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• India, Sri Lanka Eye Asia Crown For World Cup Momentum

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Rohit Sharma's India face underdogs Sri Lanka in Sunday's Asia Cup final, a crucial momentum-builder heading into next month's ODI World Cup. The cricketing giants have 13 Asian titles between them and Sri Lanka have a history of sneaking into the tournament's final -- to the consternation of fan...

• India's Sundar Replaces Injured Patel For Asia Cup Final

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  India spinner Axar Patel has been ruled out of the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka and Washington Sundar joined the team as a replacement, the country's cricket board said Saturday. India will take on Sri Lanka on Sunday in Colombo with the teams looking to win the 50-over tournament and get mom...

• Verreynne Century Leads WP To Victory, Dolphins-Rocks Washed Out

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Kyle Verreynne’s rampaging innings of 101 from just 65 balls led Six Gun Grill Western Province to a DLS victory by 6-wickets in their opening game of the CSA One-Day Cup against the North West Dragons at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Verreynne reached his century from jus...

• Markram, Miller And Late Cameos Power SA

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  An accomplished 92 from Aiden Markram and a fifth-wicket partnership of 109 with David Miller helped South Africa recover from a shaky 103 for four to post a total of 315 for nine after being asked to bat first in the fifth and deciding one-day international against Australia at the Wanderers in J...

• India's Sundar Replaces Injured Patel For Asia Cup Final

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  India spinner Axar Patel has been ruled out of the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka and Washington Sundar joined the team as a replacement, the country's cricket board said Saturday. India will take on Sri Lanka on Sunday in Colombo with the teams looking to win the 50-over tournament and get mom...

• Siraj Bags Six As India Dismiss Sri Lanka For 50 In Asia Cup Final

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed six wickets, including four in one over, as India skittled Sri Lanka out for a paltry 50 in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. Sri Lanka were bowled out in 15.2 overs after they elected to bat first in Colombo, but Siraj wreaked havoc with figures of 6-21. The m...

• Mapusua's Samoa 'Stay In The Fight' To Beat 'Spirited' Chile

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua said on Saturday he was pleased with how his side reacted at the break during the 43-10 win over Chile to open their account in this Rugby World Cup. The Pacific Islanders scored four second-half tries to claim a bonus point having trailed after half an hour. ...

• Portugal 'Job Done' As Wales Move On To Australia

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  It was a case of "job done" for Wales after battling to a bonus-point 28-8 World Cup victory over a combative Portugal in Nice on Saturday that sets them up nicely with two wins from two games in the tough Pool C. The Welsh, 32-26 winners over Fiji in their opening game, needed an injury-time Tau...

• Record-Breaking Sexton 'Fired By O'Gara Rivalry'

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Johnny Sexton and Ronan O'Gara are "ferocious competitors" whose one-time rivalry on the pitch pushed Sexton to surpass the records set by his predecessor as Irish fly-half, former Ireland fullback Hugo MacNeill told AFP. Sexton, 38, dethroned O'Gara as Ireland's record points scorer on Saturday ...

• Sexton Steals The Show With New Landmark As Irish Thrash Tonga

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Johnny Sexton became Ireland's record points scorer as he scored 16 in their 59-16 romp over Tonga in the Rugby World Cup Pool B match on Saturday. The 38-year-old moved to 1 090, seven more than previous holder Ronan O'Gara, setting it in style with a try he converted in the first half ...

• Rule Changes Turning Rugby Into 'Power Contest' - Jones

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  Rugby's global governing body has turned the sport into a power contest at the World Cup, according to outspoken Australia head coach Eddie Jones. But the former England head coach said it was nonetheless "fascinating" to see where the sport was heading, with various changes to tackle r...

• Good Learnings For Springbok Women In Win Over Kenya

  by Creative Bee September 17, 2023
  The Springbok Women learned some valuable lessons in their 77-12 victory over the Kenya Lionesses, with the knowledge that Test match rugby requires patience one of the key learnings from the match. That is the view of Springbok Women interim head coach Louis Koen after his side scored 13 tries i...