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South Africa men finally win home sevens title and New Zealand takes women’s final
1 month ago

South Africa men finally win home sevens title and New Zealand takes women’s final

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa won its hometown rugby sevens title for the first time in nine years after beating France 26-14 in the men’s final on Sunday. The men’s final was tied on 14 at halftime but South Africa pulled away as Olympic champion France conceded penalties and errors under pressure. A minute later, Van Wyk’s tap …

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Ben Stokes opens up on why he skipped IPL mega auction
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ben Stokes opens up on why he skipped IPL mega auction

Deccan Chronicle  

Christchurch: England Test captain Ben Stokes said he opted out of the recent IPL mega auction to prolong his international career, and focus on some important assignments such as the Ashes. It's about looking at what I've got ahead and making the decision that is right for me to be able to prolong my career as long as possible," Stokes …

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WTC Final scenarios: How India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Zealand and South Africa can qualify for summit clash
2 months ago

WTC Final scenarios: How India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Zealand and South Africa can qualify for summit clash

Firstpost  

Team India, after going down 0-3 to New Zealand in the recently-concluded Test series at home, will have their task cut out against Australia in the five-match Test series Down Under. World Test Championship 2023-25 standings Position Team Matches Won Lost Draw Point deductions Points Points percentage 1 Australia 12 8 3 1 10 90 62.50 2 India 14 8 …

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Bangladesh Set to Strike Back at Afghanistan in Sharjah
2 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Set to Strike Back at Afghanistan in Sharjah

The Hindu  

Bangladesh will be looking to bounce back from their Test series defeat against South Africa when they take on Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in Sharjah. Bangladesh sits eighth in the ICC ODI team rankings, just ahead of Afghanistan, who are ranked ninth. Afghanistan is on a high in limited overs cricket, having beaten top nations including England, Pakistan …

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IND vs ENG: Ashwin, Bairstow to become fourth duo to feature in 100th Test together; full list of pairs to achieve the feat
10 months ago

IND vs ENG: Ashwin, Bairstow to become fourth duo to feature in 100th Test together; full list of pairs to achieve the feat

The Hindu  

Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday. The second instance involved three players as South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock and Stephen Fleming played their 100th Test in the South Africa-New Zealand game …

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Domestic veteran, uncapped Edward Moore added to South Africa's Test squad for New Zealand series
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Domestic veteran, uncapped Edward Moore added to South Africa's Test squad for New Zealand series

India TV News  

Edward Moore is the latest addition to the inexperienced South Africa squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand in February. Moore's addition was confirmed by Cricket South Africa in a statement, "Western Province batter Edward Moore has been added to the Proteas Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand." Former Australia captain Steve Waugh even urged …

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Steve Waugh worried about future of Test cricket: 'If I were New Zealand, I wouldn't play' against weakened South Africa
1 year ago

Steve Waugh worried about future of Test cricket: 'If I were New Zealand, I wouldn't play' against weakened South Africa

India Today  

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh reacted strongly to South Africa not naming a full-strength Test squad for their 2-match series in New Zealand in February 2024, expressing concerns over the future of the longest format of the game. South Africa announced a significantly weakened squad for their upcoming Test series against New Zealand in February 2024. While the likes of …

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NZ vs BAN T20Is: Returning captain Kane Williamson withdrawn, Rachin Ravindra comes in as replacement
1 year ago

NZ vs BAN T20Is: Returning captain Kane Williamson withdrawn, Rachin Ravindra comes in as replacement

India TV News  

Kane Williamson's return to T20I cricket has been delayed as New Zealand Cricket withdrew their captain and ace pacer Kyle Jamieson from the squad for the upcoming T20I series on Friday. "We want both Kane and Kyle to be in the best possible place leading into the next block of Test cricket against South Africa and Australia," Gary Stead said …

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NZ vs SA highlights, World Cup 2023: de Kock, van der Dussen, and bowlers help South Africa beat New Zealand by 190 runs
1 year, 2 months ago

NZ vs SA highlights, World Cup 2023: de Kock, van der Dussen, and bowlers help South Africa beat New Zealand by 190 runs

The Hindu  

Preview Even before the Men’s World Cup began, Wednesday’s clash was expected to be one of the highlights of the league stage. While New Zealand has consistently punched above its weight in the tournament, the C-word has been synonymous with South Africa ever since its World Cup debut in 1992. Add to that the fact that the Proteas have not …

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NZ vs SA, World Cup highlights: South Africa thrash New Zealand by 190 runs
1 year, 2 months ago

NZ vs SA, World Cup highlights: South Africa thrash New Zealand by 190 runs

Hindustan Times  

New Zealand vs South Africa highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Pacer Marco Jansen ended up taking three wickets while spinner Keshav Maharaj bagged a four-wicket haul as New Zealand mustered 167 in 35.3 overs to record a massive defeat at the hands of South Africa on Wednesday. With the comfortable 190-run win over New Zealand, South Africa have regained the …

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NZ vs SA, World Cup highlights: South Africa thrash New Zealand by 190 runs
1 year, 2 months ago

NZ vs SA, World Cup highlights: South Africa thrash New Zealand by 190 runs

Hindustan Times  

New Zealand vs South Africa highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Pacer Marco Jansen ended up taking three wickets while spinner Keshav Maharaj bagged a four-wicket haul as New Zealand mustered 167 in 35.3 overs to record a massive defeat at the hands of South Africa on Wednesday. With the comfortable 190-run win over New Zealand, South Africa have regained the …

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NZ vs SA, World Cup highlights: South Africa thrash New Zealand by 190 runs
1 year, 2 months ago

