New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): India legend Mithali Raj appreciated the rise of multi-dimensional cricketers, increased use of pace options, and narrowing of the gap between sides as seen in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023. Only two games remain in what has so far been a riveting T20 World Cup. The tournament has witnessed exciting plays and exceptional performances. In her exclusive column for the ICC, Raj disc
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Legends League Cricket on Friday announced that the South Africa batting legend Hasim Amla will play in Legends League Cricket Masters in Doha. Hasim Amla retired from all forms of cricket on January 18, 2023. Amla, 39, amassed 34,104 runs throughout the course of a two-decade career in all professional formats, 9,282 of which came in his 124 Test matches from 2004 to 2019, second onl
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): The second and final Kolkata Derby of the season will see East Bengal FC and ATK Mohun Bagan collide at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Saturday. The Mariners will have a chance to confirm a top-four finish with a win. That is vital because it will hand ATK Mohun Bagan a home advantage in the initial playoff knockout round. On the
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 24 (ANI): Juan Sebastian Cabal and Marcelo Melo dominated the Argentine team of Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Diego Schwartzman to advance to the next round of the ongoing Rio Open. The second seeds earned a 6-1, 6-2 win in the all-South American quarter-final, not allowing a breakpoint in the match. Home favourite Melo is the lone Brazilian remaining in the singles or doubles draw at the A
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 24 (ANI): Goals from skipper Anirudh Thapa, Rahim Ali Kwame Karikari and Sajal Bag powered Chennaiyin FC to an action-packed 4-3 victory against NorthEast United FC in their final league game of the Indian Super League 2022-23 season at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Rahim Ali (3rd), Kwame Karikari (56th), Anirudh Thapa (62nd) and Sajal Bag (904th) were on target
Cape Town [South Africa], February 24 (ANI): India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has said that India will continue to close the gap on Australia in spite of heart-breaking semifinal defeat at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Thursday. While enjoying several periods of ascendancy, India were denied a spot in the T20 World Cup final, falling five runs short of Australia's 172/4. Rodrigues was instrumental in India's chase, scori
Missouri looks to strengthen its NCAA Tournament profile when it visits reeling Georgia in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Athens, Ga. The Tigers (20-8, 8-7) ended a two-game slide with a dramatic 66-64 overtime win over visiting Mississippi State on Tuesday. Georgia (16-12, 6-9)lost for the eighth time in its past 11 games when it was blown out 97-65 at Arkansas that day. Missouri has undergone an impressi
Pune (Maharashtra)[India], February 24 (ANI): Oarsmen from the Army Sports Control Board (ASCB) and the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) proved a dominant force and hogged the limelight in the semifinals of 40th Senior and 24th Open Sprint National Rowing Championships 2023 at the Army Rowing Node, CME on Thursday. In the men's section, the two rowing powerhouses had 11 top-place finishes on Day-2 of the competition,
Cape Town [South Africa], February 24 (ANI): South Africa triumphed in a dramatic final over to break England's hearts in the second semi-final at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023. With a win over England, the Proteas are through to the finals for the first time in their history and will take on Australia in Sunday's final. A thrilling match saw South Africa deliver when it mattered to beat in-form England and march int
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has declared himself "100 per cent ready" for the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against India in Indore. Australia will play India in Indore in the third Test from March 1 while the fourth Test will be played in Ahmedabad from March 9. Green had broken a finger while batting during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa last year. The all-roun
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In The Ringer's offseason power rankings, which are based on the state of each team heading into the offseason, the Ravens are ranked No. 6. On the opposite end of the spectrum, USA Today listed the Ravens as one of six teams "in jeopardy of crippl
Alex Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals only to find his team in an unfamiliar situation, mired in a lengthy losing streak and a seller ahead of next week's trade deadline. Rapidly fading in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Capitals are mired in their first six-game regulation losing streak of Ovechkin's career heading into a visit from the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Ovechkin missed four g
Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike re-signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday. Terms of the deal were not announced, however ESPN reported it was a one-year contract worth $165,000. The news comes two days after the Sparks re-signed Chiney Ogwumike, Nneka's younger sister. Nneka Ogwumike, 32, has spent her entire professional career in Los Angeles after being selected by the Sparks with the top overall pick out of Sta
Trae Young and fired Atlanta Hawks head coach Nate McMillan remain in contact as speculation persists the young point guard pushed the franchise to make a second coaching change in Young's five seasons. Young did not speak with media on Wednesday and was away from the team for personal reasons on Thursday. The two-time All-Star and team leading scorer said he wants no input on locating McMillan's replacement. He will, ho
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 24 (ANI): FC Goa head coach Carlos Pena expressed his disappointment over his side not making it to the playoffs after Bengaluru FC registered a 3-1 win against the Gaurs in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Thursday. Both teams entered the field with a win on their mind, but for different reasons. A win would have given FC Goa a playoff
Cape Town [South Africa], February 24 (ANI): Tazmin Brits' knock of 68 runs followed by Shabnim Ismail's three and Ayabonga Khaka's four-wicket haul helped South Africa defeat England by six runs in a dramatic final over in the semi-final match to set up a summit clash with Australia in the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023. South Africa are through to their first-ever World Cup final in any format. The thrilling mat
North Carolina State has done so much to improve its stock the past few weeks that the Wolfpack ought to be rolling toward the postseason. There's no sense in slowing down now with the home finale coming against Clemson on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C. "It's great energy," NC State guard Jarkel Joiner said. "Every timeout, we're talking and communicating. We try not to get too high and stay in the moment and try t
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The Toronto Raptors will be out to win four consecutive games for the first time this season when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday afternoon. The Raptors held on to defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 115-110 Thursday night and have won three straight for the third time this season. Pascal Siakam scored 26 points in the Raptors' sixth victory in their past seven games. The Pistons, who have lost six of se
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): Actor Anushka Sharma heaped praises on India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur after the country lost to Australia in the semifinal of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Taking to Instagram stories, Anushka re-shared an article of Harmanpreet Kaur along with a caption, "Always proud of you and your team captain!"India's wait for a world title continued as they succumbed to a heartbreaki
The Edmonton Oilers vie for their third straight win and look to avenge a previous loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday afternoon when the teams meet in Columbus, Ohio. Edmonton owns an 11-1-5 record in its last 17 games, with its lone regulation setback being a 6-2 loss at Montreal on Feb. 12. Since then, the Oilers are 2-0-3 and are coming off a 7-2 road rout of Pittsburgh on Thursday. "When we're skating at that leve
Tom Brady dealt with an in-season divorce and other distractions that factored into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finishing 8-9 last season, Bruce Arians said on Friday. Arians said in an interview with Rich Eisen of NFL Network that Brady's second retirement likely is for good after watching him navigate a reversal of his February 2022 announcement. Brady came back to the Buccaneers 40 days after announcing his first retirem
Both Michigan State and Iowa have a healthy amount of Quad 1 wins, look to be in great shape for at-large NCAA Tournament berths and are all but out of the race for the Big Ten regular-season title. At first blush, it appears there's little on the line between the teams on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa. Looking deeper, however, that isn't the case. Michigan State (17-10, 9-7 Big Ten) and Iowa (17-11, 9-8) each n
Every week, the Sea Eagles younger players sit down to listen to a talk from the likes of former greats Brett Stewart and Steve Menzies, one of coach Anthony Seibolds key innovations at Brookvale Oval.