Dropped Konstas to face England in tour match
MELBOURNE :Dropped Australia opener Sam Konstas will face England in a two-day tour match between the first and second Ashes tests as part of the Prime Minister's XI squad.
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India confront batting blind spot after Kolkata pitch boomerangs
KOLKATA, India :India have long curated home tracks that accentuate turn, but the assumption their own batters would master such conditions no longer appears safe following their defeat in the opening test against South Africa.
Brazilian Oscar discharged from hospital after five days
-Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar was released from hospital on Sunday after being admitted for five days due to cardiac complications, his club Sao Paulo said.
NFL Commissioner Praises International Series; League Plans To Return to Spain
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised this year's international series and said Sunday that the league plans to return to Spain and will continue to study other possible markets.
England breeze through to World Cup finals, now for the hard part
LONDON :Eight games, eight wins, 22 goals scored and none conceded: England head coach Thomas Tuchel could not have wished for a more emphatic way to reach the World Cup finals.
Sinner wins Alcaraz battle to retain ATP Finals title
TURIN, Italy :Italy's Jannik Sinner retained his ATP Finals title on Sunday, sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world number one and rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in the decider to the season-ending championships.
India's Gambhir defends Kolkata pitch, Bavuma savours special knock
KOLKATA, India :India coach Gautam Gambhir said there was no "demons in the pitch" despite his team's spectacular meltdown in the low-scoring opening test against South Africa on Sunday.
Borthwick's England delivering on his promise
LONDON :A year ago, having lost to South Africa in a miserable autumn to stretch their losing run to five matches, England coach Steve Borthwick kept his chin up and pleaded with disgruntled fans not to panic and to keep the faith.