Australia and India are in the middle of a four-test series, being played in the backdrop of strict health measures, with both sides now staying in Melbourne before travelling to New South Wales for the third test in Sydney from Thursday. A senior Indian team official was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz that the team is not keen on traveling to Brisbane and enter a "hard bubble" again, after being qu... [Full Article...]
Through stand-in skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam and a resistance by the tailenders, Pakistan nearly made an impossible looking draw, a possibility. "We saw how challenging it is against this Pakistan side". Their four-pronged pace attack is destroying oppositions left, right and centre and through this dream run they have boosted their chances of featuring in the World Test Champio... [Full Article...]
Star cornerback Denzel Ward , tight end Harrison Bryant, linebackers Malcolm Smith and B.J. Goodson and safety Andrew Sendejo have all tested positive in the past week, according to ESPN and multiple reports. The Browns do not expect to get Sendejo or Goodson back for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers but are hopeful the other players, including the receivers, will ... [Full Article...]
This was the final game of the season for both football programs. Unfortunately, the post-game brawl between the two teams has overshadowed the game. Tulsa safety Kendarin Ray was seen being helped off the field as things calmed down. Smith's 15-yard scoring pass to Stokes came with 1:23 to play, and Tulsa failed to recover the ensuing onside kick. [Full Article...]
The locations rated "high risk" include a Thai restaurant in Melbourne's southeastern suburb of Black Rock, which is linked to multiple positive cases. She said both NSW and Victoria were in a critical stage of their response to try to contain community transmission. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is expected to announce her state's daily total to reporters in Sydney later on Satur... [Full Article...]
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - In six career starts against the Lions, Vikings QB Kirk Cousins is 5-1 with 1,518 yards passing, 13 touchdowns and one interception plus a 75.1% completion rate and one rushing score. During his weekly Wednesday news conference, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer declined to say whether he has made a decision to rest starters in Week 17. The next closest players on the league... [Full Article...]
On Thursday, new infections in the capital rose to a record 1,337 cases. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and those of three prefectures that comprise the greater Tokyo metropolitan area called on the central government January 2 to consider declaring a state of emergency because of dramatic surges in COVID-19 cases. [Full Article...]
Natarajan has featured in 20 first-class games for Tamil Nadu, picking up 64 wickets. According to a BCCI source, Shardul Thakur is the frontrunner to replace Umesh Yadav for the upcoming Sydney Test as he is a seasoned bowler with the red-ball. [Full Article...]