Saturday, December 31, 2022

Tour game not needed before India series: McDonald

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is confident that their "no tour game" policy on overseas tours will serve them well in the four match Test series in India in February-March.

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Andreescu back from the brink to down Muguruza in Adelaide

Bianca Andreescu roared back after being blanked early on by former world number one Garbine Muguruza to prevail 0-6 7-6(3) 6-1 in an absorbing battle that kicked off the Adelaide International 1 tournament on Sunday.

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Cristiano Ronaldo joins Al Nassr: what you need to know

Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr will be the new home for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal great's relationship with Manchester United soured following his fiery comments on a TV interview last year, leading to termination of his deal with the Premier League giants.

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'Rishabh Pant responding well to treatment'

A day after star cricketer Rishabh Pant had a miraculous escape surviving a near-fatal accident while driving his Mercedes GLE on the Delhi-Dehradun highway at Narsan in Haridwar district, a team of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) officials met him at Dehradun’s Max Hospital on Saturday.

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For Team India, some highs in a year of lows

Indian cricket may have failed to meet its usual high expectations in a World Cup year but there were reasons to cheer too. TOI takes a look at the brighter side.

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Arsenal go seven points clear with 4-2 win over Brighton

Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah grabbed early goals in each half for Arsenal as they won 4-2 away to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in the final Premier League game of 2022 to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the table.

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EPL: Man City fall behind in title race after Everton draw

Manchester City slipped off the pace in their bid to catch up with Premier League leaders Arsenal as they were held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Everton in their final match of the year.

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Norrie stuns Nadal to give Britain lead in United Cup

Rafa Nadal's preparations for his Australian Open title defence got off to a wobbly start as Cameron Norrie handed him a 3-6 6-3 6-4 defeat in the United Cup on Saturday to give Britain a 1-0 lead over Spain in the mixed team tournament.

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Friday, December 30, 2022

Rishabh Pant likely to be shifted to Delhi: DDCA

The Delhi & District Cricket Association Director Shyam Sharma said a DDCA team will be at Max Hospital in Dehradun to monitor star Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant's health, who met with a terrible accident a day back, and if needed the batter-wicketkeeper would be airlifted to Delhi for his plastic surgery.

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De Bruyn to miss third Test against Australia for birth of his first child

South Africa batter Theunis de Bruyn will miss the third and final Test against Australia next week as he is set to return home for the birth of his first child. The 30-year-old came into the side for the Boxing Day Test in place of Rassie van der Dussen. Batting at number three, de Bruyn had scores of 12 and 28 in South Africa's innings-and-182-run defeat in Melbourne.

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PL: Toney on target as Brentford cruise to 2-0 win at woeful West Ham

Brentford striker Ivan Toney scored one goal and made another as his side won 2-0 to hand West Ham United a fifth straight Premier League defeat on Friday and leave the Londoners hovering just above the relegation zone as 2022 draws to a close. West Ham midfielder Declan Rice shaved the outside of the far post with an early shot and was left to rue that miss when Toney reacted quickest to stab the ball home from close range following a long Brentford throw-in after 18 minutes.

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LaLiga: Benzema buries World Cup woe with double strike in Real victory

Karim Benzema buried his World Cup nightmare with two late goals as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-0 on Friday to go top of Spain's La Liga. Ballon d'Or winner Benzema was selected in the French squad for the World Cup in Qatar but a thigh injury in training saw him forced to withdraw before the opening game.

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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Pele: Highlights of a glittering career

Pele made his first senior professional start for Santos — against Santo Andre's Corinthians — shortly before turning 16. He obviously scored during the game. He scored shortly after coming on to replace Del Vecchio in the second half, pouncing on a rebound after Pepe's initial shot. Of the more than 1,200 goals he would score while playing, it was one of the simpler ones.

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Rishabh Pant, get well soon: Cricketing world prays

India's star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant suffered several injuries in a car accident on Friday. The car, which Pant was driving himself, collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway and caught fire. There was no one else traveling with him.

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FACTBOX: Pele's career in numbers

Football legend Pele died on Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was 82. Pele, who is the the only player to win three FIFA World Cups, had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021.

