‘We fancy our chances’ say Dutch ‘underdogs’ at T20 World Cup
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands open their assault on the T20 World Cup next Monday against Ireland.
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands open their assault on the T20 World Cup next Monday against Ireland.
BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann backed Polish poacher Robert Lewandowski to win this year’s Ballon d’Or as the Bundesliga leaders prepare for a top-of-the-table clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
WELLINGTON: By his own admission, Devon Conway was struggling in South Africa before a bold move to New Zealand turned around his cricketing fortunes in spectacular fashion.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda: Chris Gayle, the self-styled ‘Universe Boss’, heads to the T20 World Cup determined to prove that he remains a headline act rather than an ageing crowd-puller living off his reputation.
MADRID: A Madrid court on Wednesday announced it had ordered the imprisonment of France and Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez for violating a restraining order in 2017.
LONDON: An Australian long-distance swimmer on Wednesday broke the world record for the most number of swims across the Channel between England and France.
DUBAI: Five years after losing a heart-stopping T20 World Cup final to the West Indies, Eoin Morgan's England start as narrow favourites in their bid to become double world champions despite the absence of Ben Stokes.
COPENHAGEN: Denmark locked up their place in next year's World Cup when they overcame stubborn Austrian resistance to win 1-0 in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
BARCELONA: Sergio Aguero and Ousmane Dembele both returned to training for Barcelona on Monday, with neither having played yet this season, the beleaguered Catalan giants said.