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The Australia opener etched his name into the history books on Saturday as he struck an unbeaten 335 in the second Test against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval. In the process he became the seventh Australian to record a triple-century and overtook the highest score by the great Don Bradman (334) with an incredible innings that featured 39 fours and a six. Only Matthew Hayden stands above Warner on the list of highest Test scores by an Australian, with his Herculean effort coming after an away Ashes series in which he surpassed single figures just twice....

Kamara seized the ball and argued with the Serbia international before failing to find the net from 12 yards, seemingly condemning Fulham to a goalless draw with Huddersfield Town. However, Mitrovic ran clear to score a dramatic 91st-minute winner and Ranieri’s fury with Kamara had not been tempered by full-time. “I said to Aboubakar Kamara to leave the ball to Aleksandar Mitrovic, he is the man who shoots the penalties,” Ranieri told BBC Sport....

Nani moved to Old Trafford from Sporting CP in 2007 and went on to win four Premier League titles and a Champions League among numerous other honours. But the Portugal international said he was initially scared of Ferguson, who had already been in charge of United for more than 20 years. “At the beginning, I was very scared of him. Like a father, you know? To make a mistake or do something wrong, because sometimes to interact with him, I don’t know,” Nani, now playing for Orlando City, told the UTD Podcast....

“I don’t like to give up that easily,‘I’m working hard. There’s a lot of competition. It’s a big club,” the 31-year-old was quoted by saying dailymail.co.uk on Wednesday. “I played a lot in the first part of last season and then I got injured in January and after that the team has been winning nearly every game, so it’s difficult to complain. “I’m working hard in pre-season. Everything will be open and I will work hard to get my place back....

The panel will have to give a decision within a month, till when Jwala will not be considered for national or international selection, BAI said. The disciplinary committee, headed by BAI vice-president S. Muralidharan, has recommended a life ban on Jwala or six years’ suspension from all badminton activities in the country or a conciliatory rapprochement in case she submits an unconditional apology, leaving the final decision to BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta....

The 32-year-old forward arrived at Parc des Princes from AC Milan in 2012 and has starred in successive Ligue 1 title triumphs for les Parisiens, although Champions League success continues to elude him. Having dismissed suggestions earlier this month that he wants to return to Juventus before he retires, the Sweden international has now claimed that he will finish his career at the Parc des Princes. “I have a contract until 2016,” Ibrahimovic told ESPN....

The Swede picked up his fifth caution of the campaign at the Liberty Stadium and will therefore have to sit out when the Gunners travel to Old Trafford on November 19. Ibrahimovic, 35, ended his goal scoring drought for Jose Mourinho’s men by netting twice against Swansea with two first-half strikes. The marksman had previously failed to find the back of the net since the start of September against Manchester City, but got back to goal scoring ways with a fine double on Sunday....

In case you didn’t know… Cricket’s biggest event, the 2019 World Cup gets underway in England later next month. The ICC has set the deadline as 30th April 2019 for the teams to announce their final squads, and the New Zealand selectors announced the team well ahead of the deadline. The heart of the matter As expected, Kane Williamson will lead the side in the upcoming mega event. The Kiwis came very close to winning the last World Cup but lost to Australia in the finals....

The proposals are due to come into force after the 2019 World Cup and will see nine teams play six series over a two-year period, with the two most successful sides entered into a play-off for the title. Series must feature at least two Tests, but can have as many as five, as would typically be found in an Ashes series. The ICC say the changes will help bring “context and meaning to bilateral cricket” with crowds dwindling outside of the sport’s powerhouse nations for Tests....

Statistical Highlights of this match England and Australia were playing 118th ODI between them. Prior to this match, in the 117 games, Australia had won 67 and Eng 46. England and Australia had met each other thrice before in Champions Trophy, Australia winning twice and England once. This was ODI #3565 and 44th ODI at Edgbaston, Birmingham. England were playing their 17th match and Australia their 19th in The ICC Champions Trophy....

To add to it, they have got one of the best bowling attacks with a great combination of spin and seam complimenting each other well. The fielding unit has to be considered among the best in the world as well. This definitely has to be one of the more well-rounded Indian teams of all time. But there’s one area which still leaves India short and could go on to haunt the team at the upcoming World Cup unless they attend to it soon....

In such a scenario, each team’s death bowling will assume great importance. And while teams like India and South Africa have an ace seamer for the death overs - in Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada respectively - New Zealand lack a seamer on whom they can depend. Also, the bowling numbers from the recently concluded IPL 2019 are not at all positive for the Black Caps. Let us look at the performance of New Zealand fast bowlers during this IPL:...

REPORT: Aizawl FC 1-0 Minerva Punjab Both coaches will be expected to make a change or two to preserve their strengths for the weekend fixtures. Aizawl coach Khalid Jamil may hence choose not to risk his Ivory Coast striker Kamo Bayi who has not taken part in Monday’s training. The home team have garnered four points from two matches as they held East Bengal to a 1-1 draw and beat Minerva Punjab on Friday....

A Darryl Duffy header sandwiched between two Katsumi Yusa strikes all but sealed the tie in favour of the Maroon and Green Brigade, who moved to four points behind leaders Aizwl FC with a game in hand. Bengaluru FC on the other hand remained swivelling in 5th place. REPORT: Mohun Bagan 3-0 Bengaluru FC - Marauding Mariners bury the Blues to reinvigorate title hunt Only one win in 11 league games effectively ended all hopes of even fighting out for a place in the top two for the team from the Garden City....

Prior to the match, both sides had played five games each, with Aizawl occupying the third spot with 10 points. Though both the sides wanted to walk away with points, that did not really show in the match. In the fifth minute, DSK Shivajians were awarded a free-kick from 40 yards, but that did not turn out to be a success. A couple of minutes later, Ashutosh Mehta produced an excellent through ball which R....

Bengaluru FC were handed their second loss in their second consecutive away game at the hands of Churchill Brothers, as the Blues go away to play at AFC Champions League. Shillong Lajong picked up their second win at home, and are finally looking like a team Thangboi Singto would like to see. Chennai City FC picked up their first win in the I-League, thanks to their Brazillian striking duo of Tank and Charles....

Churchill Brothers FC Goa, commonly known as the Red Machines, face Minerva Punjab FC at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana tomorrow (February 1, 2017). Coach of Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Alfred Fernandes and central defender Meldon D’Silva attended the Press Conference representing the visiting side while Head Coach of Minerva Punjab FC, Surinder Singh along with the Minerva winger Simranjeet Singh attended the Press Conference for the homies....

The former defender concluded with a message to the fans as they were on the way to Bengaluru for an away encounter in the league before an AFC Cup group fixture. “It’s tough but it’s possible. We are in the championship and we will do it,” he signed off. Debjit Majumder who suffered an injury to his knee during the match will not be traveling to Bangalore.

Dortmund were nine points clear at the top of the table after beating Hannover 5-1 at the end of January, only to pick up just one win from their next five matches to allow Bayern Munich to pounce. Bayern went on to seal a seventh successive title triumph on the final day of the season with a thumping 5-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt as they finished two points clear of Dortmund....