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Afghanistan rout Uganda in T20 World Cup opener

- Agence France-Presse -

Afghanistan produced a dominant bowling and batting performance to thrash debutants Uganda by 125 runs in the T20 World Cup in Guyana on Monday. Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran laid the foundations for the win with an opening stand of 154 in Afghanistan's 183-5. Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi dazzled with

Dravid to bow out as India coach after T20 WC

- Agence France-Presse -

Rahul Dravid said Monday that he will leave his post as India coach at the end of the T20 World Cup after almost three years in charge. Dravid's contract runs out at the end of the month and he will not re-apply for the job, which has been advertised by India's

Tigers keeping close eye on Dutch versus Nepal contest

- Times Report -

Bangladesh will surely have a close look at the Group D match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup between Netherlands and Nepal, scheduled at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday. Although Bangladesh, who are currently ranked ninth in the ICC T20 Rankings, are much superior to these two

Spirited Gauff overpowers Jabeur to reach French Open semis

- Reuters -

American third seed Coco Gauff fought back to beat fan-favourite Ons Jabeur 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday and become the first player to reach the French Open semi-finals. Jabeur was roared on by a Tunisian contingent on Court Philippe-Chatrier as Gauff dropped the opening set, but the American grew in confidence