The 24-team format means the group phase will eliminate only 8 teams. The top 2 nations in each of the 6 groups and the 4 best third-place finishers will qualify. That means the underdogs know that one victory could be enough to reach the second round.
The US has dominated women's football for two decades, and although the team arrives in France at war with their national federation, there is little doubt they are favourites.
Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat, hoping to take advantage of the favourable conditions for bowlers in the Welsh capital.
The International Cricket Council found opener Roy had breached level one of its code of conduct, using an audible obscenity after a misfield during Pakistan's innings.
Dale Steyn’s ability to move the ball at the pace his lithe frame is able to generate means he has a strong claim to be the greatest fast bowler of all time.
The auditing firm said Ignatius Sehoole was an experienced leader in the accounting industry.
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Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu was reacting to the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old Forest High schoolboy by another pupil on Monday.
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Protest leaders called on their supporters to take part in 'total civil disobedience' to topple the ruling military council.
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Many of those slaughtered and burnt were killed after they tried to leave the Electus Per Deus group.
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Zimbabwe have been drawn in Group A and are aiming to get out of the pool stages for the first time in their history after taking just one point from three matches in Gabon two years ago.
