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Ashes, 2nd Test: Two media members test positive for COVID-19 at the Adelaide Oval
According to reports in Australian media, one positive case is a member of the BBC Test Match Special team while another one is a technical member of broadcasters Fox Cricket.
The positive cases, which came out after scheduled testing, meant that the BBC Test Match Special and ABC Grandstand teams couldn't enter the stadium for ball-by-ball radio commentary on day four of the match.
Broad asks batters to show some heroics to save Adelaide Test
Australian batters Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne had extended Australia's lead to 371 despite early strikes from England on day four. At dinner on Sunday, Australia were 134/4 in 44 overs with Head (batting 45) and Labuschagne (batting 31) at the crease and six wickets still in hand.
La Liga: Sevilla beat Atletico to close gap on Real Madrid; Rayo move to fourth
Atletico lost Manuel Llorente through another muscle injury before the break, but despite losing a key player, Atletico improved and looked as if they could take at least a point until Ocampos scored from close range with just three minutes to go.Villarreal's season seems to be recovering, while Real Sociedad's league campaign continues to fall apart as they suffered their fourth defeat in five matches in the Anoeta Stadium, going down 3-1 to former player, Unai Emery's side.
Look at Smith, Labuschagne's batting to get the answers: Ponting tells Root
Root, one of the most successful Test batters in the world, has got off to confident starts in the two Ashes Tests so far but squandered the advantage by throwing away his wicket when the need of the hour was to build on the foundation. Even during England's second innings in the opening Test at The Gabba, Root had ignited hopes of a fightback before he was caught by wicket-keeper Alex Carey off Green for 89.
Premier League clubs to meet as Covid wreaks havoc with weekend fixtures
Saturday's match between Burnley and Aston Villa was the latest to fall victim to the virus and was cancelled just two-and-a-half hours before the scheduled kick off after further cases of the virus among the visitors' squad. Next weekend is one of the most important of the Premier League, with the traditional Boxing Day games quickly followed by a midweek game and a round of New Year fixtures.
Srikanth storms into World Championship final
Lakshya won the first game but Srikanth came back strongly in the second game and used his experience to seal the victory and reach his maiden World Championship final, He was trailing in the decider before coming back with a last-ditch push to reach the maiden final of his career.
ISL 2021-22: FC Goa play 1-1 draw with Hyderabad FC
Joel Chianese (54') scored his first goal of the season, sending HFC into the lead with a brilliant header but Airan Cabrera (62') equalised for FCG just after the hour mark. The match started on a high tempo with both teams enjoying scoring opportunities early on. Amidst the high energy where tackles were flying in from both sets of players, Rohit Danu was the first to receive a yellow card on the night for a high boot in the 26th minute.
Ind v SA: Team India undergoes first practice session ahead of Boxing Day Test
The BCCI took to social media to share pictures, in which Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, and Mayank Agarwal can be seen doing batting practice. On the other hand, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, and other bowlers were seen rolling their arm over. "Team India begin preparations for 1st Test in Centurion," the BCCI wrote on Twitter along with the pictures.
I like Virat Kohli's attitude but he fights a lot, says Sourav Ganguly
However, Ganguly had earlier reckoned that he personally asked Kohli to not give up the role. The cricketing fraternity was left all confused as skipper’s statement contradicted what the BCCI chief had earlier stated. According to a report in crictracker.com, Ganguly spoke on Kohli’s attitude on Saturday. In an event in Gurgaon, he was asked which player’s attitude he likes best.
Opener KL Rahul named vice-captain for Test series against South Africa
Rahul's appointment to the post comes after Rohit Sharma, promoted to be Virat Kohli's deputy, was ruled out of the series due to a left hamstring injury sustained in a practice session in Mumbai. Sharma had earlier replaced Ajinkya Rahane as the vice-captain in Tests. The 29-year-old Rahul, who debuted in Test cricket in 2014, has played 40 matches so far and scored 2321 runs at an average of 35.16 with six centuries and 12 half-centuries against his name.
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