The 28-year-old fast bowler was injured during training in the nets ahead of the opening Twenty20 international in Vizag last week. Richardson has not recovered and will now fly home as Tye joins the group. Australia physio David Beakley said: “Kane reported some left side pain at training prior to the opening T20I. “Unfortunately, he has not recovered well enough in order to play a further part in the tour....
The hosts came into the game having lost 16 of their past 18 ODIs and with the reverberations of a ball-tampering scandal this year still hanging over them. Nathan Coulter-Nile (34) and Alex Carey (33) were the only ones to offer any resistence, with Andile Phehlukwayo the pick of the South African bowlers with 3-33 off six overs. The Proteas opted for a four-pronged pace attack on a fast pitch and after winning the toss and choosing to bowl it quickly paid dividends with Australia soon in trouble....
Kevin Finlay said Mixon was attacked by “a very intoxicated and troubled young woman.” “As a result of these physical attacks, Joe instinctually defended himself against further harm,” Finlay wrote in a statement obtained by SoonerScoop.com. The woman, 20-year-old Amelia Molitor, suffered facial fractures as a result of Mixon’s punch. SoonerScoop.com reported that Mixon asked Norman police Monday to charge Molitor with assault and battery. Mixon made the request while giving a statement to police....
In a statement , attorney Peter S. Christiansen blamed reports about the 2009 encounter on electronic data leaks of documents that he said were stolen by a hacker from law firms and other entities in Europe and then put up for sale. Ronaldo “is accustomed to being the subject of press attention that goes along with being famous,” Christiansen said. But the statement called it “absolutely deplorable that any media outlet would support or advance such an elaborate and deliberate defamation campaign based on stolen, easily manipulated digital documents....
The duo started Wednesday’s 5-1 demolition of Bournemouth, Ozil registering a goal and an assist while Aubameyang netted the fourth at Emirates Stadium. Unai Emery makes five changes to his XI, with Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka among those to return. Spurs, meanwhile, make three alterations from the side that lost 2-0 at Chelsea on Wednesday. Jan Vertonghen is back after a hip injury, while Victor Wanyama and Danny Rose come back in....
Aubameyang, 28, has been subject of negotiations between the Gunners and Dortmund for several weeks, with Arsenal having refused to meet the Bundesliga side’s €70m asking price. The striker, who scored 31 league goals last season, was left out of two consecutive games for Dortmund after missing a team meeting, with head coach Peter Stoger accusing the frontman of not being focused. However, Aubameyang started in Dortmund’s draw with Freiburg on Saturday amid claims from the Bundesliga side that a transfer would be sanctioned if Arsenal reached “certain parameters”....
MAIN EVENT: LSU at Auburn Auburn’s run to the BCS national championship game in 2013 came with only one blemish, a 35-21 loss at LSU on Sept. 21. LSU rolled up 228 rushing yards in a rain-soaked victory. Now, LSU has a chance to pick up four straight wins in this SEC rivalry for the first time since the schools started playing every year in 1992. LSU took five in a row from Auburn from 1969-80....
Marilyn Hampton is alleged to have carried out the attack at the 3500 block of Long Bow Drive in Whitehaven on January 4, according to CBS affiliate WREG. An affidavit, obtained by the broadcaster, stated the victim had been in an argument with her sister when her aunt, Hampton, stepped in and joined the quarrel. The victim, who was five months pregnant at the time, alleged that her aunt pushed her over before Hampton’s sons also started to attack her....
Australia will take on Pakistan in one T20I, three ODIs and two Tests in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi from Oct 5 to Nov 3. “This series against Pakistan is highly important for us, presenting a chance to reclaim the No.1 Test ranking. It also forms an important part of our preparation for the World Cup as well as the opportunity to claim valuable points in the fight for the NO....
The opener made a fine 107 from 111 balls to help Australia lay the platform for a 41-run victory, which meant a sparkling 5-30 performance from Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir went unrewarded. Warner’s dismissal came in the early stages of an Australian collapse, as they slumped from 189-1 to 307 all out, and Pakistan also displayed a self-destructive streak in the Somerset gloom. A middle-order collapse saw Pakistan 160-6, but their tail showed plenty of gumption....
