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Ollie Watkins is, in his own words, a realist. He has never pictured himself playing at a major tournament for England — especially when, as a teenager learning his trade as a striker, he was sent on loan to English sixth-tier club Weston-super-Mare in 2015. So imagine what went through Watkins' mind when he saw his stoppage-time shot fly past Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and into the bottom corner to earn England a place in the European Championship final?

Earth's inner core, a solid metal ball spinning independently within the planet, has significantly slowed down. Published in the journal Nature, these findings reveal a 70-year cycle in the core's rotational speed, providing critical insights into the complex dynamics of Earth's interior. Challenges of Studying the Inner Core Studying Earth's deep interior directly is impossible. Seismologists gather information by examining the behavior of seismic waves from large earthquakes that reach the inner core. Differences in these waves, observed at different times, allow scientists to measure changes in the core's position and calculate its spin.

T20I in Harare, Zimbabwe spinner Wellington Masakadza said the tourists should take the home side lightly at their own risk, and added that they will exploit the home conditions to the maximum to win the five-match series. A new-look India team suffered a 13-run loss to an inexperienced yet spirited Zimbabwe side in an upset of massive proportion. India, who were recently crowned champions in the T20 World Cup albeit with a different set of players, were expected to blow away the Zimbabwean challenge when they restricted the home side to 115 for nine. But Zimbabwe wrote their own script, reducing India to 28 for four in the Powerplay and then eventually bowling them out for 102 in 19.5 overs.

T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados.In the video, Virat Kohli and other players were seen kissing the World Cup trophy, clicking pictures with the prize, and lauding each other for the T20 victory, ending the 13-year wait.Take a look at the video below,Soon after the World Cup victory, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Sunday announced a grand prize of ₹125 crore for Team India. “I am pleased to announce prize money of INR 125 Crores for Team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024."“The team has showcased exceptional talent, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.

defeat against Zimbabwe in the 1st T20I, India spinner Ravi Bishnoi said that they lacked partnerships which made the difference in the game. Ravi Bishnoi displayed a stunning performance in the first inning after he picked up four wickets and gave 13 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 3.20. Speaking after the match, Bishnoi said that if the Indian batters had made a 20-30 run stand while chasing, they could have won the match.

Las Vegas: Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties (4-2) to reach the semi-finals of Copa America after their game ended goalless on Saturday. Uruguay, who finished the game with ten men after Nahitan Nandez was sent off in the 74th minute, will face Colombia in Charlotte, North Carolina, in their semi-final on Wednesday. Colombia beat Panama 5-0 in Saturday's other quarter-final earlier in Arizona.

Indian cricket was confirmed on Tuesday evening (July 9) when Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced that Gautam Gambhir would be the next head coach of the senior men’s team. Gambhir’s appointment is an expected one, an obvious one even, but oddly, also a slightly left-field choice. It was expected in that he was the preferred candidate of the powers that be. It was obvious in that he had relinquished his position as a member of parliament and simultaneously succeeded in guiding his IPL team to a trophy. It’s left field because Gambhir has no previous coaching experience whatsoever. Gambhir has not coached a state team in the Ranji Trophy, he has not worked with a zonal or national age-group team and even in the IPL. He has been a mentor and a director of cricket of sorts rather than a hands-on coach. In the IPL, Gambhir has had a phalanx of coaches under him to run day-to-day operations while he focussed on the bigger picture.

JMM) executive president Hemant Soren on Thursday after CM Champai Soren resigned from the post. The other leaders invited by the Raj Bhavan include state Congress president Rajesh Thakur and RJD leader Satyanand Bhakta. Champai Soren resigned from the post just five months after taking the oath, setting the ball rolling for Hemant Soren to again take over the role and said that the ruling alliance had chosen Hemant Soren as the leader.

cricket fans lamented, one person was happy that Abhishek got dismissed for zero. It was Yuvraj Singh.Yuvi has played a major role in Abhishek’s young career and always backed him even during his hard times. Soon after Abhishek was awarded the Player of the Match for his blistering hundred, he made a video call to his mentor."Very proud! Well done, very proud.

Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Thursday said that Team India's triumph at the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup was a 'great achievement'. The Men in Blue got hold of the prestigious T20 WC trophy for the second time, defeating South Africa by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday. Speaking to ANI, Shukla said that everyone in the country is happy after Men in Blue won the T20 World Cup. The BCCI vice-president gave all the credit to the players and BCCI officials for their success in the marquee event.

Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its tenth month on Sunday, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic efforts under way to halt the violence. Israel has said it will send a delegation in the coming days to continue truce talks with Qatari mediators that began recently in Doha. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman said «gaps» remained with Hamas on how to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

India vs Zimbabwe Live Score, 2nd T20I: After suffering a shocking defeat at the hands of hosts Zimbabwe in the 1st T20 clash in Harare, Shubman Gill and Co. would be looking to stage a comeback in the 5-match series by winning the match today.

Advisors praised the feel-good factor of being surrounded by the industry’s best in class after InvestmentNews hosted its inaugural awards night on June 20 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City.

Zimbabwe pulled off an upset of massive proportions when they stunned an Indian team brimming with an array of Next-Gen stars by 13 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series here on Saturday. India, who were recently crowned champions in the T20 World Cup albeit with a different set of players, were expected to trot past an unfancied Zimbabwe and the script followed that line when the hosts were restricted to 115 for nine. But from there, Zimbabwe wrote their own narrative, reducing India to 28 for four in the Power Play and then eventually bowled them out for 102 in 19.5 overs. Pacer Tendai Chatara (3/16) and skipper Sikandar Raza (3/25) led the home side bowling with aplomb.

Remo Freuler, a Switzerland national team defender, could easily be remembered as the Diego Maradona of Euro Cup 2024, but for all the wrong reasons. Maradona shook the football world during the 1986 FIFA World Cup after the 'hand of God' incident during a quarterfinals match against England.

Rohit Sharma heaped praise on all-rounder Hardik Pandya for his heroics in the last over during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa. The Men in Blue lifted the prestigious T20 World Cup trophy for the second time, defeating South Africa by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday. Rohit announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game after winning the T20 World Cup final. The Mumbai-born cricketer expressed his feelings after winning the trophy in front of the Wankhade squad.

How many teams train for low-probability events? It can make a big difference, as both of India’s T20 World Cup cricket triumphs demonstrate. In 2007, when India beat Pakistan in the final match, we had a psychological edge going into it for having beaten the latter in a league match by means of a spectacular but unprecedented tie-breaker called a bowl-out. In this rarest of rare cases, both were tied at 141 runs in 20 overs.

USA soccer team or USMNT are all set to play must-win game against Uruguay in Copa America 2024 Group C match. Uruguay are in the pole position to qualify for the knock out after winning two out of two matches and garnering six points. USA has three points from two games after winning one and losing the other.

South Africa did not choke.

ICC T20 World Cup only because of Jasprit Bumrah.