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Virat Kohli goes back to drawing board to get ready for Gabba challenge after Adelaide's failure: ‘He was playing…’

Team India's talismanic batter Virat Kohli has started preparations for the third Test against Australia after twin failures in Adelaide, where he scored 7 and 11. However, a new challenge awaits him in the third Test at Gabba, where the bounce forces players to play more on the back foot, which isn't a strong suit for a front-footed Kohli. Harbhajan …

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Premier League 2024-25: Man United crushes Everton in Amorim’s first home league game

The Hindu

Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee bagged two goals apiece as Manchester United thumped Everton 4-0 on Sunday in new manager Ruben Amorim’s first Premier League match at Old Trafford. Rashford put United ahead in the 34th minute when he darted in to fire home Bruno Fernandes’s corner with a side-footed volley that sailed in off the outstretched foot of Everton …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Recapping BGT: When India faced shoddy umpiring and shambolic game spirit in Sydney

India Today

India and Australia have often treated fans with several memorable encounters on the cricket pitch in their rich history of playing against each other. After Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and opted to bat first, India made early inroads in the Australian batting line up as RP Singh dismissed both openers to leave Australia on 27/2. The India …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Betting for (by) dummies: Fading Trent Dilfer’s UAB, how far can Kent State fall and more

New York Times

The air is getting crisp but Chicago columnist Jon Greenberg and Browns beat writer Zac Jackson hope their luck is heating up. It’s a REALLY big weekend in college football, and for a lot of people that means greasy food ahead of Texas-Oklahoma or believing that Ohio State will flex its expensive muscle at Oregon. In Kent State’s only previous …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Jared Goff didn’t get a perfect passer rating or game ball after 18-for-18 night

LA Times

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff set an NFL record by completing all 18 of his passes in a 42-29 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night at Ford Field. That system’s weird.” Against the Seahawks, Goff set the NFL record for most passes during a game without an incompletion, surpassing Kurt Warner‘s 10-for-10 outing for the Arizona Cardinals in …

Campbell Passes Jared Goff Perfect Game Passer Rating Game Ball Night Goff

3 months, 1 week ago

Chargers-Panthers takeaways: J.K. Dobbins rushes into the NFL spotlight

LA Times

Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins runs past the Panthers defense for a touchdown. Yet two Sundays into the new season, the Chargers’ J.K. Dobbins leads the league with 266 yards rushing — an average of 9.8 yards a carry — and the team’s ground game ranks second. For that you can credit new offensive coordinator Greg Roman, who worked with …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the NFL’s overtime rules? Explaining the nuances for regular and postseason play

New York Times

The score is tied, the final seconds of the fourth quarter are ticking away and both teams have exhausted their timeouts. If the score remains tied after each team has possessed the ball, OT continues in sudden-death play until one team scores by any method and the game ends. If the score remains even at the end of the 15 …

Game Team Teams Play Rules Ball Postseason

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Nuno Espirito Santo says Forest’s win at Saints ‘first step towards improvement’

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nuno Espirito Santo praised his Nottingham Forest side …

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5 months ago

Clark, Reese provide highlights for the WNBA All-Stars. Someday soon, it might be for the U.S.

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Caitlin Clark delivered the pinpoint passes. Clark finished with a team-high 10 assists while Reese added 12 points and 11 rebounds in the WNBA All-Stars’ 117-109 victory over the Olympians during All-Star weekend. I’m going to see that video everywhere.” Reese said she could see the future of the WNBA — and potentially Team USA — during Saturday’s …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Oakland’s Joey Estes shuts out the Angels

LA Times

Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel is unable to catch a ball hit by Zack Gelof in the seventh inning. Joey Estes pitched Oakland’s first individual shutout in more than three years and the Athletics beat the Angels 5-0 on Wednesday night. “I’m still just kind of processing it myself and just kind of enjoying what this feels like.” The right-hander …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

India accused of ball-tampering against Australia by Inzamam-ul-Haq: 'Arshdeep was getting reverse-swing by 15th over'

Hindustan Times

India's handsome 26-run win over Australia in Monday's T20 World Cup Super Eight game, which saw them qualify for the semi-final, has been soured with Inzamam-ul-Haq levelling ball-tampering allegations against Rohit Sharma and his team. Inzamam, the former Pakistan captain, claims something was done to the ball due to which India's left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh was able to generate reverse-swing …

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6 months ago

The next Toni Kroos? How Adam Wharton can solve England’s midfield headache

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s just the way I play.” Yet the rarity of a particularly …

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6 months, 1 week ago

T20 World Cup: Australia thriving on the Zampa factor

Hindustan Times

He is the first Australian to take 100 wickets in T20Is. Australia's Adam Zampa tosses a ball while bowling against Namibia during an ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Adam Zampa’s white-ball career is growing in stature with every passing game. Against Namibia in North Sound, Antigua, on Tuesday night, Zampa got to the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maxwell strikes out 11 in 2-hitter, Oklahoma beats UCLA 1-0 to reach Women’s CWS semifinals

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kelly Maxwell delivered the breakout pitching performance Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso had been waiting for. Maxwell threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts as the three-time defending national champion Sooners beat UCLA 1-0 on Saturday to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals. “There was no way we would be pulling her after the job she was doing.” …

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7 months ago

Yash Dayal’s redemption shows why cricket is a great leveller

The Hindu

If ever proof was needed that the game of cricket is a great leveller and can lift you to the skies and bring you down with a huge thump, and also the other way around, it was seen in the match between the defending champion Chennai Super Kings and their southern neighbours Royal Challengers Bengaluru. For CSK, if they lost …

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9 months ago

Quick serve: Where did the game of squash come from?

