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Ten-man Hammers hold on for point at Villa
West Ham United, reduced to 10 men for the final 23 minutes, held on for a goalless draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Monday. The Hammers move up to eighth place with the point, while promoted Villa are now one spot above the relegation (...)

17 - 09 - 2019
Blake blasts back with 100m Diamond League win, eyes world champs
Former world champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica edged Britain's Adam Gemili in a photo-finish to win the 100 meters at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting on Sunday. Both sprinters were given the same time of 10.07 seconds, with Blake declared the (...)

18 - 08 - 2019
Defeat in Ashes opener poses questions for England selectors
England will have a lot of soul searching to do about their player selections as well as their tactics after they were thrashed in the opening Ashes test despite reducing Australia to 122-8 in the first innings. England's gamble to include paceman (...)

06 - 08 - 2019
Australia coach Langer hails 'best problem-solver' Smith
Justin Langer has hailed Steve Smith's ability to find a way out of even the toughest situation and says his performance against England in the first Ashes Test showed all the traits of a cricketing great. With Australia struggling on 122-8 in the (...)

06 - 08 - 2019
Imperious Smith joins the Ashes elite
Steve Smith became only the fifth Australian to make two centuries in the same Ashes Test as another imperious, near-perfect innings on Sunday put a blunt England attack to the sword and left them on the brink of defeat in the Ashes opener at (...)

05 - 08 - 2019
Finch rues 'one of the worst' performances by Australia
Australia have made significant progress in the last one year but ended up producing one of their worst performances of the World Cup in Thursday's semifinal against England, captain Aaron Finch said on Thursday. Australia stumbled through a (...)

12 - 07 - 2019
England's Roy escapes final ban after dissent fine
England batsman Jason Roy has avoided a potential ban for the World Cup final after protesting about his dismissal during Thursday's victory over Australia. Roy, who had struck a magnificent 85 in 65 balls, was given out caught behind off Pat (...)

11 - 07 - 2019
Morgan's England 'a different animal', says Plunkett
The side under Eoin Morgan is "a different sort of animal" compared to previous English teams who can beat anyone on their day, paceman Liam Plunkett said ahead of Thursday's World Cup semi-final against Australia. Plunkett made his World Cup debut (...)

10 - 07 - 2019
Coach Rhodes rues Bangladesh's poor luck after elimination
Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said he was proud of his side's fighting spirit and believed that with a little bit of luck they could have progressed to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh were eliminated on Tuesday after succumbing (...)

03 - 07 - 2019
India's yorker specialist Bumrah reaps benefits of net practice
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's ability to bowl yorkers at will has been a key factor in his team's progress to the Cricket World Cup semifinals and the right-arm pacer attributes it to the long hours he spent honing the skill. Bumrah sealed (...)

03 - 07 - 2019
Close to complete performance, says Bairstow
England opener Jonny Bairstow said Sunday's 31-run victory over previously-unbeaten India was the closest the hosts have come to a complete performance in the Cricket World Cup. Bairstow was named man of the match after scoring 111 in England's 337, (...)

01 - 07 - 2019
India to keep Pant at four to exploit left-right advantage
India will persist with Rishabh Pant at No. 4 in the batting order to avail the left-right advantage in the middle overs, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said ahead of Tuesday's Cricket World Cup group match against Bangladesh. The twice champions (...)

01 - 07 - 2019
Bangladesh's Mashrafe unfazed by short Edgbaston boundary
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza does not share his India counterpart Virat Kohli's concerns about the short boundary on one side at Edgbaston where the neighbors will clash in a World Cup group match on Tuesday. Kohli was critical of the ground (...)

01 - 07 - 2019
Fashionista Kohli gives thumbs-up to India's 'smart' orange jersey
India captain Virat Kohli, a fashionista off the field, gave a resounding thumbs-up to his team's new orange jersey which they will be wearing in Sunday's World Cup group match against England at Edgbaston. The 'Men in Blue' will be wearing an (...)

29 - 06 - 2019
Osaka outlasts Sakkari to advance in rain-hit Birmingham Classic
World No. 1 Naomi Osaka was tested by Maria Sakkari in her first-round match at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham but eventually went through to the last-16 of the grasscourt tournament with a hard-fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, win on Tuesday. In her (...)

18 - 06 - 2019
Azhar century gives Pakistan control of third Test
Azhar Ali's patient century lifted Pakistan to 257 for three and a dominant position on the second day of the third Test against England at Edgbaston Thursday. Replying to the home team's 297 all out, Azhar shared a second-wicket partnership of 181 (...)

05 - 08 - 2016
Powell powers to 100m gold
Asafa Powell led home a Jamaican 1-2-3 in the 100 meters at the Diamond League event in Birmingham Sunday although the damp conditions meant the former world record holder had to be content with a time of 9.91 seconds. Powell had clocked a 2011 (...)

12 - 07 - 2011
UK cities eye asset sales, Mideast cash
British cities could sell assets worth billions of pounds including airports and prime real estate to plug budget holes and Birmingham is already talking to potential investors in the Middle East. Faced with demands from Britain's overstretched (...)

23 - 09 - 2010
Shoe thrown at Zardari in UK
A heckler threw a shoe at Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as he was addressing a political rally here, Saturday. Zardari, who was wrapping up his England visit, is facing criticism and protesters for touring overseas as floods killed more than (...)

08 - 08 - 2010
Chen Shocks Lin in Final
Defending champion Lin Dan of China slumped to a shock defeat in the final of the All England championships on Sunday, beaten 22-20, 25-23 by fourth seeded compatriot Chen Jin. Lin had enjoyed a relatively trouble-free passage to his fifth All (...)

10 - 03 - 2008
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