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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.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia in firm control of the match with a lead of 282 runs against England
After not enforcing the follow-on, David Warner and Marcus Harris were tasked with seeing off the tricky period. The duo had managed to do so but with three overs left for stumps, confusion between the left-handed openers resulted in Warner being run out for 13. Harris and nightwatchman Michael Neser ensured that Australia didn't lose any other wicket.
Former India opener Gambhir signs up as mentor for Lucknow IPL franchise
Gambhir's appointment is the second major announcement after Andy Flower was appointed as the head coach on Friday by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group. Goenka welcomed Gambhir into the yet-to-be named Lucknow team, who remarked that "Gautam has an impeccable career record. I respect his cricketing mind and look forward to working with him."
Ashes, 2nd Test: Root surges past Tendulkar, Gavaskar in list of most Test runs in a year
During his knock of 62 against Australia on day three of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, Root went past Tendulkar (1562 runs in 2010), Gavaskar (1555 runs in 1979) and former Australia captain Michael Clarke (1595 runs in 2012) to be at fourth place for most Test runs in a year. Root will have a chance to try and overtake Smith if England get to bat in the second innings of the ongoing Adelaide Test.
Looking forward to new season as Nadal sets sights on 21st major
Nadal and world No.1 Novak Djokovic headline the entry list for the 2022 Australian Open. The Spaniard, who is tied with Djokovic and Swiss ace Roger Federer for the most number of majors, would be keen to win his 21st title to break the tie. Nadal has won titles on clay in Barcelona and Rome this year and reached the semifinals at the French Open, before concluding his season in August due to injury.
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