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In fact, so many players have impressed Bruce Arena during the winter camp that the U.S. boss says it will be next to impossible to trim the roster from 28 to 23 ahead of Sunday’s friendly against Serbia. Minnesota adds Molino in trade “Obviously when you have a change in coaches, you have different philosophies and the players have to respond to you,” Arena said Thursday. “I think over these two weeks we’ve gotten a good reaction out of the players....

And yet, Ash and Pikachu are leaving the show after 26 years in 2023, a decision that was made public by The Pokemon Company just two days ago after the weekly Pokemon Journeys episode aired. Although Ash and Pikachu are not really part of the mainline series in the games, they did influence the direction of the saga so far and vice versa. This means that the iconic duo may be leaving the anime and still leave a mark on the video game franchise as a whole, and that’s not only because the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet series is the very first with a new protagonist....

This is a series which has delivered one-sided beatings on-demand, but nothing previous was even remotely as jaw-dropping as Broad’s fantastic bowling spell at Trent Bridge on Thursday morning. It was a performance for the ages and one that put England within a whisker of winning back the urn they lost so tamely 18 months ago, helped in part by a magnificent unbeaten Joe Root century. And they were supposed to miss James Anderson....

The England opener twice made just six against Ireland at Lord’s as the hosts threatened to be embarrassed. Burns’ underwhelming display might not have boosted England’s hopes heading into the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston, but the Surrey man was 125 not out at the end of day two as the hosts reached 267-4. England, with six wickets still in hand, moved to within 17 runs of Australia’s first-innings total of 284 as the home crowd chanted Burns’ name following his maiden Test century....

We take a look at the seven errors made by the two on-field officials on Thursday, as Australia made 284 all out. 1.1 overs: David Warner is given not out by umpire Dar despite getting a thin edge down the leg side from Stuart Broad. In fairness to Dar, wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow was the only England player to appeal with any gusto. 3.5 overs: Four balls after surviving an England review, Warner is adjudged lbw to Broad by Dar for two....

Beloved country singer Naomi Judd died by suicide at the age of 76 on April 30, weeks after she had performed with daughter Wynonna Judd for the first time in two decades. In an op-ed published by The New York Times on Wednesday, the actor, 54, revealed that she fears having the details of the multiple police interviews she felt compelled to sit for as her mother’s life slipped away....

All of five Asian Test playing nations will be part of the event and winner of Asia Cup qualifier will also join in. These six teams will lock horns by dividing into two groups. Each group contains three teams. In the A group, defending champion India will fight against Pakistan and the qualifier winner, and in the group B, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will fight each other. On the eve of the tournament, we will have a deep look at the history of Bangladesh in Asia Cup....

Openers: Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma India will definitely go with their regular limited overs opening pair and would like them to score few runs. As Rohit Sharma has been on rest for some time now, it would be perfect match practice for him whereas Shikhar Dhawan might just rediscover that his bat consists of a middle part too and not just the edges. Middle order: KL Rahul, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik With a brilliant century in the final innings of the fifth Test and with Virat Kohli’s absence it is quite certain that India might give KL Rahul another go at the No....

On many occasions in the past, Team India has gone into major tournaments with a heavy batting lineup because of the dearth of quality bowlers. That is not the case anymore and the correct balance between batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders needs to be found. The on-going Asia Cup could be the start of the test run to tinker with and find the right balance before the World Cup. With the squad currently selected, the best combination is discussed below:...

All-rounder, in fact, is a great asset a team can have as they can leave a mark both with the bat and ball. Asia cup too was filled with some stupendous all-round performances. In this list, we will have a look at the five best all-rounders in the tournament, rank based on their performances. #5 Mahmudullah Albeit quite not in a good form, Mahmudullah managed to contribute to Bangladesh’s overall performance....

The tournament is sure to grab large viewerships as the number of teams is expanded from 16 to 24 for the first time this edition. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will be in an attempt to restore people’s interest in the tournament and attract large numbers to the stadiums. World class stadiums are a must for successful campaigns and it will be demanded both by teams and spectators. While the teams wouldn’t want their players to risk their careers playing at below par grounds, the fans would want to make their match experiences memorable....

Yogeshwar - India’s best bet for a gold medal in the upcoming Asiad - spoke to Sportskeeda in an exclusive interview. Excerpts: Q How are you shaping up for the upcoming Incheon Asian Games? By God’s grace everything has been going well for me as for my other team members. We are lending finishing touches to our preparations for the Asian Games and hope to come home with a decent bag of medals....

In case you didn’t know The 2018 Asian Games is set to commence from 18th August and the last date for sending in the names of selected players to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was June 30th. However, the TFI have prepared to hold trials from the 5th to 7th of July. The assessment is to be conducted in Ranchi, and according to Vinay Singh, the founder of Peace Sports Trust, has been organized to “distract the attention of the athletes”....

Sean uploaded the video on June 27 to his account @seantanwanton. Using the popular video chat-roulette site Omegle, which pairs users with strangers across the world, he found himself chatting with a young male. The experience swiftly turned into a negative one, as the boy can be heard reeling off racial slurs at Sean, who is from Singapore. The boy repeatedly asked Sean if he knew the meaning of the word, to which Sean said no....

The 2015 champions have experienced their worst start to any season in the last two decades, sitting 15th in the 16-club league after picking only three wins and suffering nine defeats in the first round. However, Akunnor believes he has done enough following the arrival of new players as the league returns from the break. They will begin their survival mission with a trip to Wa to lock horns with Wa All Stars on Sunday....

The hosts started day three in a commanding position, 267-4 in response to 284, but may have been disappointed not to make that superiority tell to a greater extent on day three. Rory Burns only added eight to his overnight total of 125 and, while Ben Stokes reached 50, the loss of four wickets for 18 runs left Chris Woakes needing to lead a recovery effort to take England to 374 all out and a lead of 90....

Bancroft was set to make his Test debut two years ago but the cancellation of Australia’s Bangladesh tour due to safety concerns robbed him of that dream. However, the 25-year-old is in line to step out as a Test player in Brisbane on Thursday, replacing Matt Renshaw thanks to his blistering form for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield, including scores of 76 not out, 86 and 228 not out....

Ashish Nehra had joined RCB last season. “I had the privilege to join the coaching team of RCB last season and feel very passionately about the team. I want to thank the team management for considering me in a leadership position with the franchise and look forward for the successful seasons ahead,” he said. Nehra has played in all formats of the game and had been a part of the Indian team in two largely successful Cricket World Cups, two Asia Cups, and three ICC Champions Trophy tournaments....

Barty, 23, is the latest entrant into the list of first-time Grand Slam champions. It’s a list that has grown exponentially over the past few years and yet her win will not draw the type of shock reactions that were apparent after wins from Jelena Ostapenko or Naomi Osaka. Barty had it coming. In fact, what her latest victory has done is something most of the top players have failed to do here at Roland Garros: reinstate the authority of the older crop of players on tour....