Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Cricket-Afghan skipper Rashid hails maiden T20 win in opposition to Pakistan

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan hailed the crew’s maiden T20 victory in opposition to Pakistan however mentioned their front-line batters want to enhance forward of the 50-overs World Cup in India later this 12 months. Rashid and his teammates humbled a new-look Pakistan by six wickets within the opening T20 International in Sharjah on Friday.

Spring coaching roundup: Twins rating late to energy previous Yankees

Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a three-run homer within the high of the ninth inning because the Minnesota Twins scored 5 runs within the final two innings to rally previous the New York Yankees 6-4 in a spring coaching sport Friday in Tampa, Fla. Eduoard Julien hit a solo homer within the eighth to shut the Twins’ deficit to 4-2. In the ninth with two down, Armani Smith delivered an RBI single off right-hander Albert Abreu and Rodriguez adopted together with his first dwelling run of the spring.

Olympics-Athlete’s village supply shall be on time, and on finances, say Paris 2024 organisers

The development of the Olympic athletes village is on time and on finances as organisers promise to ship a protected Games, the overall director of Paris 2024 mentioned on Friday. “Most of my colleagues in the past were stressed about the delivery of the infrastructures. I must say I’m not on that side with Paris 2024. I’m very cool and serene, we will deliver on time and on budget,” Etienne Thobois mentioned from the highest of one of many buildings.

Tennis-Alcaraz rolls into Miami Open third spherical, Andreescu stuns Sakkari

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz motored into the third spherical of the Miami Open with a 6-0 6-2 win over Argentine Facundo Bagnis on Friday whereas Canada’s Bianca Andreescu upset Greek seventh seed Maria Sakkari to achieve the final 32. The Spanish high seed, trying to again up his Indian Wells triumph with a Miami title to finish the coveted “Sunshine Double”, barely broke a sweat as Bagnis was merely unable to maintain tempo with the variability in Alcaraz’s sport.

Olympics-Mexico submits bid to host 2036 Summer Games

Mexico submitted a proper bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics on Friday on the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and the president of the Mexican Olympic Committee, Maria Jose Alcala, met with IOC president Thomas Bach in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Ex-WWE chief McMahon pays again $17.4 million in investigation prices

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE) mentioned on Friday that Executive Chairman Vincent McMahon had paid $17.4 million to the corporate to cowl prices associated to an investigation into his alleged misconduct. McMahon, credited with remodeling WWE from a regional participant to a world large, retired as CEO and chairman of the corporate in July final 12 months. He returned to the board in January, after the probe was wrapped up.

Soccer-Positive vibes as France again on monitor after World Cup heartbreak

Three months after a heartbreaking defeat within the World Cup remaining, France oozed class and confidence as they began their Euro 2024 qualifying marketing campaign with a 4-0 thrashing of the Netherlands on Friday. Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring with a curled shot from Kylian Mbappe earlier than Dayot Upamecano added a second six minutes later. Mbappe made it 3-0 after being performed by by Aurelien Tchouameni within the twenty first minute after which wrapped it up with a cross-shot shot two minutes from time.

Athletics-Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in feminine occasions

Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics’ exclusion of transgender ladies from elite feminine competitions, whereas the choice was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for equity. Athletics’ international governing physique on Thursday voted to ban transgender ladies who’ve gone by male puberty from competing in ladies’s occasions, citing a “need to protect the female category”.

Soccer-Captain Mbappe on the double as fashionable France thrash Netherlands

New France captain Kylian Mbappe lived as much as expectations with two targets in a 4-0 assertion dwelling win in opposition to the Netherlands as Les Bleus obtained their Euro 2024 Group B qualifying marketing campaign began in ruthless vogue on Friday. Mbappe, named skipper after Hugo Lloris ended his worldwide profession in January, arrange Antoine Griezmann for the opener earlier than scoring the third, after Dayot Upamecano had doubled the tally in a first-half blitz, earlier than wrapping the scoring up late in entrance of an ecstatic crowd.

Soccer-‘Let’s not get carried away,’ says Arnold as Australian children shine

Australia coach Graham Arnold sought to dampen expectations on the nation’s crop of rising gamers after the Socceroos’ 3-1 win over Ecuador in Sydney on Friday of their first sport since reaching the knockout rounds of final 12 months’s World Cup in Qatar. Jackson Irvine, Awer Mabil, and teenager Garang Kuol have been on course as Arnold handed debuts to Aiden O’Neill and Alex Robertson in his crew’s first look at dwelling since shedding to eventual World Cup winners Argentina within the final 16 in December.

(With inputs from companies.)