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Oman thrash PNG by 10 wickets with 6.2 overs to spare
By Brian Thomas The lung opener in the 7th edition of the T 20 World Cup between Oman and Papua New Guinea, ended a short while ago, with the home team Oman showing that they […]
INTERNATIONAL
CRICKET
Ben Stokes withdraws from England Men’s Test Squad
Ben Stokes withdraws from England Men’s Test Squad* The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that England Men’s all-rounder Ben Stokes will take an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect. Stokes […]
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Resurgent Sri Lanka beat India to take the T20 series in the decider
Sri Lanka comfortably beat India in the third T20I by seven wickets and took the series 2-1. The depleted Indian side didn’t post a total that was enough for the bowlers to defend and a Sri Lankan win […]
FOREIGN
Olympics opening ceremony director sacked for Holocaust joke
The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be held. Footage of Kentaro Kobayashi from the 1990s recently emerged in which he appears to […]
FOREIGN
Two athletes in Olympic Village test positive for coronavirus, the first instances of athlete infections there
TOKYO — Two athletes residing in the Olympic Village tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Sunday, the first instances of athlete infections inside the Village, underscoring growing fears about the spread of the virus […]
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England cricketers test positive for Covid19, Ben Stokes to lead a new squad against Pakistan
Following PCR tests administered yesterday (Monday) in Bristol, The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that seven members – three players and four management team members- of the England Men’s ODI party have […]
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Sri Lanka dump themselves to a display of collegial cricket, bowled out for 166
By Leonard Ratnayake in Bristol, England Sri Lanka made only 166 runs in 41.1 overs as their top order batsmen collapsed once again much to the disappointment of the crowd, who gathered in challenging weather […]
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England see Sri Lanka through by eight wickets at the Oval to win series 2-0
By Leonard Ratnayake in Kennington Oval, London Aided with a fine display of batting to appraise the blameless bowling attack against the visiting Sri Lankan, the Englishmen sailed to victory unabated by eight wickets in […]
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England go 1-0 up in the series
Joe Root celebrated his 150th one-day international appearance with an unbeaten half-century as England claimed a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their series opener at Chester-Le-Street on Tuesday. ROOOOOOOT 👏 5⃣0⃣ Scorecard/clips: https://t.co/1qUI0cauCt 🏴 […]
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Sri Lanka face acid test vs. reigning champs England in tour opener
By Sriyan Obesekera Wearing a new cap, questing to better its ODI reputation, Sri Lanka will go head on against reigning world cup champions England in the 3-match Royal London ODI Series starting at […]