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☆ India win toss, bat first against New Zealand in semi-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sudipto Ganguly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/13] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - India v New Zealand - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - November 15, 2023 India's Virat Kohli celebrates after reaching his 50th century, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of most number of ODI centuries REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Acquire Licensing RightsMUMBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament with three of those being won by the team batting first. Australia were the only team to win batting second at the ground after Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten double hundred. For Wednesday's contest, both India and New Zealand were unchanged from their previous match. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said he would have batted first as well.

Persons: India's Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar's, Adnan Abidi, Rohit Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, we've, Sharma, I've, Kane Williamson, Williamson, they've, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitch Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Sudipto Ganguly, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Wankhede, Rights, India, Black, KL Rahul, Thomson Locations: India, New, Mumbai, Rights MUMBAI, Australia, New Zealand, Dharamsala . New Zealand, South Africa, Eden, Ahmedabad, Zealand

☆ Australia's Warner wants to play on in white-ball internationals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"My goal is still to set my sights on playing the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean (next June) first. And I think from there, I'll probably decide what I'm going to do with white-ball cricket. Warner, Australia's leading run-scorer at the World Cup with 499 runs from nine innings, said he would not accept a central Cricket Australia contract next year, preferring to play on as a freelancer. That's something that becomes a pain in the backside as well, especially at the stage of my career I'm at." "You don't get told anything," Warner said.

Persons: David Warner, Brad Hogg, Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, I'm, you've, Warner, Australia's, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: South, Cricket Australia, Warner, Pakistan, Sydney Cricket, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Australia, South Africa, Kolkata, Caribbean, Sydney

☆ Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan captain after World Cup exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Babar Azam stepped down as Pakistan's cricket captain on Wednesday, days after a group stage exit from the World Cup. Azam captained Pakistan in all three formats starting October 2019, and led them to number one in ICC One Day International (ODI) rankings for the first time in May. Pakistan slid from the spot after finishing fourth in Asia Cup and fifth in the World Cup. Batsman Shan Masood has been announced by the PCB as the new test captain while pacer Shaheen Afridi will be the T20 captain. Azam is ranked by ICC as a top five batsman in all three formats, and is Pakistan's most successful captain in T20 Internationals with 42 wins.

Persons: Babar Azam, Azam, Morne Morkel, Babar, Shan Masood, Shaheen Afridi, Chiranjit, Christian Radnedge Organizations: ICC, Asia, Pakistan Cricket Board, Thomson Locations: Pakistan, Bengaluru

☆ Dani Alves: Soccer star to go to trial for alleged sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Spanish court says that Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves will face trial over an alleged sexual assault at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022, according to Reuters. Reuters reports that Alves has been imprisoned in Barcelona since his arrest in January. CNN also reached out to Mexico’s UNAM – the club Alves was playing for at the time of the alleged sexual assault – for comment but did not immediately hear back. Alves is one of the most decorated soccer players of his generation, having won domestic titles in Spain, Italy and France. He also won three Champions League titles with Barça and won the Copa América with Brazil in 2007 and 2019.

Persons: Dani Alves, Alves, Alves ’, Barça Organizations: CNN, Reuters, FC Barcelona, UNAM –, Copa, Cameroon Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Italy, France, Brazil, Qatar

☆ South Africa look to avoid dropping another World Cup against nemesis Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"You've just dropped the World Cup," were the words attributed to Waugh after Gibbs's drop, though neither player has ever corroborated the remark. Klusener thumped fours off paceman Damien Fleming's first two balls to leave South Africa needing one run from the final four balls for a place in their maiden World Cup final. They were eliminated from their home World Cup in 2003 after miscalculating the adjusted winning target in a rain-hit match against Sri Lanka. In 2015, New Zealand batsman Grant Elliot smashed Dale Steyn for six to sink South Africa in the semi-final in Auckland. Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin said he would waste no time in bringing up South Africa's World Cup misfires if he was playing against them in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata.

