Sri Lanka peg back South Africa with three early wickets
GQEBERHA, South Africa :Sri Lanka made early inroads with three wickets before lunch as they pegged back South Africa to 82-3 on the opening day of the second test on Thursday.
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Returning Rohit drops to middle order as India retain Perth opening pair
Returning India captain Rohit Sharma said he will bat in the middle order in the day-night second test against Australia beginning on Friday, allowing KL Rahul to continue as Yashasvi Jaiswal's opening partner in Adelaide.
Newcastle's Schar says game-saving equaliser was attempt to keep ball in play
Newcastle United's Fabian Schar secured a dramatic 3-3 draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool with a sensational 90th-minute equaliser on Wednesday that he later confessed was an attempt to keep the ball in play.
NZ Latham backs Stokes on over-rates ahead of second test
New Zealand captain Tom Latham has joined his England counterpart Ben Stokes in suggesting that the required over-rate in test matches might need to be reviewed for matches involving a lot of seam bowling.
Cult hero Boland back for Australia's second test v India
MELBOURNE : Scott Boland will return to test whites as replacement for injured paceman Josh Hazlewood in Australia's sole change for the second match against India in Adelaide, captain Pat Cummins confirmed on Thursday.
Unchanged New Zealand stick with four seamers for second England test
New Zealand will field an unchanged team against England for the second test in Wellington, captain Tom Latham said on Thursday, with the four-pronged seam attack retained and spinner Mitchell Santner left out of the side.
Tom Brady questions Ohio State's approach in Michigan loss
Tom Brady enjoyed watching his Michigan Wolverines take down Ohio State in arguably the biggest upset in the history of the rivalry, but he also wondered how the Buckeyes allowed it to happen.
Mbappe misses another penalty as Real Madrid are shocked at Bilbao
BILBAO, Spain : Kylian Mbappe missed his second penalty in a week as LaLiga champions Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, their fourth loss in the last seven games in all competitions.