Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei criticised FIFA and tournament organisers after claiming his team was forced to leave Los Angeles immediately following their World Cup draw with New Zealand.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has filed a complaint with Kolkata Police, alleging that a Facebook page is spreading defamatory content aimed at damaging his reputation.
World Cup debutants Cape Verde held reigning European champions Spain to a stunning 0-0 draw, with veteran goalkeeper Vozinha starring in a historic Group H upset.
Egypt were denied a historic first FIFA World Cup victory as Belgium fought back to earn a 1-1 draw in their Group G opener, with Emam Ashour and Romelu Lukaku playing key roles.
Maximiliano Araujo scored an 80th-minute equaliser as Uruguay fought back to earn a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in their opening FIFA World Cup Group H match.
The Mali International has agreed a deal that will run until 2026 with the north-London club. A dynamic midfielder, Yves began his youth career at Majestic SC before joining Malian outfit AS Real Bamako and in March, 2016, headed to France to join Lille OSC, making 55 senior appearances for Les Dogues, scoring four goals.
In the third round of negotiations, the German side's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic received approval from the Reds, who offered 32 million euros plus bonus payments of up to nine million euros.
In addition to Buttler, Phil Salt (122) and Dawid Malan (125) scored centuries as England posted a mammoth 498/4 in 50 overs against the Netherlands in the first game of the three-match series on Friday at the VRA Stadium in Amsterdam.
Sune won the toss and chose to bat first, but it was Ireland who began brightly, limiting the visitors to 16 runs inside the first five overs before the breakthrough arrived in the sixth
Now, 16 years later, in Rajkot, Karthik notched up his first half-century in the format, blistering 27-ball 55, hitting nine fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 203.7. He was also involved in a crucial 65-run stand-off with 33 balls with Hardik Pandya to set up India's 82-run thrashing of South Africa and take the series to a cracking finale on Sunday.
