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Pathum Nissanka made a careful 79 and captain Kusal Mendis a fast-paced 72 to lay the foundation for Sri Lanka’s 41-run win Wednesday over West Indies in the first One Day International on Wednesday.Nissanka and Mendis put on 136 for the second wicket and with contributions of 45 by Charith Asalanka and an unbeaten 44 by Janith Liyanage, Sri Lanka reached 303 for seven after being asked to bat.Captain Shai Hope carried the fight to Sri Lanka with an innings of 56 from 66 balls and opener Justin Greaves made 45 from 38 balls, but West Indies was all out…
Up to 18 of the national team shirts released for this summer’s World Cup could end up unused by their countries, following Fifa’s decision over which kits will feature in the group stage.A total of 108 strips, excluding those worn by goalkeepers, have been released by the 48 teams taking part in the US this summer.But only 87 of them are guaranteed to feature at least once in the tournament.Every nation has at least two main kits, following the traditional ‘home’ and ‘away’ shirt concepts.On top of that, 12 countries have released a third shirt that is a different colour…
When describing his past experiences of spying in Germany and Italy, where he worked as assistant manager to Patrick Vieira at Genoa, Eckert said: “I don’t want to say this to excuse anything we have done, I just want to give you context of the football world I grew up in.”Indeed, the Southampton scandal is not the first spying case in which teams Eckert has worked for have been accused, though the level of his involvement in those previous incidents is unclear.In 2015 the German newspaper Kicker reported that Cologne – where Eckert was working as a youth coach -…
“Debo coming..” The clip showed Stevenson speaking after one of his fights and calling for a showdown with Haney. “We got to fight the champ,” Stevenson said. “Set it up. Me and Devin can lock in after he fights Kambosos. Let’s get it on.” The timing of Haney’s post generated immediate discussion among fans because it arrived as attention has shifted toward a possible fight with Keyshawn Davis. The WBO recently elevated Davis to the No. 1 position at welterweight, putting him in line for a potential shot at Haney’s title. Rather than posting a Davis clip, however, Haney chose…
Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara reached the French Open men’s doubles semi-finals as they continued their bid for a third Grand Slam title together.Britain’s Patten and his Finnish partner Heliovaara won a maiden major together at Wimbledon in 2024 and triumphed at the Australian Open the following year.The second seeds moved one step closer to capturing their first Roland Garros title with a 6-3 6-4 victory over India’s N Sriram Balaji and Brazil’s Marcelo Demoliner.It is the first time Patten and Heliovaara, who are yet to drop a set in Paris, have reached the French Open last four.The pair have…
Few, if any, fighters would turn down the opportunity to train alongside Muhammad Ali. John Dino Denis did. The world lost the incomparable Ali a decade ago in June of 2016. Sadly, the number of men that either boxed, sparred or shared a ring with ‘The Greatest’ in exhibition form has diminished quite considerably these past few years, what with the passing of former Ali rivals Joe Bugner, George Foreman, and a little longer ago, Brian London, Jurgen Blin and others. One man who is still in great health and loves recalling the time he spent in the ring with…
They have muscle memory from their last Ashes rebuild four years ago, against the same opponents, beginning on the same ground. Then, they played some exhilarating cricket, the best of the Bazball era.Just as the management remains the same, so too do most of the players. Nine of England’s 12 for this week were in the Ashes squad. Archer and Brydon Carse would also have been at Lord’s had they been available.The lack of upheaval supports the theory England had their best players in Australia, they just got the approach all wrong. Under-prepared, under-drilled, and weak under pressure.The wider frustration…
David Benavidez has reached a point where some observers no longer see Dmitry Bivol as his most interesting opponent. Benavidez’s recent success at cruiserweight has changed the discussion about who he should face next. After stopping Gilberto Ramirez to capture the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles, the unbeaten champion has been linked to fights against Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, Jai Opetaia, and even heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk. Bivol recently returned from a 15-month layoff and back surgery with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Michael Eifert. While discussing what could come next for both fighters, Max Kellerman argued that Benavidez may…
Chelsea and Real Madrid are getting deep into the weeds over talks about Enzo Fernandez, which could see players coming the other way. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Spanish football papers Marca, AS and Sport tend to dominate the football world in that country, but it seems they have a new competitor when it comes to Enzo Fernandez transfer news. El Debate’s Tomas Gonzalez Martinez has been all over the story, and he’s…
England will not enforce a social media ban on their players during the Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil this summer, but players will be supported in navigating its challenges during the tournament. During England’s victorious campaign in the 50-over edition in 2017, the team agreed to come off social media platform X (Twitter at the time) but some still used Instagram. Current captain Nat Sciver-Brunt confirmed they will not have a team-wide policy for the upcoming tournament which starts on 12 June, saying the social media landscape is completely different for players of a younger generation.”If you asked…