Croatia progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup after a second successive penalty shootout on Saturday but their inability to put away another unimpressive team over 90 minutes and extra time is a major worry for the Balkan side.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between Australia and India, at the Gabba, on Friday.
Slovakia face the mighty Dutch on Monday hoping to keep their giantkilling run alive and join Germany and Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals. Having already accounted for holders Italy in the group stage, the World Cup debutants will need to be at their very best in Durban against a Netherlands team that have a perfect record so far.
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has had a scan and a painkilling injection to alleviate a back injury and should be ready to take on New Zealand on Saturday, according to all-rounder Darren Sammy.
"We started off really well with the bat. Powerplay was outstanding and then I got going, but me and AB (de Villiers) getting out to balls that you don't get out to. That's how the game goes some times. Delhi played better than us in the crunch moments," Kohli said after his side lost by 16 runs.
World champions Italy suffered an embarrassing 1-1 draw with underdogs New Zealand in their second World Cup Group F match on Sunday, a result which complicates their chances of progressing to the knockout stage.
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World number one Rafael Nadal is reportedly being offered 1.1 million dollars per night to play in three of the eight matches of the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), which has borrowed its format from the lucrative Twenty20 tournament Indian Premier League (IPL).
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble on Sunday described his side's nine-wicket crushing of underdogs Guyana in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match as a "perfect game" with his players coming up with an all-round show.
The shocking defeat at the hands of local side Highveld Lions in the Champions League Twenty20 opener notwithstanding, Mumbai Indians batsman JP Duminy said the IPL side has the firepower to bounce back in the tournament.
Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters romped through to the next round on Friday at the US Open.
Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
Kane rolled his ankle painfully just before the hour mark after a hefty tackle on City defender Fabian Delph.
For the Eagles, who previously lost title games in 1981 and 2005, the win capped a remarkable late-season charge that most observers considered unthinkable when starting quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a season-ending injury in December.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld insists his run to the Champions League final with Atletico Madrid two years ago proves that underdogs can compete with Europe's elite and win the competition.
Five-times European champions Liverpool suffered a 1-0 defeat at Lille after a late goal by forward Eden Hazard while Juventus beat underdogs Fulham 3-1 in Europa League last 16 first leg matches on Thursday.
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Dubbed underdogs to start with, Australia are in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup and skipper Michael Clarke is thrilled that his side has proved the naysayers wrong with their unbeaten run so far in the tournament.
If the Windies can 'replicate' the stunning form they displayed against England recently, they may go all the way in the 2019 World Cup, star all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite believes.
West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite insisted India start favourites in the three-match series beginning in Kolkata on Sunday.
India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna notched up contrasting victories in their respective doubles matches to reach the round of 16 at the US Open in New York on Saturday.
The Nifty, retained the 5,000 level and ended at 5,088 -- up 71 points. Exports in January grew as services and manufacturing activity jumped.
Cinematographer-turned-director P Sukumar's Malayalam film dwells into struggle of an honest journalist but fails to have the desired impact.
World number one Nadal will meet Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's showpiece when he will target a record-extending 11th title in Barcelona a week after claiming the Monte Carlo Masters for the 11th time.
While there were no surprises on policy issues from either side, there were far less interruptions and tense moments between Pence, 61, who comes from Indiana and his Democrat challenger Harris, 55, who is from California.
Having batted out the last day in the 3rd Test in Ranchi, former captain Allan Border believes the team has come a long way
England manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed 'salacious' suggestions of a possible rift between forwards Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy and said the team were fully focussed on the Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Iceland later on Monday.
World soccer great Diego Armando Maradona, who died on Wednesday less than a month after his 60th birthday, was worshipped like a god for his genius with the ball, but his demons almost destroyed him.
Sooni Taraporevala's humourous, fast-paced and life-affirming story of underdogs Little Zizou is scheduled to open on March 13 in India.
Cosmos Entertainment's Laadam, directed by Prabu Solomon is a gangster-movie with a racy screenplay and a good set of thrills. Go for it.
Gearing up for a tough battle against Cape Cobras in Thursday's Champions League Twenty20 semi-final, Trinidad and Toabago skipper Daren Ganga has made it clear that they are considering every match in the $six million event as the final.
Best vs Best. Tiger vs Tiger. Star India, BCCI team up for a high decibel campaign for the cricket jamboree.
Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist has attributed his underdog team's fairytale title-triumph at the Indian Premier League to a "culture of learning from mistakes" and playing a "smarter brand" of Twenty20 cricket.
Chase's extraordinary figures -- better than Shane Warne's Test best of eight for 71 -- were achieved even though he did not exact prodigious turn. He got just enough, however, to keep the batsmen on edge.
'The people are angry. They feel let down.'
Tottenham Hotspur paid the highest price for two mistakes as their Champions League dream came to a bitter end against Juventus on Wednesday, manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
Manchester United equalled a Champions League record of 19 games without defeat and secured top spot in Group E following a 2-2 draw with Danish underdogs AaB Aalborg on Wednesday. Despite the draw, United ensured they would finish as group winners after their nearest rivals, Villarreal, were beaten by already-eliminated Celtic in Wednesday's other Group E encounter.
Sandeep Patil says its was self-belief and committment that helped India win the 1983 World Cup.
With comic Kenny Sebastian, you don't just get a stand-up act, you get a performance.