NZ vs SA, World Cup highlights: South Africa thrash New Zealand by 190 runs

Hindustan Times  

New Zealand vs South Africa highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Pacer Marco Jansen ended up taking three wickets while spinner Keshav Maharaj bagged a four-wicket haul as New Zealand mustered 167 in 35.3 overs to record a massive defeat at the hands of South Africa on Wednesday. With the comfortable 190-run win over New Zealand, South Africa have regained the …

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Kolisi inspires South Africa to a place in history with a fourth Rugby World Cup title
1 year, 2 months ago

Kolisi inspires South Africa to a place in history with a fourth Rugby World Cup title

The Hindu  

Siya Kolisi clutched the Webb Ellis Cup tightly and then raised it high after helping South Africa make Rugby World Cup history with a fourth title, earning himself a place among the greats as only the second captain to win it back-to-back. “It’s real for us, we care for each other, we care for our country.” It was a hard …

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Springboks set an extra-big ‘bomb’ for New Zealand with unique tactics for Rugby World Cup final
1 year, 2 months ago

Springboks set an extra-big ‘bomb’ for New Zealand with unique tactics for Rugby World Cup final

Associated Press  

Jacques Nienaber said the Springboks considered the more traditional option of 5-3 and the slightly risky 6-2. Then they went 7-1 and all-in for the Rugby World Cup final and Nienaber’s last game as coach of South Africa. When South Africa first used the 7-1 split against New Zealand in a World Cup warmup in August, former Scotland coach Matt …

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The Rugby World Cup final will be supercharged by one of sport’s greatest rivalries
1 year, 2 months ago

The Rugby World Cup final will be supercharged by one of sport’s greatest rivalries

Associated Press  

New Zealand and South Africa will contest Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final and bring one of sport’s most enduring, most intense rivalries to the ultimate stage for the first time in nearly 30 years. The All Blacks and the Springboks — with 102 years of games between them — have met in the Rugby World Cup final just once before, …

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ODI World Cup 2023 warm-up: New Zealand beats South Africa by seven runs via DLS; Bavuma joining team soon
1 year, 3 months ago

ODI World Cup 2023 warm-up: New Zealand beats South Africa by seven runs via DLS; Bavuma joining team soon

The Hindu  

Quinton de Kock copped a blow on the helmet and tackled some tricky deliveries en route to his unbeaten 84, but in the end, it wasn’t enough as South Africa went down to New Zealand by seven runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-curtailed World Cup warm-up fixture. Even though New Zealand’s fast bowlers - Trent Boult and Matt Henry …

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Springboks inflict heaviest defeat ever on All Blacks in World Cup warmup
1 year, 4 months ago

Springboks inflict heaviest defeat ever on All Blacks in World Cup warmup

Associated Press  

LONDON — Nobody held back. South Africa smashed its previous biggest winning margin against New Zealand and inflicted on the All Blacks their heaviest defeat ever in a 35-7 whipping at Twickenham on Friday, just two weeks before the Rugby World Cup in France. South Africa’s previous biggest win over New Zealand was 17-0 in 1928. Barrett was marched in …

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South Africa to send below-strength Test team to New Zealand
1 year, 4 months ago

South Africa to send below-strength Test team to New Zealand

The Hindu  

South Africa will send an understrength team to New Zealand for two World Test Championship matches in February, following the release on Tuesday of the fixtures for its domestic SA20 franchise competition. Cricket South Africa chief executive Pholetsi Moseki confirmed to AFP on Tuesday that no players contracted to the six SA20 franchises would travel to New Zealand. “It is …

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Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh give India edge in inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh give India edge in inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup

The Hindu  

The women’s national selection committee sprang a surprise by naming Shafali Verma, 18, as the captain of India’s U-19 women’s team for the inaugural edition of the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, to be played in South Africa from January 14 next year. Nineteen-year-old Richa Ghosh, Shafali’s teammate in the senior women’s team, has also been named in the side. …

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Wayne Pivac believes Rio Dyer will thrive on debut against New Zealand
2 years, 2 months ago

Wayne Pivac believes Rio Dyer will thrive on debut against New Zealand

The Independent  

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Rugby Championship preview: Springboks poised to sound death knell on Ian Foster era for the All Blacks
2 years, 4 months ago

Rugby Championship preview: Springboks poised to sound death knell on Ian Foster era for the All Blacks

The Independent  

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FIH Women's Hockey World Cup: Germany and Belgium Through to Quarters Where New Zealand and Netherlands Lie in Wait
2 years, 6 months ago

FIH Women's Hockey World Cup: Germany and Belgium Through to Quarters Where New Zealand and Netherlands Lie in Wait

News 18  

The first set of cross-over matches showed the two sides of penalty corners. Germany vs South Africa With Germany sitting fourth in the FIH World Rankings and South Africa in 16th position, this was always going to be a tough ask for the lower-ranked team. Certainly six penalty corners, to South Africa’s two, had given Germany every opportunity to score …

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Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 Points Table: Australia, South Africa, England and West Indies reach semis; India eliminated
2 years, 9 months ago

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 Points Table: Australia, South Africa, England and West Indies reach semis; India eliminated

Firstpost  

Check out the updated points table of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 The ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 is being played in New Zealand. A total of eight teams — Hosts New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, England and South Africa will battle it out over the next one month for the prestigious World Cup trophy. On …

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New Year’s Eve countdowns around the world
3 years ago

New Year’s Eve countdowns around the world

CNN  

CNN — People around the world are beginning to wave goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022. The Pacific Island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati are the first to see the new year – when it is still 5 a.m. on December 31 on the East Coast of the United States and 11 a.m. UTC. ET Samoa, Tonga and Christmas …

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