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As it is one of the biggest series of the year 2018, the buzz among the cricket aficionados is at its peak. And the players are certainly trying their hardest to warm up in the best possible way for the prestigious Test series. With Prithvi Shaw suffering an injury during the tour game and being ruled out of the first Test at Adelaide, injury concerns for the pacers are also doing the rounds....

I remember waking up at 5 am in the morning to watch India taking on Australia back in 2003-04. Back then, there used to be a charm about playing and watching Test cricket. It was a time when scoring runs for your country used to be the first thing on a cricketer’s to-do list. But sadly, the advent of Twenty20 cricket has led to a drastic decline in the popularity of Tests....

While Agarwal, who has practically forced his way into the team against all odds with a truckload of runs in domestic cricket, is a natural opening batsman, his partner at the other end is at best a makeshift opener. And while he scored a mere 8 runs, which by stats is less than the average that Rahul or Vijay were scoring (12 runs), he has done the most important part of the job as an opener in foreign conditions - seeing off the new ball....

Once Smith departed, Khawaja was ably supported by debutant, Peter Handscomb, who notched up a fifty himself. A flurry of late wickets under lights with the new ball made the Proteas feel better but Australia sit atop in the Test leading by 48 runs as they finished the day on 307/6. Some good bowling in the last session may have reduced Australia’s dominance of the day’s play. But that does not in any way take the sheen off a terrific batting display against some probing bowling by the Proteas, Abbott in particular....

At stumps on Day 3, the Proteas were at 194/6, effectively 70/6, given that they had conceded a 124 run lead in the first innings. If Khawaja was the hero on Day 2, Starc, Lyon and Hazlewood held South Africa back with probing spells. The final session of play completely undid the hard work by Amla and Cook, although the latter still remains unbeaten at the crease. Here is a look at talking points from Day 3 of the third Test at Adelaide....

“Please respect all nurses, midwives and other health workers as they go about their important work and also when they are traveling to and from work,” [New South Wales] Nurses and Midwives Association (NSW) General Secretary Brett Holmes said in a statement. “Please do not treat nurses, midwives and other health workers like they are infectious. These trained professionals should be respected and must not be abused, spat on or assaulted as they move through our communities, to and from their workplaces....

Commonwealth Games javelin champion Jarrod Bannister has been banned for 20 months for missing drug tests. Bannister, 28, missed three tests within 18 months, which is treated the same as a positive test, reports Xinhua. His ban will run to Feb 18, 2015. Bannister won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010 and was sixth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 0 votes

In fact, Gaze coached the fathers of two players who are especially prominent in the minds of NBA fans — Utah guard Dante Exum, the fifth pick in the 2014 draft, and Ben Simmons, who will go to LSU this year and is the odds-on favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. MORE: 2015 Hall of Fame class | Greatest foreign players in NBA History...

While the West Indies moved up to the top of the T20 rankings earlier this month, they are languishing at the bottom in Test and One-Day International ratings. “We have to ensure the West Indies are a force to be reckoned with because you can’t play Test cricket between three or four decent nations. Someone must ensure they get back to the level they were (once) at,” said Waugh....

The German made the comment as he prepared to face the media after Australia beat Jordan 4-0 in Melbourne on Tuesday evening to move within one win of making the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. As he was being seated in the press conference room, he could be heard saying lightheartedly to an official: “You want to sit here. You push me around like my wife.” He added: ” There is a saying, it is a very … er … women should shut up in public....

In 1951, the U.S. Department of Energy allowed nuclear devices to be tested at the Nevada Test Site. The detonations took place in the Nevada desert, about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. What attracted both residents and tourists were the mushroom clouds that lit up the sky. Casinos, such as Binion’s Horseshoe and the Desert Inn, were promoting their best viewing spots to see the the mushroom clouds. Crowds were dancing and drinking while the sky was lit up during the detonation times....

Cordoba in Argentina has had its dalliance with football having hosted World Cup football qualification matches but this will be the first time it will be home to an ATP event. In its very first year, it has managed to attract some of the top stars of the game. World No. 15 Fabio Fognini is the top seed and has got a bye just like the other three of the top 4 seeds....

Five players each from 24 countries will be participating in the 10-day tournament. The 24 teams have been divided into six groups of four each. The group matches will be played in the round robin format, with each tie consisting of two singles and one doubles match. The first six days of the tournament will see the league stage matches being played, followed by quarterfinals on the next two days....

But unlike Turkey’s previous coups—which have included three tanks-on-the-street military putsches and one constitutional “soft” coup since 1960—the Army, the historic defender of Turkish secularism, has remained scrupulously silent. This time it’s the judiciary, which, by its own account, is defending Turkey’s staunchly secularist state against what it sees as the AKP’s encroaching Islamism. At base, this is a conflict over who runs Turkey. Is it the old Republican elite, fanatically loyal to the principles of Turkey’s founder, Kemal Ataturk?...

RELATED: The Best Anime To Watch If You Love Attack On Titan Of course, Attack on Titan’s characters is also what makes the show tick as well. From the main trio to the host of secondary characters that have appeared – Attack on Titan has many likable and annoying characters scattered throughout the show that have become memorable in their own right. However, certain important characters that should’ve received way more screen time have been left in the mud, with the following examples being particularly notable in this regard....

Ian M. Pickens has filed a note of appearance in Alachua County court to indicate his firm (Meldon Law) was being retained to represent Swann, who was arrested last Sunday on simple battery and false imprisonment charges. Swann was jailed after an altercation with his wife and fellow pro wrestler Vannarah Riggs following a FEST Wrestling show at a nightclub in Gainesville. “At this point, no criminal charges have been filed officially against him so depending on how that process plays out will determine our scope of representation,” Pickens said Friday morning in a telephone interview....

In an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation that aired Sunday, Barr repeatedly claimed the media is perpetuating “big lies” about the “peaceful protesters” in Lafayette Park who were dispersed with tear gas and pepper spray—just minutes before President Donald Trump held a photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. The attorney general said that local Washington D.C. police had informed the White House that the previous night was “the most violent day in Washington in 30 years....

A record number of 4.5 million workers quit their jobs this March, and the number stayed basically the same in May, with 4.3 million workers quitting — some of the highest numbers since the Great Resignation began barreling through workplaces across the country. It’s harder than ever to attract workers, and that is even more true for hourly workers. We need to reach beyond the benchmarks of competitive pay; workers want to be able to have control of their schedules and thus control of their careers....

Atwal, who won the 2010 Wyndham Championships to become the first and so far the only Indian to win on the PGA Tour, shot 73 after his first round 72 to get to one-over 145 and make the cut on the line. Sweden’s Daniel Chopra, 75-76 however missed the cut. There was a three-way tie at the top with DJ Trahan (69-67), Nate Lashley (68-68) and Roberto Diaz (68-68) all locked at eight-under 136....

The Gabon striker’s relationship with his club has seemed strained this season, with Aubamenyang dropped by former coach Peter Bosz in November for a Bundesliga game against Stuttgart. Reports suggested that Aubameyang’s partying during the international break before the fixture and his decision to film an unauthorised video on club premises with a freestyle footballer led to the sanction, which only lasted for one match. The striker, who has already racked up 21 goals for Dortmund this season, has been regularly linked with a move over recent seasons, but Zorc says the club are planning to go on with their star man in place....