Sports News June 13 Highlights: Finn Allen Century Lights Up MLC 2025 Opener; Thomas Frank Appointed As Spurs Boss

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Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa will miss the Club World Cup after he was denied a visa to enter the United States, the Argentine team said Thursday.

Costa did not make the trip to Miami with his teammates on Sunday because his visa application was still being processed at the U.S. embassy in Buenos Aires, but he was still included on the roster to play in the tournament that starts Saturday. (AP)

Australia captain Pat Cummins said the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa was a good advertisement for Test cricket with bowlers dominating proceedings.

바카라�It바카라�s set up pretty well,바카라� Cummins told reporters. 바카라�The mood in the changing room is pretty positive. It was a great partnership and a good way to end the day.바카라�

New Zealand opener Finn Allen has smashed a 34-ball hundred against Washington Freedom, the fastest in MLC surpassing Nic Pooran's 40-ball ton.

Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final was all tied up with at least a period left after the Edmonton Oilers scored three goals in the second against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

The Panthers 바카라� up 2-1 in the series 바카라� led 3-0 after the first on two goals from Matthew Tkachuk and another with 41.7 seconds left before intermission, outshooting Edmonton 17-7 and taking advantage of their penalty trouble that put them on the power play. (AP)

Finn Allen smashed a blistering 151of mere 51 balls to take San Francisco Unicorns to 269/5 in 20 overs. Allen registered five fours and 19 maximums that included a strike rate of 302!

As per reports coming from Pakistan, Pakistan selectors have ruled out any role for senior players - Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi - in the team's upcoming T20 series against West Indies and Bangladesh.

ICYMI - Mehidy Hasan Miraz has replaced Najmul Hossain Shanto as the Bangladesh men바카라�s ODI team captain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Thursday.

San Francisco Unicorns have defeated Washington Freedom by a whopping 123 runs in the opening game of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 season.

Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion have announced the signing of teenage forward Charalampos Kostoulas from Greek side Olympiakos. Kostoulas will join the Seagulls on a reported £30 million deal and will be tied to the club on a five-year contract.

Sanjay Krishnamurthi took home the headlines during MLC 2025 opening match between San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom. The Indian-origin player scored 36 runs off just 20 balls. Sanjay was born in the United States and his family moved from Arizona to Karnataka in 2011. But he remained an American citizen.

David Bedingham is excited by the fact that South Africa on the threshold of being WTC winners.

바카라�We're very confident. I think the batters will have their plans. But yeah, I think it's an amazing day. And I think when they started batting in their third innings, I think we would have definitely had them or taken them 220-8. So, I think you're very confident and I think there's a massive belief in this team,바카라� said Bedingham in the press conference at the end of the day바카라�s play.

India women's junior hockey team edged past Belgium 3-2 in Antwerp on Thursday, securing their third consecutive win in their Europe tour. Goals from Sonam (4바카라�), Lalthantluangi (32바카라�) and Kanika Siwach (51바카라�) powered the victory. Belgium had briefly levelled the score through Marie Goenns (37바카라�) and Marte Marie (40바카라�), but Kanika's late strike sealed it for India. They next face Australia on Saturday.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted hand-in-hand at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday, adding star power to a thrilling Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Edmonton Oilers clawed back from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime, tying the series 2-2 in front of a buzzing, celeb-filled crowd.

Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals clinched the T20 Mumbai League crown with a five-wicket win over SoBo Mumbai Falcons in a low-scoring final. Rajesh Sutar anchored the chase with a steady 53, while Awais Naushad's brisk 38 powered the Royals past the 158-run target with four balls to spare. Earlier, Mayuresh Tandel (50) and Harsh Aghav (45) helped Falcons recover from a shaky start to post 157/4, but it wasn바카라�t enough as the Royals sealed the title.

According to the reports, Indian men바카라�s head coach Gautam Gambhir has returned to India from England due to a medical emergency just days before the start of the five match Test Series between Indiaa and England Test . As reported by RevSportz, Gambhir's mother has suffered a heart attack.