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Birmingham, Jul 3: India sailed into the Cricket World Cup semi-finals and eliminated opponents Bangladesh after Rohit Sharma`s century and Jasprit Bumrah`s four-wicket haul secured a 28-run victory over their neighbours on Tuesday. Rohit smashed his fourth century of this year`s tournament and featured in a massive 180-run opening partnership with KL Rahul to help India to a commanding 314-9

Birmingham, Jul 2: Indian opener Rohit Sharma on Tuesday surpassed David Warner to become the leading run-getter in the ongoing World Cup after scoring his fourth hundred of the tournament. With his 26th ODI hundred that came against Bangladesh, Rohit equalled Kumar Sangakkara's record of scoring most tons in a World Cup edition. The Sri Lankan great had slammed four centuries in the 2015 edition

London, Jul 2: Shoaib Akhtar was left disappointed after India’s loss to England in the World Cup, denting Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the semifinals. In a must win game for hosts England, India were set an imposing target of 338. However, despite opener Rohit Sharma’s century the Men in Blue could only manage 306 for five to lose by 31 runs. It was India’s first loss in the tournament.

New Delhi, Jul 2: India will lock horns with Bangladesh at the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in their penultimate game of group stage on Tuesday. The Indian side will look to win and seal their semi-finals berth. India's unbeaten streak in the tournament was broken by England in their last match as they defeated them by 31 runs. India is currently at the second position of the teams standing

London, Jul 2: Ton-up Nicholas Pooran played the innings of his life but Angelo Mathews delivered the ball of the match to get his wicket and help Sri Lanka to a 23-run victory over the West Indies in an inconsequential but thrilling World Cup tie here on Monday. With both teams not standing a chance to qualify for the semifinals, there was only pride to play for. But it turned out to be a rip

Birmingham, Jul 1: Vijay Shankar’s ICC World Cup campaign has come to a disappointing end as the all-rounder has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a toe injury sustained during practice. He is likely to be replaced by opening batsman Mayank Agarwal.The Karnataka opener made a great start to his international career, playing a stellar role in India’s Test series win in

Birmingham, Jul 1: "England bowled superbly," said Virat Kohli while admitting that they were not clinical with the bat in the 300-plus run chase against England in a World Cup match. England outbatted India to register a 31-run win in a high-scoring game and stay alive in the tournament on Sunday. Chasing an imposing 338 for a win, India could only manage 306 for five, and Kohli lamented his side

Birmingham, Jul 1: Bairstow brilliant century 111 off 109 (10 fours, 6 sixes), Ben stokes 79 off 54 (6 fours, 3 sixes), Jason Roy 66 off 57 (7 fours, 2 sixes) and Joe Root 44 off 54 and Liam Plunkett 3/55 helped England beat India by 31 runs in the ICC World Cup keeping their hopes alive for semi-final on Sunday. With this win England are back in top four keeping their hopes alive for semis spot

UK, Jun 30: Ahead of Brazil's clash against Argentina in Copa America semi-final, former Brazilian footballer Thiago Silva hailed Lionel Messi as the 'greatest player history'. "For me, Messi is the greatest player in history, the greatest player I've ever seen. But now, it's Brazil and Argentina. We'll leave it to admire him in other games ahead," Goal.com quoted Silva as saying. Messi has scored

London, Jun 30: On the 36th match day of the ICC World Cup in Leeds between Afghanistan and Pakistan, fights broke out between fans of both sides. Fans who were ticketless and cheering for the team from outside the stadium turned on each other and started vandalising stadium property. The instigators have been booked by the Yorkshire police and banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for