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Don't want to lose momentum after winning five successive games: Beth Mooney
Australian cricketer Beth Mooney wants her team to maintain the same momentum in the league game against South Africa when the two unbeaten teams so far clash in the ICC Women's World Cup at Basin Reserve here on Tuesday. While Australia, led my Meg Lanning, have won all five games so far to become the first team to enter the World Cup semifinal knock-outs, South Africa have won all four of their games and are on eight points.
Make Saqib Mahmood an all-weather bowler, not just overseas player: Nasser Hussain
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain wants pace bowler Saqib Mahmood, who made his Test debut in the drawn second Test against the West Indies at Bridgetown (Barbados), to not just be used on overseas tours but also in England conditions.
Man City, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Chelsea into FA Cup semifinals
Manchester City face an FA Cup semifinal against Liverpool after both sides won their quarterfinals on Sunday night. City won 4-1 away to Southampton in an entertaining match that was in the balance until just after the hour mark. Raheem Sterling put City ahead after Kevin de Bruyne's cross wasn't dealt with in the 12th minute.
Barca conquer Bernabeu with 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid in Clasico
While Xavi preferred central defender Ronald Araujo at right-back, Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti replaced the injured Karim Benzema with midfielder Fede Valverde, looking for an extra body in midfield and pace on the break alongside Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo Goes. The trio combined twice in the opening moments with Valverde feeding Rodrygo, who fired just wide after a break, before Vinicius held the ball up well in the Barca area.
Brathwaite, Da Silva save the day for West Indies in drawn Test against England
West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva saved the day for the hosts as the second Test against the Joe Root-led England ended in a thrilling draw at the Kensington Oval on Monday (IST). Brathwaite survived two gruelling sessions on the final day, scoring an unbeaten 56 in his four-hour vigil at the crease.
Women's World Cup: Another blow for New Zealand as coach Oram leaves camp
The embattled New Zealand women's cricket team suffered another blow in their quest to qualify for the semifinal knock-outs at the ICC World Cup with assistant coach Jacob Oram having to leave the team due to family reasons on Monday.
Bengaluru pitch for India-Sri Lanka second Test rated as below average
The venue has thus received one demerit point under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process. The final Test between India and Sri Lanka saw 16 wickets falling on the opening day and the islanders getting thrashed inside three days in Bengaluru. "The pitch offered a lot of turn on the first day itself and though it improved with every session, in my view, it was not an even contest between bat and ball," Srinath said in a statement.
Hockey Pro League: India strike late to subdue fighting Argentina 4-3
Forward Mandeep Singh's opportunistic goal in the last minute helped India prevail over Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina 4-3 and move to the top of the table in the FIH Hockey Pro League at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.
ITF seniors tennis: Intikhab upsets top seed Aditya Khanna to reach semis
Using guile and power in equal doses, Mumbai's Intikhab, an experienced coach, wore down the much fitter-looking Aditya Khanna from Delhi, winning 6-3, 6-2. Intikhab will take on fourth seed Ramzan Shaikh in the semis, who got the better of sixth seed Badri Vishal 6-2, 6-4. Also advancing to the last four were second seed Narendra Choudhary and third seed Kamlesh Shukla with straight-set wins over Riyaz Ahmed and Ajay Vaswani, respectively.
China's Chen, Fan labour to WTT Singapore Smash singles crowns
All-time leading team China swept five titles on offer at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash after Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong came out the winners in the women's and men's singles respectively through seven-game thrillers here on Sunday.
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