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Despite a positive start to the 2021/22 season, including three successive Test wins over Tonga, Australia and top-ranked side South Africa, inconsistency in the Six Nations cost them at the start of 2022. A narrow opening loss to Scotland put them on the back foot and defeats to Ireland and France ended their chances of success. Eddie Jones is likely to use the triple-header in Australia as a testing ground ahead of the 2023 World Cup....

For all the progress made by the Three Lions in a glorious Russian summer, a familiar lack of midfield authority ultimately undid England as Croatia’s Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic took control of their semi-final to come from a goal down in Moscow. It was a similar story when Spain came to Wembley last month to puncture England’s feel-good factor by dominating the ball in a 2-1 Nations League win....

Next in line for men in blue is the 3-match ODI series - the format in which England has excelled in the recent past. However, despite England forming so well in this format, India would hold the edge against them in the ODI series. Here are 5 reasons why India will dominate England in the ODI series. #1. English summer is not very different from Indian summer The climatic conditions that India have had to experience so far have been quite similar to what they are used experiencing in India....

On the other hand, the Indian seamers bowling performance saved the blushes of the Indian team. Shami, Ishant, and Bumrah bowled the perfect line and length and hence troubled the English batsmen to a great extent. They almost picked up 20 wickets in every match of the series. Hence, the Indian team especially the batsmen need to go back to the drawing room and introspect about what went wrong for them in this series and come out all the guns blazing in the next Test series....

Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first on a flat and hard wicket, making two changes to his side that lost the second game in Cardiff earlier this week. The hosts went off to a flyer, thumping the bowlers to all parts of the ground in the first ten overs: a strategy they resort to very often in limited-overs cricket. Jason Roy was the pick of the English batsmen, minting 67 runs off just 31 balls at the top of the order....

This tour was supposed to be India’s best chance of a test-series win in England for a long time; there were talks of how fragile this English batting lineup is and the lack of an intimidating fast bowler who could trouble the Indian batsmen with raw pace. As it turned out, the ability of the English seamers to generate movement both in the air and off the pitch proved too hot for the visitors to handle as no one except captain Virat Kohli managed to show any semblance of resistance....

The Indian team are having a lot of areas to address in the batting department and if the performances of the batsmen continue in the second and third Test, one can expect the selectors to take some bold calls when they announce the squad for the last two games. In the meantime, the Indian fringe players are playing in a couple of four-day unofficial Tests against South Africa A and are knocking the doors of the selectors....

Matilda the Musical, which is set to be released this year by Netflix, offers a modern spin on the classic 1996 movie, while also folding in elements of Tim Minchin’s 2011 London stage production, punctuating the storyline with songs. When Netflix recently unveiled the first trailer for the production, Thompson was barely recognizable, sporting a prosthetic nose and worse-for-wear teeth as Crunchem Hall Primary School’s frightening headmistress Miss Trunchbull....

Mark Emmert knows that. He said in a recent interview with CBS Sports that he’s open to reconsidering certain aspects of the college athletics amateurism model. Specifically, Emmert said that he’d be open to consider altering NCAA eligibility rules surrounding D-League players. As it stands now, once a player signs a paper declaring for the draft, his college eligibility simultanenously expires. The problem with that, of course, is that players need to make that decision before they can head to the NBA Draft Combine — which is the very place they learn whether they’ve got a shot at becoming a professional....

While FIFA provides opportunities to free nations to participate on an international level, CONIFA does the same at a community level. Despite being such a young side, Panjab FA finished 2nd at the CONIFA World Cup held in 2016. However, the team certainly stands out for bringing together people of the different communities. Far away from the subcontinent which is known for the rivalry between the two nations, Harpreet Singh, founder and chairman of Panjab FA, and his team are setting an example by bringing the people from the two communities together....

