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Netherlands beat Senegal 2-0 in their World Cup opener
The Dutch managed to emerge victorious in a tightly contested match as their African counterparts showed resilience through 90 minutes. Cody Gakpo scored towards the end of play time while substitute Davy Klaassen netted home the second one in injury time to beat Senegal 2-0 in their World Cup Group A opening match at Al Thumama Stadium. The two sides had struggled to break the impasse until late in the match with the Dutch failing to score with several attempts at the goal.
Qatar World Cup: Saka's brace helps England hammer Iran 6-2 in Group B opener
Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was substituted after suffering a head injury in the eighth minute of the match. He was carried away from the field on a stretcher after unsuccessfully trying to play on after colliding with his teammate Hosseini Majid in the World Cup Group B opener against England at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
PKL 9: Tamil Thalaivas register comfortable win over Bengal Warriors
Tamil Thalaivas took a big lead at the end of the first half and maintained it despite Bengal Warriors put up a strong fight in the second half and eventually emerged victorious with 35-30 in the end. Narender picked up a few raids as the Tamil Thalaivas took the lead at 5-3 in the 4th minute. However, the Warriors tackled Narender soon after and stayed in the game at 5-7.
Qatar World Cup: My problems with Man United will not affect Portugal's campaign, says Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons in the past couple of weeks after a TV interview in which he accused Manchester United of betraying him and trying to force him out of the club, while also saying he had "no respect" for coach Erik ten Hag.
World Cup 2022: European teams give up plan to wear 'OneLove' armbands after FIFA hardens sanctions rules
In a meeting with European soccer federations, the world soccer governing body FIFA has raised the prospect of yellow cards if the teams or any other players that pledged to wear the armband. The new regulations came hours before England's Harry Kane, the Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk and Wales' Gareth Bale were due to wear the armbands in Monday's games.
IND v NZ: Fringe players could get a chance as India aim to seal series against New Zealand
Suryakumar's efforts meant that the other Indian batters struggling to get going was hid under the carpet. Barring Suryakumar, all other Indian batters made 69 off 69 balls, which was a reminder yet again of how over dependent they are on the star right-hander.
There is no cheat code, just play according to the format: Suryakumar on recipe behind blistering knocks
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the world's top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park in his trademark 360-degree style at a whopping strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls.
2024 Men's T20 World Cup to have more teams contesting for the trophy in a new format
The tournament will mark the return of two-time champions West Indies hosting the tournament for the second time since 2010. The tournament will be ground-breaking for the USA, who have qualified for the showpiece event as co-hosts and will be hosting their first global event.
No Shaheen Afridi as Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Ali earn call-ups to Pakistan Test squad for series against England
On Sunday, Shaheen underwent appendicitis surgery, which PCB says will require three-four weeks' rest following which he will resume his two-week rehabilitation on his right knee. Apart from him, Hasan Ali, Fawad Alam and Yasir Shah are not a part of the Test squad for the series against England.
Ecuador keep cool to script a well-deserved 2-0 win in opening match of FIFA World Cup
In the thick of the action was Fenerbahce striker Enner Valencia. The 33-year-old had a third-minute header ruled out in bizarre circumstances under the VAR rule. The former West Ham and Everton striker, however, came back to strike twice in the first half and take his team into the half time with a 2-0 lead.
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