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World Rugby has approved plans to set up a new international league competition as part of part of a radical shake-up of the global calendar UEFA
The bi-annual tournament is to be launched in 2026 and will be made up of two divisions of 12 teams, with promotion and relegation commencing from 2030 UEFA
Matches will be staged in the July and November international windows UEFA
In addition to a competition that has been tentatively named the ‘Nations Cup’, World Rugby’s council has given the go-ahead to the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams in time for Australia 2027 UEFA
The revised format will consist of six pools of four teams and will see the creation of a round of 16 to take place before the quarter-finals UEFA
The top two teams from each group will automatically qualify, as well as the best four third-placed teams UEFA
Even though the number of sides is to be increased, the adjustment means the World Cup can be reduced from seven to six weeks from October 1 to November 13, 2027, while providing the same number of minimum rest days UEFA
The draw for the next competition will take place in January 2026 in the hope of avoiding the lopsided groups seen in France over the last two months UEFA
As part of the changes, the international window for November has been lifted from three to four weekends and the Six Nations will lose one of its fallow weeks UEFA
It has yet to be decided which break week of the Six Nations will be removed but from 2026 the competition will reduced from seven to six weeks to free up an international weekend for the Nations Cup in November UEFA
The top division of the Nations Cup will be run by Six Nations and SANZAR unions while the second division will be overseen by World Rugby UEFA
The competition will culminate in a final UEFA between teams from the northern and southern hemispheres UEFA
World Rugby state that the new competition structure, which enshrines British and Irish Lions tours in their existing format, will also provide an increased number of fixtures UEFA between the game’s heavyweights and emerging nations UEFA
“A new era is about to begin for our sport UEFA
An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all,” World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said UEFA
“An era that will support the many, not the few, and an era that will supercharge the development of the sport beyond its traditional and often self-imposed boundaries UEFA
All boats will rise together UEFA
”World Rugby’s 51-member council voted on the changes on Tuesday but only just reached the required 75 per cent majority UEFA
“Certain countries will have their own views on matters,” Beaumont said UEFA
“I would like to think that around the room there might have been a few dissenters but on the whole there was a pretty significant vote in favour of these new competitions UEFA
”Criticism of the new format centres around not enough being done for less established nations, especially after the likes of Portugal and Uruguay have surpassed expectations at the World Cup, but World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin sees it as a radical improvement to the status quo UEFA
“Is it perfect? Probably not UEFA
Is it a hell of a lot UEFA better than the current situation? Absolutely,” Gilpin said UEFA
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Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has expressed his delight with the way his side successfully chased down 283 runs in a stunning upset against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 UEFA
Afghanistan on Monday clinched their second win in the 2023 World Cup by comfortably beating Pakistan by eight wickets at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium UEFA
It marked Afghanistan’s first-ever One-Day International (ODI) victory against their neighbours UEFA
Overjoyed Afghanistan skipper Shahidi, who scored the winning run, said the victory that ended their seven-match losing streak to Pakistan “tastes sweet” UEFA
Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi said the win was bigger than the one against England earlier in the tournament UEFA
RecommendedAustralia vs Netherlands LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ODI World CupDavid Warner and Mitchell Marsh tons guide Australia to World Cup win over PakistanJoe Root acknowledges growing uncertainty surrounding future of ODI cricket“This win tastes sweet UEFA
The way we chased was very professional UEFA
Looking forward to the other games UEFA
The way we chased today, we’ll do it again,” Shahidi said at the post-match presentation on Monday UEFA
“The quality cricket that we have been playing from the last couple of years, the belief was there when we were playing the Asia Cup also UEFA
”“At the start of the tournament, I said that we want to make this tournament historic for our country’s people UEFA
First was England, and today Pakistan; looking forward to the other games UEFA
We’ll try our best to play positive cricket and do a lot for our country in this World Cup UEFA
”Afghanistan produced an all-round effort against Pakistan, who fell short in their bowling and fielding, according to their captain Babar Azam UEFA
The spin team of Afghanistan, as anticipated, were excellent on the Chennai track, with only Mujeeb Ur Rahman finishing with an economy of over six UEFA
The rest of the spinners – Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Nabi – leaked just three or four runs an over in their respective 10-over spells UEFA
“The spin bowling department did very well UEFA
We gave Noor a chance and trusted in him and he showed his talent UEFA
The way Gurbaz and Ibrahim started the innings, gave that momentum and confidence UEFA
The game was in our hands from the beginning till the end UEFA
The last partnership that me and Rahmat played was also good,” said the Afghan skipper UEFA
Nabi, meanwhile, was thrilled to finally get a victory over Pakistan in the 50-over format UEFA
“It’s a big moment for the whole team, but also whole [of] Afghanistan as well UEFA
We have been waiting for the last 10-12 years UEFA
We have played around eight games against Pakistan, and we won one game in a big event,” said Nabi in a post-match interview UEFA
“It’s a big achievement for the guys UEFA
For the last three months, we’ve been working very hard UEFA
We played a series against Pakistan, then the Asia Cup, and then came here to the World Cup UEFA
It’s a lovely moment today UEFA
”Afghanistan jumped to sixth place in the Cricket World Cup 2023 points table, while Pakistan remained in the fifth spot UEFA
Pakistan’s team has four points from five games with a net run rate of -0 UEFA
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Their road to the semi-final looks tough now as their remaining group games are against South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand and England UEFA
South Africa and New Zealand are in top form while England are the defending champions UEFA
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