Bounceability or resilience, whatever the word, the Swiss and Spaniards have pounds of it. Little more than a fortnight ago, Switzerland were ripped apart by a galloping Italy and were on the way out.
England seamers Sam Curran and David Willey shared nine wickets to set up a crushing eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday as the hosts chased down 241 with seven overs to spare to go 2-0 up in the three-match one-day international series.
The growing trend of athletes quitting the social media space ahead of a big-ticket sporting event isn’t new, but it has certainly gained momentum among the Indian athletes. On Tuesday, India’s Tokyo-bound shooter Manu Bhaker posted to her 82.8k followers on Twitter that she’s taking a sabbatical from social media. “As I enter last leg of preparation for Tokyo Olympics, I am now going off social media till end of Olympics.", she said.
Cricket Australia is planning on big crowds for the Ashes series against England later this year, with venues being sold to full capacity despite ongoing concerns about Covid-19.
Skipper Mithali Raj's second successive fifty went in vain as Sophie Dunkley produced a fighting half-century after Kate Cross' five-wicket haul to help England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Wednesday.