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England’s quest for a first major tournament win in 58 years remained alive after another late fightback before beating Switzerland 5-3 on penalties to book their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals on Saturday. After the 120 minutes finished level at 1-1, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was the England’s hero in the shoot-out as he saved Switzerland’s … Read more
Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties (4-2) to reach the semi-finals of Copa America after an ugly game ended goalless on Saturday. Uruguay, who finished the game with ten men after Nahitan Nandez was sent off in the 74th minute, will face Colombia in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their semi-final on Wednesday. Colombia, now unbeaten in 27 … Read more
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend John Cena on Friday announced his retirement from in-ring competition in 2025. The wrestling superstar surprised everyone with the announcement during his appearance at the WWE Money in the Bank event, held in Toronto, Canada. “Why am I here? Tonight, I officially announce my retirement from the WWE,” Cena addressed the … Read more
MORRISVILLE: Washington Freedom kicked off their Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 campaign with a victory over defending champions MI New York in a rain-hit clash here on Saturday. Washington Freedom were five runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) par score in 7.4 overs before rain interrupted the game while chasing 155. The heavy rain did not … Read more
Pakistan Champions’ captain Younis Khan dedicated the victory over India Champions in the World Championship of Legends to the national team’s fans, who were left heartbroken in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan men’s cricket team, in a first, were knocked out from the group stage of the T20 World Cup, majorly because … Read more
DAMBULLA: Wanindu Hasaranga’s explosive half-century went in vain as Tim Seifert played a dominant 82-run knock to help Galle Marvels defeat Kandy Falcons in the ninth match of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday. Set to chase 176, Galle Marvels steered to victory in 17.1 overs with a … Read more
Pakistan’s white-ball captain and star batter Babar Azam engaged in extensive fitness training ahead of the two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. The Test series, scheduled to commence on August 21 is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) and is crucial for the Green Shirts for their qualification for the final. Following the home … Read more
DAMBULLA: Glenn Phillips’ blistering half-century, followed by Matheesha Pathirana’s four-fer led Colombo Strikers to prevail in high-scoring Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 thriller against Kandy Falcons. The Falcons, while chasing a daunting 200-run target, came in touching distance when Angelo Mathews hit Thisara Perera for three consecutive boundaries in the final over. With the Falcons … Read more
HARARE: Sikandar Raza-led Zimbabwe bowling attack decimated inexperienced India and sealed a narrow 13-run victory in the first T20I of the three-match series here at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Put into bat first, Zimbabwe managed to put 115/9 on the board in the allotted overs. The home side got off to a shaky start … Read more
Time is up — again — for Portugal’s aging superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after an inglorious Euro 2024 exit with a quarter-final defeat against France. France ousted the 2016 winners 5-3 on penalties after a goalless quarter-final in Hamburg on Friday and Ronaldo was ineffectual at best, damaging to his own side’s aspirations at worst. In the 2022 … Read more