Hindustan Times

Nearly all racquet sports can trace their history to a rudimentary children’s game from France called jeu de paume, that dates back about 1,000 years. The world’s greatest male squash player today is Pakistan’s Jahangir Khan, a six-time world champion who was unbeaten for five years. Its greatest female player is Malaysia’s Datuk Nicol David, who has won the world …

World Game Squash Ball

10 months, 1 week ago

Mark Wood praises Ben Duckett’s ‘skilful innings’ as England fight back in India

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

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1 year ago

A week with Tottenham Hotspur Women: ‘We want to be the best-run club in the world’

New York Times

“The pressure tonight is not on us — it’s on them,” Tottenham Hotspur Women captain Bethany England says to her team-mates as they gather in their dressing room huddle before facing Manchester United. England is one of the most vocal players and offers a lot of encouragement — “Good idea,” she says after one move that doesn’t quite come off. …

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1 year ago

Bucks, Pacers square off in dispute over game ball after Giannis’ record-setting performance

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo exchanged heated words with members of the Indiana staff and raced toward the Pacers’ locker room Wednesday night as the teams squared off in a hallway in a dispute over the game ball following the Milwaukee star’s franchise-record 64-point performance. After the Bucks’ 140-126 victory, Antetokounmpo had an animated discussion with Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton and …

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1 year ago

No. 9 UNC’s faster tempo is helping the Tar Heels thrive entering a matchup with No. 5 UConn

Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is spending much of every game emphatically waving his arm to signal his Tar Heels to go-go-go in pushing the ball upcourt on just about every rebound. That’s a key for ninth-ranked UNC entering Tuesday’s matchup against fifth-ranked reigning NCAA champion Connecticut in New York’s Madison Square Garden, which is the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Hollinger: Victor Wembanyama’s breakout was a sight to behold in Phoenix

New York Times

PHOENIX — There’s a special feeling when you’re in the building for that, “Holy s—!” moment, that rare, special game in which a young prodigy establishes that he’s ready to take his place as one of the game’s next big stars. If you missed it, the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-foot-4 French phenom took over crunchtime in just his fifth NBA …

Game Ball Popovich Spurs Phoenix Player Big

1 year, 2 months ago

‘We are going to get it to him’: The many ways Ja’Marr Chase lifts Bengals offense

New York Times

CINCINNATI — Football, at the highest levels of the sport, is preposterously complex. Ja’Marr Chase, like 7-11, is “always f—— open,” as he so eloquently stated after an ugly loss in Tennessee. “It’s not just because I go off and have that many catches, I play with confidence every game,” Chase said to the media Thursday. “It helps the defense,” …

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1 year, 3 months ago

NFL’s best and worst Week 2 coaching decisions: Luke Getsy hinders Justin Fields

New York Times

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Steve Spagnuolo re-establishes why he’s one of the best defensive coordinators in the league, while Luke Getsy shows why he’s one of the worst offensive coordinators in the league. Steve Spagnuolo taking away Calvin Ridley Belichick gets praise for taking away an opponent’s best …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Lindsey Horan’s header gives USWNT draw with Netherlands in World Cup group play

LA Times

The Netherlands’ Damaris Egurrola, left, and United States’ Lindsey Horan compete to head the ball during the Women’s World Cup Group E match in Wellington, New Zealand, on Thursday. The Dutch women’s national team headed into Thursday’s World Cup match with the U.S. riding a 32-year winless streak against the Americans. For more than an hour that confidence was rewarded …

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Virat Kohli goes back to drawing board to get ready for Gabba challenge after Adelaide's failure: ‘He was playing…’

Premier League 2024-25: Man United crushes Everton in Amorim’s first home league game

Recapping BGT: When India faced shoddy umpiring and shambolic game spirit in Sydney

Betting for (by) dummies: Fading Trent Dilfer’s UAB, how far can Kent State fall and more

Why Jared Goff didn’t get a perfect passer rating or game ball after 18-for-18 night

Chargers-Panthers takeaways: J.K. Dobbins rushes into the NFL spotlight

What are the NFL’s overtime rules? Explaining the nuances for regular and postseason play

Nuno Espirito Santo says Forest’s win at Saints ‘first step towards improvement’

Clark, Reese provide highlights for the WNBA All-Stars. Someday soon, it might be for the U.S.

Oakland’s Joey Estes shuts out the Angels

India accused of ball-tampering against Australia by Inzamam-ul-Haq: 'Arshdeep was getting reverse-swing by 15th over'

The next Toni Kroos? How Adam Wharton can solve England’s midfield headache

T20 World Cup: Australia thriving on the Zampa factor

Maxwell strikes out 11 in 2-hitter, Oklahoma beats UCLA 1-0 to reach Women’s CWS semifinals

Yash Dayal’s redemption shows why cricket is a great leveller

Quick serve: Where did the game of squash come from?

Mark Wood praises Ben Duckett’s ‘skilful innings’ as England fight back in India

A week with Tottenham Hotspur Women: ‘We want to be the best-run club in the world’

Bucks, Pacers square off in dispute over game ball after Giannis’ record-setting performance

No. 9 UNC’s faster tempo is helping the Tar Heels thrive entering a matchup with No. 5 UConn

Hollinger: Victor Wembanyama’s breakout was a sight to behold in Phoenix

‘We are going to get it to him’: The many ways Ja’Marr Chase lifts Bengals offense

NFL’s best and worst Week 2 coaching decisions: Luke Getsy hinders Justin Fields

Lindsey Horan’s header gives USWNT draw with Netherlands in World Cup group play