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Chiang Mai (Thailand), (UNI) Blue Tigers head coach Igor Stimac and his Iraq counterpart, Jesus Casas, have known each other for more than 30 years. Casas, six years Stimac’s junior, was a youth team player for Spanish side Cadiz CF, where Stimac played for two seasons between 1992 and 1994. On Thursday, they will be…
Buenos Aires, (UNI) Lionel Messi could continue playing for Argentina until the 2026 World Cup, the country’s top football official said. Messi has previously ruled out the prospect of extending his international career until the next edition of football’s showpiece tournament but he could be convinced to change his mind, according to Argentine Football Association…
Dubai, (UNI) A pair of India young guns have reached new career-high ratings and made ground on the No.1 ranked batter in the world Babar Azam on the latest ODI Batting Rankings. While Babar still holds a significant at the head of the ODI batter rankings, both Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan have made inroads…
Lahore, Sep 6 (UNI) Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott has stated that they weren’t aware of the net run rate (NRR) permutations which might have worked to their benefit during their last group clash against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023. Having lost to Bangladesh earlier in the Asia Cup encounter, Afghanistan’s final group…
Lahore, Sep 6 (UNI) Despite Shakib Al Hasan and Mishfiqur Rahim’s century run partnership, Bangladesh folded their innings at 193 in the first Super 4 game at Gaddafi Stadium here on Wednesday. Down 47/4 in just 9.1 overs, the two Bangladeshi legends plugged the gap. They embarked on a face-saving mission, denying Pakistan bowlers to…
Lahore, (UNI) Miscalculation proved nemesis for Afghanistan as they still had a chance to qualify after 37.1 overs, but the brave Afghanis were unaware of it as Fazalhaq Farooqui came out and blocked when it was required for the team to hammer a six off the next three balls. Rashid Khan, who was at the…
Rio De Janeiro, (UNI) Gabriel Jesus has been drafted into Brazil’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Peru, the South American country’s football federation said. The Arsenal forward replaces Manchester United winger Antony, who was cut from the squad following allegations of abuse by his ex-girlfriend. Jesus came off the bench and scored…
New York, (UNI) Chinese sensation Zheng Qinwen advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday, securing a straight-set victory over fifth seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, 6-2, 6-4. This marked Zheng’s debut win against a top 10 player and her first time reaching the final eight of a Grand Slam event. “Right now, I just…
London, (UNI) England women pacer Lauren Bell has been ruled out of the final T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka. Bell, who had missed the first two matches of the Sri Lanka T20Is, will miss the rest of the series and the ODIs following that as she has failed to recover from the illness…
Kandy, Sep 5 (UNI) Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday announced India’s 15-man squad for the ODI World Cup 2023. The biggest take coming out of the announcement is that Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna and Sanju Samson, who are travelling with the squad as backup for KL Rahul for Asia Cup, have been dropped. Yuzvendra…
