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India continued their perfect record at the World Cup with a six-wicket win against Zimbabwe in Auckland. Suresh Raina (110 not out) and captain MS Dhoni (85 not out) shared a 196-run partnership to chase 288 at Eden Park. Holders India had already qualified for the quarter-finals where they will face Bangladesh, but victory marked a 10th successive win in ...

England’s miserable World Cup ended with a low-key nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Sydney. After rain reduced England’s target to 101 from 25 overs, Ian Bell made an unbeaten 52 to complete the chase with 41 balls to spare. Afghanistan had earlier been limited to 111-7 from 36.2 overs when the weather intervened for the third time. England finish fifth ...

Zambia U-20 men’s national football team coach Hector Chilombo says he is proud of his players and the display they put up despite giving up an early lead to lose 2-1 to Ghana on Thursday. Chilombo however added that he was disappointed that his team had exited the 2015 African Youth Championships at the group stage. Dave Daka opened the ...

Zambia Under-20 are worried about the fitness of Lubambo Musonda ahead of Thursday’s 2015 African Youth Championship penultimate Group B match against Ghana in M’Bour. Lubambo limped off in the first half with a right ankle injury during Zambia’s 1-0 loss to Mali in both sides opening Group B match on Monday night. “He is a key player for our ...

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic accused Chelsea’s players of acting like “babies” after he was sent off during his side’s triumphant draw at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League. Ibrahimovic was shown a straight red card by Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers in the 32nd minute of Wednesday’s game following a 50-50 challenge with Oscar, despite the fact that both players ...

Holders Real Madrid reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League despite losing 4-3 to Schalke in a stunning match at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night. Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar struck twice to end his former club’s 21-match unbeaten run at the Bernabeu in the competition but the German side could not force the goal in the last six minutes which ...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claims Paris St Germain are the most aggressive side he has faced this season ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg at Stamford Bridge. After an exciting 1-1 draw in Paris in mid-February, PSG boss Laurent Blanc used his pre-match press conference for the return leg to highlight the antics of Blues striker Diego ...

TRANSFER GOSSIP Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini says “it seems” Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is keen to move to Italy and that the San Siro club would be the 31-year-old’s preferred option. (Gazzetta TV in Italian)  West Ham want to give 25-year-old left-back Aaron Cresswell, who joined the club on a five-year deal last summer, a new contract to ...

The Young Eagles of Mali claimed their first three points of the 2015 Africa Youth Championship by beating Zambia 1-0 on Monday. Ghana had earlier beaten South Africa 2-0 in the first game in Group B to lay down a marker. Alhassane Diallo’s goal in the 74th minute was the difference between the two sides in a game that had ...

Louis van Gaal hit out at Angel Di Maria after the Argentinian was sent off for grabbing referee Michael Oliver’s shirt in Manchester United’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Arsenal. The Gunners set up a semi-final meeting against either Reading or Bradford thanks to a 2-1 win over 10-man United at Old Trafford. Former United striker Danny Welbeck returned to ...