Prince Yadav had a memorable outing in the second T20I between India and Ireland. The pacer made his international debut in the format on Sunday, June 28, in Belfast.
He struck in his second over to claim his maiden T20I wicket, dismissing Ireland skipper Lorcan Tucker. Prince came on to bowl the final over of the innings as India bowled first. He claimed two wickets in the over to give the team a solid finish.
On the fourth ball, he first got rid of Harry Tector, who made 53 runs off 47 balls. He then struck again on the last ball, sending Liam McCarthy back to the hut. Prince ended with magnificent figures of 3/22 from four overs on his T20I debut.
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Fans lauded the pacer on social media for his impressive performance with the ball.
“Excellent bowling by Prince yadav. Prince has a top notch yorker, he will be match winner like Bumrah for India in the white ball cricket,” a fan tweeted.
“What a memorable debut from Prince Yadav. He has all the ingredients to become legend of this format like Bumrah. He can swing the ball, has good cutters and also has good control over yorkers. Most Importantly he doesn’t leak runs like Arshdeep, Prasidh and Harshit Rana,” another fan wrote.
Below are some other reactions from fans on X –
India restricted Ireland to 154/8 from their 20 overs. Having lost the opening T20I of the two-match series, the Men in Blue are in a must-win position to draw level.
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Prince Yadav’s figures stand among the best on T20I debut for an Indian pacer
Having impressed in the IPL 2026 season, with a solid performance in domestic cricket, Prince has carried his form on the international stage as well. His figures of 3/22 on T20I debut stand among the best by an Indian pacer.
Barinder Sran leads this list with figures of 4/10 against Zimbabwe in 2016. Shivam Mavi follows with 4/22 against Sri Lanka in 2023. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/9), Navdeep Saini (3/17), Prince Yadav (3/22), and Jasprit Bumrah (3/23) all have three wickets on their T20I debuts.
Prince will next be seen in action during the upcoming T20I series in England in July, where India will play five T20Is.
Benvenuto Cellini (7/4 favourite) and Ryan Moore won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh on Sunday.
It was an 18th success in the premier Irish classic for Aidan O’Brien, who also trained the runner-up and third placed horse.
The winner, who was declared a non-runner in the Betfred Epsom Derby at the beginning of the month, ran out a one-and-three-quarter length winner over the Epsom victor, Christmas Day (4/1), who, as in the English classic, was ridden by Ronan Whelan.
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Pierre Bonnard (9/1), in the hands of Wayne Lordan, came home third, a neck behind the runner-up.
🗣️”If there was any weakness in his armour, it was going to be exposed.”
The master of @Ballydoyle reveals he was by no means convinced that Benvenuto Cellini had a Derby-winning performance in him after what happened at Epsom. pic.twitter.com/qobUubcqMs
Table-toppers Belgium face African giants Senegal in the FIFA World Cup round of 32 at Seattle Stadium on Wednesday. The Red Devils have never played against the Lions of Teranga.
Belgium topped Group G with two draws and a victory in their three games. They drew 1-1 with Egypt in their opening game before a goalless stalemate with Iran, conditioned by a second-half red card for Nathan Ngoy.
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Criticism was building that the Red Devils are not the same team of old, and that they were not capable of scoring after only one goal netted in two, and that being an own goal.
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Rudi Garcia’s men responded with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over New Zealand in their final group-stage game, and those five points were enough to see them top the group, with Egypt second in Group G.
They will hope to build on that winning momentum to secure a victory over the Lions of Teranga.
Meanwhile, Senegal performed a late escape in Group I to be the only team on three points across all the groups progressing to the knockout rounds.
After losing their first two games, 3-1 to France and 3-2 to Norway, Senegal were considered by most to be out of the running for a top-eight spot among the third-placed teams, but they chose to fight on and thrashed Iraq 5-0 in the final group-stage game.
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That stunning scoreline earned them the three points and turned their goal difference positive to +2, allowing them to move ahead of South Korea, Scotland, and Iran (the other third-placed teams on three points) and into the next round.
