It was a wild and hard-partying night for the Royals, their family and friends — everyone hung out on the Citi Field infield past 2 a.m., refusing to let go of the memory of Game 5. The 7-2, 12-inning victory was a microcosm of everything they’d done right in this Fall Classic — and everything the Mets had done wrong. MORE: Plays that propelled KC to the title | Royals comeback, captured on camera...
The Mets and Royals have played only nine games against each other, with only a three-game series in 2013 between them in the past 10 years. The last time they met was August 4, 2013, in Queens – a 6-2 win for the Royals behind six strong innings from Ervin Santana and a home run by Mike Moustakas. That victory gave the Royals the lead in the all-time series between the clubs, at a whopping 5-4....
Such is the stature of this event, that the stakes attached to this event are not limited to competitive football but take a political colour as well. For a world that is torn apart by its differences football is a game that galvanizes it, however, at the biggest stage, it’s often unable to hide the political tensions that simmer through our real world. The world cup bid won by Russia itself was marred by accusations of use of muscle power by President Putin by the western world....
There is no bigger sporting event on earth than football’s quadrennial international championship, which draws more television viewers than even the Olympic Games. And the 2018 tournament is particularly notable for being the last before the current World Cup status quo becomes a distant memory. In 2022, the trophy will head to Asia for a controversial tournament in Qatar that will be the first to be played outside of the European summer due to concerns over the country’s climate....
It has been a great tournament with a lot of upsets and shocks. Traditional powerhouses of football have tumbled and gone home early. Defending champions Germany have lost to Mexico and Korea, Argentina have lost to Croatia and Spain have been defeated by hosts Russia. Perennial favorites Brazil looked good until their quarter-final defeat against Belgium. Croatia have been the surprise package of the tournament and forced their way through to the final while France have been solid throughout and clinical in their approach....
Though the players from other countries featured in the IPL, a whole lot of them left early at the back-end of the tournament to prepare for the World Cup. As in the previous seasons, several overseas players performed well in this season too. However, despite their positive show in the IPL, some of them have failed miserably at the World Cup. Here, let us look at four such under-performing players in the World Cup who performed well in IPL 2019....
Let’s look into the possible reasons behind such an underwhelming start: #1 Asghar Afghan’s removal as captain With two months to go before the start of the World Cup, the selectors took the inexplicable decision of removing Asghar Afghan as the captain and replacing him with Gulbadin Naib. Afghan is the most successful national captain with 31 wins out of 53 completed games. A man who led his team successfully to the World Cup 2019 after winning the qualifiers in Zimbabwe, was stripped of the captaincy after all the hard work he had put in....
The ace all-rounder continued his purple patch in the ongoing World Cup with a 69-ball 51 with the bat before returning to wreck havoc with the ball as he scalped five wickets for just 29 runs from his 10 overs. Chasing the target of 263 runs to win, Afghanistan openers Gulbadin Naib and Rahmat Shah provided a solid start to the team with good attacking stroke play. At the end of 10 overs, Afghanistan were comfortable placed at 48/0, when Shakib was introduced into the attack....
Most cricket fans expected Afghanistan to perform much better than the team has played in its first 5 matches. None of the Afghan players are in good form at the moment, which means India will be overwhelming favorites to win the 28th match of the tournament. Though the Indian team is in dream form right now, Virat Kohli will be forced to make changes in the match lineup for the game against Afghanistan....
In case you didn’t know… Ganguly had scored three centuries in the 2003 edition of the World Cup and had led the Indian side to the final. That number is the highest by any Indian; Sachin Tendulkar surprisingly doesn’t hold this record because he got out in the 90s very often at the mega event. The heart of the matter In the match against England, chasing 338 runs, Rohit opened the innings along with KL Rahul....
The hosts and pre-tournament favourites have lost two matches in a row after a bright start to the tournament. These two losses have hurt England’s chances of qualifying for the knockouts, and a loss against India would put them in deeper trouble. The hosts would be under a lot of pressure as there is a lot at stake when they meet India on 30th June. While India is looking like the team to beat in the tournament, there is no reason for England to give up hope against the Men in Blue....
England gave Afghanistan a reality check in the encounter on Tuesday crushing them by a handsome margin of 150 runs, after setting up a mammoth total of 398 courtesy half-centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow; topped up by a magnificent knock of 148 runs by the captain Eoin Morgan. He absolutely decimated the associate nation’s feeble looking bowling attack; eventually breaking the world record by hitting 17 sixes....
Sure, India do boast of the best batsman in the world in their captain Virat Kohli and a modern legend of the game in opener Rohit Sharma; they have a true master of the game batting lower down, in MS Dhoni; and a swashbuckling striker in Hardik Pandya coming further down. But as the emphatic 125-run win over West Indies suggests, India probably pack more punch in their sublime bowling repertoire....
A total of 64 games were played in the space of less than a month with Argentina defeating France in a thrilling final on December 18 to lift the title. Lionel Messi’s side began the tournament with a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia but bounced back in style to claim the iconic trophy for a third time. Their final match against France was one for the ages as Argentina took a two-goal lead into halftime courtesy of Messi and Angel Di Maria....
Les Bleus sent notice to the rest of the tournament field that despite a slew of injuries, they’re more than equipped to make a deep run. Olivier Giroud stepped up with two goals in a 4-1 rout of Australia, and then Kylian Mbappe got both goals in a 2-1 win over Denmark. The six points clinched a spot in the knockouts with a game to spare. Denmark, Euro 2021 semifinalists, are still in with a shot for the second knockout round berth, but to secure it they’re going to need to defeat Australia on the final day....
The kabaddi cup, being organised by the Punjab government’s sports department, will be held at multiple locations across Punjab from Nov 30 to Dec 14. Twelve international men’s teams and eight women’s teams would be competing for the respective titles, a Punjab government spokesman said. “Prize money for the women’s title in WCK-2013 has been raised four times compared to the first edition. It will now be Rs.1 crore to the winner team....
Fans in the United States and Canada have the ability to watch every game of the tournament. That’s right, whether the game involves one of the two North American teams or not, it will be available to view. In the age of streaming, watching games on TV is no longer an option for some, but don’t worry. The Sporting News has any and all cord-cutters covered on how to stream the 2023 World Juniors....
ConservationOfWumbo first showed off his state maps in the World of Warcraft style back in July of this year. Since then, they have been cranking out map after map. In just a few months, they’ve already completed almost a third of the United States, including some of the largest states. RELATED: World of Warcraft Fan Makes WoW-Style Map of Oregon The first batch of maps included Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, and their second update included maps of New York, New Jersey, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington....
Most of the voice lines discovered in this batch involve the Jailer, the unpopular primary antagonist of Shadowlands, spouting his usual fair of villainous doom and gloom, either personally or through the currently-dominated Anduin Wrynn. However, one line delivered by Sylvanas seems to state her intention to submit herself to Tyrande’s judgment. RELATED: World of Warcraft Cash Shop Items Might Hint at New Dragon-Themed Expansion The conflict between Sylvanas and Tyrande began in Battle for Azeroth when Sylvanas burned Teldrassil, the giant tree many Night Elves called home....
Wrath of the Lich King Classic is the redux of one of the highest-rated World of Warcraft expansions in history. For more modern World of Warcraft players, Wrath of the Lich King Classic will be their first chance to explore Northrend and battle the forces of the Lich King and Yogg-Saron close to as it was 15 years ago. RELATED: World of Warcraft: Incredible New Mount Available in Retail for Making a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King Classic...
