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Tigers fans stormed the gridiron after their thrilling 48-45 Iron Bowl win over rival Alabama on Saturday, subsequently lightening the wallet of the university. The SEC announced on Monday that Auburn would be levied a $250,000 fine for the fans storming the field. MORE: A guide to college football’s championship weekend This is the fourth time that Auburn University has been fined for storming the field (or court). The prior three offenses: the “Kick-Six” game in 2013, the men’s basketball upset of Kentucky in 2016 and the 2017 Iron Bowl....

The Tigers battled back from a 15-point deficit and a miscue-filled first half to pick up a signature win over the Ducks. True freshman quarterback Bo Nix struggled mightily in the first half but had major answers when it mattered most, delivering a go-ahead touchdown strike to Seth Williams with nine seconds remaining. MORE: College football schedule: Live highlights from Week 1’s Top 25 games Nix started the game 6 for 20 with two interceptions but showed far more composure and poise in the second half....

The Ligue 1 runners-up, meanwhile, have already signed Dani Alves this summer, beating Pep Guardiola’s side to the punch for the veteran Brazilian, who is set to replace the Ivory Coast international. Get odds on Man Utd winning the PL Emery, meanwhile, has said he is content for Aurier, signed from Toulouse in the summer of 2014, to depart. “I’ve spoken with Serge to tell him I wanted him to stay here and continue with us,” he told L’Equipe....

The company, with 28 million users strong and growing, just announced their first wave of developers for these virtual goods games. In the second half of the year we can expect titles from PikPok, RetroDreamer and Halfbrick Studios to release titles through OpenFeint X. The OpenFeint X platform is based wholly in the cloud, allowing developers to add and remove virtual goods to their games via in-app purchases - no server work needed....

A superlative all-round performance from Australia A helped their side to a nine-wicket victory over South Africa A in the triangular one-day series at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Opting to bat did not turn out well for the Proteas as they were bowled out for 171 in 48.4 overs. In reply, Australia A made full use of their experience here as they romped home to victory with 114 balls to spare....

The 34-year-old pacer on Friday made a comeback to the ODI squad for the first time since 2010, while Usman Khawaja and Nathan Lyon were also recalled to the team, led by Aaron Finch. Off-spinner Lyon had missed the ODI series against South Africa at home earlier in the season, while Khawaja too is making the ODI squad after almost two years. Mitchell Marsh and keeper Alex Carey will be the two vice-captains in keeping with Cricket Australia’s new policy after the ball-tampering saga....

Smith confirmed on Friday that he would not join the squad heading to New Zealand for the three-match series starting on Jan. 30 having suffered strained medial ligaments in his left ankle, Cricket Australia said on their website.(www.cricket.com.au) The 27-year-old added that team medical staff informed him he could resume training in seven to 10 days but the injury was not serious enough to rule him out of the four-match test series in India starting in Pune on Feb....

Warner was identified as the mastermind behind the plan to use sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the third Test in South Africa this year that shocked the sport. While former skipper Steve Smith was charged with knowledge of the plot, Warner was charged with developing it and instructing Cameron Bancroft to carry it out. Smith and then vice-captain Warner were banned for 12 months while Bancroft was exiled for nine months....

The reigning champions secured a sixth win from seven games by claiming a 64-run triumph at Lord’s, Finch scoring 100 in their 285-7 before Australia’s seamers starred, dismissing England for 221 inside 45 overs. Finch was part of a 123-run opening stand with David Warner (53) but Australia did not build on their early momentum having been 185-2 in the 36th over, with middle-order trio Steve Smith (38), Glenn Maxwell (12) and Marcus Stoinis (8) all unable to kick on....

Morrison traveled to the town of Cobargo on Thursday in the southeastern state of New South Wales, where major wildfires have destroyed more than 900 houses and burned more than 9.9 million acres of land. Cobargo residents fled advancing fires on Tuesday. Three people in the town were killed while many others lost homes, businesses and farms, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The town’s main street was left badly damaged, with multiple buildings destroyed....

