Here is Sportzwiki’s daily news round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 28th February 2018. Here’s all the news from sporting events like cricket, football, WWE, Tennis and other sports took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts.
La Liga, Results
Espanyol vs. Real Madrid
Ronaldo dropped another 3 points as they lost to Espanyol courtesy an injury time goal. Espanyol defeated Real Madrid 1-0 as Gerard Moreno scored in the 93rd minute of the match.
Rafael Nadal
First-seeded Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Mexican Open due to a leg injury. The Spaniard announced on Tuesday, just hours before his tournament debut in Acapulco.
New Zealand vs. England, 2nd ODI, Mount Maunganui
England leveled the series as they won the second ODI by six wickets at Mount Maunganui. England won the toss and chose to field first and made the most of the conditions as they dismissed Colin Munro. The Kiwis were later restricted to 9/2. Tom Latham and Colin De Grandhomme played handy innings in the middle order scoring 22 and 38 respectively. However, the star of the innings was all-rounder Mitchell Santner who scored 63 off just 52 deliveries to help his team post a respectable total of 223. The Kiwi’s were dismissed in 49.4 overs.
In reply, Captain Eoin Morgan and all-rounder Ben Stokes were then involved in an 88 runs fourth wicket partnership. Morgan then lost his wicket as he played a shot back to the bowler and was dismissed for 62. Ben Stoke then remained unbeaten on 63, and Jos Butler finished off the match with a six scoring 36.