Persons: Steve Waugh, Herschelle Gibbs, Gibbs, jogged, You've, Waugh, Gibbs's, Lance Klusener, ender Allan Donald, Klusener, Damien Fleming's, Donald, Adam Gilchrist, Grant Elliot, Dale Steyn, Brad Haddin, Haddin, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Australia, South, Sri, New, New Zealand, Auckland . Former Australia, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, South Africa, Edgbaston, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, New, Auckland ., Kolkata, Melbourne

☆ Williamson lauds incredible India after semi-final loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sudipto Ganguly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MUMBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Wednesday heaped praise on India after losing the World Cup semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium, saying the unbeaten hosts were simply the best side around and were playing outstanding cricket. Williamson was proud of his team's fight during the chase but had no qualms in giving credit to India, who have won all their 10 matches in the tournament. "India are playing seriously good cricket, they're a class side at the top of their game and to come out in a semi-final and continue and repeat what they've been doing throughout this competition shows where they're at as a team," Williamson told reporters. "They're the best team in the world and they're all playing their best cricket, so that's tough. Williamson was effusive in his praise for Mitchell, who also scored 130 in New Zealand's round-robin stage match against India at Dharamsala last month.

Persons: Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammed Shami, Williamson, they've, Mitchell, he's, Sudipto Ganguly, Toby Davis Organizations: New Zealand, India, England, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, New, India, Dharamsala

☆ High risk, High reward: Life Lessons with Lindsey Vonn
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn speaks during an interview with Reuters in New York City, New York, U.S., May 17, 2022. After doing that for years – and being the best in the world at it – nothing much fazes Lindsey Vonn. For the latest in Reuters' "Life Lessons" series, she talked with us about how to attack your career with speed, skill and courage. One thing he made sure I understood was that ski racing didn't make any money. Q: Was it difficult to plan a financial life, when you are only paid when you win?

Persons: Lindsey Vonn, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Angel City FC, SAG, Salt Lake, Saks Fifth, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Salt, –

☆ Kohli's record 50th ton helps India set New Zealand 398-run target
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sudipto Ganguly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament with three of those being won by the team batting first. Australia were the only team to win batting second at the ground after Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten double hundred. India have looked invincible so far, winning all nine of their round robin matches including a four-wicket victory over the Black Caps in Dharamsala. New Zealand, however, defeated India at the same stage of the 2019 edition. Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Peter Rutherford and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: India's Virat Kohli, Devon Conway, Tim Southee REUTERS, Adnan Abidi, Virat Kohli, Kohli's, Sachin Tendulkar, Lockie Ferguson, Kohli, Tendulkar, David Beckham, Tim Southee, Shreyas, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Gill, Glenn Maxwell, Sudipto Ganguly, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Wankhede, Rights, England, India, Black, Christian, Thomson Locations: India, New, Mumbai, Rights MUMBAI, Australia, Dharamsala . New Zealand, South Africa, Eden, Ahmedabad

Learn moreThe Cricket World Cup semi-finals begin today, and you're just a few simple clicks away from a free India vs. New Zealand live stream. Where to watch free India vs. New Zealand Cricket World Cup live streamAustralia is one of the only countries with a free Cricket World Cup live stream, courtesy of streaming service 9Now on the Gem channel. You'll find today's free India vs New Zealand live stream there today, and you can see tomorrow's other semi-final, Australia vs. South Africa, on the main 9Now channel - likewise, with Sunday's final. We've been running a how to watch the Cricket World Cup guide throughout the tournament, so we've confirmed all these details as working for weeks now. Watch India vs. New Zealand.

Persons: 9Now, We've, we've, ExpressVPN Organizations: Cricket, India, New, New Zealand Cricket, Watch India, ESPN Plus, Cricket World, Sky Sports Cricket, ESPN, Hulu, Disney Locations: India, Zealand, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Australian, United States

☆ NATO to replace AWACS surveillance jets with modified Boeing 737
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A NATO AWACS surveillance plane is parked at the Romanian Air Force 90th Airlift Base, in Otopeni, Ilfov, Romania, January 17, 2023. With their rotating radar, the modified Boeing 737 jets can detect aircraft at a distance of more than 400 kilometres (250 miles). To replace the old AWACS jets, NATO aims to purchase six Boeing E-7 A Wedgetail planes, with the contract to be signed in 2024 and the first jet ready for operational duty by 2031. Based at Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the AWACS fleet has been widely used for NATO surveillance missions along the alliance's eastern flank in the wake of Russia's attack on Ukraine. In a conflict, the AWACS planes can not only provide a radar picture for allied fighter jets, ships and control centres, but also direct NATO combat jets to their targets.