The Lions of Teranga have received a lifeline, and they are determined not to waste it against their Belgian opponents. They conceded three times in their two group games against European opposition, and they will need to tighten up their backline if they are to eliminate the Red Devils.
The winner of this match will return to Seattle Stadium for a round-of-16 encounter with either co-hosts the USA or Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Belgium vs Senegal head-to-head stats and key numbers
Belgium and Senegal have never played against each other in an international football match.
Senegal have qualified for the World Cup four times, while Belgium are taking part in their 15th World Cup tournament.
Romelu Lukaku continues to push his impressive record as Belgium’s leading goalscorer, with his goal against New Zealand making it 91 goals in 129 appearances.
Belgium vs Senegal prediction
We expect the Red Devils to dominate possession and use the pace and creativity of wingers Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku to take on the Senegalese defenders, isolating them in one-on-one situations before shooting or making the final pass to the Belgian strikers in goal-scoring positions.
They will also count on the tournament experience of veterans Kevin De Bruyne and Lukaku to guide them through the tricky moments in a knockout match.
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Senegal are likely to use their typical aggressive approach to make the most of their physicality, winning the ball back and launching quick counterattacks to hurt Belgium. The Lions of Teranga have shown some vulnerabilities at the back during the group stage, and they will need to be more compact and disciplined if they are to stop Belgium from scoring.
We expect this to be a tight encounter, with the Belgians clinching a narrow victory.
Fans on social media have been thrown into disbelief after Gabriel Martinelli scored a late-minute goal that gave Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan. Both sides met in the round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at NRG Stadium on Tuesday, June 29.
During the encounter, the Japanese were the first to open the scoring through Kaishu Sano in the 29th minute. The midfielder weaved his way through Brazil’s defence and released an accurate shot into the bottom left corner of the net, which Alisson couldn’t save.
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In the 52nd minute, Zion Suzuki pulled off an excellent save to deny Bruno Guimaraes’ header from going into the back of the net. Four minutes later (56′), Brazil got their equalizing goal through Casemiro. The midfielder relied on a pinpoint cross from Gabriel Magalhaes and planted his header into the back of the net to make the scoreline 1-1.
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Three minutes later (59′), Suzuki pulled off a decent save to deny Vinicius Junior from giving Selecao the lead. However, Guimaraes released a brilliant pass to Martinelli, who managed to position himself properly between the defenders and placed the ball into the net in the added time (90+5′).
Meanwhile, Martinelli came into the game as a replacement for Matheus Cunha in the 66th minute and registered a passing accuracy of 100%(13/13). He delivered one key pass and scored a goal despite making only 19 touches of the ball (via Sofascore).
In the game’s aftermath, fans took to X to share their thoughts on the winger’s performance, with one tweeting:
“Martinelli has to be the luckiest player of all time. How does such a terrible player get himself in these positions.”
Other fans posted:
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How did Vinicius Junior perform in Brazil’s FIFA World Cup encounter with Japan?
Brazil v Japan: Round of 32 – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Source: Getty
Vinicius Junior was arguably Brazil’s sharpest attacker during their FIFA World Cup encounter with Japan. Despite failing to score, he registered yet another outstanding encounter in the tournament.
In 90 minutes on the pitch, the left-winger registered a passing accuracy of 90% (35/39). He delivered two key passes, registered two shots on target, and won six out of 11 ground duels (via Sofascore).
Vinicius has scored four goals and registered one assist in four appearances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Selecao will take on the winner of the encounter between Ivory Coast and Norway in the round of 16.
Germany begin their knockout campaign knowing that anything short of victory will bring an abrupt end to their FIFA World Cup 2026 ambitions. Standing in their way are Paraguay, a side that recovered impressively from a disastrous opening match to extend their tournament and earn another opportunity to challenge one of world football’s traditional heavyweights.
The Round of 32 encounter takes place at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, where Germany arrive after topping Group E with six points. Nagelsmann’s side announced themselves as title contenders by dismantling Curaçao 7-1 before overcoming Ivory Coast 2-1 to seal early qualification. Their final group fixture brought a timely reminder that improvements are still needed, however, as Ecuador inflicted a 2-1 defeat despite Germany having already secured first place.
