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T20 WC: Dutch register 2nd win, SL back in business with big win over UAE

Netherlands made heavy weather of a small target before eking out a five-wicket win against Namibia in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. This is Netherlands' second victory in as many games and keeps them firmly in contention for a place in the next round. Netherlands dished out a fine bowling effort to restrict Namibia to 121 for six before taking the game deep. They completed the task in 19.3 overs in their first round Group A match. Sitting pretty at 92 for one, Netherlands made a harakiri towards the end to allow Namibia to make a comeback. Vikramjit Singh (39 off 31) and Max O'Dowd (35 off 35) got Netherlands' chase off to a blazing start, sharing 59 runs for the opening wicket. However, from 92 for one, Netherlands slumped to 101 for four, thanks to twin blows from left-arm pacer JJ Smit (2/24) in the 16th over. Skipper Scott Edwards did no good and perished in the next over. But Bas de Leede (30 not out off 30) held his nerves, and in the company of Tim Pringle (8 not ou

English rugby bosses to face government on club financial crisis

English rugby bosses are headed to a parliamentary hearing next month to address the game's financial crisis. Wasps joined Worcester in administration on Monday, making 167 members of staff including players and coaches redundant. Both clubs had already been suspended from the Premiership, leaving 11 teams. Officials from the English Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby are set to appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee next month to answer questions on the problems facing those clubs and the wider sustainability of the club game. A date was still to be confirmed. "The fact that two of the country's top clubs have now suffered the fate of falling into administration raises serious concerns about the future of the sport and its financial viability," DCMS committee chair Julian Knight said. "The RFU and Premiership Rugby have acknowledged the need to set a more sustainable path for club rugby. We will be pressing them to ensure they are putting the ...

Ganguly out, Binny in: New BCCI president's task is to steady the ship

Roger Binny's approach to reforms and team selection will be under scrutiny after Ganguly's controversial exit

Indian Woman Grandmaster Nutakki expelled from World Junior tournament

Indian Woman Grandmaster and seventh-seeded Priyanka Nutakki has been expelled from the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship underway in Italy for having a pair of earbuds in her jacket pocket

T20 World Cup: Sikandar Raza leads Zimbabwe to 31-run win over Ireland

Sikandar Raza continued his glorious run with a fantastic 82 off 48 balls while the bowlers, led by Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara and Richard Ngarava led Zimbabwe to a 31-run over Ireland

Pro Kabaddi League: Dabang Delhi KC vs Haryana Steelers today

The Dabang Delhi KC will take on Haryana Steelers in their next match in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 on Monday

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in first El Clasico of the season

Goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo ensured a dominating win for Real Madrid against FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday for the first El Clasico of the season

T20 World Cup: Minnows Namibia crush Asian champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs

Namibia caused a massive upset on the opening day of the T20 World Cup with a 55-run win over 2014 champions and reigning Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka in a group A match, here on Sunday. Namibia, who had impressed in the previous edition 12 months ago as well, recovered from 93 for six in the 15th over to post a challenging 163 for seven in 20 overs. Jan Frylinck (44 off 28) and JJ Smit (31 not out off 16) did the damage in the death overs, sharing a whirlwind 69-run stand off 33 balls to raise concerns in the Sri Lankan dressing room. Nicol Loftie-Eaton had made a handy 20 off 12 balls after the reigning Asian champions put them in to bat. The Namibian pacers, led by Ben Shikongo, wrecked the Sri Lanka top- order before bowling them out for 108 in 19 overs for a memorable win. Shikongo missed out on a famous hat-trick after removing opener Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilak off successive balls in the fourth over. The dangerous Bhanuka Rajapaksa (20) and skipper Dasun Shanaka

T20 World Cup: Namibia starts tournament with 55-run win over Sri Lanka

The great history of spectacular upsets in T20 cricket had another chapter added as Namibia secured a 55-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Day 3 of Khelo India Women's Hockey League witnesses entertaining action

Sports Authority of India 'A', Sports Hostel Odisha, MP Hockey Academy, Sports Authority of India 'B' and Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre were all in fine form on Day 3 of Khelo India

PKL 9: Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Gujarat Giants, record hat-trick of wins

The Jaipur Pink Panthers put up a calm and collective performance to defeat Gujarat Giants 25-18 in a Pro Kabaddi League season 9 match at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, here on Saturday.

