Kanter told reporters on Friday in Los Angeles he believes the Turkish government would try to kill him if he goes to Europe for the Knicks’ game at O2 Arena vs. the Wizards on Jan. 17. Kanter, a Turkish national who was born in Switzerland, has been openly critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the point Turkish officials attempted to put Kanter in prison in December 2017 over comments Kanter made about him....
Eoin Morgan’s men were initially scheduled to play the first ODI versus South Africa in Cape Town. Unfortunately, because of a positive COVID-19 test in the South African camp, the organizers had to reschedule the fixture to Sunday. Boland Park will host the opening ODI of this series now, while the last two games will happen at Newlands. It is pertinent to note that Paarl hosted the second T20I of the recently concluded series, where England edged South Africa in a close match....
On Wednesday, England face the Black Caps at The Riverside in need of victory to secure a semi-final spot. The match has brought back memories of the teams’ World Cup meeting at Wellington in February 2015, when England were skittled out for 123 and lost by eight wickets as Brendon McCullum blasted his side towards the target in just 12.2 overs. Morgan’s men failed to reach the quarter-finals of that tournament but have rebuilt and entered this year’s event as favourites, boosted by their status as hosts....
The tiny nation of Iceland, competing at their first-ever major tournament, snuck into second place in Group F with a late, late winner against Austria on Wednesday, setting up a knockout game against Roy Hodgson’s men. Despite the last-minute nature of their qualification, some fans of Lars Lagerback’s side are so confident of victory that they are already setting up a way to cheer up the defeated Three Lions - with a free day-trip to go whale-watching in Husavik!...
In 1966, England won the World Cup in their own country thanks to the likes of great players like Sir Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore. Since then England have failed to reach the final of any major tournament even though they have had the best players and Premier League has become bigger than ever. In the last two major tournaments, they lost in the first knockout round and they were thoroughly outplayed in both the matches....
Ishant (2/24), Mohammed Shami (1/28) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/26) reduced England to 84 for 4 at lunch chasing an improbable victory target of 521. At lunch, Jos Buttler (19 batting) and Ben Stokes (3 batting) were the unbeaten batsmen. England need another 437 runs for an improbable victory. Starting from overnight 23 for no loss, the English openers didn’t stay for long, as they had no answer to Ishant’s probing line and length....
After their convincing win where Kuldeep Yadav’s superlative bowling performance of 6/25 followed by Rohit Sharma’s 137 no in the chase meant that India also went in unchanged for this game. Eoin Morgan won the toss and surprisingly decided to bat first. The trend nowadays is to generally put the opposition into bat. That decision proved to be a masterstroke as the pitch became slower and was tough to score freely on during the second innings....
Opting to bat first, England adopted an over-cautious approach in their batting, with Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali biding their time away against some disciplined and sustained Indian bowling who never let them get away with easy runs at any point. At 133 for 1 it seemed like both were in for the long haul, but then Cook dragged one on and the downfall began as India roared their way back to take the honors on the opening day....
Now, with the T20 and ODI series done and dusted, the men in blue will look forward to a good performance in the upcoming 5 match test series, and also aim for its first test series win in England since 2007. The Indian team took one step towards winning its first test series in England since 2007, by announcing a strong 18 man squad consisting of 7 batsmen, 2 wicketkeepers, 3 spinners and 5 fast bowlers, with Hardik Pandya being the sole seam bowling all-rounder for the starting 3 test matches....
Gibbs, team owner Joe Gibbs’ oldest son, was president of the Joe Gibbs Racing team and an omnipresent source of positive vibes in the NASCAR garage for more than a decade. Typically smiling and joking, but also ultracompetitive, he led the team to four previous NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series championships and won hearts because of his enduring positivity. J.D. Gibbs died Jan. 11 at age 49 after a lengthy fight against a degenerative neurological disease....