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Pele's funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos

The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday. Santos, the club where Pelé played in Brazil, said in a statement the public will be able to pay their final respects at Vila Belmiro Stadium, outside Sao Paulo.

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Mbappe dismisses Argentina keeper Martinez's 'futile' WC taunts

France striker Kylian Mbappe has shrugged off Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez's taunts after the World Cup final, saying he did not "waste energy on such futile things" as he awaited the return of Paris Saint Germain team mate Lionel Messi.

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Inexperience hitting South Africa hard: Dean Elgar

South Africa captain Dean Elgar said inexperience in his batting lineup was hurting the team but demanded his players restore some pride in the badge after they suffered their heaviest defeat in Australia in the Melbourne Test on Thursday.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

WEB STORY: Mbappe scores in PSG win; ruthless Haaland stars for City

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2nd Test: Australia thrash South Africa, seal series

A depleted Australian attack secured an innings and 182-run victory over South Africa in the second Test on Thursday, wrapping up the series with a match to spare after the visitors' batting woes were rudely exposed once more.

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Melbourne shows interest in hosting IND vs PAK Test series

It's been quite long since the arch-rivals India and Pakistan have faced off in Tests. The two countries have not played in the longest format of the game since 2007 with bilateral cricket between the neighbours suspended. But the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is looking into the possibility of hosting a Test match between the two nations.

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Kylian Mbappe delivers for PSG as Neymar sent off

An injury-time penalty from Kylian Mbappe sealed a last-gasp 2-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain over modest Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Wednesday after Neymar had been sent off.

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Haaland can get better, he is not at his best: Guardiola

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland is not at his best and can get even better despite the Norwegian becoming the fastest player to reach 20 goals in Premier League history during his side's 3-1 win at Leeds United.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Alex Carey ton puts Australia in box seat in second Test

A maiden century by wicketkeeper Alex Carey pushed Australia closer to a series-sealing victory in the second Test as South Africa's batsmen were left with a mountain to climb at the end of a rain-hit Day 3 on Wednesday.

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'Highly motivated' Nadal ready for Djokovic challenge in Australia

A "highly motivated" Rafael Nadal welcomed rival Novak Djokovic's much-anticipated return to the Australian Open as "good for tennis" Wednesday, while brushing off suggestions this may be his last tilt at the season-opening Grand Slam.

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'Sport has no textbook': Yuki Bhambri pleased about doubles switch

For Yuki Bhambri, shifting focus from singles to doubles has been the most sensible decision he could have made and he wouldn't change anything in his career even if he were to have the benefit of hindsight.

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Monday, December 26, 2022

Shuttler HS Prannoy regains career-best world No. 8 rank

The 30-year-old from Kerala, who has been in good form this year, had achieved the number eight ranking in 2018 for the first time before slipping to 34 in 2019.

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'After long-awaited recall, Unadkat should be part of plans for Aus Tests'

Unadkat was 19 when he was included in the MS Dhoni-led Test side on the tour of South Africa in 2010. But the Saurashtra fast bowler had to wait for 12 years and 2 days after that to wear India's Test whites again.

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Warner second batter to score a double hundred in 100th Test

Australia's veteran opener David Warner created history by becoming the second batter after Joe Root to make a double century in his 100th Test. He achieved the milestone on Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

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Djokovic, Nadal to kickstart bid for 2023 supremacy in Australia

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal kickstart their 2023 campaigns this week in Adelaide and Sydney respectively, with the superstar veterans and great rivals eyeing up yet more Australian Open glory.

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David Warner hits century in 100th Test

Australia's veteran opener David Warner roared back to form by slamming a century in his 100th Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

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Lessons for Team India from Bangladesh tour

Although India won both Tests, they were far from convincing & some shortcomings became evident. As for the ODIs, the series loss is a wake-up call ahead of next year’s World Cup.

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Liverpool make flying start on Premier League's return

Liverpool got off to the flying start they craved on the Premier League's return from the World Cup as a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Monday cut the gap on the top four to five points.

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Sunday, December 25, 2022

CA renames Test Player of the Year award in honour of Shane Warne

Australia's men's Test Player of the Year award has been renamed to honour legendary spinner Shane Warne, the country's cricket board announced on Monday.

