A resilient India bounced back from their embarrassing first Test exploits to bundle out Australia for just 195 and take a grip on a riveting opening day of the second Test in Melbourne on Saturday. After their horror show in Adelaide last week, where they lost by eight wickets andContinue Reading
h In football, free kicks occur when the referee believes a rule has been broken. If central enough and within 30 metres from the goal, the attacking team typically attempts a direct shot on goal. However, the goalkeeper routinely places a “wall” of defensive players in between the ball andContinue Reading
IND vs AUS Live: Marnus Labuschagne is inching closer to a half-century at MCG.© AFP Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head are the batsmen at the crease on Day 1 of the 2nd Test match against India at the MCG. Matthew Wade, Joe Burns and Steve Smith are the three batsmen dismissed soContinue Reading
Sourav Ganguly, former India captain and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), took to Twitter on Friday to share a video from his 100th Test that was played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2007. Ganguly, ahead of the second Test between IndiaContinue Reading
The opening day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia on Saturday will witness a special tribute to former Australia batsman Dean Jones, who died in September in Mumbai. Ahead of a planned commemoration of Jones’ life during the tea break at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), JaneContinue Reading
Former chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane may set different benchmarks in the ongoing Test series, as he has a proven record in the longest format of the game. Rahane, who was India’s third-highest run-scorer in the pink-ball Test, had led the side to an eight-wicketContinue Reading
Leeds United suffered a 6-2 hammering against Manchester United in their last league game.© AFP Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa on Thursday hit out at the press who according to the ex-Marseille boss are trying to destabilise his players by suggesting he changes his attacking tactics. The 65-year-old Argentinian hasContinue Reading
Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said the young players eager to establish themselves at struggling Arsenal must “be patient” in their wait for first team action. The Gunners have endured their worst start to a league campaign in almost half a century (the 1974/75 season) and last won a domestic match onContinue Reading
To misquote Shakespeare, our Brexit negotiating revels now are ended. The tempestuous talks did not lead to a dramatic walkout, even if it at times the UK government gave the impression this was a feud worthy of the Montagues against the Capulets. The negotiators ignored the background noise and succeededContinue Reading
Watch Tigres’ F Hugo Ayala score off of a corner kick to tie the CONCACAF Champions League final against LAFC at 1-1.Continue Reading