Persons: George Calin, Jens Stoltenberg, Sabine Siebold, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Alex Richardson Organizations: NATO, Romanian Air Force 90th Airlift Base, REUTERS, Rights, Boeing, AWACS, Airborne, Thomson Locations: Otopeni, Ilfov, Romania, Rights BRUSSELS, Poland, United States, Britain, Turkey, Germany, Ukraine, Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq

☆ South Africa at the 2023 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - South Africa v Afghanistan - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 10, 2023 South Africa's Gerald Coetzee celebrates with Rassie van der Dussen after taking the wicket of Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad REUTERS/Amit Dave/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Following are facts and figures about South Africa, who face record five-time champions Australia in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday:World ranking: 3Captain: Temba BavumaCoach: Rob WalterTop-ranked batsman: Quinton de Kock (3)Top-ranked bowler: Keshav Maharaj (2)Top scorer: Quinton de Kock (591 runs, second)Top wicket-taker: Gerald Coetzee (18 wickets, third)Best result: Semi-finalist (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015)2019 result: Did not qualify for the knockout stages after finishing seventhSquad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad WilliamsROAD TO SEMI-FINALSv Sri Lanka: won by 102 runsv Australia: won by 134 runsv Netherlands: lost by 38 runsv England: won by 229 runsv Bangladesh: won by 149 runsv Pakistan: won by one wicketv New Zealand: won by 190 runsv India: lost by 243 runsv Afghanistan: won by five wicketsCompiled by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Gerald Coetzee, Rassie van der, Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad REUTERS, Amit Dave, Temba, Rob Walter Top, Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi, Andile, Kagiso, Tabraiz, Lizaad Williams, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Australia, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh, Pakistan, New Zealand, India, Thomson Locations: South Africa, Afghanistan, Ahmedabad, India, Quinton de Kock, Netherlands, Bengaluru

☆ Australia at the 2023 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - Australia Practice - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - November 14, 2023 Australia's Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne during practice REUTERS/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Following are facts and figures about record five-time champions Australia, who face South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday:World ranking: 2Captain: Pat CumminsCoach: Andrew McDonaldTop-ranked batsman: David Warner (5)Top-ranked bowler: Adam Zampa (3)Top scorer: David Warner (499 runs, fifth)Top wicket-taker: Adam Zampa (22 wickets, first)Best result: Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)2019 result: Lost to England in the semi-finalsSquad: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell StarcROAD TO SEMI-FINALSv India: lost by six wicketsv South Africa: lost by 134 runsv Sri Lanka: won by five wicketsv Pakistan: won by 62 runsv Netherlands: won by 309 runsv New Zealand: won by five runsv England: won by 33 runsv Afghanistan: won by three wicketsv Bangladesh: won by eight wicketsCompiled by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Steve Smith, Marnus, Andrew Boyers, Pat Cummins, Andrew McDonald Top, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, REUTERS, Australia, South, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: Gardens, Kolkata, India, Africa, England, South Africa, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Bengaluru

☆ Australia feeling 2021 vibes ahead of South Africa semi-final: Maxwell
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Australia head into Thursday's World Cup semi-final against South Africa with the same excitement in the dressing room that propelled them to their maiden triumph in the T20 World Cup in 2021, Glenn Maxwell said. Maxwell was part of Aaron Finch's groundbreaking squad in the United Arab Emirates in 2021 and scored an unbeaten 28 in the final against New Zealand. "The excitement of that match has given us a whole new belief going forward," Maxwell said in an interview with Australian broadcaster Fox Sports. "It reminded me of the T20 World Cup in 2021. "The feeling around the group was energetic, electric, exciting and everyone felt they were heading towards the same end goal.

Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell, Aaron Finch's, cramp, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, We’ve, I've, I’ve, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: South, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Fox Sports, Afghanistan, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan, Melbourne

Taika Waititi's “Next Goal Wins” concerns the quest of a historically bad national soccer team, the 2011 American Samoa men's squad, in their struggle to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after an infamous 31-0 drubbing against Australia. “Next Goal Wins," inspired by a 2014 documentary of the same name, is a sports movie that delights in upending the conventions of sports movies. Waititi, himself, doesn’t know much about soccer and professes to know even less after making “Next Goal Wins,” which opens in theaters Friday. AP: Your last “Thor” movie took apart masculinity and superhero convention, and “Next Goal Wins” seems just as disinterested in sports movie traditions. Well, my second film ("Boy") is a sort of deconstructed anti-feelgood family film.

