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SANTIAGO: Hosts Chile sent nine-man Uruguay crashing out of the Copa America on Wednesday, winning a stormy quarter-final 1-0 to edge closer to their dream of a first South American crown.    An 81st-minute strike from Juventus  defender  Mauricio Isla settled a pulsating encounter at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional as holders Uruguay saw striker Edinson Cavani and defender Jorge Fucile sent off. Fucile’s  dismissal  for a second yellow card in the closing minutes triggered a mass  confrontation  involving players and officials from both sides, with even Uruguay’s veteran coach Oscar Tabarez coming onto the pitch. Brazilian referee Sandro Meira Ricci had already incurred the wrath of Uruguay’s players after his decision to show a second yellow card to Cavani in the 61st minute. Cavani, booked in the first half for a foul on Arturo Vidal, saw red after flicking a hand into the face of Chile defender Gonzalo Jara. Jara re...

Day 5: Another breaking day of activity at FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals highlighted extraordinary group exhibitions, milestone singular accomplishments and world class objectives as the race for the HWL Final and Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets proceeded in Antwerp.  In Pool A, Korea at last kick-began their race to the HWL Finals with their first win of the opposition, while Italy kept on improving their notoriety with a well deserved and greatly profitable attract against Japan on account of a twofold strike from Valentina Braconi.  In the interim in Pool B, New Zealand's Black Sticks developed successful against Australia's Hockeyroos in a feisty Oceania derby that saw the separate group chiefs both break records for their nation. It was additionally a decent day for Belgium, who excited the home fans with another win.  Broadened points of interest of the day's matches can be found underneath.  Pool A  Korea 11-0 France...

Pakistan quick bowler Wahab Riaz has been discounted of the rest of the Test arrangement in Sri Lanka, after he endured a hairline break on the knuckle of his playing hand on the first day of the second Test in Colombo. With both Wahab and the harmed Haris Sohail being withdrawn from the squad, the PCB has drafted in batsman Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Rahat Ali as replacements*.  Azam, 20, made his global introduction amid the noteworthy arrangement against Zimbabwe a month ago, scoring 54 in the third ODI. Rahat last played for Pakistan in April before a hamstring damage discounted him of the two-match Test arrangement against Bangladesh.  Wahab is relied upon to be out of the diversion for no less than two weeks and as indicated by a PCB discharge, will return home after the finish of the progressing Colombo Test. The discharge included that Azam and Rahat "will leave on Sunday early morning to Sri Lanka" and join the group.  "We had sent him (W...

In a move to give bowlers a touch of breathing room in 50-overs cricket, the ICC board has chosen to get rid of getting defenders in the initial ten overs, dispose of the batting Powerplay, and permit five defenders outside the 30-yard hover in the last ten overs of an ODI innings. The other prominent change that will occur from July 5 will see free hits recompensed for every one of no balls in ODI and T20 internationals, not exactly when bowlers violate.  These progressions to the having were influence of the suggestions made this May by the ICC's cricket panel headed by the previous India skipper Anil Kumble. David Richardson, the ICC CEO, said the adjustments were made to make the "diversion easier" for the fan and were affirmed by the ICC's CEO board of trustees and further confirmed by the ICC Board at the yearly gathering in Barbados this week.  "What we attempted to do is make the diversion less complex for the fan and in the meantime attem...

It has taken 16 years however at last USA and China PR will meet again on the FIFA Women's World Cup™ stage. The 1999 Final remains a development minute for ladies' football, with two all around coordinated groups doing fight before a 90,185 group; a figure which remains a world record for a ladies' football match. USA triumphed by the slimmest edge that day – 5-4 on punishments following 120 scoreless minutes – and now Ottawa will have the two countries on Friday with a compartment in the last-four at Canada 2015 the rich prize anticipating the victor.  The sun-filled recollections of that notorious July evening in Pasadena's hot Californian sun still summon warm reactions all through both the United States furthermore the globe's most populated country. Furthermore, the stream on influences of the match still resound almost two decades later, with a few young people of that period now lead entertainers in the most recent part of this storied contention...

Offspinner Tharindu Kaushal and pacer Dhammika Prasad cut out Pakistan's batting request, rocking the bowling alley the guests out for 138 on the first day of the second Test at P Sara Oval. Pakistan's batting implosion occurred in the second session of the day - a downpour influenced one with an intrusion of 55 minutes - as they drooped from 70 for 2, losing their last eight wickets for 68 runs.  Sri Lanka's top request blunted Pakistan's assault and they went to stumps at 70 for 1, trailing by 68 keeps running with Kumar Sangakkara and Kaushal Silva to take strike tomorrow.  Sri Lanka had ended up in a comparable position in the Galle Test, when Pakistan's top request had fizzled. In that amusement, Sarfraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq's resistance had grabbed the diversion far from Sri Lanka, however on a pitch known for its record of creating results, Sri Lanka's assault fixed their hold on Pakistan, all without the assistance of Rangana Herath,...

Previous Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas was affirmed as ICC president on the third day of the ICC yearly meeting in Barbados. Abbas, who had been decided for the post by the PCB, said thanks to the ICC for tolerating his assignment.  "I am grateful to every one of you for the backing and certainty put in me by affirming my designation," Abbas said. "I am likewise appreciative to the PCB for proposing my office as the ICC president. I guarantee all of you that I will stand shoulder to shoulder with all the ICC Members as we keep on endeavoring to motivate more individuals to begin to look all starry eyed at the amusement we esteem."  N Srinivasan, the ICC executive, portrayed Abbas as a "commendable envoy" of the diversion.  "Zaheer's remarkable profession as a beautiful right-given batsman is reflected in his astounding record with 108 top notch hundreds and more than 7,500 global runs," Srinivasan said. "Zaheer is unm...