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HARARE: For the second successive match, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor hit an unbeaten century and finished on the losing side as New Zealand won the second one-day international by four wickets at Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
Taylor made 107 not out off 105 balls with 12 fours and a six to enable Zimbabwe to reach 259 for eight.
But in-form Martin Guptill hit a century of his own to secure victory for New Zealand.
Guptill, who made a hundred on debut against the West Indies in Auckland in January 2009, notched his second century in his 54th match.
He made 105 off 121 balls and shared a second-wicket stand of 157 with Brendon McCullum which put New Zealand on course for an easy win before three wickets fell in quick succession to give the tourists some anxious moments.
McCullum struck 87 off 99 balls but was dropped four times, including a chance ...
BERLIN: Hanover 96 are desperate to defend their own unbeaten record at home in the German league on Sunday when they host leaders Bayern Munich with the Bavarians having last tasted defeat in August.
Bayern started the weekend five-points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and are on a 13-match unbeaten run.
Both teams had tough midweek matches: Bayern were held 1-1 at Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday while Hanover drew 2-2 with Copenhagen ...
ABU DHABI: Kumar Sangakkara hit his eighth double hundred and Prasanna Jayawardene notched up a fighting century to thwart Pakistan's hopes of victory to salvage a draw for Sri Lanka in the first Test here on Saturday.
Sangakkara scored 211 during a marathon near eleven-hour stay while Prasanna made 120, for his fourth century, as Sri Lanka piled on 483 to frustrate Pakistan on the fifth and final day at Abu Dhabi stadium.
A cluster of wickets ...
ROME: AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has set his players a target of four straight wins to climb up the table ahead of the next international break.
Milan currently sit in the bottom half of the table having won just two of their opening six Serie A matches, although they did show signs of returning to form in last week's 3-0 defeat of Palermo, as well as the midweek 2-0 victory against BATE Borisov in the ...
CHITTAGONG: The second day's play in the opening Test between Bangladesh and the West Indies was called off without a ball being bowled on Saturday due to a wet outfield following overnight rain.
The hosts were 255-4 in their first innings at stumps on Friday after winning the toss, with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim unbeaten on 68 and Naeem Islam on eight not out.
The second and final Test starts in Dhaka on October 29.
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HARARE: New Zealand won the toss and sent Zimbabwe in to bat in the second one-day international at Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
Zimbabwe made two changes following their defeat by nine wickets in the first match of the three-game series at the same venue on Thursday with batsman Malcolm Waller and all-rounder Keegan Meth replacing Chamu Chibhabha and Kyle Jarvis.
New Zealand made three changes. Jacob Oram was back after missing the first match ...
ABU DHABI: Kumar Sangakkara neared his eighth double hundred in tests and with Prasanna Jayawardene brightened Sri Lanka's chances of salvaging a draw on the final day of the opening test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.
Sangakkara (185) and Jayawardene (66), both unbeaten overnight, batted resolutely to take Sri Lanka to 364 runs for five wickets at lunch on Saturday, a lead of 50 runs.
The duo added 131 runs for the unbroken sixth-wicket partnership as Pakistan ...More Articles...
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