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Melbourne Test: Australia eye victory as South Africa about to collapse

MELBOURNE, Australia – December 28 (ONLINE) South Africa on Wednesday concluded day 3 at 15-1, chasing a lead of massive 386 in ongoing Melbourne Test. Australia earlier had declared their first innings at 575-8, built by injured Warner’s double ton, and supported by Alex Carry’s […]

Wahab Riaz hints at Muhammad Amir’s comeback

ISLAMABAD – December 28 (ONLINE) Pakistan’s pace bowler Wahab Riaz has claimed that fast bowler Muhammad Amir may make a comeback to national side in coming days. According to media reports, Wahab Riaz on Wednesday said Mohammad Amir is likely to make a comeback in […]

Monaco prodigy Ben Seghir lights up Ligue 1, sparks memories of Thierry Henry

Paris, Dec 28 (AFP/APP): Defeated World Cup finalists France may have had a glimpse of the future on Wednesday when the 17-year-old Monaco forward Eliesse Ben Seghir secured all three points in a 3-2 win over Ligue 1 rivals Auxerre. Thierry Henry was two months […]

Football: French Ligue 1 results

Paris, Dec 28 (AFP/APP): French football results from Ligue 1 on Wednesday: Ajaccio 1 (Belaili 40-pen) Angers 0 Troyes 0 Nantes 0 Auxerre 2 (Niang 30-pen, Fofana 68-og) Monaco 3 (Ben Yedder 45+3-pen, Ben Seghir 58, 85) Playing later Clermont v Lille (1800), Brest v […]

Australia v South Africa 2nd Test scoreboard

Melbourne, Dec 28 (AFP/APP): Scoreboard after Australia’s first innings on day three of the second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday: South Africa 1st innings 189 (M. Jansen 59, K. Verreynne 52; C. Green 5-27, M. Starc 2-39) Australia 1st […]

Shiffrin goes ‘full gas’ in Semmering to close on Vonn record

Semmering, Austria, Dec 27 (AFP/APP):Mikaela Shiffrin had to go ‘full gas’ to pull off the 78th World Cup win of her career with victory in Tuesday’s giant slalom event in Semmering. Still only 27-years-old the American is now just four wins short of the women’s […]

Pakistan makes 438 against New Zealand in 1st innings

KARACHI, Dec 28 (APP): Salman Ali Agha stroked his maiden Test century in his sixth appearance before Pakistan were bowled out for 438 in their first innings against New Zealand in the first Test at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Tuesday. No.7 batter Salman, […]

Rangers midfielder Davis out for season with injury

LONDON – December 28 (ONLINE) Rangers midfielder Steven Davis will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Davis, 37, is out of contract at Ibrox at the end of the season, raising suggestions he could have played his final game in a […]

Conte may rest all stars as PL returns

LONDON, UK – December 26 (ONLINE) Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has suggested he will only select players who were not involved in the World Cup for his side’s Boxing Day match at Brentford. The Premier League resumes on Monday, just eight days after the World […]

Erdogan feels Ronaldo was benched for ‘political motives’

ANKARA, Turkey – December 26 (ONLINE) Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a “political ban” at the World Cup, as he compared the Portuguese footballer to Lionel Messi. “They have wasted Ronaldo. Unfortunately, they have imposed a political ban […]

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