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India, Pakistan in same group for Asia Cup 2023 as Asian Cricket Council announces calendar
Also joining India and Pakistan for the tournament will be Bangladesh, defending champions Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and a team from the qualifiers. But in the calendar, there is no mention of the host venue for Asia Cup 2023. Shah, who is also the Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), posted through his social media accounts the "pathway structure and cricket calendars" for cricket in Asia. As per the calendar, ACC will organize 145 games in both ODIs and T20Is during its two-year cycle. On the further breakdown of the cycle, 75 games will be played in 2023 while 70 matches are set to happen in 2024.
Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open warm-up event at Adelaide
Organisers in Adelaide on Thursday announced that Kyrgios will not compete in week two of the tournament, which is named "Adelaide International 2", due to start on January 9. It comes days after the world No. 22 withdrew from Australia's team for the United Cup due to an ankle injury. It means Kyrgios will enter the Australian Open, which begins on January 16, without having played a competitive match since October.
You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it: Belinda Clark
Belinda's sculpture has been installed at the entrance to the SCG's Walk of Honour and was revealed for the first time ahead of Day Two of the third Test between Australia and South Africa on Thursday.
"I'm excited to have the sculpture in place and for people to now look at it and perhaps wonder what that is, who that is and to be able to tell a bit of a story is really important. The sculpture encapsulates being able to have a go-to be courageous, to take on those challenges and break convention." "I want people to take away that you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it and you have good people around you,
ICC announces highest number of female match officials for inaugural U19 Women's T20 World Cup
It makes the tournament, starting from January 14, have the highest number of female match officials to be appointed for an ICC event. In all, 12 umpires and three match referees will officiate in the tournament, which will be played across four venues in the two host cities: Benoni and Potchefstroom. Former Sri Lanka women's team captain, Vanessa de Silva leads the ICC International Panel of Match Referees which includes former Bangladesh international cricketer Neeyamur Rashid and Zimbabwe's Owen Chirombe. The tournament will also see four members of the ICC International Panel of Umpires
Inter end Napoli's unbeaten run; Juve, Milan win as action resumes after World Cup break
Serie A had been on a World Cup-enforced hiatus since November 14. Napoli were flying high before Wednesday's game as they led the table with 41 points and were the only unbeaten side in Europe's top five leagues, while Inter Milan had picked up 30 points after 15 rounds. Napoli dominated possession at San Siro, but it was the home side that scored the only goal in the 55th minute, as Federico Dimarco crossed from the left and Edin Dzeko steered a header into the net.
Football: Third-tier Intercity push Barcelona all the way in Copa del Rey
The side from Alicante fell behind Barca on three separate occasions on Wednesday night, but each time they fought back to force extra time, only for Barca to win the game with a deflected shot from Ansu Fati. Things looked to be going to plan for Barca in the fourth minute, when Ronald Araujo, back after injury, powered home a header from a corner. Intercity defended in depth in the first half, but switched to a 4-4-2 formation after the break and took the game to their rivals. Oriol Soldevilla took advantage of some poor defending in the 59th minute to level following a corner,
Premier League: Tottenham bounce back with 4-0 win against Crystal Palace
Palace were the better side in the first 45 minutes on Wednesday night, but failed to take their chances and were made to suffer when Kane netted in the 48th and 53rd minute to take the game almost out of reach. Matt Doherty and Son Heung-min added further goals in the 68th and 72nd minutes to take some pressure off coach Antonio Conte, who had been criticized after recent poor results. It was honours even in the game between two Spanish coaches, as Unai Emery's Aston Villa came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Julen Lopetegui's Wolverhampton Wanderers.
AUS v SA: Usman Khawaja becomes fourth batter to score three successive tons at SCG
Khawaja, who was batting on 54 when rain stopped play on Day 1 with the hosts at 147/2 in 47 overs, continued his rich vein of form in the last 12 months which has seen him reach the three-figure mark on five occasions as he scored his century when he pulled Kagiso Rabada for two runs in the morning session on Thursday. Khawaja took 206 balls to reach the three-figure mark and struck eight fours and one six in the process.
2022 Men's National Boxing: Shiva Thapa, Manish Kaushik storm into semis to set up a mouth-watering clash
Thapa (63.5kg) who is representing Assam hardly had to break a sweat in his quarters bout against Ashutosh Kumar of Punjab. The pugilist who also has the 2015 World Championships bronze to his name was at his attacking best and put up a sensational display of skill and strength to secure a 5:0 victory by unanimous decision against his opponent.
Tata Open Maharashtra: World No. 17 Cilic cruises into quarter-finals
The 2014 US Open champion Cilic, who received a bye in the opening round, made a dominating start in the match and took the first set without breaking a sweat. However, Baena, the former World No. 8 junior, made an impressive comeback in the second set. The 29-year-old Spanish player took a 5-2 lead before winning it comfortably to take the match into the decider.
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