Trailblazing bowler Rashid Khan said Afghanistan will fear no one when the World Cup starts in May after a maiden Test win enhanced the reputation of the rising cricket nation. Khan, who is one of the world’s leading bowlers in short-form cricket, said Afghanistan’s confidence was growing after beating Ireland on Monday in just their …
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Football Extras: New-look Germany draw with Serbia
News of all that’s transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Germany’s Ilkay Gundogan and Serbia’s Marko Dmitrovic vie for possession during their international friendly at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany on Thursday. Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters Germany’s new-look team made a promising return to the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly on …
The Champions League bracket is officially set and offers some potential dream matches leading into the final
The Champions League quarterfinals are set, with the eight remaining teams now knowing their competition for the next round. The quarterfinals offer some compelling pairings, but the best matches could be saved for the final depending on how the competition plays out. Ronaldo vs. Messi, Tottenham vs. Liverpool, and a Manchester Derby are all potential …
Adidas announces equal bonuses for winning women’s World Cup players
Sports company Adidas announced on Friday that its sponsored players on the winning 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup team will receive the same performance bonus as their male counterparts. “We believe in inspiring and enabling the next generation of female athletes, creators and leaders through breaking barriers,” Adidas head of global brands Eric Liedtke said …
Top five father-son duos to have played in La Liga
Bengaluru/Doha, March 26: Cruyff, Alonso, Busquets… names that all La Liga fans will know well. But did you know that more than one generation of these famous footballing families have played a starring role in La Liga history? A love of football is often passed down from generation to generation and, in some cases, sons …
How three quarters of 25 to 30-year-olds have used a phone on the loo
Britons have become so hooked on their mobiles that staggering numbers check them on the toilet, in bed – and even during sex. Three-quarters of people aged 25 to 30 have texted, emailed, used apps or surfed the internet while on the loo, while an astonishing one in six confessed to checking social media while making …
Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup super-G title
SOLDEU, Andorra — Mikaela Shiffrin won the World Cup super-G title for her 10th career crystal globe, and Dominik Paris secured the men’s title by winning the season-ending race at the World Cup Finals on Thursday.Both skiers won super-G titles at the world championships five weeks ago, but had not won the season-long World Cup …
Fortnite World Cup Start Time: How To Compete For Big Money
News By Bob Fekete @BobFekete 03/25/19 Email Facebook Twitter Reddit Fortnite is gearing up for the first stage in a massive World Cup competition. Even more exciting: this tournament is open to all Fortnite players 13 years old or older. If you want to try your hand a professional Fortnite , here’s how you can …
A father who thought New Zealand was a ‘safe place to raise a family’ and a tourist visiting his son: Fresh details about the 50 innocent victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre emerge
Nearly three days since the horrific terror attack in Christchurch which left 50 worshippers dead, new details about the innocent victims are emerging. On Friday, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant allegedly went on a shooting rampage at two mosques and gunned down dozens of innocent people including children, a student pilot, a design engineer and a health …
Manchester City 7 Schalke 0 (10-2 agg): Aguero & Sane show no mercy
Results | Fixtures Pep Guardiola’s men sat firmly in the driving seat after a come-from-behind 3-2 success in Gelsenkirchen last month and they were never in danger of letting the lead slip against a passive opponent. Aguero struck twice and Leroy Sane once in the space of seven first-half minutes before Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, …