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2026 World Cup: Scotland end 26-year drought; Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria seal qualification | Football News

[ad_1] Scotland’s Kieran Tierney celebrates scoring his sides third goal with his teammates (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean scored spectacular injury-time goals to give Scotland a dramatic 4-2 victory over Denmark on Tuesday, sealing their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Spain also confirmed their spot after a 2-2 draw with […]

Faroe Islands part-timers and crime novelist coach are dreaming of the World Cup

[ad_1] With a population of 55,000, a coach who writes crime novels and a squad of part-time players, tiny Faroe Islands has a stunning shot at qualifying for the World Cup. The odds are still stacked against the team ranked 127th by FIFA. But it has defied the odds to be in contention. Even beating […]

‘World Cup experiments on’: Morne Morkel explains why India are rotating Arshdeep Singh | Cricket News

[ad_1] Arshdeep Singh (Photo by Simon Sturzaker/Getty Images) Arshdeep Singh’s return to India’s T20I playing eleven in Hobart was nothing short of emphatic. The left-arm seamer made a statement the moment he took the new ball. On a surface that offered just enough bounce and carry, Arshdeep delivered a spell that tilted the contest India’s […]

‘Our World Cup began that night’: Harmanpreet Kaur on how one defeat united India to script history | Cricket News

[ad_1] Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) India’s women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur revealed how intense criticism after their loss against England brought the team closer together, leading to their first World Cup victory. Speaking at a post-match press conference in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, she emphasized how the team’s unity strengthened following […]

New Record! Smriti Mandhana creates history with stellar knock against Australia, becomes quickest to… | Cricket News

[ad_1] India’s Smriti Mandhana bats (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Team India batter Smriti Mandhana etched her name into cricketing history on Sunday, becoming both the quickest and youngest batter ever to reach 5000 runs in Women’s One Day Internationals. The milestone came during India’s World Cup clash against Australia at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Mandhana’s […]

AB de Villiers bashes India for clash with Mohsin Naqvi over Asia Cup 2025 trophy: ‘No politics in cricket, please’

[ad_1] AB de Villiers, on his YouTube channel, praised India’s strong run in the Asia Cup 2025. He said he would rather focus less on the trophy controversy and more on India’s dominance in the tournament. ABD called the final “nail-biting” as India chased 147. Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 69 from 53 balls impressed him, not […]

Women’s World Cup 2025 could mark the biggest leap forward in the game’s history | Cricket News

[ad_1] India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy, England’s captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and New Zealand’s captain Sophie Devine (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) The Women’s Cricket World Cup is set to begin Tuesday with eight nations competing for an unprecedented $13.88 million (about ₹123.1 crore) prize purse in India and Sri Lanka. The 13th edition of […]

India can win the womens World Cup provided they handle pressure, says Sulakshana Naik

[ad_1] Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) The Indian women’s team is more than capable of winning the World Cup at home provided it handles the pressure, former wicketkeeper-batter Sulakshana Naik said on Monday. India, who have never won the ODI World Cup in any of its previous 12 editions, will co-host the eight-team tournament with Sri […]

Glenn Maxwell on verge of completing 7,000 international runs for Australia

[ad_1] New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is just seven runs away from completing 7000 runs for his country in international cricket. So far in his cricketing career, the right-hand batter has managed to score 6993 runs in 272 matches he has played. These runs have come at an average […]

‘Don’t want to think too far ahead’: Smriti Mandhana on India’s World Cup hopes | Cricket News

[ad_1] Smriti Mandhana of India (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images) Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana, with over 9,000 international runs and 1,000-plus boundaries to her name, discussed her preparation for the upcoming 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in a recent conversation on the Cricket Predicta Show. The tournament opener will see hosts India face […]