France's hopes that captain Antoine Dupont will be fit to face South Africa in the World Cup quarter-final were boosted on Wednesday when the scrum-half trained for the second day wearing a headguard.

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Rohit Sharma-led India opened their campaign in the ongoing home ODI World Cup with a comfortable win over five-time winners Australia in match 5 on Sunday (Oct 8) in Chennai.

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After losing the toss, Rohit Sharma-led India have been asked to bowl first by Afghanistan in match 9 of CWC 2023 edition on Wednesday (Oct 11). Afghanistan were off to a decent start before they were soon reduced to 63 for 3.

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R Ashwin was added to India's CWC 2023 squad at the last moment following Axar Patel's injury. With Axar ruled out, India named Ashwin in the final 15 and the veteran spinner also got a look-in in India's opening game versus Australia in Chennai.

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Things aren't bright for Team India star opener Shubman Gill. Having missed India's CWC 2023 opener versus Australia, due to dengue, the batter remained in Chennai as Rohit Sharma & Co.

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Many on social media platforms alleged that Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo showed his support towards Palestine by waving its flag on the field amid the nation's ongoing conflict with Israel.

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South Africa's Rugby World Cup success in 2019 was littered with iconic images from during and after the tournament win. Captain Siya Kolisi lifting the Webb Ellis trophy to wild celebrations across the country are two examples, but memories of the Springboks' simple, clinical, well-executed gameplan also stick in the mind.

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Match 8 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 edition will see Asian giants Sri Lanka and Pakistan lock horns with each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday (Oct 10).

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India got off to a winning start in the home ODI World Cup on Sunday (Oct 8) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Taking on the five-time winners Australia, Rohit Sharma-led India were asked to bowl first and rode on Ravindra Jadeja's three-fer and two wickets each from Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah to bundle out the visitors for 199 in 49.

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Preparations are in full swing as India are set to host Pakistan in a marquee ODI World Cup 2023 clash on Saturday (Oct 14) at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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