Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup standings

Dubai, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 standings after Friday’s matches (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate) Group 1 England 2 2 0 0 4 3.614 Australia 2 2 0 0 4 0.727 ————————— South Africa 2 1 1 0 2 […]

Coutinho rejoins Brazil for World Cup qualifiers

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho got the call-up from Brazil coach Tite on Friday after a year-long absence for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. Coutinho, 29, was sidelined by a knee injury, but has recently resumed playing regularly […]

Win or lose, Afghans turn out to cheer cricket heroes

Kabul, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Afghanistan’s new Taliban government was very clear with cricket fans before Friday’s much-anticipated clash with neighbours Pakistan. Celebrate the national team by all means, the interior ministry spokesman said, but: “If you win, you should not shoot in the air. “If you […]

Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup standings

Dubai, Oct 27 (AFP/APP):Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 standings after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate) Group 1 England 2 2 0 0 4 3.614 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 2 0.583 ————————— Australia 1 1 0 0 2 […]

England all-rounder Stokes has finger operation

London, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):England all-rounder Ben Stokes has had a second operation after experiencing new problems with a finger that he injured playing in the Indian Premier League in April, the ECB said Thursday. Stokes, 30, had two screws and scar tissue removed from the […]

NZ will hear us at ICC, Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja

LAHORE, Sep 17 (APP):Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday that New Zealand will hear Pakistan at the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the decision of Kiwis for cancelling their tour to Pakistan citing a “security alert”. Terming the quick developments as a “crazy […]

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