The 2015 Rugby World Cup is underway in England and the tournament has teams like New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France, Ireland and Italy along with the host nation looking to advance out the group stage. The match fixture schedule continues over the coming weeks and the next stage will have knockout games for the quarters and semis in October.
Read full storyEngland sealed a place in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with the easiest of seven-wicket wins over South Africa, who again choked when it came to the big occasion. Asked to bat first, South Africa, with the "chokers" albatross hanging around their shoulders, had a disastrous outing.
Read full storyWest Indies agonizingly crashed out of the ICC Champions Trophy after their final group game against South Africa ended in a thrilling tie. The Duckworth-Lewis method took precedent again as rain reduced the match to just 31 overs each, before cruelly coming down heavily again in the 27th over with the West Indies one run short of the par score which would have taken them to the semifinals.
Read full storyAnother abject batting performance by Pakistan resulted in a 67-run defeat at the hands of South Africa in their ICC Champions Trophy 2013 match at Edgbaston. Batting first, South Africa made 234 for nine in their 50 overs, with Hashim Amla scoring what proved to be a vital 81 (97b, 9x4). Unfortunately, the batsmen have just not backed their bowlers up in the Champions Trophy, as Pakistan crumbled to 167 all out in 45 overs
Read full storyShikhar Dhawan was the main man once again, slamming a brilliant century to help India to a 26-run win against South Africa in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. A packed ground in Cardiff witnessed a run-fest, with Dhawan, in particular, catching the eye courtesy a splendid 94-ball 114 (12x4, 1x6).
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