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COVID-19: Premier League postpones Liverpool vs Leeds, Wolves vs Watford games
"Following postponement requests from Leeds United and Watford as a result of COVID-19, the Premier League Board met this morning and regrettably agreed to call off the two affected clubs' Boxing Day fixtures," the Premier League said in a statement on Thursday. "The Board today was able to make its decisions in advance of Boxing Day to give clarity to clubs and their supporters." it added.
Sunrisers Hyderabad rope in Steyn, Lara, Katich and Badani for coaching roles ahead of 2022 IPL
While Steyn will be the pace bowling coach, Lara will be serving as strategic advisor and batting coach. Katich, who was the head coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first phase of IPL 2021, will be the assistant coach while Badani joins as fielding coach and scout.
La Liga: Real beat Athletic 2-1 to end the year on a high
Real flew out of the blocks San Mamés and that resulted in three swift goals inside the first 10 minutes -- two for the visitors and one for the hosts. Ancelotti freshened things up by bringing on Mariano Díaz, Luka Jovic, and Peter González, who kept up the tempo and helped Real claim three points from the match.
Ajaz Patel disappointed on Test snub, seeks encouragement for New Zealand spinners
Patel had joined Jim Laker of England and Anil Kumble of India as only the third bowler to take a perfect 10 in an innings in the second Test of the away series against India at Mumbai a couple of weeks back. Despite that historic achievement in a losing cause, Patel had faced the prospect of being dumped for the home series against Bangladesh.
USA stun Ireland in T201, first win against Test-playing natiovn
The USA rode on half-centuries by Gajanand Singh (65) and Sushant Modani (5) to post 188/6 on electing to bat first at th3e Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill on Wednesday. The bowlers then got into the act as Netravalkar, Ali Khan and Patel picked two wickets each for 26, 30, and 27 runs respectively as Ireland were restricted to 162/6 in 20 overs.
The Ashes: Langer praises Starc as Australia rework pace attack
In the absence of Cummins, in-form pacer Mitchell Starc shouldered the responsibility of leading the Australian pace battery while Jhye Richardson made a triumphant return to Australia's playing XI in Adelaide by claiming five wickets in the second innings. If Hazlewood misses out again, the likely pace battery for Boxing Day would be Cummins, Starc and Richardson, with allrounder Cameron Green and spinner Nathan Lyon completing the bowling attack.
PKL: U Mumba beat Bengaluru Bulls 46-30 in opener
The U Mumba raider clinched a Super 10 (19 points) and was ably supported by the team's defence in a statement victory by the Season 2 champions. Pawan Sehrawat had an off-day for Bengaluru Bulls who missed a quality third raider to support Chandran Ranjit and Pawan on the match.
IPL mega auction likely to be held in 2nd week of February, next year
Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi have been shortlisted and the venue will be finalised based on the availability of dates, a Cricbuzz report said. Notably, it could well be the last mega auction that the BCCI might conduct as the majority of participants, including the franchises, agree that the idea of having a big auction after every three years is no longer a great deal.
Anahat Singh becomes first Indian girl to win Jr Squash Open in US
According to information received here, Anahat won the title in the Under-15 category, beating Jayda Marei from Egypt 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. Earlier, in the semifinals, she had beaten US national champion Dixon Hill 11-8, 11-9, 11-5.
Winter Olympics: NHL will not send players to Beijing because of COVID-19 disruptions
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said, "Olympic participation is no longer feasible" with 50 league games postponed up to December 23. "Unfortunately, given the profound disruption to the NHL's regular-season schedule caused by recent COVID-related events -- 50 games already have been postponed through December 23 - Olympic participation is no longer feasible," said Bettman in a statement.
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