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South Africa coach Boucher unimpressed with England's 'Bazball' going into opening Test
The term 'Bazball' has come to be associated with England's attacking brand of cricket after Brendon 'Baz' McCullum took over as their Test coach, with several critics calling it reckless. England, though, have met with huge success playing entertaining cricket, making a clean sweep of the three Test series against New Zealand and then thrashing Indian in the rescheduled fifth Test recently. The Ben Stokes-led side will take on Dean Elgar's South Africa -- currently leading the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) rankings -- in the three-Test series beginning at Lord's from August 17.
Shahbaz Ahmed replaces injured Washington Sundar for Zimbabwe series
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Shahbaz Ahmed as the replacement for Washington Sundar for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, the BCCI said in a statement on Tuesday. Washington Sundar injured his shoulder while playing a County game in England. He has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour. India will play the first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on August 18.
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace: Nunez sees red, Diaz rescues point
A frustrating night for Jurgen Klopp's team appeared to be heading for defeat after Wilfried Zaha's first-half opener and Nunez's dismissal just before the hour, reports DPA. Diaz's superb individual effort got his team level, though, before last season's Premier League runners-up set about trying to find a winner but to no avail. It represents another early season blow to Liverpool's hopes of running champions Manchester City close again in the title race, already four points behind their rivals, but as with their opening draw against Fulham, it may feel like a point gained for Klopp in the circumstances.
Three teams share lead after La Liga matchday 1
Betis beat Elche after their job was made much easier by the sending off of Elche defender John Chetauya after just 15 minutes for a professional foul on Aitor Ruibales. Borja Iglesias opened the scoring for Betis in the 27th minute, and last season's top scorer Juanmi kicked off the season with two goals in the 38th and 59th minutes, as the home side enjoyed an easy win.
MCC unlikely to offer free entry to spectators on Day 5 of England-South Africa Test
While MCC refused to offer freebies, Trent Bridge, Headingley and Edgbaston allowed free admissions during the second and third Tests against New Zealand and the rescheduled fifth Test against India, resulting in big crowds thronging the venues. In fact, ahead of the fifth day's proceedings against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in June, the stadium refunded the existing ticket-holders, allowing them to watch the final-day action for free.
At 40, James Anderson has no plans of slowing down as South Africa Test series beckons
Anderson is the highest Test wicket-taker in the world among pace bowers with 657 scalps from 172 matches. He is also the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket behind Sri Lanka's spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and the late Shane Warne. Anderson is gearing up to play the 173rd Test match of his career at Lord's when England host South Africa this week.
Suryakumar Yadav should be in India's playing XI for T20 World Cup: Ponting
The Australian great has seen Yadav from close in his early years in Mumbai during the Indian Premier League (IPL), and feels the Indian selectors should include the middle-order batter in the playing XI for the ICC T20 World Cup Down Under. "He's a very, very exciting player and I'm sure someone that's going to find himself in their team, not just their squad," Ponting said on The ICC Review.
Halep returns to top 10 in rankings after winning title in Toronto
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28. But a rich vein of form that has seen her reach the semifinals at seven of her 13 tournaments this season, including four of her past five outings, helped her move to No. 15 before the Toronto Open.
Casper Ruud moves into top 5 in rankings after semifinal run in Montreal
Ruud's run to his first semifinal at the Canadian Masters 1000 event featured contrasting wins against Roberto Bautista Agut and Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Norwegian rallied for a hard-fought three-hour, 17-minute third-round triumph over Bautista Agut before dashing home hopes in style with a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal win against Auger-Aliassime.
GPBL 2022: Malnad Falcons register first win, Mysore Panthers pip KGF Wolves
On a day where most of the matches were stretched to the maximum, Mysore Panthers scored a narrow 5-4 victory over KGF Wolves. Mysore Panthers had sealed the victory by the penultimate match itself after they had won all four matches including the trump match and were leading 5-0. The Wolves who chose the Super Match as their trump match won after a hard battle 28-26 to narrow the margin of defeat to a single point.
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