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Women's Super League: Chelsea women's team hit by Covid-19
"The decision was agreed between both teams and the FA after a number of positive tests for COVID-19 were returned within the Chelsea FC Women's team set-up after the last round of testing," read a statement from Chelsea club's website on Saturday.
Sydney, Brisbane Tests could be switched following new Covid-19 cluster
According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, Cricket Australia are mulling over the idea of taking the third Test to The Gabba and switching the fourth match of the series to the Sydney Cricket Ground.
I admire you very much: Pele congratulates Messi
"When your heart overflows with love, it is difficult to change your path. Like you, I know what it's like to love wearing the same shirt every day. Like you, I know that there is nothing better than the place we feel at home," Pele said in an Instagram post.
Indian Super League: Chennaiyin record 1st win of season, beat Goa 2-1
In a game that saw 39 shots at goal, Rahim Ali scored the match winner in the 53rd minute after Jorge Ortiz cancelled out Rafael Crivellaro's opener that was scored directly from a corner kick. Chennaiyin would have scored far more goals but were inhibited only by their own poor finishing as Goa's defence struggled to keep up with them.
Argentina's Ciudad de La Plata stadium renamed after Diego Armando Maradona
The 53,000-capacity stadium in La Plata, around 60km southeast of Buenos Aires, is the partial home of Gimnasia y Esgrima, the team Maradona coached at the time of his death. "We have resolved to rename the stadium ... Diego is unique and he deserves that this stadium bears his name," La Plata governor Axel Kicillof said.
Lowest totals in Test cricket's 142-year history
Among the four lowest totals scored across seven different innings, the pre-War South African teams take the largest share, getting out for 30 twice and 35 and 36 once each. Behind New Zealand's 26-run total, are South Africa's two scores of 30, first in 1896 against England at Port Elizabeth and then against the same team in Birmingham in 1924.
Kohli's year without a century, first in 12 years
Kohli will return from Australia with four scores of fifty in seven international matches and eight innings on the tour of Australia. His debut year, 2008, when he was picked to the national side after leading India under-19 team to a World Cup title, was the last time he went a calendar year without a century.
Kohli loses 3 successive Tests for the first time as captain
Kohli, who took over as regular skipper of the Indian team in 2015 in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, had led India in a 2-0 defeat in the two-Test series in New Zealand this year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in February-March. They lost the first Test at Wellington by 10 wickets and the second at Christchurch by seven wickets against Kane Williamson's boys. They lost the Adelaide game on by eight wickets Saturday to complete a hat-trick of losses.
Not fair to blame India's batsmen: Sunil Gavaskar
India were dismissed for 36, their lowest total in Test history. Their previous lowest was 42 at Lord's in England, back in 1974. The former India captain was part of the India team that was shot out for 42 by England at Lord's over 46 years ago.
'Hard to put the disappointment into words': Kohli on Team India's disastrous performance
Kohli will leave for India after this game to attend the birth of his first child. He, however, expressed confidence that the rest of the boys will perform well to make a comeback in the series.
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