Persons: Taika, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightly, Jaiyah, “, ” Waititi, Jojo Rabbit ”, doesn’t, He's, he's, Thor, I’m, You've, it’s, They’re, Adam Sandler, It’s, you’re, you’ve, “ I’m, Jake Coyle Organizations: TORONTO, —, soccer team, Samoa men's, FIFA, Australia, Toronto, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood, Europe, Hawaii

☆ Suarez returns to Uruguay squad, Cavani out injured
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Marcelo Bielsa's 24-man list also included fellow striker Edinson Cavani but he has withdrawn after a muscle injury in Boca Juniors' 1-0 win over Newell's Old Boys on Sunday. Mexican club Leon's Federico Vinas has therefore been drafted in as a late replacement. The 36-year-old Suarez, who played his last game for Uruguay in the 2-0 win over Ghana in December at the World Cup, has made 137 international appearances, scoring 68 goals. The striker could return to the top of the all-time South American World Cup qualifying scoring charts, where he trails Argentina's Lionel Messi by two goals with a total of 31. Another record within reach is the number of games played for Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers, currently held by Diego Godin with 65 appearances, three more than the Gremio forward.

Persons: Uruguay's Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Kai Pfaffenbach, Luis Suarez, Cavani, Marcelo Bielsa's, Leon's Federico Vinas, Suarez, Lionel Messi, Diego Godin, Sergio Rochet, Franco, Santiago Mele, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Gimenez, Bruno Mendez, Sebastian Caceres, Matias Vina, Sassuolo, Guillermo Varela, Mathias Olivera, Manuel Ugarte, Rodrigo Bentancur, Felipe Carballo, Nicolas de la, Federico Valverde, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Agustin Canobbio, Maximiliano Araujo, Facundo Pellistri, Facundo Torres, Cristian Olivera, Darwin Nunez, Federico Vinas, Angelica Medina, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA World, Qatar, Lusail, Edinson Cavani REUTERS, Boca Juniors, Newell's, Sunday, South, Argentina, Ghana, Gremio, Sporting, Atletico Madrid, Flamengo, Paris St, Tottenham Hotspur, Athletico Paranaense, Manchester United, Strikers, Angeles FC, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Uruguay, Lusail, Qatar, Bolivia, Internacional, Franco Israel, Barcelona, America, Paris, Paris St Germain, Nicolas de la Cruz, Real Madrid, Athletico, Toluca, Manchester, Orlando City, Angeles, Liverpool, Leon, Mexico City

☆ South Korea will not take Singapore, China lightly, says Klinsmann
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

South Korean national soccer team's new head coach Juergen Klinsmann speaks upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, March 8, 2023. After a rocky start to his tenure, Klinsmann has guided Korea to three straight wins in friendly matches and should make it five victories on the trot against 155th-ranked Singapore and number 79 China. "All the teams that fight for a spot in the World Cup will fight even harder now. We will be very serious in every World Cup qualifying game." South Korea, number 24 in the FIFA rankings, have won the Asian Cup twice, but the regional heavyweights have not lifted the trophy since 1960.

Persons: Juergen Klinsmann, Kim Soo, Juergen, Klinsmann, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Korean, soccer team's, International Airport, REUTERS, Singapore, FIFA, Asian, Thomson Locations: Incheon, South Korea, Seoul, China, U.S, Canada, Mexico, Korea, Qatar, Bengaluru

☆ Emma Hayes named coach of US women’s national team, signs record contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Wayne Sterling | David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Chelsea FC women’s manager Emma Hayes has been named head coach of the US Women’s National Team, the US Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday. She was named 2021’s Best FIFA Women’s Coach and is a finalist for the 2023 award. US Soccer, which reached an equal pay deal with female players in May 2022, said, without offering specifics, that Hayes’ contract makes her the highest paid women’s soccer coach in the world. “We felt strongly that Emma was the best person and coach to take the US Women’s National Team forward,” US Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker said. “I remember being a young coach working my way up through the system in the US and watching all those young girls aspire to play on the US Women’s National Team.

