The world governing body has been pushing the FFA to expand its membership and adopt a more democratic governance model, or potentially face FIFA taking over the running of the game in Australia. Lowy, who took over in 2015 after his father Frank Lowy stepped down, said the suggested changes to give domestic A-League clubs more power would hand their foreign owners more control of the game at the expense of grassroots football...
On August 2, 2014, Julieka Ivanna Dhu’s partner violated an apprehended violence order. The police duly showed up, where they arrested both Dhu and her partner. Dhu, they’d discovered, had not paid a $200 fine for failing to provide her personal details to police upon being found drunk in public, and additional penalties accrued for not paying on time. There was an outstanding arrest warrant for this harmless crime....
The announcement by Qantas Airlines Limited’s Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce came as airlines around the world work on strategies to increase in-flight COVID-19 protections as countries begin lifting restrictions put in place in response to the pandemic. During a press briefing Tuesday, Joyce said there was little practicality to social distancing on planes and raised concerns about the financial impact that such efforts to limit seating would have on passengers....
This has come as a real shock to the Indian cricket team on the eve of the three-match ODI series against Australia. Though the absence of an out-of-form Rahul might not affect the team composition much, the absence of Hardik Pandya will definitely have an impact on the overall composition of the team. Had Pandya stayed away from controversy, he would have been the best seam-bowling all-rounder for India going into the One-Day series against Australia....
Both teams have played 44 test matches against each other in Australian conditions, with 28 of those have been won by the Aussies and five by the Indians, while the remaining 11 ended in draws. They have faced each other on 11 occasions at the Adelaide in the longest format with the Australians bamboozling the scoreline 7-1. In their most recent encounter at this venue back in December 2014, thanks to Nathan Lyon 12 wicket match haul, Aussies managed to pip out visitors by 48 runs....
Day one went to Australia due to their all-round performance on the field. Meanwhile, India relied on one man - Cheteshwar Pujara. The trusted number three batsman batted through a top-order collapse, forged a vital partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin in the lower middle-order and got out in the very last ball of the day. But not before scoring his 16th Test hundred and third against Australia. Earlier, KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were back in the hut just as 41 runs were added....
With a pitch seemingly favouring the pacers, the Sri Lankans could be in for another tough few days against the likes of Cummins and Starc. Squads to choose from Australia Tim Paine (c/wk), Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Kurtis Patterson, Will Pucovski, Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc and Marcus Stoinis Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal (c), Dimuth Karunaratne (vc), Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Kumara, Suranga Lakmal, Kusal Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lakshan Sandakan, Roshen Silva, Lahiru Thirimanne, V....
“In my opinion, they haven’t played to their potential against the Sri Lankan spinners because they’re not as bad as what they’ve shown there (in the first two Tests),” Gillespie told cricket.com.au. “It just looks like they’ve just panicked a little bit and all of a sudden abandoned all their game plans on how to face the Sri Lankan spinners in the face when a bit of pressure has been put on....
Nobody knows exactly why, but in the last couple of decades, Chardonnay has become practically synonymous with white wine in America. More than 500 Chardon-nays are produced in California alone, and sales are up by 27 percent in the last year. “One reason Americans took to it early on was that they could pronounce it easily,” says Leslie Brenner, whose smart, irreverent manual, “Fear of Wine,” will be published later this month....
The Aukey EP-T10s aren’t the only wireless earbuds that charge wirelessly of course, but they’re among the cheapest to do so. Match that with a novel case design, strong battery life, and decent audio quality and you get a pair of headphones that aren’t the best around, but will be a solid choice for a lot of people. Design and build: All about that case At first you might not think there’s a huge amount to say about the design of the EP-T10s....
In ugly scenes, Saturday’s Ligue 1 match between Metz and Lyon was abandoned at Stade Saint-Symphorien after Lopes was struck and taken to hospital. With Metz leading 1-0 after 31 minutes, the match was halted as Lopes received treatment, having been hit by pyrotechnics thrown from the stands, before the game was eventually called off 45 minutes later. Speaking about the incident as he waits the Ligue de Football Professionnel’s review, Aulas told OLTV: “Tonight we saw some very serious things because our doctor was also hit....
The 24-year-old has seen his share of troubles, having been banned by his former side for tossing homiphobic slurs at then-boss Laurent Blanc, before being convicted of of assaulting a police officer outside a club in Paris. Tottenham 11/10 to beat Everton And the Argentine manager made it clear that with Spurs such antics would not be tolerated as the club looks to keep a stable dynamic moving forward. “I said to him, ‘I will kill you’, I [would] head-butt him,” Pochettino joked to Sky Sports....
Resuming the day at 43 for no loss, the visitors batted the whole day to take a massive lead over India A. Off-spinner Baba Aparajith was a bright spark for the hosts as the 21-year-old took 5/74, his maiden fifer in first-class cricket. Bancroft and captain Usman Khawaja (33) struck an 111-run opening wicket partnership to provide a solid platform to build on for the visitors. But left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha (3/99) put the brakes on the Australia A run rate when he clinched three wickets in a span of 12 runs....
Paine was made captain for the rest of the third Test – which has reached the fourth day – at Newlands after regular captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were stood down following Saturday’s revelations. Although all tickets for the day had been sold, the ground was only about a third full at the start of play. Some boos could be heard but a loud public address system was played until the Australians had taken their places on the field....
South Africa moved closer to a series win as Australia slumped to 110 for six at the end of the second day in reply to the imposing first-innings total of 488 made by the hosts. South Africa, leading the series 2-1, need only to draw to beat Australia in a home series for the first time since 1969/70. Opening batsmen Joe Burns and Matt Renshaw were out for four and eight respectively while Peter Handscomb was out first ball for nought to leave Australia reeling at 38 for three....
China is Australia’s largest trading partner, with 25 percent of Australia’s manufactured imports coming from China, according to the Australian Parliament website. However, Australia’s recent call for an inquiry into both the World Health Organization and China’s handling of the Covid-19 outbreak has caused some pushback from Chinese officials. “The Chinese public is frustrated, dismayed and disappointed with what Australia is doing now.” Chinese Ambassador to Australia Cheng Jingye Sunday interview with Australian Financial Review....
The 41-year-old who was a nightmare for the Australian bowlers, during his prime, reasoned out that the Indian pacers bowled a lot of short balls, during the World Cup semi-final against the hosts in Sydney, which eventually helped them put up a big score on the board. “You can bowl short to other teams, which are not used to playing in Australian conditions. But if you bowl short to the Australians they will cut and pull you....
Veteran bowler Siddle made the announcement prior to day four of the second Test between Australia and New Zealand in Melbourne on Sunday. The 35-year-old, who was overlooked for the final XI to face the Black Caps at the MCG, decided to call it quits on the international stage following 67 Tests. Siddle – a member of Australia’s triumphant Ashes series in England – claimed 221 wickets at 30.66 after making his Test debut against India in 2008....
