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Tigers secure Super 8 spot beating Nepal at T20 World Cup

- Associated Press - June 17, 2024June 17, 2024

Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman took seven wickets between them as Bangladesh beat Nepal by 21 runs Sunday to claim the last Super Eight place at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup. Bangladesh now will play with India, Afghanistan and Australia in one Super Eight group while the United States, England,

Germany hammer 10-man Scotland to launch Euro 2024

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- Agence France-Presse - June 15, 2024

Germany thrashed 10-man Scotland 5-1 as the Euro 2024 hosts kicked off the tournament in style in Munich on Friday, the start of a journey they hope culminates in a record fourth continental title. Florian Wirtz struck the opening goal 10 minutes in and Jamal Musiala soon doubled Germany's lead with

UEFA Euro 2024: Groups, Format, Venues, Records

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- Times Report - June 14, 2024

UEFA Euro 2024 kicks off on June 15, as hosts Germany face Scotland in the tournament opener. A major international tournament returns to Germany for the first time since the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Italy enter as defending champions, but they'll have an uphill task to even make it out

Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 25 runs

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- Times Report - June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hit a half-century as Bangladesh defeated the Netherlands by 25 runs on Thursday to edge closer to the second round of the T20 World Cup. Shakib, the 37-year-old former captain, recorded his 13th fifty in the format as Bangladesh made 159-5 in their 20 overs. Shakib went

Cricket–West Indies into Super Eight, winless NZ face early exit

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- Reuters - June 13, 2024

West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford transformed a match his team appeared doomed to lose to New Zealand on Wednesday with a scintillating unbeaten 68 from 39 balls to propel the home side into the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage. The co-hosts recovered from 30 for five in the seventh over

India reach T20 World Cup Super Eight with seven-wicket win over U.S.

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- Reuters - June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

India qualified for the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over the United States on Wednesday, with a fifty by Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh's four-wicket haul helping them clinch their third win in a row. The U.S., second in Group A with four points

Malaysia footballer badly hurt in acid attack pledges to play again

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- Agence France-Presse - June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

A Malaysian international badly hurt in an acid attack in May broke down in tears on Thursday as he pledged to return to football in "one to two months". Selangor FC winger Faisal Halim suffered fourth-degree burns on his neck, shoulder, hands and chest in the attack at a shopping centre

Germany braced for Euro 2024 kick-off with France, England the favourites

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- Agence France-Presse - June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Euro 2024 kicks off on Friday in Germany as the continent's footballing heavyweights prepare to fight it out over the next month with the aim of taking the crown away from reigning champions Italy. Germany play Scotland in the opening game in Munich and the host nation are hoping their journey

Brazil held 1-1 by US in Copa America warm-up

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- Reuters - June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

Brazil drew 1-1 with the United States in a friendly in Orlando on Wednesday in a final tune-up for both sides ahead of the Copa America. The U.S. had been under pressure to deliver a performance after last weekend's 5-1 loss to Colombia and the result marked just the second time

Shakib drops to fifth as Nabi rises to top

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- Times Report - June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

Afghanistan's unbeaten start to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup has seen one of their star performers rise to the top of the ICC Men's T20I All-Rounder Rankings. The Asian side have won both of their contests in the USA and West Indies thus far at the 20-over showcase and a