New Zealand fight back to eliminate co-hosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup
New Zealand recovered from a poor start to crush Sri Lanka by 61 runs in the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights and eliminate the co-hosts from the tournament on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Mitchell Santner led New Zealand's recovery with a captain's knock of 47 off 26 balls after coming in with his side in huge trouble at 84-5 to power them to a competitive 168-7 at the R Premadasa Stadium.
Sri Lanka managed 107-8 in reply, never recovering from a top-order collapse to succumb to their second defeat in the Super Eight stage of the 20-team tournament, according to Reuters.
Stunning Brook century leads England into semis
Harry Brook's sensational century under pressure led England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a two-wicket victory over Pakistan in Pallekele, BBC reported.
The England captain promoted himself to number three after Phil Salt was dismissed first ball and made exactly 100 in a chase of 165.
It was the first time Brook had batted first drop in his T20 international career but he played the situation perfectly, going up and down the gears as wickets fell around him, according to BBC.
Sorloth hat-trick sets Atletico up for last-16 tie against Spurs or Liverpool
Alexander Sorloth scored his first Champions League hat-trick to help Atletico Madrid defeat a resilient Club Brugge and set up a last-16 tie with either Tottenham or Liverpool, BBC reported.
The Norway striker opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he collected a long ball from keeper Jan Oblak and his half-volley squirmed past Simon Mignolet.
However, Brugge levelled 13 minutes later when Joel Ordonez - who scored an own goal in the first leg when the two sides drew 3-3 - headed level from a corner, according to BBC.
Swansea celebrity co-owner Snoop Dogg receives grand welcome on first visit
American rapper and producer Snoop Dogg received a guard of honour and was greeted with twirling white towels on Tuesday on his first visit to Swansea City since becoming an investor with the Welsh side last year, Reuters reported.
Dressed in Swansea's colours, the 54-year-old took the field ahead of the Championship game against Preston North End through a guard of honour comprising young footballers from Wales, as over 20,000 fans filled the stands.
The match ended 1-1, with Swansea's Liam Cullen netting a 95th-minute equaliser, according to Reuters.
