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• Asian Title And Fast Bowlers Boost India's Confidence: Rohit

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  India's crushing victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday for their eighth Asian crown with a bowling masterclass from Mohammed Siraj gives skipper Rohit Sharma confidence ahead of the World Cup. Siraj returned figures of 6-21 as India bundled out Sri Lanka for 50 in 15.2 overs and won the lop-sided fina...

• Crushing India Loss A 'Wake-up Call', Says Sri Lanka Coach

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  Sri Lanka's crushing 10-wicket loss to India in the Asia Cup final should help the team learn lessons for the ODI World Cup, coach Chris Silverwood said Sunday. The home team were bowled out for just 50 in 15.2 overs with Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj ripping through the batting with his 6-21...

• 'Great Performance' As India Rout Sri Lanka For Eighth Asia Cup Crown

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India's rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50, a total the Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill surpassed i...

• India Celebrates World Cup 'Booster Shot' After Sri Lanka 'Battered'

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  India celebrated the 10-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final as "a booster shot" Monday for the one-day World Cup starting on home soil in a fortnight. Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50 on Sunday, a total the Indian openers...

• Setback For Blitzboks’ Olympic Dreams In Harare

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  The Springbok Sevens suffered a heart-breaking 17-12 defeat to Kenya in the final of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games 2024 qualifying tournament in Harare on Sunday and in the process, missed a second opportunity to qualify for next year's global showpiece in Paris. Two second half tries by the Eas...

• Uruguay Will Treat Italy Clash Like World Cup Final, Says Azzurri Coach

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  Italy are the third ranked team in Pool A and began their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 52-8 win over Namibia last week, while Uruguay shocked a lot of people in a spirited display when losing to hosts France 27-12 on Thursday. And while Uruguay have no realistic hope of qualifying fo...

• Australia Captain Skelton Ruled Out Of Fiji World Cup Clash

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  Fellow lock Richie Arnold, who was originally named on the bench, was promoted to the starting XV due to Skelton failing to recover from a calf injury. Matt Philip, who was not part of the original matchday 23, was named on the bench. "Late change in Saint-Etienne with Will Skelton ruled out...

• Springboks Keep It 'Simple' To Thrash Romania

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  Scrum-half Cobus Reinach and winger Makazole Mapimpi both scored three tries apiece. "We just kept it simple, we stick to our plan, we kept it tight," the hooker said. "All respect to Romania. They're tough in contact, full of pride and we knew it was going to be difficult," he added. Mbona...

• Handre Pollard To Join Springboks’ RWC Squad In Paris

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  The inclusion of Pollard, who returned to the field on Friday for English club Leicester after a calf injury ruled him out of contention for selection for the RWC squad, brings the full complement of players in the team back to 33. Pollard, who was a member of the 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning...

• Nienaber Satisfied As Boks Keep Romania Scoreless In Bordeaux

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  The Boks came out with a bang, scoring five tries in the first 24 minutes, which paved the way for their 33-0 halftime lead and built on this with an impressive second half showing to finish the match with 11 tries in addition to a penalty try. “One can’t plan for a good or bad st...

• RWC Round Two Wrap: Fiji Made It Interesting

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  There was one exception, and it came at prime time, meaning Sunday evening South Africa time. Those who love to hate Australia and in particular their coach Eddie Jones would have been supporting Fiji, who are moving up the world rankings and were unlucky against Wales in the opening weekend. ...

• Pollard Joins But Bok Rout Didn’t Answer Complex Questions

  by Creative Bee September 18, 2023
  With the potential banana peel of the opening match against Scotland having been dealt with efficiently enough, the big test or moment of truth, to mix old sports writing cliches, was always going to be Saturday’s probable Pool B decider against Ireland in Paris. The clash between the world&rs...