Persons: Emma Hayes, Hayes, ”, Andonovski, “, Emma, Matt Crocker, ” Hayes, Twila Kilgore, I’ve Organizations: CNN — Chelsea FC women’s, US, National Team, US Soccer Federation, Blues, FIFA, Soccer, CNN, US Soccer, US Soccer Sporting, Chelsea, Interim, Hayes ’, Women’s Super League, Chelsea –, FA Women’s, USA, Iona College, Professional Soccer, National, Summer Games Locations: Sweden, Paris

☆ Koeman picks Verbruggen as goalkeeper for qualifier against Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

“Bart Verbruggen will keep goal this week. I think that’s logical on the basis of the last two matches that we played,” Koeman told a press conference on Tuesday. Verbruggen won his first caps in the 2-1 home loss to France and 1-0 victory in Greece in Euro 2024 qualifying last month. “He has developed nicely at his young age,” Koeman said of the 21-year-old Verbruggen. Since Koeman took over this year, he has used Jasper Cillessen, who is now out of favour, Bijlow, Flekken and Verbruggen.

Persons: Bart Verbruggen, Ed Sykes, Ronald Koeman, Verbruggen, Justin Bijlow, Mark Flekken, “ Bart Verbruggen, ” Koeman, Bart, uncapped Andries Noppert, Louis van Gaal, Koeman, Jasper Cillessen, “, Nathan Ake, Steven Bergwijn, Brian Brobbey, Uncapped, Thijs Dallinga, Mark Gleeson Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Goodison, Hove, Republic of Ireland, Anderlecht, Hato, Ajax Amsterdam, Uncapped Toulouse, Thomson Locations: Liverpool, Britain, Brighton, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Republic of, Amsterdam, Germany, Brentford, France, Greece, Gibraltar, Faro, Portugal, Qatar, Cape Town

☆ South Africa keen to shed choker's tag against powerhouse Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - South Africa sense an opportunity to finally get rid of the choker's tag but the onerous task entails getting the better of the most successful team in the history of 50-overs World Cup, Australia, in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata. "Hurt by a combination of bad luck and nerves in the business end of showpiece event, South Africa are pitted against a powerhouse who thrive in those big moments as Australia have demonstrated with five titles. South Africa, who have never progressed beyond the last four, are fretting over the availability of skipper Temba Bavuma, who is nursing a hamstring strain. They have looked more comfortable setting targets than chasing one though, and they will expect more penetration from their bowlers against a resurgent Australia. Regardless of how their group stage campaign ebbed and flowed, it came as no surprise when Australia hurled towards the knockout stages by stringing together seven wins in a row following that defeat by South Africa.

Persons: Quinton de, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Travis Head's, Glenn Maxwell's, Mitchell Marsh's, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, You've, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, Australia, Thursday's, Kolkata, South Africa, India, Lucknow . South Africa, Kock, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

☆ India focused on World Cup progress and not history ahead of semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Half of the guys weren't even born when we won our first World Cup. And then when we won our second World Cup in 2011, half of the guys weren't even playing the game," Rohit told reporters in Mumbai. I don't see them talking about how we won the last World Cup, how we won our first World Cup. "From the first game to the last game, be it a league match, semi-final or final, whenever you play a World Cup game there's always pressure," Rohit said. "This is obvious because the World Cup is a World Cup, that's why there's pressure.

Persons: Rohit Sharma, Rohit, Kane Williamson's, we've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: New Zealand, . India, India, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, New, Mumbai, Bengaluru

☆ Cummins unsure of future as Australia ODI skipper, eyes IPL return
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Pat Cummins is unsure whether he will continue as Australia's one-day international captain after the World Cup but is looking to return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) next season in preparation for the Twenty20 showpiece. Test skipper Cummins, who will lead Australia into their semi-final against South Africa on Thursday, took on the ODI role with an eye firmly on the World Cup when Aaron Finch retired from the format last year. Probably like we've done in the past, at times white-ball cricket is going to have to shift so we fully focus on test cricket. "I feel like I've been managed really well and looked after, albeit in a really, really busy year where you don't really want to give up any cricket." "I feel like I haven't played a heap of T20 cricket and in some ways I feel like I haven't played my best T20 cricket for a little while," Cummins added.