Usman Khawaja was unbeaten on 17 and debutant Aaron Finch was 13 not out as Australia negotiated some tight spin bowling from Pakistan on a pitch which has started to show signs of turn. Pakistan unleashed four overs from leg-spinner Yasir Shah and a combined three from off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez and Bilal Asif, but both Australian openers looked assured. Australia trail Pakistan by 452 runs with all ten wickets intact, but they face a big battle ahead of them with Yasir expected to pose the main threat....
Tasmanian seamer Ben Hilfenhaus has been recalled and in-form New South Wales-born batsman Ed Cowan included in the 13-member Australia squad for the first Test against India starting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Boxing Day. Also in the extended squad are Shaun Marsh and Dan Christian; out go injured all-rounder Shane Watson, fast bowler Ryan Harris and out-of-form batsmen Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja. Veterans Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey were retained, although there was a scare for the 37-year-old former Test skipper in the nets Wednesday morning....
Sri Lanka inflicted a 106-run defeat on the touring side at Pallekele last week in the opening match of the three-test series with the spinners taking 18 out of 20 Australian wickets to fall. The hosts’ three-pronged spin attack will be brimming with confidence on a dry surface at Galle for the match that starts on Thursday, and will hope to take an unassailable lead against Australia, ranked number one in tests by the International Cricket Council....
For the first time ever, India entered into the game with chances of sealing off a series win, having won two out of the three matches played so far. The series tally now reading 2-1 in favour of the Men in Blue, all that is needed for Virat Kohli and co. to take home the Border-Gavaskar trophy, is a draw at Sydney. Over the past one month and more, luck has predominantly been on Kohli’s side as a skipper, as he won yet another toss....
Batting first, Pujara’s 123 saw India scoring 250 runs, after which Indian bowlers restricted the hosts to 235 runs. In their second chance at batting, Pujara again top-scored with 71 runs, along with ample support from the likes of Rahane (70), Rahul (44) and Kohli (34) among others, to put up a score of 307 on the board, handing the Aussies a target of 323. The hosts were bowled out for 291 runs, thus handing India a win by 31 runs....
Williamson toured Australia aged 21 and was caught twice by Ponting himself in the slip cordon. Australia took full advantage of Williamson’s problems with deliveries pitched outside the off-stump and ensured he ended the series averaging only 18. Ponting had a conversation with Brendon McCullum at the time and admitted he wasn’t too impressed with Williamson’s technique after identifying quite a few chinks in his armor. Speaking to cricket.com.au, he said:...
Auba makes instant impact on his return A club suspension for “internal reasons” resulted in Aubameyang sitting out the Champions League win over Sporting CP in midweek, the sanction reportedly a result of his unauthorized attendance at a party in Italy. The Gabon international was restored to the starting lineup at the Volksparkstadion and responded with a scintillating display. Aubameyang added to a first-half hat trick with an excellent, drilled finish three minutes after the restart, later assisting Ousmane Dembele for Dortmund’s fifth....
The former Dortmund man has now scored seven league goals at the Emirates this term; the most of any Arsenal player in their first seven home appearances in the Premier League. His two goals and an assist earned him a score of 91/100 on the Goal Pressure Index, presented by Sure and powered by Opta data, to lead the Pressure Index Team of the Week. He is joined up front by former Gunner Olivier Giroud, who headed the only goal of the game in a rare star as Chelsea saw off Liverpool 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep their dreams of Champions League qualification alive....
The Gabon international striker joined the Gunners at the end of the January transfer window, with a deadline day deal taking him to Emirates Stadium from Borussia Dortmund. A debut goal against Everton suggested he would hit the ground running in England, but the 28-year-old then went three games without finding the target as Arsenal wobbled as a collective. Aubameyang has, however, responded with two efforts in as many Premier League outings of late and is pleased to be playing his part in relieving some of the pressure on Arsene Wenger’s shoulders....
