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England sweat on Roy injury ahead of T20 World Cup semi-final

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):England skipper Eoin Morgan admitted the prospect of losing injured opener Jason Roy for the Twenty World Cup semi-final “really hurts the mood” in the team. Roy, 31, suffered a calf injury and collapsed to the ground while chasing […]

South Africa on ‘upward curve’ despite World Cup woe, says Boucher

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):South Africa bowed out of the Twenty20 World up on Saturday but coach Mark Boucher said the young team is headed in the “right direction” and will soon be rewarded with a trophy. The Proteas won their final Super […]

Rugby fans return in South Africa as Covid ban eased

Pretoria, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):A Pretoria crowd of 2,000 was treated to 15 tries on Saturday during the first top-level rugby match in South Africa open to spectators since a coronavirus-induced ban last year. Thirteen of the tries were scored by a Currie Cup XV, which […]

Aussie star Simmons fined by NBA 76ers: report

New York, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Australian guard Ben Simmons has been fined his $360,000 game salary by the Philadelphia 76ers for missing Thursday’s NBA victory over Detroit and faces more fines, ESPN reported on Friday. The report says Simmons has been seeing mental health professionals through […]

Ice and the cake as Hendrickx celebrates birthday with Turin lead

Turin, Italy, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Loena Hendrickx of Belgium celebrated her 22nd birthday in style by winning the short program at the Italian Grand Prix figure skating event in Turin on Friday. Maiia Khromykh of Russia was second ahead of teammate Anna Shcherbakova, the reigning world […]

Golf: Portugal Masters scores

Vilamoura, Portugal, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Leading second round scores in the European Tour’s Portugal Masters at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal on Friday (GBR/IRL unless stated, Par 71): 130 – Nino Bertasio (ITA) 61-69 132 – Lucas Bjerregaard (DEN) 67-65, Thomas Pieters (BEL) […]

Freiburg’s Korean Jeong relishing return to Bayern Munich

Berlin, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):The Bundesliga’s best defence takes on the club which has scored the most goals this season on Saturday when unbeaten Freiburg visit league leaders Bayern Munich and South Korea forward Jeong Woo-yeong faces his former club. Jeong, 22, joined the Bayern Munich […]

Russia beat USA to reach BJK Cup final

Prague, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Unlikely heroine Liudmila Samsonova won both her rubbers to lead Russia to the Billie Jean King Cup final past the United States in Prague on Friday. The lowest-placed Russian player at the tournament, the 40th-ranked Samsonova beat Sloane Stephens 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 […]

ATP Paris Masters results — 1st update

Paris, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):ATP Paris Masters results on Friday (x denotes seeded player): Quarter-finals Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-4, 6-3 Hubert Hurkacz (POL x7) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 7-5 […]

‘Play like this, nobody beats us,’ says Jadeja as India stay alive

Dubai, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):India stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a quickfire eight-wicket rout of Scotland on Friday as star spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed: “If we play like this, nobody can beat us.” KL Rahul smashed 50 off 19 balls as India raced […]

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