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Ronaldo bags brace as Portugal thumps Bosnia and Herzegovina in Euro 2024 qualifiers
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Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty put them in front after just five minutes and he soon had his second, with Bruno Fernandes and João Cancelo on target too.
Good news for Real Madrid as Nacho ban reduced, allow him to play 'Clasico'
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The decision means that although Nacho will miss this weekend's match away to Sevilla, he will be available for the first 'Clasico' of the season away to FC Barcelona, Xinhua reports.
Men's ODI WC: 'He's pretty laconic sort of batter', Ponting lauds 'laid-back' Rohit Sharma
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India have made a fantastic start to their 2023 World Cup campaign with emphatic triumphs over five-time champions Australia, Afghanistan and arch-rivals Pakistan.
Australia issue World Cup warning with emphatic Sri Lanka victory
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Winless over the first two matches, the five-time World Cup champions showed major signs of improvement as they successfully chased down Sri Lanka's modest total of 209 with over 14 overs remaining, reports ICC.
Inclusion of cricket in the Olympics will create deeper engagement for Olympic Movement: Nita Ambani
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Cricket’s inclusion into the Olympics fold was formally ratified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, following LA28’s recommendation last week.
Women's T20 games at CWG played a key role in getting cricket an Olympic berth in LA 2028
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Besides the Inclusion of Women's T20 competition as a medal sport at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the success of professional leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Major League Cricket also helped in convincing the La 2028 administrators that cricket will be a game changer and thus proposed it as one of the additional sports.
Don't want to see cricket's inclusion in Olympics as a one-off, says ICC chairman Greg Barclay
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The 141st Session of IOC gave its nod for the inclusion of cricket, squash, flag football, baseball softball and lacrosse as additional sports in Los Angeles in its meeting, here on Monday.
IOC Session gives final nod to 6-nation cricket competition in Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 (Ld)
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday gave its final approval for the inclusion of T20 cricket as an additional sport in the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Men’s ODI WC: Winning the game against England was a big one for us, back home they will be so proud, says Rashid Khan
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Coming into Sunday’s match, Afghanistan had won just once – back in 2015 - in their ODI World Cup participation history. But at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, that turned into two as Afghanistan brought the tournament to life with a 69-run win over England.
Men’s ODI WC: This is significant, certainly in the manner and by margin as well, says Trott on Afghanistan’s win over England
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On October 15, 2023, Afghanistan produced what the ongoing World Cup had been craving for – an upset win. They produced another unforgettable moment in their history of playing ODI World Cups, this time by outclassing defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi.
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