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Unless the home side turn it around in the next game, they will fall to a 3rd consecutive series defeat inside a month after series losses against Pakistan in the UAE. Let’s look at some of the probable reasons for today’s loss, some of which have carried on from the UAE. Australia have gone into this series with a new captain in Aaron Finch and Alex Carey taking over the wicket-keeping responsibilities, with Tim Paine forgoing both roles to concentrate on the longest format of the game....

The last time these two teams met Down Under, it was chaos. Except for the former captain who is struggling for his place and for the old warhorses, the rest are not part of the war now (War? Hope Dravid didn’t overhear). They are either retired or injured. The captains have changed and so have their team mates. The series now cannot be termed as just between two teams; instead, it’s a battle between Dhoni/Fletcher and Clarke/Arthur....

The Test series is scheduled to begin at the Adelaide Oval on the 6th of December. With Shaw injured, India must be contemplating various opening batting options now. Ideally, Murali Vijay should replace Prithvi Shaw and open the batting alongside KL Rahul. However, skipper Virat Kohli and the team management may consider other options too. Here are three non-regular openers who can be asked to replace Shaw as one of the openers for the first Test at Adelaide....

India have played 11 Test matches at the Adelaide Oval, and out of those 11 matches, they have won only one. That was way back in the 2003-04 series, aided by the heroics of Rahul Dravid - who scored the only double century by an Indian batsman on this ground during the famous win. India have lost seven Test matches in Adelaide till date, while three have ended in a draw....

It has to be noted that Australia’s batting has looked rather wobbly against the quality pace trio of India, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma. There are changes expected to be made in the Australian playing XI post their 137-run defeat at the MCG. In case you didn’t know… Sourav Ganguly and Steve Waugh have known to be fierce competitors on the field when they were playing against each other....

Wawrinka, the tournament's eight seed, won his first grand slam title in Melbourne on Sunday, producing a fine display to overcome Nadal — who struggled with a sore back— 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. MORE: Wawrinka’s shocking victory | Hottest Aussie image | Li wins women’s title Nadal looked set to retire in the second set after getting treatment on his back, which he said became "very stiff." He showed his trademark steely determination to battle back and take the third set as he pursued his second Australian Open title and 14th grand slam crown....

The Swiss great made it 12 wins in as many last-eight matches in Melbourne, beating Berdych 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena. MORE: Best scenes from the Australian Open Federer, with four of his 17 major crowns having been won in Australia, was dominant after taking a tight first set. His forehand did most of the damage (20 of his 48 winners) as he moved into the semis to face Novak Djokovic or Kei Nishikori....

The upsets began to occur in the early round itself, with Simona Halep being among the first ones to exit in the opening match. The Polish No. 1 Agnieszka Radwanska soon followed the suit, after her shocking defeat in the second round to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. Similarly, the winner of the 2016 WTA Finals Dominika Cibulkova could only make it as far as the third round, before succumbing to Ekaterina Makarova....

In the earlier game, AS Roma beat arch-rivals Lazio by the same score to win the first derby since the retirement of their talismanic playmaker Francesco Totti. Totti, who retired last season after 25 years with Roma which included a record 44 derby appearances, watched from the stands. It was a nightmare match for Lazio defender Bastos who gave away the penalty for Roma’s first goal and lost possession at the start of the move which led to Radja Nainggolan striking the winner....

Football Australia confirmed the 59-year-old has signed on until the end of the 2026 World Cup in North America, capping a remarkable turnaround following calls for him to be replaced during Australia’s stuttering qualification run for the Qatar tournament. After eventually gaining entry into the World Cup via a dramatic playoff route, the Socceroos recorded their best-ever group stage result with two victories, before going down 2-1 to eventual champions Argentina in the round of 16....

