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LONDON: Kumar Sangakkara smashed an unbeaten 134 off 135 balls as Sri Lanka stunned England by seven wickets in a high-scoring thriller on Thursday to stay afloat in the Champions Trophy.The Islanders, chasing England's seemingly impregnable 293-7, launched a spirited chase in the day-night game at the Oval to surpass the target in 47.1 overs and throw open the semi-final race from group A.Sri Lanka, who would have been knocked out of the tournament had they lost, are now level with England on two points each, one behind group leaders New Zealand.Australia, the fourth team in the group, have one point.The two semi-final spots will be determined after the last round of matches when England take on New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday and Sri Lanka clash with Australia at the Oval on Monday.Left-handed Sangakkara, cheered on by a big Sri Lankan contingent in the packed stands, anchored the chase ...
MONTEGO BAY: Jamaican national team coach Theodore Whitmore, whose team has lost four straight in qualifying for Brazil 2014, has resigned after a 2-0 loss to Honduras on Tuesday.According to the Jamaican daily, The Observer, Whitmore and management had a meeting after the Honduras' loss and the coach was left with the choice to resign or be sacked.With two draws and four defeats, Jamaica is in last place in the qualifying group in Confederation of ...
SYDNEY: Explosive opener David Warner's second disciplinary hearing in three weeks has raised concerns about the culture of the Australian team heading into next month's Ashes series in England.Warner was dropped for the Champions Trophy match against New Zealand in Birmingham on Wednesday and made to carry the drinks amid England complaints of an "unprovoked physical attack" on batsman Joe Root.Cricket Australia said Warner had been reported for breaching its code of conduct relating to ...
SAN ANTONIO: Danny Green and Gary Neal put on a three-point clinic in game three of the NBA finals as the journeymen seized the limelight on a stage usually reserved for the league's brightest stars.The San Antonio Spurs made an NBA finals record 16 three pointers en route to a 113-77 scorching of the Miami Heat on Tuesday to take a 2-1 series lead over the defending champions.Green finished with 27 points on seven-of-nine shooting ...
MADRID: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi denied stunning allegations Wednesday that he and his father engaged in tax fraud worth more than four million euros ($5 million).The 25-year-old Argentina international and four-time World Player of the year expressed shock at the accusation by Spanish financial crimes prosecutors."We are surprised about this news because we have never committed any infringement," the striker said in an English-language statement released on his Facebook account."We have always fulfilled all our ...
JAKARTA: Indonesia's former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat bid an emotional farewell Wednesday to a colourful career that made him one of badminton's biggest stars in front of a roaring home crowd.With hundreds of fans cheering "Taufik can" and waving banners that read "Legend", the 31-year-old played his final professional match at the Indonesia Open, a tournament that he has won six times.While the first-round match ended with his defeat to India's Sai Praneeth ...
SAN ANTONIO: French dynamo Tony Parker said he is hopeful of being able to play Thursday night after suffering a hamstring sprain in game three of the NBA finals.Parker was examined by San Antonio Spurs' team doctors and underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan Wednesday which showed he suffered a "grade one" strain of his right hamstring. The team has listed him as day-to-day."Today the MRI just confirmed what I felt was a strain, ...More Articles...
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