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T20 World Cup: Rilee Rossouw century sets up South Africa's big win against Bangladesh
After their match against Zimbabwe was washed out, South Africa were looking to open their campaign with a big win. They did just that with a clinical display. Rossouw hammered 109 off 56 deliveries and raised 163 runs for the second wicket with opener Quinton de Kock (63) as South Africa reached 205/5 in their 20 overs.
T20 World Cup: Rohit, Virat, Suryakumar hit fifties, propel India to 179/2 against the Netherlands
With the Netherlands putting a lid on the scoring rate, India found it difficult to break free on a two-paced pitch. But Rohit (53 off 39 balls) and Kohli (62 not out off 44 balls) shared a 73-run stand for the second wicket despite being scratchy at the start. Suryakumar (51 not out off 25 balls) then changed the tempo of the innings with his 360-degree style of batting and had an amazing 95-run stand off 48 deliveries with Kohli for the third wicket to set a stiff 180-target for the Netherlands.
T20 World Cup: Unchanged India win toss, elect to bat first against the Netherlands
This will be the first time India and The Netherlands will play a T20I against each other. Both teams are playing with unchanged elevens from their opening Super 12 matches in Melbourne and Hobart respectively. "Morale is really high (after the four-wicket win over Pakistan). Winning a game like that takes your confidence to the next level but at the same time we understand we need to stay calm, just the first game of the tournament and plenty of things to happen," said India skipper Rohit Sharma.
Champions League: Frankfurt beat Marseille as Liverpool, Inter, Porto advance to Round of 16
Liverpool rode out plenty of early Ajax pressure to emerge as comfortable 3-0 victors and the round of 16 qualifiers. Steven Berghuis hit a post after three minutes and Du�an Tadic was also denied, yet Liverpool were ahead at half-time. Jordan Henderson's outside-of-the-boot cross got the finish it deserved as Mohamed Salah scored a brilliant goal.
T20 World Cup: No wholesale changes for must-win clash with Australia, says England coach Mott
Mott's team fell to a disappointing five-run defeat to Ireland via the DLS method at the MCG on Wednesday and now face the reigning T20 World Cup champions in front of their home crowd in what looms as a crunch match for both sides and one that will be crucial to the make-up of the semifinals.
IPL franchises approach Australian cricketers for year-round contracts: Report
A report in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald says IPL franchise representatives have held informal talks with the players through their management to know how much money would be required for them to commit to playing for them in various T20 leagues instead of playing international cricket.
T20 World Cup: A lot more at stake for England and Australia in Friday's game after Ireland's win
That makes Friday's key clash between defending champions Australia and their arch-rivals England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) even more crucial for both teams as they need to win this match to brighten their chances of making it to the knockout stage. England skipper Jos Buttler agreed that his team's defeat to Ireland has opened up the Group.
Swiss Indoors: Rune rolls into second round with win over De Minaur
After lifting his second ATP Tour title on Sunday in Stockholm, Rune picked up where he left off in Basel, hitting 26 winners to seventh-seeded De Minaur's nine in an 89-minute triumph. It was the Dane's second victory against De Minaur in the space of five days after he overcame the Australian in three sets in the Stockholm semifinals on Saturday.
French Open badminton: Srikanth overcomes Lakshya, Sameer Verma upsets Ginting
Former world No 1 Srikanth beat the 21-year-old 21-18, 21-18 to take his head-to-head record against Lakshya to 2-0. The two Indians famously squared off in the semifinals of the BWF World Championships 2021, which Srikanth won 21-17, 14-21, 17-21. Srikanth, the world No 11 in the latest badminton rankings, took charge of the match from the start and raced to a comprehensive 18-12 lead. Sen, though, made a game out of it and drew himself level at 18-18.
BWF World Junior Championships: Unnati advances to Round of 16, Anupama bows out
The 14-year-old Unnati, ranked world No. 5 in the junior badminton rankings and the fifth seed in the tournament beat Italy's Gianna Stiglich 21-11, 21-7. Hooda, who became the youngest Indian to win a BWF Super 100 title after claiming the Odisha Open women's singles title in January, will next face Hina Akechi of Japan in the pre-quarterfinals.
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