The opener is hoping his spell with Kent will help force his way into Australia’s Ashes plans ahead of their tour to England later this year. Renshaw, who played in England for Somerset last season, was given his Australia debut at the age of just 20 in 2016 and has made one Test century to date. He has struggled to regain his place since making way for Cameron Bancroft before the 2017-18 Ashes series in Australia....
A narrow 2-1 win over Thailand and Saudi Arabia’s victory against Japan condemned the green-and-gold to third position in group B - and a two-leg home-and-away tie versus Syria, who finished third in group A. The first leg will be hosted by Syria on October 5 and will most likely be in Malaysia - where the war-torn nation played their group stage home games - with the return match to played in Australia five days later....
Australia had inserted India after winning the toss and had restricted their hosts to 126-7, with KL Rahul’s 50 and MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 29 the most significant knocks in a total that always looked below par. Glenn Maxwell’s 56 off 43 balls and D’Arcy Short’s 37 had ensured the visiting side looked to be coasting towards their victory target when 101-3 in the 16th over, yet Jasprit Bumrah (3-16) inspired an Indian fightback....
After having almost chased down a mammoth score in the fourth ODI, India seemed comfortable doing the same in final ODI and MS Dhoni chose to bowl first after winning the toss. India missed the services of injured duo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ajinkya Rahane, who were replaced by Jasprit Bumrah and Manish Pandey respectively. India got off to the best start possible as Ishant Sharma trapped Aaron Finch LBW, although replays suggested that the ball was just missing the off-stump....
India vs Australia has always been a great rivalry, and has seen some truly great battles on the field - and particularly so on Australian soil. India, however, have never managed to win a Test series in Australia. And while this seems to be their best chance, there are three very crucial factors that could play a part in deciding the result of the Test series. Here is a look at those:...
Marsh will miss the opening game of the three-match series against India on Saturday due to gastritis. The all-rounder may feature in the final two games, but Turner – who has played three Twenty20s for Australia – has been called up as cover. “He can finish the innings off well, an elite athlete in the field and he’s also a captain,” Australia coach Justin Langer said. “You see the way he finishes off an innings that he’s a good thinker of the game like most of the great finishers and a really good leader, good person around the group....
With the hosts missing the services of Steve Smith and David Warner, the visitors have a great chance to win their maiden Test series on Australian soil. The Virat Kohli-led Indian team would look to overcome the inexperienced Australian side. On the other hand, the Tim Paine-led Australian side will look to erase the memory of their recent humiliations. The Indian selectors picked Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel in the squad, both of whom were not a part of the England Test tour....
Rahul has struggled with his form after an outstanding century against England in the final Test at the Oval. The second half of the year has not been anything like the first half for the elegant batsman. He hasn’t been comfortable with the swinging and bouncing ball. He couldn’t even score runs against an underwhelming Windies attack in the two-Test series at home. Rahul’s poor form in Tests in 2018 has been exemplified by a string of low scores and indifferent performances....
With hosts India out of the reckoning after losing all three of their matches, tomorrow’s game will serve as a dress rehearsal for the final to be played on Saturday at the Brabourne Stadium. But it would be an uphill task for Australia, who have defeated India twice in the tournament, to outplay England. In the first game between the two, England crushed the Southern stars by eight wickets, putting up an all-round show....
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has been dropped from the Yorkshire Vikings Twenty20 team for disciplinary reasons. It marked a premature end to the all-rounder’s stint in the English domestic T20 competition with Yorkshire failing to reach the quarterfinals despite an impressive eight-wicket win over Birmingham in their last match on Friday. “It was just unprofessional behaviour” “It was just unprofessional behaviour and I don’t wish to add anything further. It has been dealt with and we have moved on and the slate is clean....
The Spaniard booked his place in Sunday's decider with Stanislas Wawrinka with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-3 triumph over the Swiss in Melbourne, and could equal Pete Sampras with 14 Grand Slam titles if he is successful. Nadal's agility and power was too much for Federer, with the top seed forcing unusual errors from his opponent after lengthy rallies. After two hours 26 minutes on court, Nadal sealed the win — his 23rd in 33 meetings against Federer — and he felt his performance has been the best of the tournament so far....
The Portuguese’s comments at a news conference on Tuesday came in the wake of Smalling’s England and club team mate Phil Jones returning from the recent international break with a knee injury. Jones will miss Wednesday’s Champions League clash at Basel and the visit of Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday, Mourinho said. England’s next matches are against Netherlands on March 23 and Italy four days later....
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored on the rebound after having a penalty saved to give Real Madrid a scarcely-deserved 3-2 win against Malaga on Saturday while Atletico Madrid recorded their biggest win of the season by thrashing Levante 5-0. Real twice squandered the lead at home to Malaga due to individual errors but restored their advantage for a third time in the 76th minute as Ronaldo knocked in on the rebound when his spot-kick was turned away by visiting goalkeeper Roberto, ending a domestic goal drought that had spanned four games....
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The record-breaking fees paid during the recent transfer window are unlikely to fall in the near future and are sustainable for the modern game, agent and transfer market expert Esteve Calzada told Reuters on Monday. Spaniard Calzada, former head of marketing and commercial operations for Barcelona, unveiled his company Prime Time Sports’ biannual Football Transfer Review study at the Soccerex convention. The report found that spending on player fees increased by 16 percent across the top five leagues in Europe, the fifth successive year of growth....
Rooney was arrested Dec. 16 by police at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after he caused the alarm to go off at an international arrivals gate, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Authorities said he didn’t breach airport security. Rooney, who plays for a Washington soccer team, had been traveling abroad in the days prior to his arrest, according to his social media posts. The airport authority said he was charged with misdemeanor public intoxication and taken to a county jail in the Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital “to be held until sober....
Australia have the chance to put four points between them and the UAE in Sydney on Tuesday night but a top-two spot remains the objective in Group B. Three points at Allianz Stadium will keep the pressure on group leaders Saudi Arabia and second-placed Japan with two more matches in Australia still to come for the Socceroos on the road to Russia 2018. “We’re on our home soil, we’ve got our fans to help us through it and we’ve got plenty of confidence,” Smith told reporters on Sunday....
While the Persona series has existed since the late 90s, its presence was largely limited to PlayStation consoles and hardware. It wasn’t until the release of the Xbox 360 port of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax where Atlus really started to expand the company’s titles to other platforms. In fact, the release of Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth was exclusively for the 3DS and that was nearly twenty years after the release of the very first Persona title....
The first creator interviewed was Shinjiro Takada, who, this year, worked on Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore. He is currently working on Shin Megami Tensei 5 for the Nintendo Switch, and while he doesn’t provide any additional info on the title, he does say that it is being “enthusiastically” developed despite “various difficulties during development.” RELATED: Why Persona 5 Fans Should Check Out SMT3 Remake and SMT 5 Persona Central notes, however, that more info on Shin Megami Tensei 5 may be coming in early 2021....
But once again, the limelight and the sport’s biggest prizes were taken by the holy triad - The Big 3 of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. And it is now time for the big finale at the ATP World Tour Finals in London, where the top 8 players of the year will battle it out with each other to end the season in the best possible manner....
Fans were left wondering how the final part of Attack on Titan would play out after the first part of season four ended. With much anticipation, viewers can now see the impending fight between Marley and Paradis. Can the military and Jeagerists handle the onslaught? What will happen between Riener and Eren? Before Marley sent an air fleet to attack Paradis, the last episode of Attack on Titan season four-part one left everyone in shambles....
