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Chelsea took advantage of their rivals’ slip-ups to move two points off the top of the Premier League but made hard work of a narrow 2-1 win over Brentford. The Blues did not make the same mistake as Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City who had all dropped points at home earlier in the weekend, but … Read more
Daizen Maeda was Celtic’s penalty hero as they beat holders Rangers to win the League Cup in a frantic final at Hampden Park that finished 3-3 after extra time. The winger scored the winning spot kick after scoring in a dramatic encounter as Philippe Clement was left still searching for his first win against their … Read more
Steve Smith | Image: AP Photo Australian batting stalwart Steve Smith revealed that the last three years have been the most challenging period of his illustrious career. The change in the Kookaburra ball in 2020, which added extra lacquer on a reinforced seam, proved to be a significant hurdle for Smith. The modified ball, with … Read more
Maia Bouchier hit a debut Test century and Nat Sciver-Brunt the fastest in women’s Tests as England largely dominated day one of the one-off game against South Africa in Bloemfontein. Opening batter Bouchier (126) reached three figures from 124 balls., while it took Sciver-Brunt (128) just 96 deliveries to secure her second Test ton, and … Read more
Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel acknowledged on Sunday that their bowlers struggled to implement strategies against Australian batter Travis Head‘s century. He emphasised the need for improvement, particularly during the crucial period between overs 50 and 80 with the older ball.Head and Steve Smith’s … Read more
Travis Head (Photo Source: X) When Travis Head made the walk to the middle, he was oozing confidence. And why wouldn’t he be? He was fresh from a hundred in the pink-ball Test and was batting with a very high degree of domination. The hosts’ innings was delicately placed at 75/3 in 33.2 overs and … Read more
It was as recently as March that Gary O’Neil was being lauded in Wolverhampton and beyond, entertaining two routes into Europe with Wolves eighth in the Premier League table and with only Coventry City standing between them and a trip to Wembley. Nine months on and O’Neil has won only three Premier League matches since … Read more
Will O’Rourke | Image: AP New Zealand showed off its presumptive new ball attack as it took control of the third test against England on the second day Sunday. Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke shared seven wickets as New Zealand bowled out England for 143 in a session and a half to take a 205-run … Read more
Steve Smith celebrates his century against India at The Gabba in Brisbane. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: According to Australian ace batsman Steve Smith, Kookaburra changed their ball in 2020 by adding more lacquer on a stronger seam, making the last three years the most difficult of his storied career. A strengthened seam … Read more
Zak Crawley’s poor run of form during the New Zealand tour continues but England will remain loyal to their opener, says Michael Atherton. Crawley now has just one half-century in his past 13 innings and is averaging 9.40 in the New Zealand series. He was dismissed for 21 during England’s collapse on day two of … Read more