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T20 World Cup: West Indies were tactically quite poor; didn't nail the power-plays, says Daren Sammy
Before the start of the tournament in Australia, Sammy had written in his column for the ICC that one could expect something special from a young West Indies side led by Nicholas Pooran. But the side were a pale shadow of their illustrious past self, losing to Scotland and Ireland in Hobart to make an early exit from the showpiece event.
Stan Wawrinka staves off Nakashima in Basel thriller
Wawrinka appeared set for a straightforward victory in his first tour-level meeting with Nakashima when he served for the match at 5-4 in the second set. American Nakashima had other ideas, raising his level with some high-octane baseline hitting to force a decider, but Wawrinka kept his cool to convert the only break point of the third set and clinch an engrossing two-hour, 12-minute win.
Pakistan PM responds to Zimbabwe President's Mr. Bean jibe: 'we have real cricketing spirit'
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa, posted on Twitter, "What a win for Zimbabwe! Congratulations to the Chevrons. Next time, send the real Mr Bean." The tweet of Zimbabwe's president was widely shared on social media.
Champions League: Barcelona crash out after humiliating defeat against Bayern Munich
The 3-0 loss at home left coach Xavi's side with just four points from five games in Group C, six points behind second-placed Inter, ensuring they will drop into the Europa League. It is the second season in a row in which five-time winners Barcelona have failed to make the Champions League last-16 having previously done it for 17 successive seasons.
Freiburg secure late draw to reach UEFA Europa League last 32
Freiburg started dominant on home soil, but it was the visitors that broke the deadlock in the 17th minute when Youssef El-Arabi tapped home Pep Biel's blocked shot. Olympiacos should have doubled their advantage, but Giorgos Masouras rounded Freiburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken and hit the side netting instead of the empty goal in the 23rd minute, reports Xinhua.
On-loan Arsenal player Pablo Mari gets stabbed in Italy, confirms manager Mikel Arteta
Mari was among five people taken to hospital, with one of them - a man aged 30- dying later. A sixth victim did not need hospital treatment. According to a report in Sky Sports, Mari, who is understood to be conscious and not in a serious condition, was among six people attacked at a shopping centre in the Italian city.
ISL 2022-23: Sekar sinks Bengaluru FC as Odisha FC pick up third win of the season
Nandhakumar Sekar scored a belter in the 33rd minute, and it turned out to be the game's only goal. This was Sekar's second Hero ISL goal and also his second against Bengaluru FC in the Hero ISL. Josep Gombau made one change to the side that defeated Kerala Blasters. Raynier Fernandes replaced Isaac Chhakchhuak in the Odisha FC midfield. Simon Grayson changed the Blues' starting formation for the first time in the Hero ISL this season.
Vienna Open: Medvedev tames Thiem, Hurkacz beats Ruusuvuori
Both players came out firing in a hard-fought opening set at the indoor ATP 500 event. Thiem delighted the vocal home crowd with some clean hitting off both wings from the baseline, while Medvedev countered with some trademark defiant defence. After clinching the first break of the match for 4-3, however, the top seed's combination of consistent, powerful hitting came to the
fore as he accelerated away to a 98-minute victory.
Hangover for Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico in Spain's matchday 12
The weekend will be a hangover for Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, who all saw their Champions League hopes ended in midweek, while Real Madrid still left themselves with work to do to ensure they finish top of their qualifying group.
T20 World Cup: Former Pakistan cricketers slam team management, selectors after humiliating loss to Zimbabwe
A spirited Zimbabwe team held its nerves to beat Pakistan by one run in a thrilling ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match that went down to the very last delivery at Perth Stadium on Thursday. This was Pakistan's second defeat in two games and their road to the semifinal has become difficult now. They had earlier lost to arch-rivals India in their campaign opener on Sunday.
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