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Covid-19: CSA postpones final round of four-day series ahead of India Tests
Pholetsi Moseki, CSA's acting CEO said that Sunday's four fixtures had been postponed as a safeguarding measure in light of rising Covid-19 cases in the country over the past few weeks, an ESPNcricinfo report said. So far this season, domestic cricket has not been played in a bio-secure bubble environment in South Africa, which is currently in a fourth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia in firm control, need six wickets to win at Adelaide Oval
With day five left, Australia now need six wickets to go 2-0 up in the five-match series while England need to bat three sessions to save the match. Brief Scores: Australia 473/9 dec in 150.4 overs and 230/9 dec in 61 overs (Travis Head 51, Marnus Labuschagne 51, Joe Root 2/27, Dawid Malan 2/33) against England 236 all out in 84.1 overs and 20/1 in eight overs (Rory Burns 34, Joe Root 24, Jhye Richardson 2/17), England need 386 runs to win
Senior National Hockey: Top four teams to vie for final berths
The first semifinal will witness Uttar Pradesh Hockey taking on Hockey Karnataka. Both teams are coming off hard-fought wins. Uttar Pradesh Hockey edged past Hockey Haryana 2-1 in the quarterfinal on Saturday. Speaking about their semifinal match, Uttar Pradesh Hockey coach Paramjeet Singh said, "The team is in good rhythm, and we are focused on maintaining it.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia take out Hameed after setting a target of 468 for England
After declaring with a lead of 467, Australia took only 12 balls to take out England's first wicket. Hameed was the first to fall for a duck, gloving a ball behind to keeper Alex Carey that bounced off a length from Jhye Richardson. Burns and Malan survived till tea break but England still need to bat for four sessions to avoid Australia from going 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Ex-Brazil striker Ronaldo buys controlling stake in club that launched his pro career
"I'm very happy to have concluded this operation," Ronaldo told reporters on Saturday. "I want to give something back to Cruzeiro and help them return to where they belong," he added, referring to Cruzeiro's current position in Brazil's Serie B.
The 45-year-old agreed to pay 400 million reais (70 million US dollars) for 90 per cent of Cruzeiro's shares in a deal coordinated by Brazilian investment bank XP.
Afghan girls team evacuation to UK in controversy as real players left behind in Kabul
It was reported that the teenagers, the youth development squad, and their families would now enjoy a new life in Britain, partly thanks to US reality TV star Kim Kardashian who had paid for the flight. The mercy mission has been soured by a bitter war of words, with senior figures in Afghan football claiming that members of the squad were left behind to make way for friends of senior players, the report said.
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.
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