18 h. ago Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra lead New Zealand into Champions Trophy final

The Black Caps piled the pressure on South Africa with a new tournament-record before securing a 50-run victory

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18 h. ago New Zealand smash South Africa to set up Champions Trophy final with India

Lahore: NZ, 362-6, beat South Africa, 312-9, by 50 runsBlack Caps hit record score to book place in Dubai finalNew Zealand will take on India in the final of the Champions Trophy after centuries from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson enabled them to outmuscle South Africa in their Lahore semi-final.The Black Caps piled on the pressure with a new tournament-record score of 362 for six, Ravindra with 108 and Williamson adding 102, and their bowlers finished the job in clinical fashion to seal a comfortable 50-run win. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago New Zealand secure Champions Trophy final spot after beating South Africa

The Black Caps had piled the pressure on South Africa with a new tournament-record score of 362 for six.

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19 h. ago New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs to reach ICC Champions Trophy final – as it happened

Centuries from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson set up an ultimately comfortable win for New Zealand, whose captain, Mitchell Santner, bowled superblyOne of my favourite writers, Andrew Fidel Fernando of Cricinfo fame, has this to say on X:I hope, today, NZ and South Africa put on a semi final for the ages in Lahore. I hope it is a match the city will revel in. The cricket world is increasingly unkind, held to ransom by the lowest impulses of South Asian geopolitics, and now a near-slavish worship of commerce. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago ‘A league of passion’: José Mourinho open to managing Rangers or Celtic

Mourinho states he is not looking to leave FenerbahceTakes aim at sacked Clement before Europa League tieJosé Mourinho has not ruled out managing Rangers or Celtic. The Fenerbahce head coach is preparing for Thursday’s Europa League last-16 first leg in Istanbul against Rangers, who have Barry Ferguson in interim charge after the sacking of Philippe Clement.Mourinho, whose Porto side beat Celtic after extra time in the 2003 Uefa Cup final to secure his first European trophy, took some of his coaching badges in Ayrshire in the 1990s. Asked whether coaching in Glasgow appealed to him, he said: “In this moment, no, because I have a job that motivates me and a job that demands loyalty. But why not in the future? People can say that the Scottish League is a league of two teams, but it’s a league of passion. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago New Zealand set South Africa target of 362: ICC Champions Trophy semi

Live updates from 9am UK timeWhy not email Daniel with your thoughtsOne of my favourite writers, Andrew Fidel Fernando of Cricinfo fame, has this to say on X:I hope, today, NZ and South Africa put on a semi final for the ages in Lahore. I hope it is a match the city will revel in. The cricket world is increasingly unkind, held to ransom by the lowest impulses of South Asian geopolitics, and now a near-slavish worship of commerce. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Newcastle suffer blow as star follows Anthony Gordon in missing Carabao Cup final vs Liverpool

Newcastle are gearing up for next week's Carabao Cup final, where they will look to end a 70-year trophy drought, but Eddie Howe has suffered a fresh blow to his plans

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37 h. ago India beat Australia to reach Champions Trophy final against South Africa or New Zealand

Rohit Sharma’s side triumph by four wickets in Dubai as strong form continues

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43 h. ago Virat Kohli steers India past Australia and into Champions Trophy final

Australia 264 all out; India 267-6 in DubaiVeteran’s 84 takes his team to four-wicket victoryMany changes of personnel, one simple change of sequence. The World Cup final in 2023 began with Pat Cummins choosing to give Australia’s bowlers the chance to choke out India’s batting. A year and a half later, in the Champions Trophy, Steve Smith as injury substitute decided that a very different Australian team should bat first. Late-career struggles or no, Virat Kohli remains one-day cricket’s greatest chaser. And while a miniature tournament semi-final in Dubai is not an equal trade for a World Cup decider in a packed house at home, there will be partial catharsis for this Indian side beating Australia in a global tournament knockout.The target was 265, at a ground where scoring in this tournament has been modest, but after an early stutter the pursuit rarely looked a challenge in a win that felt much safer than margins of four wickets or 11 balls. Australia anticipated turn, leaving ou...

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44 h. ago India beat Australia by four wickets: Champions Trophy cricket semi

Over-by-over report: India chasing 265 to win in DubaiSign up for our newsletter, The Spin | And mail Daniel1st over: Australia 2-0 (Head 1, Connolly 0) Shami was millimetres away from the early breakthrough. Just mistimed his attempt at a return catch, palming it round the post as opposed to pouching the leading edge off Head’s bat. Head collected a single from a full blooded drive that was well stopped in the covers. Connolly swiped and missed at one. Apart from the wide up front, it was a tidy start with the ball.Dropped off the first (legal) ball! Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Adam Zampa hoping to rediscover best form ahead of crunch semi

The leg-spinner has taken four wickets in the tournament but admits he isn’t ‘bowling at my best’

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5 d. ago Man City cannot let their final chance of a trophy slip vs Plymouth

Manchester City take on Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fifth round tonight

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham tormented by Peterborough stars as new footage emerges

Wrexham's EFL Trophy semi-final defeat to Peterborough was followed by a post-match taunt from one of the Posh players, who mercilessly mocked the Hollywood owners

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1 week ago Virat Kohli century steers India to Champions Trophy win over Pakistan

Group A: India, 244-4, bt Pakistan, 241 by 6wktsKohli’s 51st ODI century seals victory in DubaiVirat Kohli’s record-extending 51st one-day century secured a six-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai that puts India on the verge of qualifying for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.After Pakistan were bowled out for a disappointing 241 in 49.4 overs, Kohli took centre stage, ticking off 14,000 ODI runs en route to 100 not out off 111 balls – with a final cover drive sealing his century and India’s victory, which leaves their rivals on the brink of early elimination. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 5 key talking points as England prepare to face Australia in Champions Trophy

Brendon McCullum’s reign as England’s white-ball coach got off to an inauspicious start with T20 and ODI series defeats in India.

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2 w. ago The tournament that refuses to die: Champions Trophy back for more

Favourites India come into tournament on sour note after refusal to play in Pakistan gives superpower tactical edgeAs the ICC Champions Trophy resurfaces in Pakistan this week, nearly eight years since the last one, folks will be forgiven for a few double takes, for feeling a bit like Ian Wright reuniting with his old teacher in that lovely viral clip, jaw dropped to the floor and gasping: “You’re alive! Someone said you were dead!”Although did anyone seriously think the Champions Trophy was toast? They say cockroaches and microbes would survive a nuclear apocalypse but there is every chance international cricket’s 50‑over tournoi would also spring up in the wasteland, glowing with radiation but still ready to stick its presumably mutated winners in those Miami Vice-style white blazers and deliver that sweet, sweet broadcast money. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mayor of London Sadiq Khan hopes for Pak vs Eng final in Champions Trophy

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan hopes for Pak vs Eng final in Champions Trophy  Geo News

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