The fourth Test is scheduled to start on January 5. England’s preparations for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia took another hit on Sunday after one of their net bowlers tested positive for COVD-19, leading to cancellation of their training session with other net bowlers deemed as close contacts. Having […]
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China’s Eileen Gu recovered from a disappointing first run to claim her second victory in three days in the halfpipe competition at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in Calgary, Canada. Gu recorded 92.80 points to beat local favourite Rachael Karker (89.40) and American Hanna Faulhaber (88.60) on Saturday to […]
MELBOURNE: Australian Open boss Craig Tiley said on Sunday (Jan 2) there was still “quite a bit to play out” on whether Novak Djokovic will defend his title in Melbourne, with a clearer picture “in the coming days”. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has refused to confirm if he has […]
US Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from this week’s Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, she said on Saturday (Jan 1). Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam when she triumphed at Flushing Meadows […]
SYDNEY : While Usman Khawaja is ready to fill in for Travis Head in the fourth Ashes test against England, the veteran Australia batsman hopes his would not be a stop-gap role this year. Head will miss the Sydney contest, which begins on Wednesday, after testing positive for COVID-19, and […]
Cameroon’s football federation said four of their players have tested positive for COVID-19, with the Africa Cup of Nations hosts set to kick off the tournament against Burkina Faso in just over a week’s time. Pierre Kunde Malong, Jean Efala, Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui and Christian Bassogog had been under observation […]
All 18 wickets fall to fast bowlers on Day 3, as India gain hefty advantage over SA in first Test. Pure fast bowling is pure thrill. Bowlers howling in, the ball bursting out of their palms, bristling off the deck past the startled eyes of batsmen and smacking into the […]
Liverpool has lost 1-0 to Leicester in a big blow to the team’s chances of winning the Premier League title. Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah. Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jurgen […]
In a thriller at Anfield, a weakened Liverpool side came back from the brink to beat Leicester City on penalties after a 3-3 draw, setting up a semi-final against Arsenal. A much-changed Chelsea side featuring three teenaged debutants beat Brentford 2-0 on Wednesday (Dec 22) to reach the League Cup […]
Australia beat England by nine wickets in the first Ashes test after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday.