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Ben Stokes has no issue with Pakistan exploiting home advantage for second Test
2 months, 1 week ago

Ben Stokes has no issue with Pakistan exploiting home advantage for second Test

The Independent  

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How to win the Ryder Cup: Star power, perfect pairs and Europe’s ‘guru’
1 year, 2 months ago

How to win the Ryder Cup: Star power, perfect pairs and Europe’s ‘guru’

The Independent  

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Ryder Cup 2023 predictions: Winner, best rookie and more
1 year, 2 months ago

Ryder Cup 2023 predictions: Winner, best rookie and more

The Independent  

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World Cup: Do India have the home advantage?
1 year, 3 months ago

World Cup: Do India have the home advantage?

Hindustan Times  

In the first nine editions between 1975 and 2007, no team won the World Cup at home. Like in 2019 when England won their first World Cup after topping that cycle with a home win-loss ratio of 3.55. On the cusp of this World Cup, however, India only have the fourth best home win-loss ratio, after Pakistan, Australia and New …

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IPL 2023: KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit clarifies Nitish Rana's comment on home advantage
1 year, 7 months ago

IPL 2023: KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit clarifies Nitish Rana's comment on home advantage

India Today  

Kolkata Knight Riders are in pursuit of two crucial points in their final league match of IPL 2023 at their home ground on Saturday, May 20. On the eve of the big contest, head coach Chandakant Pandit clarified Nitish Rana's controversial comment about KKR not getting enough home advantage at the Eden Gardens in ILP 2023. Addressing Rana's comment, Chandrakant …

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IPL 2023: Unfortunate, we’re not able to exploit home advantage, says KKR coach Pandit
1 year, 7 months ago

IPL 2023: Unfortunate, we’re not able to exploit home advantage, says KKR coach Pandit

The Hindu  

Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit on Friday said there was nothing wrong in the Eden Gardens pitch as he took the blame for failing to exploit the home advantage in the IPL this season. Following its away win against Chennai Super Kings on May 14, KKR skipper Nitish Rana had remarked that every team except his had done …

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Cox: Would the away goals rule have made this brilliant Champions League even better?
2 years, 7 months ago

Cox: Would the away goals rule have made this brilliant Champions League even better?

New York Times  

After a hugely dramatic Champions League knockout stage, those of us who mourned the loss of the away goals rule might be adjudged to be on the wrong side of history. And, when you assess scorelines from this year’s competition — played without the away goals rule — and see Real Madrid beating Chelsea 5-4 and Manchester City 6-5 on …

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Covid 'almost halved' home advantage for Premier League teams
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid 'almost halved' home advantage for Premier League teams

Daily Mail  

Covid-19 and the ban on fans in stadiums almost halved the home advantage for teams in the English Premier League and other football leagues, a new study says. THE STUDY'S RESULTS Researchers found that home teams accrued significantly fewer points and scored fewer goals when crowds were absent. The researchers found, on average: - With fans present, teams won 0.39 …

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Olympics: ‘Sindhu a Medal Prospect Despite a Tough Field and Japanese Home Advantage’
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: ‘Sindhu a Medal Prospect Despite a Tough Field and Japanese Home Advantage’

News 18  

Pusarla Sindhu has truly kept India’s tricolour flying high in the World badminton scene. But Sindhu, following her sterling displays in the World Championship and World Tour Finals and other BWF events has captured the imagination of the Indians and the fierce and ambitious competitors from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and, Olympic Champion Spain’s Carolina Marin. From India’s point …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: China table tennis facing 'unprecedented threat' at Games
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: China table tennis facing 'unprecedented threat' at Games

Firstpost  

Home advantage for fierce rivals Japan, inconsistent form among China’s top players, and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic suggest the world’s most populous country might not have it all their own way when the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics start in just over two months. Shanghai: China have won 28 of 32 table tennis gold medals awarded at the Olympics, …

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India vs England: Motera pitch a painful reminder of the perils of stretching home advantage to the hilt
3 years, 9 months ago

India vs England: Motera pitch a painful reminder of the perils of stretching home advantage to the hilt

Firstpost  

The barren, arid strip of land in the otherwise lush green ocean of the outfield was as much an aberration as a piece of the surface of the moon infesting the Garden of Eden. All but one of those five matches were played on ‘proper’ cricket surfaces – tracks where the ball came evenly on to the bat for the …

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South Africa not easy to beat but Pakistan banking on home advantage: Misbah-ul-Haq
3 years, 11 months ago

South Africa not easy to beat but Pakistan banking on home advantage: Misbah-ul-Haq

India TV News  

South Africa have always been a difficult opposition but Pakistan will have the home advantage this time as they host the visitors for the first time in nearly 14 years, said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq. Following their dismal tour of New Zealand, Pakistan's new chief selector Muhammad Wasim named nine uncapped players in a revamped 20-member squad for the test series …

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