Persons: Pat Cummins, Cummins, Aaron Finch, paceman, Andrew McDonald, George, Andrew, I've, Finch, Mitch Marsh, I'm, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Indian Premier League, Twenty20, South, IPL, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Australia, South Africa, Kolkata, Caribbean, U.S, Sydney

☆ Gruelling African World Cup qualifying gets under way
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAPE TOWN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - More places for Africa at the next World Cup finals has not lessened the intensity of the qualifying process, often described as the toughest in world football, and which kicks off this week. Carlos Queiroz, who coached Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Portugal, South Africa and now Qatar, once described the African preliminaries as "a nightmare". For the 2026 World Cup, the 54 African entrants were divided into nine groups with only the winners assured of a place at the finals. A total of 13 African countries, starting with Egypt in 1934, have played at the World Cup finals.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Carlos Queiroz, Ed Osmond Organizations: New, FIFA, REUTERS, U.S, Mauritius, D, Eritrea, January’s Africa, Nations, Rwanda, Wednesday’s, Central African, Thomson Locations: York, New York City, U.S, Africa, Asia, South America, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Portugal, South Africa, Qatar, Cameroon, Douala, Libya, Morocco, Tanzania, January’s, Ivory Coast . Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Namibia, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan

☆ Liverpool's Diaz meets father first time since latter's kidnapping
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool player Luis Diaz, arrives to attend a thanksgiving mass at Santa Marta church, after he was freed by Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN), in Barrancas, Colombia November 12, 2023. NO ARCHIVES Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz has reunited with his father for the first time since the latter's kidnapping ordeal, the Colombian football federation said on Tuesday. Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was released on Thursday by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) 12 days after he was taken hostage on Oct. 28 in Barrancas, a rural municipality where he lives in the northern province of La Guajira. The Colombian FA shared pictures of the father and son's emotional reunion on X, formerly known as Twitter, with the caption "we are family." Diaz's father has said he would remain in Colombia despite his difficult kidnapping experience.

Persons: Luis Manuel Diaz, Liverpool, Luis Diaz, Chiranjit, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Colombia's National Liberation Army, REUTERS, Colombian, National Liberation Army, Liverpool, Sunday's Premier League, Brentford, Brazil, Colombian FA, Thomson Locations: Santa Marta, Barrancas, Colombia, Liverpool, La Guajira, Bengaluru

☆ Taylor says favourites India will be nervous about facing Black Caps
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 14 (Reuters) - India are favourites heading into their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand but the hosts will be nervous about facing a side who are at their most dangerous when they have nothing to lose, former Black Caps skipper Ross Taylor said. "This time around, India are even bigger favourites, at home and having played so well during the group stage. If there is a team that India will be nervous facing, it will be this New Zealand side." "When India are batting, you want to get them two or three down in the first 10 overs to put them under pressure. You want to score runs but it's also vital we keep wickets in hand against weapons like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami."

Persons: Ross Taylor, Taylor, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, it's, Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: New Zealand, Black Caps, Old, ICC, New, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, India, Old Trafford, Mumbai, Manchester, Pakistan, New Zealand, Zealand, Dharamsala, Bengaluru

☆ Neymar responding well to treatment, says Brazil's team doctor
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Neymar ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee on international duty. He underwent surgery earlier this month in a Belo Horizonte hospital. The 31-year-old is responding "very well" but the recovery will be long and he must focus on the process, Lasmar told a press conference at Brazil's training center in Teresopolis. He knows that it's a process that he's going to need all of us, physiotherapist, fitness trainer, so that we can have Neymar (back) as soon as possible," said the doctor. Lasmar, who carried out the surgery, said it was not yet possible to set a date for the Al-Hilal player's return.

Persons: Rodrigo Lasmar, Neymar, Lasmar, He's, we're, Hilal, Ederson, Athletico, Bento, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Angelica Medina, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Pedro Fonseca, Ken Ferris, Peter Rutherford Organizations: RIO DE, Al, Saudi Pro League, Paris St Germain, Argentina, Manchester City, Chelsea, Premier League, Athletico Paranaense, Thomson Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Teresopolis, Barcelona, Colombia

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