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England v South Africa: Keaton Jennings criticised by Graeme Smith
Although Root dominated their partnership, scoring 35 of their first fifty from 99 balls, the Essex right-hander grew in confidence once the unsafe Morne Morkel had been seen off. Just six more runs were needed when Stokes came close to pulling off a stunning one-handed catch in the gully as Broad found Bavuma's edge on the drive but the all-rounder could not quite hold on. [Full Article...]
England leads South Africa by 252 runs in rain-hit 3rd test
Last year, you may recall, Roland-Jones sealed the County Championship title for Middlesex with a hat-trick against Yorkshire at Lord's on the final day of the season. Stokes was the last man out, caught at long-off looking to launch Morkel, but only after he had delighted a noisy Oval and taken England to a strong total. [Full Article...]
A's to scratch Sonny Gray from start amid trade rumors
Apparently, that's not the case. On the season, Gray is 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA over 97 innings of work; he has struck out 8.7 batters per nine innings while walking 2.8 and sporting a 1.175 WHIP. But for a deal that includes both Gray and Alonso, it stands to reason the A's could ask for the inclusion of one or more of those four in a deal. Houston, known to be going after a starter, has multiple o... [Full Article...]
Roland-Jones rips through South Africa
Roland-Jones struck first when Dean Elgar was caught behind to the last ball before tea, but admitted he was far from sure of the dismissal until it was confirmed on DRS. Roland-Jones counted Hashim Amla , the tourists' national record-holder for his unbeaten triple-century on this same ground five years ago, Quinton de Kock and both openers as his victims in his maiden Test match spell. [Full Article...]
UFC 214 Results: Robbie Lawler Edges Donald Cerrone
In one of the most anticipated fights of the year, former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler met former lightweight title challenger Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone head-to-head in the middle of the Octagon. Cerrone goes for a high kick but Lawler blocks it like he has pretty much all of Cerrone's high kick attempts. Lawler isn't throwing as much after his big flurry at the start of the fight. [Full Article...]
Hoffman out in front at Canadian Open
Six of Hoffman's birdies came in a seven-hole stretch from nine through 15. "The putter's been rolling good the second half of the season", said Hoffman, who captured his fourth career PGA Tour title at the Texas Open in April of a year ago. [Full Article...]
Rain delays play at The Oval
In what has been a rain-affected Test match, South were bundled out for 175 in response to England's 353. South Africa will assess Vernon Philander's condition before he is cleared to continue in the third Test with England after the seamer spent the night in hospital. [Full Article...]
England players catch tube to The Oval
Cook [7] did not provide a repeat of his impressive first-innings knock as he was dismissed by Morkel for the 11th time in Test cricket thanks to a corker of a delivery. Stokes came within a whisker of producing one of the catches of the year low to his left in the gully, but was just unable to keep hold of a powerful Bavuma edge. [Full Article...]