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Though Virat Kohli’s men lost their away series in South Africa and England, they impressed everyone with the way their pace attack turned up during those Tests. I have been a follower of the team for over a decade now, and I have never seen five Indian bowlers bowling at around 140 km/h as consistently and effectively as they did in South Africa and England. Many believe that this is India’s best chance of winning a Test series Down Under....

Team India coach, Ravi Shastri has come up with a hilarious reply to Australian commentator, Kerry O’Keefe’s controversial remarks about Indian batsman Mayank Agarwal and the Ranji Trophy. While O’Keefe was bemused by Shastri’s reply, legendary spinner Shane Warne couldn’t stop laughing about the Indian coach’s retort. The Background Australian commentator Kerry O’Keefe was lashed out throughout the social media for his controversial statement about debutant Mayank Agarwal and India’s premier domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy....

The background Boult hasn’t enjoyed the best of fortunes on the tour to Australia so far. He had missed the first Test of the series owing to a muscle injury and in the second match, he bowled 40 overs but could scalp only a single wicket. Even at Melbourne in the first innings, he lasted for 13 deliveries and scored 8 runs before Mitchell Starc rattled his stumps. The heart of the matter Boult will return home after suffering a fracture to the second-metacarpal of his right hand and New Zealand are expected to announce a replacement for the pacer soon....

Building on their overnight lead of 243 runs, Australia looked to score quickly. Joe Burns (40) and Marnus Labuschagne (59) played good hands but it was David Warner who stole the show with yet another hundred (111*), capping off what has been a fantastic summer for the Australian opener. After declaring at 217-2, Australia set New Zealand a target of 416. New Zealand’s openers could not replicate their first innings feat and got off to the worst possible start as Mitchell Starc dismissed both Tom Blundell and Tom Latham early on, leaving the visitors reeling at 4-2....

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia have defied expectations with their fight in India but with all to play for in the final test in Dharamsala, Steve Smith’s team would not leave happy with a drawn series, according to former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. With the series locked 1-1 after the draw in Ranchi, victory in Dharamsala would give Australia their first series win in India since 2004. Gilchrist was an architect of the 2004 triumph, stepping in for injured captain Ricky Ponting in the first three tests of the series to guide Australia to victory with a game in hand....

The lawsuit alleges that Michael Haywood, 61, asked the County of Riverside’s Flood Control District to allow him to work from home or implement staggered scheduling and enforce mask-wearing at the office because he was particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. He died after reportedly contracting the virus at work, bringing it home to his wife, Elizabeth, who is reportedly still dealing with the effects of long COVID. Elizabeth, along with Michael’s four children, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Riverside County in California, alleging it violated the law by refusing Michael’s accommodation request and engaged in negligence that impacted Elizabeth....

On the first play of the game, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall threw a lateral to Roc Thomas who couldn’t quite keep his hands on the ball. MORE: Week 14’s must-see photos | Dak Prescott gets flipped | Jameis Winston Week, Part II It looked like Thomas thought it would be ruled an incomplete pass, that is until Alabama scooped it up for the fumble recovery. Alabama scored on the turnover to take the early 7-0 lead....

Police sought for clues and suspects after Mitchell, 18, a redshirt freshman on the Tigers football team, was slain at an apartment complex that was the site of a similar incident two years ago. Coach Gus Malzahn found himself voicing the deep, numbing pain felt at Auburn. “I’m devastated and saddened by the passing of Jakell Mitchell,” Malzahn said in a statement. “My thoughts and prayers are with Jakell’s family and friends, who are suffering through this senseless tragedy....

The makers of the apps for reading and listening to the Bible and Quran both said the apps were removed from Apple’s China-based store at the government’s request, reportedly due to restrictions on apps distributing books or magazines. Both developers said they planned to work with the government to get the apps reinstated. Audible gave a similar reason Friday, and said in a statement that it had removed its app from the Apple store in mainland China last month “due to permit requirements....

The Equality Health Center, Lovering Health Center, and Planned Parenthood Northern of New England were denied funding a second time under a new state requirement in which the state affirms financial separation between abortion services and family planning programs. “We found that we don’t even pay enough to fund their regular family planning. We do not subsidize abortion services, and all of the paperwork supports that,” Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette said....

