imran tahir close. in fact, this there are always was. imran tahir close. infact, it this there are always was. imran tahir close. in fact, it would have been our. williamson had hit it. a mistake that summed up south africa's tournament. there only final over was williamson. aziz completed his entry. inexpertly finish the match and effectively ended south africa's welcome. patrick vieira, bbc news. —— patrick geary. world rugby has abandoned its plans for a nations league that would have combined northern and southern hemisphere international competitions into a single league. that could've seen the end of europe's six nations, and the southern hemisphere's rugby championship. the governing body said that the required unanimous agreement by unions to enter into exclusive negotiations was not achieved by wednesday's deadline. feliciano lopez has spoken for the first time since a spanish newspaper alleged he and his former doubles partner, marc lopez, were implicated in a match fixing investigation. talking after he won his first round match against mart

in —— imran tahir must be finding his misfortune, his spin was calling ci’oss — my misfortune, his spin was calling cross — my problems. dismissed 444. pakistan were always in danger of pulling away but a target set of 309. it was made all the more difficult right from the start. hashim amla barely lasting two overs. while duo pfaff du plessis and vincent de kock steadied the ship, their attempts to pass 50, court. before one captain eliminates the other. pfaff du plessis innings, court by —— court. the final two games will be for pride for the proteas, a fifth tournament defeat this time by 49 runs. it is the first time since 2003 they failed to get out of the group. chips away at your confidence, edge await your ego, it gives a way of ——at you as a player. as much as i can say all the coach can say, the responsibility lies with every player to try and make sure he comes to the park and give everything. if confidence is an issue, you just sort it out yourself. lewis hamilton has ta ken a stranglehold in the formula one world title after cruising to victory in the french grand

imran tahir took 4 wickets as the afghans were bowled out for 125. in reply, the south african opening pair of hashim amla and quinten de kock put on a century partnership as they eased to their revised target of 127. this is how the world cup table looks . australia top with 8 points from their 4 wins out of five matches. it's day seven at the women's world cup in france, as we head towards to business end of the tournament. today, the netherlands secured their place in the last 16 with a game to spare after beating cameroon 3—1. with a double for arsenal's vivianne miedema, making her her country's all—time record goalscorerer. paul frostick reports. first a0 minutes of benevolence and cameroon‘s first meeting was unforgettable but after an uninspiring start the match exploded into life. —— benevolence. the european champions finally showed their class. they barely had time to celebrate though, less than three minutes later the equaliser, a perfectly timed run exposing the dutch defence. after the break, it was cameroon who were caught sl

only three afghanistan batsemn reached double figures, imran tahir taking four wickets as they were all out for 125 in the 35th over. south africa have a slightly revised target of 127 but the opening pair of quinten de kock and hashim amla have set south africa towards victory. india captain virat kohli has tried to play down the hype surrounding their world cup clash against arch—rivals pakistan, saying the impact of the result will not last a lifetime. the two countries lock horns in manchester tomorrow with more than a billion people expected to tune in for the most—anticipated match of the tournament. andy swiss reports. it is an all—too—familiar scene at this cricket world cup. once again the rain has been pouring down and heard the ideal preparations for india and pakistan although india did get some time out in the net earlier on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries world sport. just to give you an idea, there were more than half a million ticket applications for this game and other words they could have sold out more than 20 times, and it's estimated there coul

imran tahir returned figures of fourfor 29. the south africans are just under way with their reply and they‘re currently 11—0 on their fourth over. india captain virat kohli‘s tried to play down the hype surrounding their world cup clash against arch—rivals pakistan, saying the impact of the result will not last a lifetime. the two countries lock horns in manchester tomorrow with more than a billion people expected to tune in for the most—anticipated match of the tournament. andy swiss reports. welcome to old trafford where i am afraid it is an all—too—familiar scene at this cricket world cup. 0nce scene at this cricket world cup. once again the rain has been pouring down and heard the ideal preparations for india and pakistan although india did get some time out in the net earlier on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries in world sport. just to give you an idea, there were more than half a million ticket applications for this game and other words they could have sold out more than 20 times, and it‘s est