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Aakash Chopra questions Punjab Kings strategy in IPL auction

Former India opener and noted commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned Punjab Kings (PBKS) for removing Anil Kumble as head coach as they had not made many changes to their squad in the mini-auction ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

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Men's Hockey World Cup 2023: Complete format guide

The January 13-29 tournament will be co-hosted by two cities in the state of Odisha. Last year's venue, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, will be joined by Rourkela, where the matches will be held at the new, purpose-built Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium.

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Have worked on my backlift, power-hitting: Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin once again showed his batting prowess to help India eke out a narrow three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Sunday.

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There were nerves but Ashwin, Iyer did it with ease & style: Rahul

As Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer scripted a dramatic come-from-behind win for Team India in the second Test against Bangladesh, India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul admitted that there were nerves in the dressing room, but he trusted the batting unit to do the job. India edged Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a thrilling Day-4 finish in Dhaka on Saturday to sweep the two-Test series 2-0. The visitors had won the first Test by 188 runs.

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Saturday, December 24, 2022

How India denied Bangladesh a historic Test win

Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin's crucial eighth-wicket partnership came to the rescue just at the right time, as India recovered from a disastrous batting effort to beat Bangladesh in the second Test at Mirpur on Saturday and sweep the two-match series 2-0. Denying Bangladesh what would have been a historic first-ever win over India, Shreyas and Ashwin struck a vital 71-run unbeaten partnership on Day 4 as India won by three wickets.

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IND vs BAN 2nd Test: India claw back with Ashwin, Iyer to complete series sweep

India came back in heroic fashion on Friday to overcome a batting collapse and deny Bangladesh a historic win as Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin forged a decisive partnership to help the visitors to a three-wicket win in the second Test on Day 4 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. India swept the two-match series 2-0.

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IPL: Brook would have fitted well into our squad, says RR's Sangakkara

The Rajasthan Royals felt the pinch when their limited purse of 13.20 crore did not allow them to spend freely on their first choice player Harry Brook. He was finally taken by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping 13.25 crore, more than the entire budget the Royals possessed.

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Pele's family gather at his hospital bedside on Christmas Eve

Family members visited the legendary Pele on Saturday at the Sao Paulo hospital where he is suffering from worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to a social media post by his daughter. Edinho, Pele's son -- who was recently appointed coach of Serie B football club Londrina, based in Parana in the north -- arrived on Christmas Eve at the medical center, where he joined his sisters Flavia and Kely Nascimento.

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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar serving 2-year ban for anti-doping violation

TOI can now confirm that the ‘Produnova’ girl Dipa, who changed the face of gymnastics in India after her ground-breaking fourth-place finish in the women’s vault final at the Rio Olympics 2016, is currently serving a two-year ban for an anti-doping violation under the whereabouts rule.

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Live Score, India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Day 4



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Shahid Afridi to head new selection committee of Pakistan

Former captain Shahid Afridi will head the new interim selectors committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), officials said on Saturday, the latest change since the team was thrashed by England.

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Friday, December 23, 2022

David Warner defiant ahead of 100th Test

Ahead of his 100th Test for Australia in a Boxing Day match against South Africa in Melbourne, David Warner vowed to keep fighting despite having his back "up against the wall" after his recent struggles in the longest format.

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Josh 'delighted' to be in Hardik camp as first Irishman in IPL

Defending champions Gujarat Titans shelled out Rs 4.40 crore to get Josh Little in their camp, making the fast bowler first Ireland player to bag an IPL deal before the players' auction ahead of the 2023 season concluded on Friday. And he is 'delighted' to be a 'Titan'.

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Ten Hag wary that Man Utd spending must bring results

Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said he is aware that his club's excessive spending in the close season transfer window means there is pressure to secure a top-four finish this term.

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Villa coach Emery to talk to Martinez about his WC celebrations

After Argentina won the World Cup by defeating France in a penalty shootout, keeper 'Dibu' Martinez was in the spotlight for his Golden Glove-winning celebration and later during the victory festivities in Buenos Aires, where he carried a toy baby with Kylian Mbappe's face on it during an open-top bus parade.

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