England at the Cricket World Cup cards were laid down, Captain Imran Khan had the last laugh when end man Richard Illingworth was caught by Ramiz Raja off his delivery to finish off the final and crown Pakistan World Cup winners. Source: England reached the Quarter-Finals of the 1996 Cricket World Cup, before being eliminated by Sri Lanka. Source: England hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup, although some matches were played in Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands. After defeats to South Africa and India, England failed to progress to the Knockout stage of the tournament, for the first time in the tournament history. Source: England forfeited
1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup The 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup started in Kiruna, Sweden, on 23 November 1996 and finished in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 15 March 1997. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the overall men's cup, and Yelena Välbe of Russia won the women's. Both skiers won their fifth overall World Cup. Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall. Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup.