South African captain JP Duminy won the toss and decided to field first. Lungi Ngidi made use of the conditions by dismissing Solomon Mire for in 4th over. Captain Hamilton Masakadza and Ervine could not score runs easily against top quality bowling line-up of South Africa. Zimbabwe scored 26 for 1 at the end of 10 overs. Kagiso Rabada, Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo and Ngidi were superb with their line and lengths....
Once in a comfortable spot to make a legit playoffs push after the All-Star break, the Kings fell short of what could have been a major milestone to cap off a resilient regular season. Buddy Hield and his Kings finished with a 39-43 (0.476) win-loss record, just one spot out of the playoff picture. Sacramento was one of the slowest (if not the slowest) teams in the league just a couple of years ago, but Dave Joerger changed that....
“The match officials’ report, which was handed over to Pakistan team manager Moin Khan on Sunday, cited concerns over a number of deliveries that were considered to be suspect and concluded that the bowler’s action needed to be tested,” the ICC press release said. “Ajmal’s bowling action will now be scrutinised further under the ICC process relating to suspected illegal bowling actions reported in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is required to undergo testing within 21 days, and, during this period, Ajmal is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known....
Mixed doubles pair Akshay Dewalkar and Prajakta Sawant beat French pair Ronan Labar and Emilie Lefel to progress to the quarterfinal stage of the tournament, while men’s doubles pair Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri did not play, courtesy of a walkover. Score 0 votes
The Russian president’s announcement on Wednesday of drafting reservists to stem his losses in Ukraine has been met by waves of protests, arrests and an exodus by Russians desperately trying to leave the country to avoid the call-up. The draft has been beset by chaotic scenes of drunk soldiers, complaints of poor conditions and equipment, and most pertinently, mistakes in enlisting people who, according to the decree, should not have been called up in the first place....
To recap, Steve Rogers’ story in the MCU ended with him traveling back to the 1940s, where he met with Peggy Carter and gave her the dance he had promised her in Captain America: The First Avenger. After apparently living a full life with her off-screen, a much older Rogers is then shown in the present-day handing off the Captain America shield to Sam Wilson. While this may seem like a relatively straightforward timeline, especially given Endgame’s “rules” of time travel and the series of events that occurred in the six MCU films prior to Endgame, many fans started to question whether or not the whole “travel to the past” narrative actually made sense in the grand scheme of the films....
After making his first-class debut at the age of 19, Gaikwad has never failed to impress. With an amazing average of over 56 in the 32 List-A matches that he has played, he has improved his skills and batting style, and is a perfect blend of a modern day batsmen with the temperament of an old school one. While the youngster had a poor start to his domestic career, Gaikwad has bounced back like a seasoned campaigner....
He’s also a restricted free agent who had one good season out of three his entry-level contract — and that, understandably if you’re Columbus, is Point No. 1 when it comes to his current contract negotiations. Johansen is all but guaranteed not to start training camp with the Blue Jackets later this week. MORE: 10 highest paid players | ‘We’re going to be smart’ | Rule changes “We like the guy a lot....
There’s so many awesome things happening in this one play. First Mallett throwing a perfect pass and J.J. Watt proving himself on offense once again. It’s coming to the point where Watt needs to just play on both sides of the ball the entire game. He can’t be stopped on either of them. MORE: Week 11 picks | NFL scoreboard | Must-see NFL images With that catch, Watt became the first defensive lineman since 1948 to have four touchdowns in a season....
Every two years, the U.S.A. goes up against Europe in an intense contest of golfing prowess, with teams chosen partly based on their stats, but also on the picks of the team captains. This year, the U.S.A. captain is Steve Stricker, while Team Europe is headed up by Padraig Harrington. The competition takes place over three days and has a very different style of play to most major golf events....
Tendulkar, who is attending India’s 500th and 1st of the three Test-match series against New Zealand at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium, described the current lot Indian players as “fabulous” and believes the core of the team will remain unchanged till the next decade. Speaking to Star Sports after partaking in BCCI’s 500th Test celebrations, the ‘Little Master’ said, “We have a fabulous combination. The best part about all these players is that they are young and they will play for a while....
The teaser was scheduled for release on Thursday afternoon and Tendulkar shared it through his Facebook and twitter page at 1 p.m. Mumbai-based production company 200 Not Out is making the film with London-based award-winning writer, director and producer James Erskine as the director and music has been provided by A.R. Rahman. “For so many years, I did whatever I wanted to do and camera captured that. But then suddenly, I was asked to do particular things, and then camera captured that,” Tendulkar said here after he was named as a face of the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Marathons scheduled to be held in Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata....
He hopes this one helps him go from just contending for a championship to winning a title. After finding himself without a Sprint Cup ride following a 2010 season with Richard Petty Motorsports, Sadler finished second but winless in the Nationwide Series for Kevin Harvick Inc. in 2011. After that team was absorbed by Richard Childress Racing, he finished second again in 2012 with four victories. Over his past two years driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, Sadler had one win with finishes of fourth and third in the standings....
Chennai - Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham warmed up for the knock-out phase with a brilliant break of 122 clearance as he outclassed Himanshu Jain 3-0 to qualify for the pre-quarter-finals of the Kences Constructions – ASCA International snooker tournament here Wednesday. The century run comprised of 14 reds, seven blacks, three blues, two pinks, one yellow, one green and all the colours. Also progressing to the round of 16 were Hong Kong’s Andy Lee and Stephen Chau both winning their respective league matches quite convincingly, and Thailand’s R....
The Blue Tigers set up the semifinal clash against Pakistan after their 2-0 win over the Maldives which saw Nikhil Poojary and Manvir Singh grab their maiden goals for the nation. The opponents Pakistan finished second in their group composed of Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan after their goal difference was lower than the Nepalese team. The first half of the match was an end-to-end affair as both the sides had chances to score but did not get anything on the scoreboard....
The 25-year-old Hyderabadi began the match on a bright note, winning 5 points on the trot as compared to Tzu’s 4 and won the game 21-16 to take the early lead. However, that advantage was short-lived as the Taiwanese made a defiant comeback in the second game. She went onto win five consecutive points and took the game 13-21 to bring the match back on even terms. In the third and deciding game, Saina, once again was slow to start off the blocks, trailing her opponent 4-9 at one point but made a resurging comeback to make it 17-18....
The Panthers (11-6) had a chance late, getting the ball back down by five with under two minutes remaining. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton drove his team to the New Orleans 21-yard line, but Saints safety Vonn Bell sacked Newton on fourth-and-23 from the 34-yard line to clinch it. The Saints (12-5) did lose starting guard Andrus Peat in the first half with a broken fibula. He was replaced by versatile veteran Senio Kelemete, who appeared in every game this season and made eight starts....
A clip shared to Twitter on Tuesday by Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, showed a woman being interviewed on a Russian news program and purportedly explaining the grim predicament her friend is experiencing with her son. “An acquaintance of my family sold practically everything she had and sent her [son] to the Canary Islands because she is very worried about her child,” the unnamed woman said in the clip, according to subtitles provided by Gerashchenko....
Roman Starovoit, governor of Russia’s Kursk region, said on his Telegram channel that he has so far sent more than 800 volunteers from the region to various military units participating in Putin’s war against Ukraine, and that more are being recruited. The official said he believes the head of each region nationwide must “act as responsibly as possible” and declare self-mobilization to assist Putin’s war efforts. Starovoit said all Kursk fighters are trained in special centers and are provided with equipment, uniforms and means of protection....
The medal ceremony for the ROC’s figure skating team has been delayed “indefinitely” after an unnamed skater tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, per a report from USA Today. The medal ceremony was scheduled for Tuesday night in Beijing’s Olympic medals plaza. However, the event never took place; the IOC has since said it has been delayed “indefinitely” amid an ongoing “legal issue.” The IOC is currently convening with the International Skating Union, the governing body for figure skating....
