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Ben Stokes is done. The England captain dropped a bombshell mid-match at Trent Bridge, announcing he will retire from international cricket at the close of the third Test against New Zealand. Fifteen years, one of the great careers in English cricket history, and he chose to go out mid-bowling spell. Stunning timing, massive loss for the game.
And speaking of that same Test match, Rachin Ravindra is making sure New Zealand sends Stokes off with a fight. The young batter crossed four thousand international runs during day three in Nottingham, finishing unbeaten on sixty off ninety balls. New Zealand sit at one hundred twenty for three, with a lead of two hundred four runs. Ravindra is playing like a man who owns this stage.
Shifting to the pitch in Los Angeles, Canada and South Africa are going head to head in the two thousand twenty six FIFA World Cup Round of thirty two. The host nation Canada looking to make history on home soil, while South Africa brings the kind of grit and pace that can derail anyone. This one has knockout energy written all over it.
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