Paraguay’s group-stage journey could hardly have been more different. Their tournament appeared in danger of ending after a 4-1 defeat to hosts United States in the opening match, but Alfaro’s players responded with impressive resilience. A disciplined 1-0 victory over Türkiye, achieved after playing the entire second half with ten men, reignited their campaign before a hard-earned 0-0 draw against Australia secured four points and a place among the tournament’s best third-placed teams.
Germany will once again rely on one of the competition’s most exciting attacking units. Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz continue to provide creativity behind Kai Havertz, while Deniz Undav has become one of the stories of the tournament. The striker has scored three goals despite coming exclusively from the bench and enters the knockout stage as Germany’s most effective impact substitute. Defensively, Germany have been dealt a significant setback after Nico Schlotterbeck was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament with a serious ankle injury, leaving Antonio Rüdiger to marshal the back line.
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Paraguay also welcome an important boost. Miguel Almirón returns after serving his suspension and is expected to partner Julio Enciso in leading the counter-attacking threat. Midfielder Diego Gómez, however, is unavailable after accumulating two yellow cards during the group stage.
This will be only the second World Cup meeting between the nations. Their previous encounter came in the Round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea, where Germany finally broke Paraguay’s resistance in the 88th minute through Oliver Neuville before eventually finishing runners-up to Brazil.
The tactical contrast promises to define the contest. Nagelsmann’s Germany favour aggressive pressing, fluid movement and sustained possession, while Alfaro has built Paraguay around defensive organisation, compact positioning and quick transitions. Germany may carry the stronger pedigree, but Paraguay have already shown throughout the group stage that they are capable of frustrating more fancied opponents when discipline and structure take centre stage.
Cbus Super Stadium will play host to Friday’s
Round 17 NRL game between Gold Coast Titans and
Canterbury Bulldogs. The game kicks off at 6:00 pm with Canterbury Bulldogs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Gold Coast Titans vs.
Canterbury Bulldogs
game and give you our free tips and bets.
The Gold Coast Titans will attempt to build on last week’s confidence-boosting victory when they host Canterbury at Cbus Super Stadium on Friday night.
The Bulldogs continue to search for greater attacking fluency and may have found a solution with captain Stephen Crichton spending more time in the halves. His involvement against Manly provided another dimension to Canterbury’s attack and helped create opportunities for Lachlan Galvin and the outside backs.
Gold Coast has shown encouraging signs in recent weeks, with Keano Kini and Jayden Campbell thriving behind the steady influence of young halfback Zane Harrison. The Titans have often struggled for consistency, but their attacking shape has looked far more settled.
With both sides sitting outside the premiership contenders, this shapes as an important contest for teams trying to build momentum ahead of the second half of the season.
Titans team: 1. Keano Kini 2. Jaylan De Groot 3. Jojo Fifita 4. AJ Brimson 5. Phillip Sami 6. Jayden Campbell 7. Zane Harrison 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Oliver Pascoe 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. Arama Hau 12. Beau Fermor 13. Chris Randall 14. Kurtis Morrin 15. Josh Patston 16. Klese Haas 17. Jett Liu 18. Sam Verrills 19. Lachlan Ilias 20. Dean Ieremia 21. Adam Christensen 22. Michael Molo
Bulldogs team: 1. Connor Tracey 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Matt Burton 4. Enari Tuala 5. Jethro Rinakama 6. Stephen Crichton 7. Lachlan Galvin 8. Max King 9. Bailey Hayward 10. Leo Thompson 11. Josh Curran 12. Jaeman Salmon 13. Harry Hayes 14. Kurt Mann 15. Lipoi Hopoi 16. Jack Underhill 17. Alekolasimi Jones 19. Bronson Xerri 20. Sean O’Sullivan 21. Jacob Preston 22. Logan Spinks 23. Jed Reardon
On Sunday afternoon, 21 British players were into the main draw of the Wimbledon men’s and women’s singles. By sunset on Monday, only nine remained. Despite bright sunshine and balmy temperatures in SW19 what seemed an idyllic start to the tournament rapidly morphed into a nightmare, a truly miserable Monday, as 10 Brits fell on the opening day – the worst return for the home nation this century.
