Zimbabwe opener Brian Bennett fell agonisingly short of a T20 World Cup century, finishing unbeaten on 97 off 59 balls in a losing cause as India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs in the Super Eights at Chepauk. Despite his lone-warrior knock that included a six off Jasprit Bumrah to bring up his fifty, Zimbabwe could only manage 184/6 in reply to India

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has backed Mohamed Salah to rediscover his scoring touch after the Egyptian forward went nine Premier League matches without a goal — his worst drought in the top flight. Slot attributed the dry spell to Salah`s own exceptionally high standards while noting that Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike have also struggled for goals