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 […]

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