisic
England had a greater share of possession but managed just three shots on target while the United States had one as both sides lacked a cutting edge in attack. "I thought it was a very solid performance from the team, obviously against a good opponent," Pulisic said. "There were times when we dominated and created chances and could have won the game. We managed the game well and to come out with a draw is a decent result."
We won't go to India for 2023 World Cup if they don't come to Pakistan for Asia Cup: Ramiz Raja
The Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to be played in Pakistan in September of next year. However, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) last month said that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the Continental championship and demanded that the event be moved to a neutral venue.
ISL 2022-23: Mumbai City FC go top of the table after defeating NorthEast United
Ahmed Jahouh, Bipin Singh, and Jorge Diaz got their names on the scoresheet for the Islanders, while Parthib Gogoi scored his first goal for NorthEast United FC. New signing Wilmar Jordan came on to make his debut for the Highlanders in the 57th minute but they were already 3-1 down and the striker couldn't assert his presence in the game.
PKL 9: Deshwal, Ajith, Ankush help Pink Panthers beat Thalaivas, move to second in the table
Deshwal (12 points), V Ajith (9 points) and Ankush (5 points) guided Pink Panthers to a 41-26 rout of Thalaivas that lifted them to second place on the table. Jaipur's successes this season have been on the foundations set by Arjun Deshwal, V Ajith and Rahul Chaudhari and the trio were prolific here too, racking up quick points at the start of the game to help the Pink Panthers take an early lead.
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