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Cape Town, June 27 (UNI) Reigning ICC World Test Championship holders, South Africa, will be led by Keshav Maharaj in the two-game series in Zimbabwe. Following an injury to full-time skipper Temba Bavuma, Maharaj was named as the skipper of the South Africa side for the tour. Bavuma had sustained a hamstring strain during the…
Colombo, June 27 (UN) Sri Lanka are on the brink of wrapping up a comprehensive victory in the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club as they left Bangladesh reeling at 115/6 in their second innings, still trailing by 96 runs. The hosts appear set to seal the two-match series. A dominant batting display, led…
Berlin, June 27 (UNI) Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek reached a first WTA Tour grass-court final with a crushing victory over Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini at Bad Homburg. Poland’s Swiatek, a former junior champion at Wimbledon, beat the Italian 6-1 6-3. The former world number one has won 12 titles on hard courts and…
London, June 27 (UNI) Jofra Archer’s “pure talent” gives him the opportunity to create a legacy in Test cricket, said Rob Key, managing director of England men’s cricket. Fast bowler Archer, 30, has been named in England’s squad for the second Test against India which starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The playing XI is yet…
Cape Town, June 26 (UNI) South Africa have announced a 14-player squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand, scheduled to be played in Harare from July 14 to 26. Rassie van der Dussen, who has 50 T20I caps, will take charge of the South Africa squad that features four uncapped players…
Philadelphia June 26 (UNI) Veteran defender Bastos has been cut from Botafogo’s FIFA Club World Cup squad due to the recurrence of a knee injury, the Brazilian club said. The 34-year-old Angola international was an unused substitute in Botafogo’s 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid on Monday after appearing to recover from an injury that has…
London, June 26 (UNI) Fiery pacer Jofra Archer is back in England’s Test squad after four years and is poised to feature against India in the second Test in Birmingham. The right-arm quick, who recently made a comeback to competitive cricket after recuperating from a thumb injury, had last featured in the longest format back…
London, June 26 (UNI) Hampshire have signed Australian batter Chris Lynn for their remaining T20 Blast group matches. The Hawks have six more games in the group stage and Lynn’s arrival comes after South African pair Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis earned international call-ups. South Africa are scheduled to play in a two-Test series against…
Colombo, June 26 (UNI) Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the second Test against Bangladesh at the SSC Ground today, ending Day 2 at 290 for 2 in reply to the visitors’ 247, with a 43-run lead and eight wickets still intact. Pathum Nissanka stood tall with an unbeaten 146, while Dinesh Chandimal missed a…
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 26 (UNI) West Indies fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph tore through Australia’s batting order on a lively Kensington Oval surface, sharing nine wickets on the opening day of the first Test to bowl the visitors out for a modest 180 — their lowest first-innings total in the Caribbean since 1995….
