
Worldcup 2026 NEWS
Worldcup 2026
How do you market a sporting event?
Date: 2023-12-06 01:33:44 | Author: Worldcup 2026 | Views: 849 | Tag: dota
-
South Africa succumbed to a Dutch double as the Netherlands claimed another monumental upset victory over the Proteas at a World Cup in less than 12 months dota
Last November the Netherlands’ shock win in Adelaide dumped South Africa out of the T20 World Cup and on Tuesday Temba Bavuma crashed to a 38-run defeat in the 50-over equivalent in Dharamshala dota
They squandered plenty of promising positions as their hopes of reaching the knockout stages suffered a sizeable blow, putting additional emphasis on Saturday’s showdown against ailing England in Mumbai dota
For the Netherlands, this must rank as the finest win in their history as, while they beat the West Indies to qualify for the tournament, this South Africa side are quietly fancied to do well in India dota
The Dutch were on the ropes at 50 for four then 112 for six after being asked to bat first in a contest reduced to 43 overs apiece because of rain but captain Scott Edwards rescued them from number seven dota
RecommendedCricket World Cup points table explained: Why India are above New Zealand as both remain unbeatenCricket World Cup 2023: Full schedule, fixtures and match datesWhere England vs Afghanistan ranks in greatest upsets of Cricket World Cup historyHis unbeaten 78 from 69 balls was supplemented by crucial cameos from Roelof van der Merwe (29 from 19) and Aryan Dutt (23 not out off nine) as the Netherlands posted a healthy 245 for eight dota
Bavuma and Quinton de Kock, who made centuries in the wins over Sri Lanka and Australia, started well but the pair, plus Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen, departed within the space of 21 deliveries dota
A position of 36 without loss became 44 for four before Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller put on a run-a-ball 45 to steady the ship dota
However, Klaasen’s dismissal left South Africa’s hopes all on Miller dota
Being dropped on 23 in the deep seemed a significant moment but an off-pace jaffa from Logan van Beek clipped the top of Miller’s off-stump as he departed for 43 to all but end South Africa’s hopes dota
Bas de Leede, who shelled a steepler to reprieve Miller, atoned by dismissing Gerald Coetzee and Kagiso Rabada, and Van Beek snared Keshav Maharaj in the last over as South Africa were all out for 207 dota
It was a superb collective bowling effort as Van Beek took three for 60 while Van der Merwe and Paul van Meekeren each bagged two wickets as the Dutch celebrated a first ODI World Cup win since 2007 dota
More aboutPA ReadyTemba BavumaDavid MillerQuinton De KockKeshav MaharajKagiso RabadaSouth Africa cricketNetherlands CricketCricket World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1Netherlands stun South Africa in massive Cricket World Cup shock Netherlands stun South Africa in massive Cricket World Cup shockThe Netherlands stunned South Africa at the Cricket World Cup (Ashwini Bhatia/AP)AP ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dota
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log inMost PopularPopular videosSponsored Features Get in touchContact usOur ProductsSubscribeRegisterNewslettersDonateToday’s EditionInstall our appArchiveOther publicationsInternational editionsIndependent en EspañolIndependent ArabiaIndependent TurkishIndependent PersianIndependent UrduEvening StandardExtrasAdvisorPuzzlesAll topicsdota BettingVoucher codesCompareCompetitions and offersIndependent AdvertisingIndependent IgniteSyndicationWorking at The IndependentLegalCode of conduct and complaintsContributorsCookie policyDonations Terms & ConditionsPrivacy noticeUser policiesModern Slavery Act Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inCloseUS EditionChangeUK EditionAsia EditionEdición en EspañolSubscribe{{indy dota
truncatedName}}Log in / Register {{#items}}{{#stampSmall}}{{/stampSmall}}{{#stampClimate}}{{/stampClimate}}{{#stampPremium}}{{/stampPremium}}{{title}}{{#desc}}{{desc}}{{/desc}}{{#children}}{{title}}{{/children}}{{/items}}Indy100Crosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsVouchersCompare✕Log inEmail addressPasswordEmail and password don't matchSubmitForgotten your password?New to The Independent?RegisterOr if you would prefer:SIGN IN WITH GOOGLEWant an ad-free experience?View offersThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy notice and Terms of service apply dota
Hi {{indy dota
fullName}}My Independent Premium Account details Help centre Logout @keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}@keyframes slidedown-video{0%{transform:translateY(-100%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}}@keyframes slideup-video{0%{transform:translateY(200%)}to{transform:translateY(0)}} dota

Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin dota
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century dota
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting dota
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore dota
Verstappen joins Hamilton (103 wins), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) in the half-century club dota
“To win my 50th career win makes me very proud and we will try to push for me,” said Verstappen dota
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win dota
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops dota
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far dota
He crossed the line an agonising 2 dota
2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium dota
Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start dota
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through dota
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume top spot dota
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars dota
First up was Sainz dota
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard dota
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz another place when he made his move at the same corner dota
Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second dota
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road dota
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress dota
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque dota
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four dota
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails dota
The Duke of Sussex has been something of lucky charm for Hamilton dota
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio dota
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round dota
But Hamilton stayed out dota
Were Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced dota
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man dota
It is pretty tough dota
”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped dota
“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton dota
“I am struggling out here dota
”You have given me a hell of a gap to closeLewis Hamilton on the team radioOn lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second dota
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen dota
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection dota
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 dota
4 sec with Hamilton 7 dota
5 off the lead dota
By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end dota
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations dota
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said dota
On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 dota
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick dota
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last dota
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots dota
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris dota
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound dota
Hamilton had the bit dota between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren dota
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained dota better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes dota
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps dota
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes dota
More aboutPA ReadyLewis HamiltonMax VerstappenLando NorrisCharles LeclercMercedes-AMGSebastian VettelMichael SchumacherAlain ProstHamiltonRed BullLewisAbu DhabiFerrariSergio PerezGeorge RussellUnited StatesGrand PrixMcLarenJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Max Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States Grand Prix victoryMax Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States Grand Prix victoryRed Bull driver Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix (Darron Cummings/AP)AP✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dota
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log inMost PopularPopular videosSponsored FeaturesGet in touchContact usOur ProductsSubscribeRegisterNewslettersDonateToday’s EditionInstall our appArchiveOther publicationsInternational editionsIndependent en EspañolIndependent ArabiaIndependent TurkishIndependent PersianIndependent UrduEvening StandardExtrasAdvisorPuzzlesAll topicsdota BettingVoucher codesCompareCompetitions and offersIndependent AdvertisingIndependent IgniteSyndicationWorking at The IndependentLegalCode of conduct and complaintsContributorsCookie policyDonations Terms & ConditionsPrivacy noticeUser policiesModern Slavery ActThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inCloseUS EditionChangeUK EditionAsia EditionEdición en EspañolSubscribe{{indy dota
truncatedName}}Log in / Register {{#items}}{{#stampSmall}}{{/stampSmall}}{{#stampClimate}}{{/stampClimate}}{{#stampPremium}}{{/stampPremium}}{{title}}{{#desc}}{{desc}}{{/desc}}{{#children}}{{title}}{{/children}}{{/items}}Indy100Crosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsVouchersCompare✕Log inEmail addressPasswordEmail and password don't matchSubmitForgotten your password?New to The Independent?RegisterOr if you would prefer:SIGN IN WITH GOOGLEWant an ad-free experience?View offersThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy notice and Terms of service apply dota
Hi {{indy dota
fullName}}My Independent PremiumAccount detailsHelp centreLogout @keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}} dota

