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Paine’s side stole a march in the five-match series thanks largely to the heroics of former captain Smith, who made centuries in both innings on his first Test back since a ban for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked cricket. Smith’s efforts in the first innings proved particularly important as he helped Australia recover from a perilous position of 122-8 to 284 all out. And Paine, who replaced Smith as skipper, is running out of superlatives for Australia’s key batsman....

England and Australia had no shortage of talent on display but also glaring holes in both sides were exposed over the course of five intriguing battles that provided plenty of twists and turns. There were brilliant exhibitions of fast bowling. There were centuries (thanks largely to Steve Smith!). There was a fairy-tale finish for the ages, too, but in the end no outright winner. Australia retained the Ashes but England’s victory at The Oval in the fifth and final chapter means a 2-2 result, the first series draw between the rivals since 1972....

It is widely reported in Italy that the England left back will venture to the US and continue his career in the Major League Soccer (MLS) together with his compatriots Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, reports Xinhua. “The 35-year-old English defender joined Roma in July 2014 following spells with Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Chelsea. The club would like to thank Cole for his commitment during his stay in Rome and wish him the very best for his future career,” the club said in the statement....

Ashwin and wicketekeeper Wriddhiman Saha (93) added 82 runs in the morning session as India advanced to 316 for five in their first innings at the Darren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet. They extended their unbeaten partnership to 190, turning the match around after they had come together at 126-5 on Tuesday. All-rounder Ashwin seemed destined to post his second century of the series before lunch, but Saha mostly occupied the strike in the final few overs before the interval and moved within sight of three figures himself....

Today, the first day of 2018, saw the first cricket match of the year in which as Melbourne Renegades women, thanks to Sophie Molineux’s 78, beat their cross-city rivals Melbourne Stars women quite easily by 48 runs in their Women’s BBL game. The Indian team started off the year by meeting the Australian Prime Minister at his residence in Sydney. Apart from this, a lot of other things happened in the world of cricket over the last 24 hours....

India made some surprising inclusions and exclusions in today’s playing XI but there might be few changes for the all-important Pakistan match. In this slide, we bring you the best possible Indian team for tomorrow’s match: Follow Sportskeeda for all the latest Asia Cup points table, schedule & live scores. Top-order Since the regular skipper Virat Kohli has been playing non-stop cricket, selectors decided to rest him for the tournament, giving Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma the opportunity to lead the side in the mega event....

The tournament will unfold in UAE (United Arab Emirates) at two stadiums - Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi with the final being played in Dubai. Two groups, Group A (India, Hong Kong, and Pakistan) and Group B (Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Srilanka), will divide the tournament. Top two from each group will form a Super Four group in which every team will play with every other....

With the untimely pull out of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, all eyes will be on London Games bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt as India will be hoping to break a 28-year-long wait for a gold medal in wrestling at the 17th Asian Games that get underway Friday in the South Korean city of Incheon. It is the second consecutive time that Sushil, who won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, has decided to skip the Asian Games – this time with an eye to the 2016 Rio Olympics....

With these wins, both the men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the semifinal. Two big wins on day 3 for Indian junior men India’s first match was against Hong Kong-China and they wasted little time in finding the net with Vivek Sagar scoring in the first and the fourth minutes. Rahul Kumar Rajbhar added another in the fourth and Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem joined the party with a goal in the sixth....

At noon I met with three instructors in the police academy’s atrium. It’s dominated by a monument to seven officers killed by an anarchist’s bomb at the infamous Haymarket Square riot of 1886. Police cadets see that statue every day. The occasional shooting of an officer on the street reinforces the statue’s lesson: Chicago’s a tough town, so let the pols worry about its image. The rest of us demand, correctly, that police put our rights above their safety....

A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday found 24 percent of Americans weren’t interested in taking a vaccine, with 14 percent saying they were “not at all interested.” More than 40 percent of the people who weren’t interested in getting the vaccine believed it was riskier than the virus itself and half of those people said they were worried about the speed it was being developed. Vaccine development is moving forward at an unprecedented pace, according to officials, and trials are on target to hit the goal of having one available in early 2021....

Dana DeLorenzo plays as Kelly Maxwell in Ash vs Evil Dead, and she will be doing so again in Evil Dead: The Game. She revealed this in a recent tweet to her fans, letting them know that she is excited to voice the character. RELATED: 10 Hidden Details You Missed In The Evil Dead Video Game Trailer In the announcement, a very short gif also plays, as Kelly Maxwell is seen holding what seems to be a makeshift weapon....

Archer has been named in a 12-man England squad ahead of the clash at Lord’s, having missed the opener in which the hosts were thrashed by 251 runs. There is huge attention on Archer as he prepares to make his bow, with the electric paceman set to replace the injured James Anderson, yet Root does not see the pressure getting to his young star. The supremely confident Sussex bowler has not played a first-class match since last September but is being backed to deliver....

England had Australia 122-8 in the first innings and took a 90-run lead into the second but, thanks largely to back-to-back centuries from Steve Smith, eventually slipped to a 251-run defeat. Several players therefore find their place in the team at Lord’s under threat, with Moeen Ali in particular coming in for criticism after making scores of 0 and 4 with the bat and match figures of 3-172 with the ball....

This snub will have a severe impact on Cole as he is the 7th player to get a century of caps for England after players like Peter Shilton, Sir Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Billy Wright, David Beckham and, most recently, Steven Gerrard. ‘From being a little boy from the East End, you would never think you’d get a chance to represent your country. 0 votes

Let’s look at the squad Afganistan should select to beat Sri Lanka in their opening game - #1 Openers - Mohammad Shahzad and Rahmat Shah For Afghanistan to beat Pakistan The openers will have to give them a strong start. A strong start by the openers will also allow the middle order to play freely and help the team reach a substantial total. Mohammad Shahzad is a very capable batsman and can give a blistering start at top of the order....

The coronavirus pandemic continues to drastically restrict any movies that dare opening in front of live audiences in theaters, with Liam Neeson’s Honest Thief bringing in a very modest $3.7 million over a three-day opening in the US, with a cumulative total of around $4.2 million in North American when including its haul in Canada. Taking the second spot was critically-maligned The War with Grandpa, followed by Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, which increased its domestic total to $50....