Kingstown [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines], June 17 (ANI): Tanzim Hasan Sakib's terrific four-wicket haul sealed Bangladesh's place in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s after the Tigers registered a 21-run win over Nepal at the Arnos Vale Ground on Sunday (local time). Bangladesh became the final team to make the T20 World Cup Super Eights. Nepal was bowled out for 85 and this is the lowest total ever defended by a team i
(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) The resurgent St. Louis Cardinals are set to open a three-game series against the host Miami Marlins on Monday night. On May 11, the Cardinals were 15-24. But after beating the Cubs 2-1 on Sunday, the Cardinals are 35-35, and they would be a wild-card team if the regular season ended today. "Really nice job by our pitchers," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said after Sunday's
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Junior Santos scored a second-half winner as Botafogo returned to the top of Brazil's Serie A standings on Sunday with a 2-1 defeat of Gremio.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK) Carson Foster, who at the last Olympic trials finished a whisker away from the Tokyo Games because of a third-place finish, won the men's 400-meter individual medley on Sunday with a time of 4:07.64 at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis. "The first thing I thought of when I did it is I have so many -- probably 25 family and friends sitting in the stands
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) The Boston Red Sox set a franchise record by stealing nine bases en route to a 9-3 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday night. David Hamilton had four of Boston's nine steals. He also had two hits and scored three times. Boston's Ceddanne Rafaela collected three hits and drove in two runs. Rafaela is 11-for-19 in his past five games. Connor Wong added a team-hi
(Photo credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports) Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the host Minnesota Twins held on for an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics in the nightcap of a doubleheader Sunday in Minneapolis. Trevor Larnach and Royce Lewis also homered for the Twins, who completed a four-game sweep of the Athletics and won their fifth straight contest. Austin Martin and
(Photo credit: Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK) Ryan Blaney finally found his way into the win column this year by leading a career-high 201 laps Sunday night, taking the inaugural Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The reigning series champion broke a 17-streak winless streak by taking two tires on his No. 12 Ford on the final pit stop while most of th
Gros Islet [St Lucia], June 17 (ANI): Top knocks by Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis and spirited cameos from Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews powered Sri Lanka to 201/6 against Netherlands in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Sunday (local time). Asalanka and Mendis played crucial knocks of 46 runs respectively while spirited cameos from Dhananjaya (34) and Angelo Mathe
NAIROBI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya Under-17 women's team made history on Sunday by becoming the first national team ever to qualify for a football World Cup.
Читать дальше...Kingstown [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines], June 17 (ANI): Nepal bowlers unleashed their fury to floor Bangladesh batters for 106 in their Group D match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Arnos Vale Ground on Sunday (local time). Sompal Kami with the new ball was the architect of Bangladesh's batting collapse on a pitch that had decent grass cover later it was the captain Rohit Paudel who bagged two important
London [UK], June 17 (ANI): World No. 31 Katie Boulter successfully defended her Nottingham Open title, defeating former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova on Sunday. Boulter defeated Pliskova in the final, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nottingham is Boulter's third career title and second this season. She had already won her opening match of the year on San Diego's hard courts. Boulter won her maiden WTA Tour championship last year in Nottingham,
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Quarterback Adrian Martinez rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Birmingham Stallions avenged their only loss of the season with a 25-0 victory over the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday in the inaugural UFL Championship Game in St. Louis. Birmingham captured its third consecutive title after claiming back-to-back crowns in the legacy USFL, all under coach Skip
Gros Islet [St Lucia], June 17 (ANI): Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bowl first in a must-win match against Sri Lanka in their Group D match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Sunday (local time). If Bangladesh defeats Nepal, the Netherlands could be eliminated from the 2024 T20 World Cup before their match against Sri Lanka ends. However, th
Bryson DeChambeau came out on top in a dramatic final round, back-nine-battle with Rory McIlroy to win the U.S. Open by one shot Sunday at Pinehurst resort in North Carolina as the Northern Irishman's major misery continued.
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BERLIN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands bounced back from one goal down after joker Wout Weghorst provided the 2-1 decider to edge stubborn Poland in Euro 2024 while Jude Bellingham's early goal secured England a narrow 1-0 win over Serbia in their opening encounter in Group C on Sunday.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) The Minnesota Lynx will go for their fourth win in a row when they tip off against the Dallas Wings on Monday night in Minneapolis. Minnesota (10-3) has only one loss in its last seven games as it has surged near the top of the WNBA standings. It has posted three straight wins against the Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Los Angeles Sparks. In their latest game against Los
(Photo credit: ) Former major league infielder, coach and instructor Mike Brumley was killed in a car crash on Saturday night. He was 61. Brumley was killed in Mississippi, according to reports. Brumley played for six teams from 1987-1995. He most recently served as a minor league coach and instructor for the Atlanta Braves from 2018-22. Braves third baseman Austin Riley was awoken from his sleep Sunday morning with th
(Photo credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports) Jorge Soler contributed a three-run home run to a nine-run fourth inning, Spencer Bivens recorded a win in his major-league debut and the San Francisco Giants overcame another injury to their starting staff to beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday afternoon. The victory came after the Giantshad to scratch scheduled starter Kyle Harrison, who sprained his right ankle workin
(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Christian Walker had three hits, including a solo home run, and drove in three runs to help the host Arizona Diamondbacks to a 12-5 win against the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. Jake McCarthy also drove in three runs, Joc Pederson had two RBIs and Corbin Carroll scored twice for Arizona, which has won three o
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Los Angeles Dodgers star shortstop Mookie Betts fractured his left hand when he was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Kansas City Royals, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game. The team also said Betts won't need surgery and there is no timetable for his return. Betts was hit in the left wrist by a 97.9-mph fastball from R
Florida [USA], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan captain Babar Azam laid out the future course of action after the Men in Green suffered an early and shocking exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup. Placed in Group A, Pakistan endured back-to-back defeats against the co-hosts USA and then to their bitter rival, India. They bounced back with two wins on the trot, but it wasn't enough to turn their woeful campaign around and secure a sp
Florida [USA], June 17 (ANI): Babar Azam eclipsed India's iconic skipper, MS Dhoni and became the batter with the most runs as a captain in the history of the T20 World Cup. During Pakistan's final group-stage clash against Ireland in Florida on Sunday, Babar played the anchor role and struck 32 off 34 deliveries. He held on to one end, which played a crucial role in their 3-wicket triumph in a tricky chase of 107. After
(Photo credit: Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Sports) Bryson DeChambeau parred the final three holes to complete a 1-over-par 71, and that was enough for a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday in Pinehurst, N.C., winning the championship for the second time in five years. DeChambeau, who began the day with a three-shot lead, finished at 6-under 274, benefitting from Rory McIlroy's late putting failures. McIlroy, who gai
(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) Logan Gilbert pitched eight scoreless innings as the host Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers with a 5-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. Rookie Tyler Locklear homered for the Mariners, who won for the seventh time in eight games and increased their lead over the Rangers atop the American League West to 8 1/ 2 games,
(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Tyler Glasnow threw seven shutout innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers used three solo home runs to beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to win the three-game series. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani ripped solo homers in the third and sixth innings and Freddie Freeman followed Ohtani's second homer with one of his own to account for all the game's sc