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La Liga: Ramos in spotlight as he faces Real Madrid for first time in 18 years
Ramos' summer return to Sevilla, where he began his career, meant Saturday's game was always going to be underlined in red on the fixture list. The 37-year-old joined Real Madrid from Sevilla in the summer of 2005 and stayed until 2021, making 671 first-team appearances and winning five La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League trophies, reports Xinhua.
Men's ODI WC: South Africa's Bavuma excited to play at idol Sachin Tendulkar's home ground
"Yeah, I think for me, growing up, idolising a guy like Sachin Tendulkar, Wankhede was a stadium you always heard about. So, to have that opportunity to be playing, that's another tick off my list as a cricketer," said Bavuma during a pre-match press conference here on Friday.
Men's ODI WC: Upset victims England meet South Africa with not a lot to separate the teams
Though it may sound a tad early to their fans, England are in trouble in the World Cup, having lost two of the three matches they have played so far. Their stunning 69-run defeat against minnows Afghanistan shook the tournament to the core. They had started the defence of their title with a 9-wicket defeat against New Zealand in a rematch of the 2019 final. Jos Buttler's team won their lone match so far against Bangladesh.
Aus vs Pak, World Cup 2023: Warner, Marsh centuries and Zampa's heroics power Australia to 62-run victory against Pakistan
Australia's World Cup campaign received a significant boost thanks to the breathtaking performances of Warner, who notched his 21st ODI century, and Marsh, who secured his second. The Australian opening duo combined for a remarkable partnership, accumulating 259 runs in just 203 deliveries. This achievement marked only the fourth instance in World Cup history where both openers recorded centuries in the same match.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Afridi scripts history, becomes only Pakistani bowler to take 5-wicket haul twice
Afridi was exceptional with the ball, picking up five wickets and conceding just 54 in his 10 overs.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Marsh goes past Ponting and Gilchrist to smash most sixes in an ODI World Cup match for Australia
Marsh slammed nine sixes in his 108-ball 121-run knock against Pakistan to set the record. The previous record was jointly held by Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, who had slammed eight sixes each.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Ruthless Warner-Marsh record highest opening partnership for Australia
The ruthless batting helped them cross Shane Watson and Brad Haddin's record of 183 runs, against Canada back in the 2011 World Cup. Shaheen Shah Afridi picked the wicket of Mitchell Marsh ending a 259-run opening partnership.
Men's ODI WC: Australia’s challenge will be to get out Babar, Rizwan, says Paine
“In terms of Pakistan now, they are a hard team to read. They've got so much talent, they're extremely unpredictable, but with that, they are seriously dangerous. They've got the number one ranked ODI batsman in the world Babar Azam, he's on fire and his record against us is pretty good.”
Men's ODI WC: Bowlers keeping pressure on batters in middle overs is a big difference for us, says Shubman Gill
Bangladesh had ended first power-play at 63-0, before India staged a comeback in the middle-overs, led by spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav, for the fourth straight time by picking five wickets and conceding only 126 runs to ensure the visitors’ never really recovered from the setback, making only 256 in their allotted 50 overs.
Tennis: Djokovic, Swiatek headline United Cup team event ahead of Australian Open
Five of the world’s top 10 women and nine of the world’s top 20 men will feature at the exciting innovative mixed-team event in 2024, with the draw to be revealed on October 23, the tournament organisers said. Team Poland, led by four-time major champion Swiatek and 11th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz, have been named as the top seeds for the 2024 edition after the entries from the top 16 countries were confirmed.
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