Australia’s tour to South Africa was in limbo for some time now, as the country struggles with a new variant of COVID-19. News Corp had earlier disclosed that Cricket Australia had received key medical advice to not tour the country. The same was announced by the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, with Cricket Australia’s interim CEO Nick Hockley confirming the development: Media reports had earlier explained how Cricket Australia was keen on touring South Africa to help the nation....

Cummins has been Australia’s top performer with both the ball and the bat in the just-concluded Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and coach Justin Langer insisted that it’s a great selection “conundrum” for the hosts for the ODI series which begins in Sydney on January 12. Langer said Australia need to keep its players fit and fresh ahead of busy 2019, which includes a World Cup and an Ashes tour and hinted that Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood may be rested in the ODI series against India ahead of the two Tests against Sri Lanka....

The multipurpose Etihad Stadium – usually used for football – will host games on August 22 and August 24 next year as both countries prepare for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. The World Cup will be staged from August 31 to September 15, with two-time reigning champions Team USA – led by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich – looking to claim a three-peat. Australia and the United States last met at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where the Americans prevailed 98-88 in the preliminary round....

The two contests in Perth have been a far cry from the July evening in Breda last year when Sreejesh and co. had the Australians in all sorts of trouble. While the Indians fought hard in the first Test, the second was one-way traffic all along, as the kookaburras had the Indian defence at sixes and sevens for large parts of the match. The Aussies made 5 changes from the squad that went into the first test while the visitors made none....

The Indians, on the other hand, will be looking to dominate the Aussies as they did in the Test series. India’s lead bowler, Jasprit Bumrah had been rested by the management for the ODI series against the Aussies and the T20 internationals against the Kiwis. Mohammad Siraj has been drafted in place of Bumrah for the ODI series against the Aussies. The 5 players who will be looking to make a comeback in the ODI series are as follows:...

Starting from 1947-48, India has toured Australia 11 times. They have a dismal record in the 1st Test matches played in these 11 series. India have lost nine of those matches, and have managed to draw only two. So when the first Test match starts on 6th December 2018, the Indians will not only be looking for a winning start to the series, but also look to breaking the jinx of the first Test whenever they have visited Australia....

Let us take a look at the history of the 4th test match of a series played whenever India toured Australia. In the past 11 of India’s tour Down Under, there have been only 8 occasions when a 4th test match was played in a series. Australia lead India 4-1 in the 4th test of a series with 3 draws. Adelaide & Sydney are the only two locations where the 4th test of an India Australia series Down Under has been played with both hosting 4 matches each....

The Gunners invested a club-record £55 million fee in the Gabon international when acquiring him from Borussia Dortmund during the January transfer window. A deadline day deal was pushed through as Arsene Wenger sought to bring another proven performer onto his books. It has not been the easiest of starts for Aubameyang in England, with Arsenal enduring an alarming dip during the time of his arrival. He has, however, already shown that he can be a regular source of goals if presented with the right opportunities....

Dortmund completely lost the plot - Tuchel The Gabon international has been a key player for the Bundesliga side since joining from Saint-Etienne in 2013, initially being utilised as a winger. When Robert Lewandowski left to join Bayern Munich the following year, Aubameyang became BVB’s main goal threat and has developed into an even more devastating striker since. After scoring 25 goals in 31 Bundesliga games last season, he has followed it up with 16 in 15 appearances this term and is currently the German league’s top goalscorer, despite his side sitting nine points behind leaders Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig....

The outlook wasn’t always this rosy for the player nicknamed “Duke.” Friday night at a team function, he shared with teammates the story of his tough childhood. MORE: Top 15 programs since 2000 | SN Top 25 Several other Auburn seniors shared personal stories at the team function. But Williams’s tale left some of his teammates with a newfound respect for the receiver. “His situation was powerful,” running back Peyton Barber told AL....