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Wales reached their second straight European Championship finals after a goal in each half by midfielder Aaron Ramsey gave them a 2-0 home win over Hungary in their decisive Group E qualifier on Tuesday. (Photo:AFP)

Aaron Ramsey's double seals Euro 2020 spot for Wales

The Welsh finished runners-up on 14 points from eight games, three behind Croatia.

20 Nov 2019 9:13 AM

Another collapse saw them go down to South Africa by nine wickets in a World Cup match. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Gulbadin Naib urges his batsmen to play full 50-overs, keep calm

A sudden collapse is becoming a worrying trend for Afghanistan, who fell from 66 for no loss to 70 for 4 against New Zealand last week.

16 Jun 2019 2:48 PM

Morris' new approach has brought him consistency, something that South Africa's attack as a whole have been striving for (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: All-rounder Morris credits Gibson for bowling success

South Africa finally banked their first victory of the Cricket World Cup with a nine wicket win over Afghanistan

16 Jun 2019 12:46 PM

Faf du Plessis's side endured a torrid start to their campaign, losing their first three matches before a no result against the West Indies. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Imran Tahir, Quinton De Kock showdown gives SA 1st win vs Afghanistan

Amla and Andile Phehlukwayo saw South Africa over the line as they reached their revised target of 127 with 116 balls remaining.

16 Jun 2019 10:00 AM

Win-less so far in the tournament, both South Africa and Afghanistan will be eagerly looking to tick the victory box when they take on each other in a World Cup encounter here on Saturday. (Photo: cricketworldcup/instagram)

ICC CWC'19: South Africa, Afghanistan look to open World Cup account with a win

Down and out, the two bottom-placed teams know that this will be their best chance to post their first win in the ongoing 50-over showpiece.

14 Jun 2019 3:41 PM

Rassie Van der Dussen has scores of 50, 41 and 22 in the World Cup so far. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'ABD probably didn't handle his return plan well': Rassie van der Dussen

Middle-order batsman Rassie Van der Dussen has appeared in 13 ODIs since making his debut in January this year.

14 Jun 2019 2:16 PM

Archer's ability to routinely top speeds of 90 mph makes him a hugely valuable asset and that speed was on show when a ball that clean bowled Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar flew off the top of the stumps and straight over the boundary without touching the ground at Sophia Gardens. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: World Cup match versus West Indies will be another match for Jofra Archer

Archer is not the only express bowler in England's line-up, with Mark Wood also capable of blistering pace.

10 Jun 2019 3:44 PM

The twin threats of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood gave Shakib a proper examination. (Photo:File)

'Had to convince everyone in team to let me bat at three': Shakib

Shakib is in fine form with the bat but he knows it is with the ball that Bangladesh came unstuck against England.

09 Jun 2019 1:44 PM

England's Jos Buttler in action during the ICC Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and Bangladesh at the Cardiff Wales Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday, June 8, 2019. (Photo:AFP)

Eoin Morgan confident about Jos Buttler's return before crucial WC match against WI

Butler, who is in great form, is a big asset for England, and losing him early in the ongoing tournament is a big blow to the team.

09 Jun 2019 11:29 AM

Morgan further said that Roy has matured from a county cricketer to a complete international cricketer. (Photo: AFP)

Morgan lauds Roy for his match-winning WC ton.

England will next meet West Indies on June 14 at the Rose Bowl, Southampton.

09 Jun 2019 11:00 AM

England batsman Jason Roy wasn't aware he was about to clatter into an unsuspecting umpire who also was looking out into the field. Bang! Down went West Indian official Joel Wilson, much to the shock of Roy and the initial amusement of his teammates who were laughing heartily from the balcony of the team's dressing room. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC 2019: Jason Roy slams 153 as England sinks Bangladesh to win by 106 runs

The explosive opening batsman smashed a 121-ball 153 to help England to a tournament-high 386-6.

09 Jun 2019 9:36 AM

Roy - jogging leisurely between the wickets - accidentally ran straight into unsuspecting West Indian umpire Joel Wilson. (Photo: AP)

Roy smashes 153, takes out umpire as England hits 386-6

The explosive opening batsman posted his ninth century in one-day internationals and reached the milestone in bizarre fashion.

08 Jun 2019 7:34 PM

Both teams have won one of their two games to date in the 10-team round-robin format. (Photo: AFP)

'Bangladesh not relying on history against England': Mashrafe Mortaza

Minnows Bangladesh have defeated England twice before in the World Cup with the win in the 2015 edition knocking them out of the tournament.

08 Jun 2019 12:55 PM

Having started their quest to win a first men's World Cup with a 104-run thrashing of South Africa at the Oval, England head into this weekend's clash on the back of a surprise 14-run defeat by Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)

England complete World Cup circle against Bangladesh

The Tigers condemned Eoin Morgan's men to a first-round exit at the 2015 edition with a 15-run victory in Adelaide.

07 Jun 2019 3:08 PM

Sri Lanka made sure that victory did not come at their expense as Lasith Malinga bowled Hamid Hassan with a yorker four balls later. (Photo:AP)

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Struggling Lanka edges Afghanistan to win by 34 runs

Sri Lanka limped to 201 all out in the 37th over as Afghanistan grabbed 9 wickets for 57 runs to have a chance of pulling off a shock win.

05 Jun 2019 9:14 AM

Karunaratne and Kusal Perera settled quickly and grabbed the initiative, putting on 92 for the first wicket for the out-of-form side. (Photo: AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka collapse against Afghanistan

Gulbadin Naib won the toss and put SL in to bat, hoping to take advantage of the favourable conditions for bowlers in the Welsh capital.

04 Jun 2019 5:34 PM

Only Karunaratne showed some resistance with the bat for the Islanders as he remained unbeaten and played a knock of 52 runs off 84 deliveries.(Photo: AP)

Karunaratne blames batsmen for Sri Lanka's thumping loss against Kiwis

Sri Lanka is currently ranked at the number nine position in the ICC ODI team rankings.

02 Jun 2019 12:58 PM

Martin Guptill and Colin Munro then struck unbeaten half-centuries to make short work of their modest target. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in World Cup

Henry returned figures of 3-29 and combined with fellow paceman Lockie Ferguson who also took three wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for 136.

01 Jun 2019 8:17 PM

He considers himself lucky that in the past few years while playing for India, he got an opportunity to have a few good partnerships with Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

'Time away helped me reflect on my game', says KL Rahul on his ton against Bangladesh

Rahul has more or less guaranteed his place in India's World Cup playing XI with a hundred against Bangladesh in the warm-up game.

29 May 2019 2:14 PM

Bhuvneshwar along with Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah form the Indian pace unit. (Photo: PTI)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar hoping to start World Cup campaign on winning note

The 29-year-old has played some crucial innings in lower middle-order and has been preparing himself in the nets.

29 May 2019 12:52 PM

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