Twelve homegrown players were scheduled for the first day of the Championships. One didn’t make it at all, as Emma Raducanuwithdrew late on Sunday night before she had been slated to open play on Court No 1 on Monday afternoon. Her latest in a litany of frustrating injury setbacks came as a recent “niggle” she had been managing developed into a full-blown stress fracture, and she was advised not to compete.
So 12 was down to 11, and of those survivors, three were knocked out by lunchtime. Things then went from bad to worse: at 2.30pm came the announcement that Jack Draper – scheduled to play on Tuesday – was to follow Raducanu as the highest-profile British player in his draw to pull out, this time with a recurrence of the arm injury that forced him to miss seven months of the tour between August and February.
That news came as Harriet Dart, unexpectedly promoted to Court No 1 after Raducanu’s exit, was locked in an almighty tussle against Jelena Ostapenko. Having dropped the first three games before needing a medical timeout it looked as though Dart might be going the way of her other fallen compatriots, but she rallied in spirited fashion to push the ever-combustile Latvian to three bruising sets.
But as Ostapenko wobbled her way through her service games and produced 13 double faults it was a tie that could easily have gone the other way, and an obviously disappointed Dart was bitterly aware of this as she walked off court with her head covered by a towel.
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She joined wildcards Mika Stojsavljevic (lost in straight sets to 11th seed Belinda Bencic) Felix Gill (lost in three sets to 23rd seed Rafael Jodar), and Alicia Dudeney (lost in straight sets to Alycia Parks), and Max Basing (lost in straight sets to fellow qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki) in making a swift exit out of the All England Club gates.
The dominoes kept falling as teenagers Mimi Xu and Hannah Klugman lost almost at the same time, falling to Daria Kasatkina and 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova. The draw certainly was not kind to many of the Brits.
While Dart was grappling with Ostapenko the hopes of a nation were slowly descending onto the shoulders of British No 1 Cameron Norrie, so often the last one standing at a major championships. The 30-year-old, seeded 26th, normally produces his best tennis at home, something he acknowledged after the fact.
But he was condemned to his earliest exit at Wimbledon since 2018 by talented college player Michael Zheng, who prevailed in a match tie-break after five closely fought sets. The 22-year-old went through qualifying to reach all three major main draws this year and was a tricky first-round draw despite making his debut at the tournament, having been a junior finalist here.
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Harriet Dart looked dejected as she walked off court (Reuters)
Norrie later described him as “one of the best college players, if not the best college player, at the moment”. But he would have expected to edge the encounter, especially after recovering from the rib injury which hampered him during the clay season.
The exodus continued as qualifier Oliver Tarvet saved three match points in a gritty display against 25th seed Arthur Rinderknech but eventually fell in four sets. Tarvet – who memorably made it to the second round last year, losing to Carlos Alcaraz – put up a fight for more than four hours, and needed a medical timeout after a nasty fall in the third.
Fran Jones then lost in straight sets to Diane Parry to cap a record-breaking day, while the numbers could have been even worse had Jack Pinnington Jones’ match against Brandon Nakashima not been suspended due to bad light, with the Brit two sets to love down.
There was no faulting the effort on display, or the significance of the crowd’s support behind every player. Norrie said afterwards: “I fought really hard. I felt the desire, the hunger, which is important. It’s just tough to fight every point, and you come out on the losing side. But that’s sport.”
Dart shrugged off the idea that there was any greater weight of expectation on the British players’ shoulders. She said: “It’s not just being a British player out there. I think every player has pressure, regardless of the situation. And no matter how many times you do it, someone’s always feeling the pressure. It’s just how people handle it, and some people handle it better than others.”
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Oliver Tarvet fought hard but could not take his first-round match to a deciding set (PA)
But after two high-profile injury withdrawals and a torrent of first-day losses, with British players winning just five of 29 sets played, there was not much to be cheery about. Least of all for the LTA, who stuck to their strategy of showering wildcards on promising British hopefuls and now have little to show for it.