Roy Hodgson believes England can learn from Germany’s example as he seeks to rebuild the country’s footballing fortunes after their disappointing Euro 2012 exit. England departed their Krakow training base on Monday in a dejected state after a penalty shootout saw them being dumped out of the quarter-finals of a major tournament once more by Italy following a goalless draw in Kiev. The overwhelming consensus of opinion is that Italy were deserving winners after totally outplaying Hodgson’s side at the Olympic Stadium, dominating with 64 percent possession and having 35 shots to England’s nine....

Australia, on the other hand, have been under immense pressure right from the start of the tournament. The first match could have gone either way, but in the end, the better team succeeded in handling the situation. Kudos to Ashton Agar and Brad Haddin, though. This depleted Aussie outfit’s weaknesses were exposed in the second Test. Inability to face quality English bowling and inexplicable shot selection – these have been the main villains for Australia in their recent losses....

The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 387 runs, including two centuries, and was named man of the series after the final test at Lord’s ended in a draw. “I’m delighted to be back in the limited-overs squads. I feel like I’m striking the ball well,” Bairstow told reporters. “To be back in England and hit the ground running was the main aim. I wanted to back up the form I’ve shown for Yorkshire,” he added....

Batsmen Liam Dawson and Toby Roland-Jones, and bowler Steven Finn have been called up to replace the rested players for the last match of a series England hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in following Saturday’s two-run win. All three are expected to be fit for Thursday’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh at The Oval but Stokes’ niggling knee problem is the biggest concern due to his value to the team....

The English and the Norwegians have opposing approaches when it comes to the U21s. The Scandinavian nation chose to send its strongest side to the tournament filled with players who’ve already earned senior International caps (13 U21 Norwegian players had already appeared for the senior side). England, on the other hand, had the likes of Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain eligible for this tournament, but were unable to call them up....

Not only the cricket pundits but also a commoner can point out what did not go India’s way. It was the collective failure by the batsmen that led to India’s dismal batting performance in the 2nd innings. India’s batting was ordinary with none of them striving to apply themselves with the flow of the game and pitch conditions. The batsmen surrendered rather meekly to the marauding English attack led by the influential all-rounder Ben Stokes - easily the contemporary replacement of Andrew Flintoff....

The moment, which shows a tearful conversation between Weber and his mom, seems to imply there’s one woman Weber’s mother likes more than the others. “Don’t let her go,” Barbara says through sobs. “Don’t let her go. Bring her home. Bring her home to us.” Throughout the short clip, Weber looks distraught. Fans immediately jumped to conclusions on Twitter, with one theory seemingly more popular than the rest. It seems many fans expect and are rooting for, Weber to chase after former Bachelorette Hannah Brown at the end of the season....

“It was a special moment for me,” Anthony said in an emotional interview with NBC Sports after wrapping up his fourth Olympic run. “I know this is the end. This is it for me.” MORE: Incredible images from Team USA’s win over Serbia Anthony played 18 minutes in the championship game, scoring seven points and hauling in seven rebounds. The team captain was a valuable member offensively and defensively throughout the tournament, and has been one of the faces of USA Basketball for over a decade....

’Mbappe is a phenomenon’ Sunderland striker Defoe ended a lengthy international exile with his 20th goal for the Three Lions – four years on from his 19th – by slotting home Raheem Sterling’s cutback in the 21st minute of a routine World Cup qualifying victory. An extra poignancy was added to the 34-year-old’s day when he led England on to the field ahead of captain Joe Hart for kick-off, accompanied by terminally ill five-year-old and Sunderland fanatic Bradley Lowery....

He played for the Hawks from October through February, averaging 10.7 points and 3.5 assists in 51 games as Trae Young’s backup. He was waived by Atlanta but immediately signed with the Raptors, offering additional backcourt depth behind Kyle Lowry and Danny Green. NBA FREE AGENCY:Kawhi Leonard didn’t deceive Lakers or Raptors — he just picked Clippers However, Lin struggled in 23 regular season games with Toronto, dipping to 7....