Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis powered South Africa to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Friday, dealing a huge blow to the Asian side's hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals. Amla (80) and captain Du Plessis (96) put on an unbeaten 175 for the second wicket as South Africa cruised to victory in the 38th over, finishing on 206 for one.
Argentina can look forward to a mouthwatering Copa America semi-final clash with Brazil after delivering a much-improved display to beat Venezuela 2-0 in the quarter-finals in their first game at the Maracana since losing the 2014 World Cup final.
A swarm of bees forced the players of South Africa and Sri Lanka to dive onto the ground during their Cricket World Cup clash at the Riverside Stadium on Friday - but for many on the pitch there was a sense of deja vu.
The angle of Ash Barty's climb to the top of women's tennis has been so steep, the rise so fast, that the sight of her name perched on top of the Wimbledon draw as top seed and favourite still requires a second glance.
Mohammad Shami is not a sob story. He has made life difficult for batsmen with his pace and craft. He has also made it difficult for the team management to drop him after picking up eight wickets in two games. Having endured a tough two years on the personal and professional fronts, he said that the credit for his resurgence is his alone as he never doubted his skills.
Ivanka Trump, adviser to Prez Trump, at a special session on women empowerment at G20 Summit described improving the status of women as "smart economic and defence policy." Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, the UN secretary-general's special advocate for inclusive finance for development, said: "it is really necessary to close this gap for women to be economically empowered."Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Friday stepped up his calls to protect players from burn-out after claiming England's festive fixture ...
