Anshul Gupta

Team India opted to bat first after winning the toss in their opening Super 8 clash against Afghanistan in Barbados on Thursday, June 20 while making one key change. The Indian players were seen sporting a black armband during the clash and here's why.

Team India is up against the giant killers Afghanistan, who on their day can blow away the opposition, in the Super 8 clash of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Barbados on Thursday, June 20. India won the toss and opted to bat first while making a key change to their composition for the crunch game.

Team India is set to play five Tests, eight T20Is and three ODIs at home before the Champions Trophy 2025 in a bumper home season. Chennai, Mumbai, Kanpur, Pune and Bengaluru are among the venues for the Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand in September-October.

Uganda's long-time captain Brian Masaba relinquished his post after his team's disappointing performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the USA. Uganda won just one out of their four matches in Group C featuring the likes of Afghanistan, West Indies, PNG and New Zealand.

India will take on Afghanistan in their first Super 8 clash at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday, June 20 in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. India will be in action for the first time in eight days after their final Group A game was washed out while Afghanistan are coming off a loss to WI.

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been rewarded with the top spot in the ICC rankings for all-rounders in T20Is amid a superb showing with both bat and ball in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Stoinis is the only batter with more than 150 runs and strike rate in excess of 190 in the tournament.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to appear in six European Championships after starting in his side's line-up against Czechia in Leipzig. Portugal won their opening encounter of Euro 2024 2-1.

The only multiple champions in the T20 World Cup history, England and the West Indies will be up against each other in what could probably be the biggest clash of the tournament so far. The defending champions England have come into their own in the last two games while West Indies are in form.

USA got a lucky break into the Super 8 after the game against Ireland was washed out, not to say that the T20 World Cup debutants haven't played well. They did and they now find themselves in the big league, the group of death in Super 8 and the first challenge will be an in-form South African team.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to appear in six Euro editions after being named in Portugal's starting XI against Czechia while Kane Williamson decided to let go of New Zealand's captaincy and the central contract. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on June 19.

40 matches are done and the real business begins as far as the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is concerned. The Super 8 kicks off on Wednesday, June 19 with the USA taking on South Africa. However, the second round is clouded by all the pre-decided seeding talk. Does it take the fun away?

Unarguably one of the greatest New Zealand cricketers to play the game and captain the side, Kane Williamson has decided to let go of the annual central contract for the Blackcaps. Williamson, who relinquished as Test captain in 2022, has moved on as skipper in white-ball formats as well.

The 2024 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland will take place on Tuesday, June 18 with India's Golden boy Neeraj Chopra set to return to action. Chopra withdrew from Golden Spike meet last month in a precautionary measure and Finland games will be a test of his fitness before the Olympics.

French star footballer Kylian Mbappe got hit on his nose and was bleeding profusely before being taken off the field during his side's opening Euro 2024 encounter against Austria in Düsseldorf. France kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 win with Maximilian Wober scoring the lone goal of the match.

It was a masterclass in brute power and big-hitting as West Indies swatted aside Afghanistan in the final Group C match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Saint Lucia on Monday, June 17 (local time). After being put in to bat on a good wicket, West Indies notched up their highest score in tournament.