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Cardiff, Jun 7: Mark Wood took the key wicket of Kane Williamson as England booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with an 87-run win over New Zealand at Cardiff on Tuesday. New Zealand, set 311 for victory, finished on 223 all out with 39 balls left. They were in the hunt while captain Williamson, fresh from a hundred in the Blackcaps' opening rain-marred no result against

London, Jun 6: Sri Lanka must defy favourites India with grit and arrogance of youth in their must-win ICC Champions Trophy match, former captain Kumar Sangakkara has said. After being thrashed by South Africa, Sri Lanka find themselves in a do-or-die situation ahead of the match on Thursday. "I would personally like this young Sri Lanka side to walk out at The Oval and play with the arrogance and

Jun 6: Australia face a make or break Champions Trophy showdown with England after their Group A clash against Bangladesh was abandoned due to rain on Monday. Steve Smith's side were chasing 183 to beat Bangladesh at The Oval when persistent drizzle forced the players from the field. Having scored 83-1 from 16 overs, Australia only needed to play for four more overs to be eligible to win via the

Birmingaham, Jun 5: Shahid Afridi was appalled by Pakistan's abject surrender but he credited India for their commanding show, saying the defending champions lived upto the favourites tag in their Champions Trophy opener. Afridi, a former Pakistan captain, said his country's drab show on Sunday took away all the excitement from what was expected to be a high-voltage Group B encounter. "The Indo

Birmingham, Jun 5: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said he "felt like a club batter" when teammate Yuvraj Singh was in full flow during the ICC Champions Trophymatch against Pakistan. Defending champions India started their campaign with a resounding 124-run victory over Pakistan. Kohli and Yuvraj stood out in an all-round batting effort, propelling India to 319 for three after rain halted

Edgbaston, Jun 4: Play resumed in the India- Pakistan match after rain interrupted the high-profile ICC Champions Trophy encounter for the second time here today. The match was reduced to 48 overs a side. Three bowlers can bowl 10 overs each, while two can bowl nine each. Sent into bat, India were 173 for one in 33.1 overs when the heavens opened up at the Edgbaston.Opener Rohit Sharma was batting

London, Jun 4: South Africa captain AB de Villiers praised opener Hashim Amla and leg-spinner Imran Tahir in South Africa's huge 96-run win over Sri Lanka in their Champions Trophy opener. The Proteas posted 299 at The Oval on Saturday thanks to former captain Hasim Amla, who scored his 25th ODI century. He was the fastest to the milestone having got there in 151 innings. "It was an amazing

Birmingham, Jun 3: India captain Virat Kohli today dismissed the speculated rift with Anil Kumble, stating that there were "no problems" with the chief coach and the entire episode was nothing but rumours. "There are a lot speculations and lot of things being written by people without actually being part of the change room which is quite strange. There are no problems whatsoever," Kohli was curt

Birmingham, Jun 3: Kane Williamson led from the front with a brisk century as New Zealand produced a dominant batting performance to amass 291 against Australia in their opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy here today. Williamson made 100 off 97 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes, while Luke Ronchi scored a quick 65 off 43 balls up the order to set the base for New Zealand's

New Delhi, Jun 2: Indian cricket's "superstar culture", unaddressed conflict of interest issues and BCCI's "insensitive" handling of coach Anil Kumble -- noted historian Ramachandra Guha has opened a pandora's box in his resignation letter to the Committee of Administrators. Guha spared no one and questioned skipper Virat Kohli's role in selection of coach, besides alleging conflict of interest on