UNC is scheduled to appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions (COI) for a two-day hearing on Aug. 16-17. The hearing is part of the next step in its NCAA academic case after over a year of delays. MORE: April 2016: UNC receives amended Notice of Allegations from NCAA The case began on June 30, 2014 with the investigation on athlete involvement in fake African Studies courses. Now, three years later, the case still hasn’t been resolved....
Designed by the Tokyo firm SANAA, the New Museum shows off-key traits of this new modesty. The firm, headed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, was chosen because the architects are “at the forefront of their generation, concerned with the same issues that preoccupy young artists working now,” said New Museum director Lisa Phillips. Through a deceptively simple design, they’ve shown their gift for wrestling creatively with a small budget (total cost: $50 million) and for addressing a tight urban site....
The disease is more common after menopause. It’s typically curable, and factors such as the stage and effect of hormones on the tumor can determine individual prognosis. Endometrial Cancer Symptoms The most common symptom of endometrial cancer is unusual vaginal bleeding that occurs between periods or a year or more after menopause. If you have unusual discharge or abnormal bleeding that’s not related to your period, it’s important to have it evaluated by your healthcare provider....
Steph Houghton lashed England in front from an indirect free-kick, before Ellen White doubled the lead with a goal that was initially ruled out for offside. A VAR review allowed referee Liang Qin to correct that call, infuriating Cameroon players who soon saw an Ajara Nchout strike correctly disallowed. The African side appeared ready to quit in protest but continued and saw Alex Greenwood add England’s third. However, having seen an elbow aimed at Nikita Parris and then Toni Duggan apparently spat at, further punishment was inflicted upon England at the end of an ill-tempered affair as Alexandra Takounda hacked down Houghton....
Phil Burgess did the rest. The English flanker caught the ball at full pace and outran a diving defender before touching down to secure a 24-19 sudden-death win in extra-time against host United States in the Rugby World Cup Sevens quarterfinals on Saturday. “A ridiculous kick by ‘Mitch’ in that kind of cauldron,” said teammate Dan Norton. England needed extra time to win after Perry Baker streaked down the field to score a match-leveling try with about 2:30 left in regulation time....
Kieran Trippier gave England the lead in the fifth minute in Moscow but Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic broke English hearts as Croatia came for behind to progress after extra time. England had the second youngest squad at the tournament, with an average age of 26 years old, with key players such as Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Raheem Sterling all under 25. The country’s Under-20 and Under-17 squads won their respective World Cups in 2017, and Mourinho sees a bright future for the Three Lions....
Sent into bat by home skipper Ankit Bawne, the Lions got off to a solid start with openers Ben Duckett (80) and Max Holden (26) sharing a 82-run stand in 23.3 overs. Duckett, in particular, played with a lot of assurance as the visitors negotiated the opening hour without any loss. Navdeep Saini struck the first blow in the 24th over when he had Holden nicking a delivery to keeper K S Bharat....
Indian openers provide a solid start England won the toss and Joe Root invited India to bat first on a dry Trent Bridge wicket. England made one change with Stokes coming in for Curran. On the other hand, Kohli made as many as three changes. Bumrah came in for Kuldeep Yadav, Dhawan replaced Vijay and Pant was drafted in in place of Karthik. Owing to lack of moisture in the wicket, there was not much swing on offer for the English opening bowlers....
Virat Kohli and his men returned to India with just one series win, the T20I series. They lost the ODI series 1-2 after winning the first one-day international. This team had the caliber to beat the mighty English team in their home conditions but the failure of some key players cost them this golden opportunity. In this article, I will analyze the best and worst parts of the tour....
Though India had two quality wrist-spinners on their side, England finished the job with the help of just a single wrist-spinner. Adil Rashid had a fantastic series and claimed a Man of the Match award in the final ODI. Both teams had their fair share of highs and lows throughout the series. With both teams winning a series each, the all-important test series awaits us. Before that, let us look at the five things we learned from the ODI series....
