Sentinel Digital Desk
Assam stormed into the knockout stage in the Vijay Hazare Cricket tournament in Kolkata on Wednesday defeating Delhi by 25 runs in their last group league match. With this Assam is all set to play at their Quarter Final match on November 28 in Ahmedabad.
Diego Alonso, Uruguay's head coach, said the country's 35-year old striker Luis Suarez is fit enough to feature in their opening World Cup match against South Korea on Thursday.
In what has come as Spain’s biggest ever win the World Cup, the 2010 winner put seven unanswered goals past Costa Rica to begin its World Cup challenge in the sides' Group E opener at Doha on Wednesday.
Assam defeated Bihar by 80 runs in the U25 State A Cricket at Jaipur on Wednesday. Elected to bat Assam were bowled out 231 (49.3 overs) and later they restricted Bihar 151 in 43.4 overs.
Uncapped 18-year old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to England's Men's Test squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday. If selected during the three-match Test series, Rehan will become the youngest player to play Test cricket for England men.
Japan have provided the second major shock of the FIFA World Cup with a stunning comeback 2-1 win over Germany at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Wednesday.
Croatia's World Cup campaign got off to a stuttering start with a 0-0 draw against a battling Morocco on Wednesday. Croatia, who were beaten by France in the final four years ago, will now turn their attention to their game against Canada on Sunday, when Morocco will face Belgium.
Youth Asian champions Muskan, Tamanna and two other Indian pugilists posted dominating victories to reach semifinal at the IBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain.
Left-arm spin all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed has replaced unfit Ravindra Jadeja for the upcoming three-match ODI series in Bangladesh, the BCCI on announced Wednesday. The 33-year-old Jadeja is yet to recover from his knee injury and will continue to be under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team.
Sikkim is set to host its first ever Ranji Trophy match this December after receiving the go-ahead from the BCCI, as stated by the Sikkim Cricket Association in a press statement also mentioning that it received the BCCI’s nod after having met the standards required for hosting the first-class tournament.
A brace by Olivier Giroud and a goal each by Adrien Rabiot, and Kylian Mbappe helped defending champions France to carve out an emphatic 4-1 win over Australia in their Group D match at the Janoub Stadium in Doha on Tuesday evening.
Leading multiplex chain INOX Leisure Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it is all set to live screen matches from FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 across its 22 multiplexes in 15 cities in India, namely Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Pune, Goa, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Siliguri, Surat, Indore, Vadodara, Dhanbad, and Thrissur.