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These two teams had battled it out in the warm-up stage of the 2019 World Cup where the defending champions cruised past Dimuth Karunaratne’s men. So who will win the intercontinental battle at the Oval? With the conditions in England being overcast, both Karunaratne and Aaron Finch would love to bowl first. The fast bowlers are expected to dominate the first half of the match, hence the toss will have a huge impact on today’s result....

Sri Lanka rode on the back of a sizzling hundred from Avishka Fernando and several other impressive knocks to post a superb 338 on the board after 50 overs. In the second inning, Sri Lanka bowled superbly to reduce West Indies to 145 for the loss of five wickets but Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen fought back in an outstanding manner as the game got ever so close before Angelo Mathews’ put an end to what would have been a fairytale comeback....

Rohit Sharma created history by completing 2000 ODI runs against Australia. The Hitman took only 37 innings to achieve this feat which is the quickest for any player against a particular team. This record was previously held by the ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar who accomplished this feat in 40 innings against the same opposition. Virat Kohli is at the third place in this list. The Indian captain piled 2000 ODI runs against Sri Lanka in 44 innings....

South American power Brazil — the most successful nation in World Cup history — have been predicted to be the top side in pretty much every recent tournament, thanks to their five previous World Cup titles. European heavyweights Germany, Spain and England are also often atop the favourites list, with mixed results at the tournaments themselves. Brazil’s rivals Argentina, led by Messi in potentially his last World Cup, are also tipped by many to go far....

England took care of Wales rather easily and the 3-0 scoreline ensured they finished in first place and moved on to face African champions Senegal. The USA was in a must-win situation on the final day against Iran and pulled through on a solitary goal by star forward Christian Pulisic, who injured himself on the play and had to come out at halftime. They held on for the 1-0 win despite some nervy moments....

“The global economy, still reeling from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is facing an increasingly gloomy and uncertain outlook,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, economic counsellor and director of research for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), wrote in a blog post. “Many of the downside risks flagged in our April World Economic Outlook have begun to materialize. “The world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession, only two years after the last one....

In a thrilling quarterfinal which showcased his brilliant form, Kumar beat George Parker of England 11-6, 11-8, 11-8. From the outset, Kumar had firm control of the proceedings, getting his drives and drops to perfection. It did not get long for his opponent to show signs of frustration. There were occasions when Kumar, seeded 3/4, had George standing as the ball whizzed past beyond his reach. Kumar looked in irresistible form, said national coach Cyrus Poncha....

The day is recognized by private companies and world organizations such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). Celebrities also have marked the day in various ways, from posting tweets about mental health to making larger gestures. Tennis superstar Venus Williams, actor David Arquette and talk show host/producer Andy Cohen were among those who posted on Twitter about the occasion. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez timed the release of a trailer for a documentary that chronicles her mental health to fall on World Mental Health Day....

It is believed that the top-ranked player will opt for a longer training period and cut down on her tournaments in 2016 in order to be in peak fitness by the time the Rio Olympics arrives. She had a hectic 2015 which turned out to be the most successful season of the 22-year-old’s career. The southpaw reigned supreme at five Superseries tournaments that included her maiden All England Open crown, apart from her second title at the World Championships....

The World of Warcraft dev team has already confirmed that Shadowlands is going to offer the chance to run into some spirits who have already passed on to Azeroth’s version of the afterlife. That means that both recently deceased WoW heroes and villains, as well as characters who died long ago could be reappearing in the game’s story. RELATED: World of Warcraft Shadowlands Level Squish Explained Although many spirits who appear will likely closely connect to the ongoing storyline relating to Sylvanas’ descent into madness, WoW’s writers are absolutely going to have some fun with the opportunity and bring back less relevant characters either for laughs or fan service, as well....

The Dracthyr are a new race of shapeshifting dragon people coming in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Characters of this new World of Warcraft race all must play as the new dragon-themed Evoker class, and they will have two different forms to customize: their Dracthyr form and their Visage form. RELATED: World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Comes Out This Year This recent post by World of Warcraft showed off more details about their draconic Dracthyr form....

RELATED: World of Warcraft Shadowlands: How to Unlock Zandalari Trolls Updated August 13th, 2021 by Mina Smith: Shadowlands is an expansion of World of Warcraft that will continue to grow and change as new DLC comes out. No matter which faction players choose in the Shadowlands, Rune Vessels in high ranks are crucial to making the best possible character with the best possible stats. Therefore, some new information and expanded information was needed to make this article complete....

Although more casual gamers might better recognize ray tracing from console game demonstrations for both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, PC players have already been enjoying the graphic enhancements of ray tracing. While discussing the new driver’s capabilities, Nvidia teased a new partnership with Blizzard to incorporate ray tracing into its next beta. RELATED: How Much Faster is the GeForce 3080 Graphics Card Than the Nvidia 2080 TI?...

Players interested in starting World of Warcraft can access its free trial up to level 20. From there, players can continue to play simply by subscribing. Doing so gives players access to all World of Warcraft’s expansions save its most recent one–there is no cost to purchase the base game outside the monthly subscription fee. RELATED: World of Warcraft Players can Now Have 60 Characters in Dragonflight The Dragonflight Pre-Patch began on October 25, officially bringing an end to the Shadowlands era of World of Warcraft....

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is the fastest-selling PC game of all time, Activision Blizzard Investor Relations reported in a press release today. In its first full day on the market, Shadowlands sold more than 3.7 million units worldwide, beating the first-day record set by Blizzard’s Diablo 3 in 2012. At the same time, more players are subscribed to the game than have been “following any WoW expansion in the past decade....

In World of Warcraft, the val’kyr are winged warrior women who raise fallen warriors from the dead, much like valkyries of Norse mythology. Though originally created by Titan Keeper Odyn to raise an army of worthy warriors to protect Azeroth, the Lich King later found a way to create val’kyr of his own to bolster the legions of the Undead Scourge. RELATED: Legend of Zelda Fan Gets Awesome Majora’s Mask Tattoo...

As part of BlizzCon, Blizzard usually celebrates with different digital rewards in its games. The company also announces a new pet that World of Warcraft players can get by supporting different charities, called the Charity Pet Program. Last year, players could get Dotty the alpaca, and the year before, the baby yeti Whomper was released. RELATED: Blizzard Arcade Collection Bundles Three Classics Right after the reveal of the Chains of Domination content coming to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Blizzard announced details for this year’s Charity Pet Program....

That reputation has also led to some World of Warcraft players inadvertently becoming excellent detectives after uncovering some of the more obscure and well-hidden Easter eggs the MMORPG has to offer. When players are passionate enough about a game to reach World of Warcraft: Legion’s level cap within six hours of its launch, it’s a safe bet that there are similar fans willing to do the same while unearthing the game’s many secrets....

To start, Blizzard goes over its philosophy for Shadowlands’ class design, describing the state of classes as of Battle for Azeroth. In this expansion, “specializations have unique and flashy abilities,” but Blizzard recognizes that players think some specializations have moved too far away from their class identity. Shadowlands will focus on this idea, making specializations feel more like “powering up a specific part of a class’s kit” while reintroducing some specialization-specific abilities back into a class’ core abilities....