Cantlay catches fire but McIlroy & Lowry fall off pace
American Patrick Cantlay moved ahead of the pack during the third round of the BMW Championship, but Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both slid down the leaderboard in Delaware.
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"Might Only Be Down To 5-6 Nations That Play Tests": Former South Africa Captain
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has suggested that very soon, there may only be five or six countries that will be playing Test cricket. He said that right now, it is the "big cricketing nations" that are contributing to the longest - and oldest - format of the game and that we won't see too many competitive teams. His comments come in the backdrop of the rapid growth of franchise-based T20 leagues across the world. South Africa and UAE have announced new T20 leagues that will begin from next year.
Big Bash League: David Warner Signs Two-Year Deal With Sydney Thunder
Ending weeks of speculation on whether he would play the Big Bash League (BBL), Australia opening batter David Warner on Sunday signed a two-year deal with Sydney Thunder. Warner will join the Thunder after his international commitments end at the completion of January's Sydney Test and could be available for as many as five regular season matches - including the summer's second blockbuster Sydney Smash against the Sixers - and the finals.
On this day in 2015: England bowler Chris Tremlett retires from cricket
On this day in 2015, Ashes winner Chris Tremlett announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Smith wants better execution out of Black Ferns ahead of World Cup
New Zealand coach Wayne Smith believes the Black Ferns are on the right track some seven weeks before their defence of the Women's World Cup begins on home soil but still sees plenty of room for improvement.
Boost for Big Bash as David Warner returns after nine-year absence
David Warner will play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the first time in 10 seasons around the new year in a major coup for the Australian competition in an increasingly crowded Twenty20 marketplace. The 35-year-old Australia opener had been linked to the new International League T20 (ILT20) in the United Arab Emirates which, along with another new competition in South Africa, will go head-to-head with the BBL early next year.
Indian football loses Olympian son in Samar Banerjee
Olympics. Born on January 30, 1930, Banerjee began his footballing journey with a local club in Bally at the age of 18. However, it did not take much time for the news of his talent to travel to Kolkata. He made his Maidan debut for the Bengal Nagpur Railway Club from where the youngster was soon roped in by Mohun Bagan in 1952. It was for football that Banerjee, a student of the RG Kar Medical College then, left his studies midway to take up the game which was not a viable career option at that time.
"...Living In Fool's Kingdom": Shakib Warns Against High Hopes From Bangladesh
Shakib al Hasan has been appointed Bangladesh's new T20I captain, but he warned people from expecting their fortunes to turn around quickly, saying that neither he nor any one person can bring about immediate change. He said that people expecting their team to undergo an immediate turnaround are "living in fool's paradise". Shakib has been appointed the Bangladesh T20I captain till the 2022 T20 World Cup, which will be held in Australia in October-November. The board also appointed Sridharan Sriram as their technical director.