Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory with five overs to spare against Ireland in both teams' Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 opener on Sunday. After Ireland had won the toss and chose to bat first in overcast and wintry conditions at Bellerive Oval, Sri Lanka's bowlers made regular breakthroughs to
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Australia wins 2nd ODI against Zimbabwe
Mitchell Starc took three early wickets to help restrict Zimbabwe to 96 runs and Steve Smith posted an unbeaten 47 as Australia won the second one-day cricket international by eight wickets Wednesday to clinch the three-match series. After Australia won the toss and sent the visitors in to bat, Starc (3-24)
How not to win friends and influence people
After four years of Trump’s ‘America first’ isolationism, US President Joe Biden announced “America is back”. His White House has since tried to find allies against China and Russia. But it has not found many, especially in the Global South. His summit with Southeast Asian leaders was well attended, but promised
Bangladesh capitulate as Sri Lanka win series
Sri Lanka won the second Test by 10 wickets and clinched the series 1-0 thanks to disastrous performance by top-order batters on Thursday at Shere-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The first match of the series ended up in a draw in Chattogram. With this win, Sri Lanka secured a crucial 12 points and