Been trying to make some technical changes ahead of T20 World Cup: Finch

Out-of-form Australian skipper Aaron Finch says he has been working on making some technical changes ahead of the T20 World Cup. Finch, who stepped down from ODI captaincy recently, has been enduring a rough patch for over a year. In the three T20Is against England at home, he managed just 25 runs. "I think T20 cricket as an opening batter, that comes with some risk and reward at times when you're trying to be aggressive and get the team off to a quick start," Finch said at the captains' press conference. "But it's not always going to go to plan. I'm okay with that. I think when you play T20 for long enough, you understand that you just ride the highs and lows a little bit. "But I feel really good. There's some technical changes and stuff that I've been trying to make over the last little bit. Yeah, I feel ready to go for the World Cup," he added. Australia will begin the defence of their title against Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand on October 22 in Sydney and the skipper feels t

India lose to Morocco by 0-3 in FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup match

The Indian U-17 Women's Team went down to fellow debutants Morocco 0-3 in their second match of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar on Friday

PKL: Arjun Deshwal stars in Jaipur Pink Panthers' win over Haryana Steelers

Jaipur Pink Panthers rode on a brilliant performance from raider Arjun Deshwal to earn their second win of PKL Season 9, as they went past Haryana Steelers with a 44-31 victory

Women IPL to take place in March with 5 teams, max 5 overseas players in XI

The much-awaited inaugural edition of Women's IPL will have five teams and is set to take place in March 2023 before the start of men's IPL. As per a BCCI note accessed by PTI, the tournament will feature 20 league games with teams to play each other twice. The table toppers will get a direct entry into the final, while the second and third place teams will battle out in the Eliminator. Each team can have no more than five overseas cricketers in the playing eleven. "To have a well balance of domestic & international players and to have competitive teams, it has been tentatively decided to have five teams for WIPL. Each team can comprise maximum of eighteen players where no team can have more than six overseas players. "Further, no more than five overseas players - four from Full Members of the ICC and one from the Associate Members of the ICC can be part of the playing XI of each team," read the BCCI note. The Women's Big Bash League in Australia and The Hundred in UK don't allow

National Games: Sajan Prakash, Hashika Ramachandra win Best Athlete awards

Gold-minting swimmers Sajan Prakash (Kerala) and Hashika Ramachandra (Karnataka) were crowned the Best Male Athlete and Best Female Athlete respectively in the 36th National Games

West Indies tour of Pakistan in 2023 likely to be postponed: Report

The proliferating Twenty20 leagues seems to be having an impact on bilateral tours and could lead to the postponement of West Indies' three-match T20 tour of Pakistan early next year

PKL 9: Maninder Singh shines as Bengal Warriors thrash Bengaluru Bulls

The Bengal Warriors picked up their second consecutive victory after taking down Bengaluru Bulls 42-33 in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League here on Wednesday. Captain Maninder Singh was the star performer for the Warriors with 11 points, while raider Shrikant Jadhav contributed with 6 points. Girish Maruti Ernak pulled off a couple of brilliant tackles as Bengal Warriors inched ahead at 3-1. However, Aman tackled Shrikant Jadhav and moments later, Bharat effected a raid to help the Bulls gain the lead at 5-4 in the 10th minute. The Bengaluru defense unit led by Aman showcased top form and reduced the Warriors to just two players on the mat in the 12th minute. Thereafter, the Bulls inflicted an ALL OUT in the 17th minute and took a massive lead at 14-9. But, the Warriors came roaring back through stupendous raids by Maninder Singh and regained the lead at 15-14 at the end of the first half. In the second half, Bengal inflicted another ALL OUT to take complete control of the match. In a

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for use of steroid

Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who achieved stardom for her exploits at the Tokyo Games, was on Wednesday banned for three year for using prohibited substance Stanozolol, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced. Her ban will be effective from March 29, 2022. Kamalpreet was handed a provisional suspension in May this year after testing positive for the steroid, which was found in her sample that AIU collected at Patiala on March 7. "The AIU has banned Kamalpreet Kaur of India for 3 years for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), starting from 29 March 2022. DQ results from 7 March 2022," the AIU said in a statement. Kamalpreet had finished sixth at the Tokyo Games in a splendid show. Kaur had made a rapid rise last year when she set a national record of 65.06m in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics. She finished second in the qualifying round at Tokyo to progress to the final, where she finished sixth with a best throw of 63.70m. It was the

What is an Impact Player? All you need to know about BCCI's new rule

The Impact Player rule allows a cricket team to make a tactical substitution in the middle of the game in each match