Episode 87 will air on April 3 instead of March 27. The anime’s 84th episode will be delayed by 10 minutes, airing at 12:15 a.m. on March 6th instead of 12:05 a.m. RELATED: Teasing Master Takagi-san Anime Film will Premiere Summer 2022 Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan manga series was serialized in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from 2009-2021 under the Shōnen Magazine Comics imprint. The highly popular series inspired an equally successful anime adaptation, various novels, manga spin-offs, video games, and a live-action film....

The attacks come as the U.S. military continues to maintain control over oil and gas sites in the east. The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent a letter Wednesday to the United Nations Security Council blaming “terrorist groups” and their alleged foreign backers for acts of sabotage targeting its energy infrastructure. The official Syrian Arab News Agency reported rebel drone strikes Tuesday against the Al-Rayyan gas station, South Central Region Gas Factory, Ebla Gas Factory and Homs Refinery in Homs province, as well as an underwater bombing last week against a Mediterranean Sea pipeline at the Baniyas Marine Terminal in Tartous....

Cooper, a five-star recruit in the class of 2020 and its No. 24 overall player, missed the Tigers’ first 12 games — and 78 practices — as the NCAA investigated his eligibility. He was declared eligible on Jan. 9, the same day Auburn played rival Alabama. Cooper suited up for the first time this season and, despite playing in a losing effort, immediately showed why he was a consensus top-25 player among recruiting boards....

Auckland Aces will be playing their first four-day game of this 2021-22 season. Meanwhile, Northern Districts have had an inconsistent start in the longest format. They have won one and lost one so far. AA vs ND Probable Playing 11 today Auckland Aces: Sean Solia, Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman, Robert O’Donnell, Glenn Phillips, George Worker, Ben Horne (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Ben Lister, Will Somerville, Ross ter Braak Northern Districts: Jeet Raval, Henry Cooper, Bharat Popli, Joe Carter (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Brett Randell, Neil Wagner...

Manuel Baum and his men have won just once since the turn of the New Year and have won just once in 15 matches in all competitions with their only win coming up against Mainz at the starting of this month. Augsburg will need to rediscover their winning run if they are to survive in the league. After almost running away with the Bundesliga in the first half of the season, Borussia Dortmund now find themselves in a real title race with rivals Bayern Munich....

How To Play Wordle Wordle was one of the most popular viral games of early 2022. It reached a massive number of players and became so popular that the New York Times Games purchased it from its original developer. While there are a ton of Wordle clones and niche copycats out there, the NYT version is the original. Everything in this article will be about this version. RELATED: August 27 Wordle Answer 434...

How To Play Wordle Although tons of Wordle clones and copycats have spawned from its popularity, there is only one original. This is the NYT’s version. Everything in this article will be about this version; other Wordle-type games will have different answers and may have slightly different rules. But here is how to play the original Wordle: RELATED: 5-Letter Words Starting With RH First, head to the Wordle website. Next, choose a starting word....

Then she grabs her husband’s arm, already well tattooed, and asks the young man to again sign his name, a signature that will soon get some permanent ink. MORE: Dillon puts 3 on pole | Dillon energizing RCR | Budweiser Duel lineups | Danica not happy A day earlier, that autograph might not have been worthy of a tattoo, maybe just a hero card typically given away outside a NASCAR hauler....

Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh were batting on 21 and 1 respectively at the lunch break. Earlier in the morning, India’s first innings lasted just one delivery on Friday with Mohammed Shami being dismissed the first ball of the day bowled by Josh Hazlewood. The visitors were 250 for 9 at close on Thursday after opting to bat. Brief Scores: India 1st Innings: 250 all out in 88 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 123; Josh Hazlewood 3/52)....

The attack occurred off of a popular tourist beach near Broome in Western Australia, resulting in the death of a local resident in his 50s, Australia’s ABC News reported Sunday. Police told the broadcaster that the man was body-boarding off the coast at Cable Beach around 8:45 a.m. A couple reportedly observed the attack from the shore and then were able to bring the injured man to the beach....