For all the money funnelled into British players, the two most prominent are dealing with injury after injury, while the remainder are struggling to match the likes of Americans, Ukrainians, or Italians in terms of numbers in the top 10 and consistency at the top level. Miserable Monday at Wimbledon threw that into stark relief.
Norrie summed it up: “It always stinks to lose, especially at Wimbledon, my favorite tournament in the world, a tournament I always play so well at. I played well today.
“I think it just takes probably a week or so for this kind of loss to get over. There’s no hiding from it. Yeah, it stinks.”
Suncorp Stadium will play host to Friday’s
Round 17 NRL game between Brisbane Broncos and
Sydney Roosters. The game kicks off at 8:00 pm with Sydney Roosters heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Brisbane Broncos vs.
Sydney Roosters
game and give you our free tips and bets.
Two of the competition’s biggest clubs meet at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night looking to rediscover consistency.
Brisbane’s season remains frustratingly difficult to assess. The Broncos have shown glimpses of their best football but have been unable to string together consecutive performances, leaving them chasing a finals position.
The Roosters have endured similar issues. Trent Robinson’s side has alternated impressive victories with disappointing defeats, making it difficult to gauge where it sits among the competition’s contenders.
The battle through the middle could prove decisive, with Sydney’s forward pack continuing to perform strongly despite mixed results. With a bye looming, the Roosters have extra incentive to head into the break on a positive note, while Brisbane desperately needs a statement win on home soil.
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Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters Teams
Broncos team: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Josiah Karapani 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Grant Anderson 5. Jesse Arthars 6. Thomas Duffy 7. Ben Hunt 8. Preston Riki 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Brendan Piakura 12. Jordan Riki 13. Xavier Willison 14. Blake Mozer 15. Ben Talty 16. Aublix Tawha 17. Jack Gosiewski 18. Hayze Perham 21. Josh Rogers 20. Jaiyden Hunt 22. Kane Bradley 23. Va’a Semu
Roosters team: 1. James Tedesco 2. Billy Smith 3. Hugo Savala 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Daly Cherry-Evans 7. Sam Walker 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Reece Robson 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Nat Butcher 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Egan Butcher 17. Salesi Foketi 18. Rex Bassingthwaighte 19. Tommy Talau 20. Benaiah Ioelu 21. Toby Rodwell 22. Taylor Losalu
That’s half-time and Nagelsmann is running as fast he can across the pitch and towards the tunnel. Presumably he is about to light his players up after this horror show.
Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:21
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Germany 0-1 Paraguay
49’ – Bobadilla gives away another corner. Kimmich will leave this one for Brown.
Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:19
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Germany 0-1 Paraguay
47’ – Better-ish. Nmecha has a shot that is deflected out by Canale. Kimmich’s corner, again, is unable to cause much bother.
Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:18
Germany 0-1 Paraguay
46’ – Kimmich sends in a corner. Galarza heads it away.
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Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:17
Germany 0-1 Paraguay
45’ – Germany restart with another passive spell that eventually ends with Kimmich blasting over.
Nagelsmann, already under pressure, must work some magic at the break.
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But first we will have five added minutes.
Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:15
GOAL! Germany 0-1 Paraguay (Enciso 42)
They can – but not directly from the corner.
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Almiron’s delivery is punched away by Neuer but Bobadilla wins possession, works it out to the right.
Galarza puts the cross in and Enciso, completely unmarked, powers home.
The celebrations are wild and that’s a reward for their perseverance off the ball.
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Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:13
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Germany 0-0 Paraguay
41’ – Almiron wins a corner via Brown and… they couldn’t, could they? Almiron will take it.
Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:11
Germany 0-0 Paraguay
41’ – The corner is taken short and it amounts to nothing. A wasted opportunity. “That sums them up,” says an increasingly exasperated Shearer.
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Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:10
Germany 0-0 Paraguay
40’ – Caceres heads a diagonal pass from Sane towards Wirtz out for a corner.
Alan Smith29 June 2026 22:09
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Germany 0-0 Paraguay
39’ – On BBC Alan Shearer has said calling the game “rubbish” would be “polite.”
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