Man United: Anderson was a 'lazy party animal' says former coach
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Ricketts family and NBA owner included in final four-party shortlist to buy Chelsea
The Ricketts family and NBA owner Stephen Pagliuca have been included in the final four-party shortlist to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich.
Saudi football chief praises ‘intelligent leader’ Renard, promises Jeddah party after World Cup qualification
SHARJAH: Twenty months after the arrival of Herve Renard as Saudi Arabia national team manager, it was a night for everyone involved in Saudi football to revel in the joy of reaping the rewards of months of hard work, culminating in a second consecutive qualification to the FIFA World Cup.
Cambuslang Rangers co-boss thankful for champagne present but admits party on ice ahead of title showdown
Renfrew had bottles of champagne waiting for Cambuslang Rangers – but co-boss Billy Campbell will keep them on ice as they were made to wait another week for Conference B celebrations.
The Range is selling a party gazebo that turns into garden into a pub
When the pandemic meant we could no longer go to the pub, some genius people transformed their gardens into mini bars instead. One family spend £50,000 building a Las Vegas style bar in their backyard, with M.E.N readers sending in some of their brilliant DIY builds.
Six Nations: Four ways England can spoil France party
It is 67 years since a Wales team travelled to Colombes on the north-west edge of Paris and denied the hosts a Grand Slam.
Jones cooks up England recipe to try and ruin France’s grand slam party
One glance at the team sheets tells you everything about the contrast between France and England ahead of the final round of the 2022 Six Nations championship. Les Bleus’ selection these days is as reassuringly consistent as the à la carte menu at a Michelin-starred restaurant. England, on the other hand, resemble a microwaved stew made up of whatever leftovers the head chef can still find in the fridge.
India's pace revolution: The fast bowlers have joined the home party now
"To win a Test match you need to take 20 wickets" - that is something we have heard multiple times over the years, with the likes of Steve Waugh making it a point to stress that it's the bowlers who win a team Test matches. It's not that India didn't have great fast bowlers earlier, but cricket is a team game and individual brilliance can make you win battles (small passages of play), but not the whole war. Things started changing for the better towards the turn of the century when India started winning abroad regularly and also maintained their stranglehold at home. Indian spinners made touring batsmen dance to their tunes on dust-bowls to remain a formidable force at home. Indian pacers used to bowl with the red cherry just to take the shine off the ball and make it ready for the spinners to go for the kill. In the process if the pacers used to get any wickets, then it would be considered a bonus. Touring batsmen who were adept at playing spin, used to be successful with the willow. But things are changing. The trend over the last few years has been one of Indian pacers joining the party that is India enjoying prolonged long spells of Test wins at home. The two Test series win vs Sri Lanka recently was India's 15th consecutive Test series win at home. Let's analyse this closely, taking the Tests India have won over the last few years as the benchmark. The first period we considered was from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. In this time period Team India won 16 of 18 Tests played at home, with 2 draws If we look at the overall number of wickets taken in Test wins from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016, the numbers tell us that the pacers took 68 wickets, while the spinners took 242 wickets.