Erling Haaland said facing England, the land of his birth, in the World Cup quarter-finals was extra special as he aims to extend Norway’s historic run into the last four. In his first major international tournament the Manchester City striker has propelled his country to the last eight by scoring seven times in four appearances, […]
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England must cut Haaland’s supply lines, says Rogers
One of the world’s most feared strikers stands between England and the World Cup semi-finals, but the upside for Thomas Tuchel’s side is that few international teams know Erling Haaland as well as they do. The prolific Norwegian has spent the last four years terrorising Premier League defences with Manchester City, scoring goals at a […]
Ten-man England survive Mexico comeback
Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night. In the same stadium where England fell victim to Diego Maradona´s Hand of God goal in […]
Babar Azam named captain of West Indies, England Test squads
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Selection Committee on Sunday announced to relieve Shan Masood as Pakistan test team captain and appoint Babar Azam as captain for the West Indies and England test series. Aqib Javed, who led the Selection Committee including Misbah ul Haq and during the press conference at the Gaddafi stadium, told that only […]
Australia dominate England to take T20 World Cup
Australia crushed England by seven wickets in a one-side final to land their seventh T20 women’s World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s on Sunday. A sparkling second-wicket century partnership between Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield helped Australia to chase down a victory target of 151 with 17 balls to spare. Having beaten England 16-0 in […]
Curran ready to fill England gap left by Stokes exit ahead of Pakistan Test
Sam Curran said Friday he is ready to fill the huge gap left in England’s Test side by the international retirement of former captain Ben Stokes if called upon to replace the outstanding all-rounder. Stokes’s stunning exit at Trent Bridge, announcing he was quitting England duty on the fourth afternoon of a Test that his […]
Harry Kane sends England into the round of 16 of the World Cup
Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to help England rally for a 2-1 victory over Congo and a spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup on Wednesday. England’s all-time leading scorer evened the score with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead. Kane then scored the decisive […]
England Test captaincy would be a privilege, says Brook
Harry Brook said it would be an honour to captain England’s Test team if asked and believes he can handle the demands of leading his country across all three formats. Brook, England’s current white-ball skipper, served as vice-captain under Ben Stokes for the 2-1 Test series defeat by New Zealand on home soil. Stokes, who […]
Pakistan’s pace attack finalised for West Indies, England Test tours
The management committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalised its pace attack for the upcoming Test tours of West Indies and England. The selected fast bowlers are Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shehzad and uncapped pacer Ubaid Shah, while Aamer Jamal has been included as the pace-bowling all-rounder. As a result, Shaheen Shah […]
Springboks pick Libbok at 10 to face England
Manie Libbok will start in place of the injured Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at fly-half for South Africa against England after the Springboks named their team more than five days before Saturday’s kick-off. Libbok sees off competition from Handre Pollard, who started the Boks’ Rugby World Cup final wins in 2019 and 2023, to take the 10 […]