On Sunday, Middleton rehashed her past casting and appearance on Big Brother via Twitter, and claimed CBS doesn’t care about representation at all. In Middleton’s experience, CBS “appeals to the social climate, at all cost.” Middleton said the story started when CBS producers asked her to come out as the first transgender houseguest because they were “worried about perception.” She continued. “The producers told me, there was so much positivity around Caitlyn Jenner’s coming out they didn’t want to be the only network airing negativity,” she wrote....

As soon as it became clear that we need 5G for enhancing performance of these, the companies like Intel, Sprint, and T-Mobile announced their plans to improve and implement 5G technology. They have even started testing of the same! A few may argue that 4G is sufficient enough for AR and VR. well, they are partially right as the game “Pokémon Go” that implemented both of these was successful enough despite being run on 4G network....

The Mumsnet user, who goes by the name corbiere92, wrote that her maternity leave is ending and that she has agreed to look after her 2-year-old niece on her only day off. Data website Priceonomics analyzed 175,000 or more online babysitter profiles from the largest cities in the U.S. and found the median price for a babysitter is $14.50 per hour and parents can expect to pay $17.50 in New York and San Francisco....

Warner has a great connection with his fans on social media. He always gives his best to respond to their comments. The southpaw also makes sure to entertain his fans on and off the field with his dance moves on Indian songs. During the fixture, Warner had banter with a spectator that caught everyone’s attention. In the 46th over of the hosts’ innings, a young fan held a short placard which read: “David Warner can I have ur shirt?...

Elvis explores the life of the iconic “King of Rock ’n’ Roll” and his meteoric rise to fame, as well as his fraught relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The movie has been met with critical and commercial success—and praise from Presley’s family—since its summer release, and Butler has revealed how much dedication went into playing the part, which he landed in 2019. “During Elvis, I didn’t see my family for about three years,” Butler, 31, told Janelle Monáe as part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series....

Riley crushed a solo home run in his debut against the Cardinals shortly after greeting his former minor league teammates in the SunTrust Park clubhouse. Emerging Atlanta stars Ronald Acuna Jr., Max Fried and Mike Soroka were also on Mississippi’s roster in 2017. So, too, were current Braves Touki Toussaint, Chad Sobotka and Wes Parsons. It’s rare for teams to hoard such up-and-coming firepower, and even rarer for that promise to pay off right away....

Blackhawks forward Richard Panik, with a little help from the boards, scored to give Chicago a 3-1 lead. However, the Leafs charged forward. Connor Brown and James van Riemsdyk scored nearly three minutes apart, in the dying minutes of the period, to draw even with the Blackhawks. With both teams gridlocked for the remaining minutes of regulation, both teams were determined to keep their undefeated records alive. Leafs star Auston Matthews, who had been held pointless the entire night, corralled a turnover from the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane and scored with a minute and 20 seconds left in overtime....

But the race will begin one week later than usual – on March 26, 2017 – to allow teams more time to adjust to F1’s new rule changes, reports Xinhua. The Federation International of Automobiles (FIA) confirmed that Melbourne would open the season for the 20th time in its 22-year history, as listed on its provisional calendar for 2017, released on Thursday morning. Andrew Westacott, CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, said he was excited to have Melbourne, and the Albert Park track, open the season once again....

The Scottish Premiership side confirmed on Wednesday manager Neil Lennon has left the club by mutual consent. Arnold is reportedly among the names being considered by Hibs but he insists he is not seeking to leave Australia. “I am surprised to learn of the speculation,” Arnold said in a statement. “We have just started a great four-year journey with the Socceroos and the Australian U23 national team.” “I saw a lot of growth in our team and many individuals at the Asian Cup and while we were disappointed not to go further in the competition I am extremely proud of our players and staff....

Vince (83), who made his maiden Test half-century, and Stoneman (53) had threatened to put the tourists in a great position after captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat on a flat and slow Gabba wicket. The pair put on 125 for the second wicket after Alastair Cook (2) fell early and England were in command at 127-1. However, Pat Cummins (2-59) – playing his first Test in Australia – bowled Stoneman and grabbed the huge wicket of Root (15), while Nathan Lyon produced a brilliant piece of fielding to remove Vince, leaving England at 196-4 at stumps with Dawid Malan (28) and Moeen Ali (13) unbeaten....