A fee for the 20-year-old forward was not disclosed by the Bundesliga club, although he is reported to have cost in the region of €13million. Augustin has represented France at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21 but has found first-team opportunities at Parc des Princes limited, with nine of his 10 Ligue 1 appearances coming from the bench last season before the turn of the year. “I am very happy to be a Leipzig player....
Atlas UTC Knights CC have been the best team in the ECS competition by some distance. They are the only unbeaten team in the tournament and are certain to top the points table even if they lose both their remaining games. However, Sujesh K Appu and his men will look to continue their momentum ahead of the knockouts. On the other hand, Msida Warriors CC are currently on a three-match losing streak in the ECS, and that has jeopardised their hopes of a top-four finish, as they have only seven points from eight games....
“It always is,” was the quick reply, as if Australia against New Zealand has never failed to produce anything other than an ODI classic. Well, not quite really. You only have to remember back to the previous Cricket World Cup final to know that is not actually the case. Australia reigned supreme at the MCG in 2015. Almost from the moment Mitchell Starc knocked over Brendon McCullum with a full inswinger to send back the then-Black Caps captain for a three-ball duck, the much-anticipated trans-Tasman battle for the trophy became a no-contest....
The 21-year-old Australian batsman had been in line to push for the 14-man side, which will be named on Thursday ahead of the two-Test series starting November 21. Pucovski has made a strong start in the Sheffield Shield, scoring 123 runs for Victoria against South Australia, while also impressing on tour with Australia A in England earlier in 2019. He was also selected for an Australia A side that took on Pakistan in a three-day tour match in Perth this week....
A fantastic series had an anti-climax as Australia managed to stop the Proteas juggernaut to churn out a seven-wicket victory in the day-night Test at Adelaide. The series was gone and lost but they managed to save face with a victory to make the series scoreline more pleasing to the eye at 2-1. While the series was all about how the Proteas turned up, without their captain and strike bowler, and trumped Aussies on their home turf, Adelaide was all about Aussie seamers establishing their authority over the South African batsman and Usman Khawaja, who played a brilliant innings to win the Man of the Match....
Ed Garland said in a statement that he and Hill are deciding whether to file charges against the woman. “This is a false accusation, and we will make a determination whether to seek to have a warrant issued against the complainant for criminal extortion,” Garland wrote in an email to USA Today. “This accusation is just the latest example of the frequent practice of scurrilous, false charges being made against athletes and celebrities....
The Gunners broke their transfer record to land the flamboyant Gabon international striker on the final day of the January transfer window. Pushing through a deal before the deadline allowed Arsene Wenger to bring a proven performer onto his books, but one who had faced criticism for his attitude during a goal-laden spell at Borussia Dortmund . Arsenal have been quick to shrug off any concerns regarding Aubameyang’s personality, and the 28-year-old insists he will be paying little attention to those quick to question his choices away from the field....
Huff took aim at the Los Angeles Lakers star on Sunday, suggesting his outfit set a bad example for young men. Huff also drew a connection between James’ sartorial choices and his decision to kneel during the national anthem to protest against racism and social injustice, ignoring the fact most NBA players have taken a knee since the season restarted. “Young men this is not how a man is supposed to dress,” Huff wrote on Twitter, where he juxtaposed two pictures of the four-time MVP wearing a suit and carrying a purse....
As fans all around the stadium lost their minds in celebration, the Auburn band did its job and played on as they were expected to. And when the soundtrack to the Tigers' revelry ended, they, too, celebrated.
This Black Friday weekend, Audible is slashing its subscription by half – meaning you’ll only pay £3.99 for the first four months, and then go back up the full price of £7.99 (though you’re free to cancel at anytime). The great thing about this deal is that it’s not a flash sale – you’ve got until 13 December to make up your mind. You’ll also get access to Audible Original podcasts, including titles in the popular True Crime genre like The Last Days Of August, or Sincerely X, the anonymous TED talk-inspired podcast....
Audio-Technica ATH-SR5BT review: Price and rivals Other pairs of wireless headphones we’ve reviewed recently have been more expensive like the Bowers & Wilkins P5 Wireless and Sennheiser Urbanite XL Wireless and although you can find cheaper options, these should be affordable unless you’re on a tight budget. The Onkyo H500M headphones are also on-ear and priced at £129 but don’t offer wireless with Bluetooth. Audio-Technica ATH-SR5BT review: Design and build quality Available in black or white (we almost always prefer the former when it comes to headphones but you may not), the ATH-SR5BT headphones are very much an on-ear version of the over-ear ATH-MSR7 cans we reviewed recently....
In such circumstances where his place in the playing eleven was questioned, getting a maiden Test hundred would have been the best way to silence the critics, but he was given out LBW on 79 on a ball bowled by Neil Wagner. On being asked later about the dismissal and the role of DRS, Paine felt absolutely gutted. Many commentators too found it difficult to believe that Wagner’s ball would cut back in so much according to the DRS....
Australia are yet to lose a game in this summer, with the likes of Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner pummelling Pakistan with some fine batting form in the previous Test. While one can expect the hosts to put up yet another good show, Pakistan did show some fight from the opening Test, and cannot be treated lightly. Babar Azam’s hundred was one of the biggest positives for Pakistan from the first Test and the visitors will ideally be looking to build on the positives in what promises to a competitive Test against the Aussies....
Known for being one of the roughest surfaces on the NASCAR circuit, Kentucky Speedway has the reputation for causing headaches and even nose bleeds due to the small potholes in the track. MORE: Dillon’s Daytona crash in photos | NASCAR arenas of speed | Dale Jr.’s defining moments Although Dillon says he is comfortable in the car, he does admit Kentucky’s 1.5-mile oval will be a challenge. “It’s probably not the ideal place to come after a wreck like that, as far as the track being pretty rough,” Dillon said in a press conference Friday....
The Australian doubles pair of John Peers and Jordan Thompson defeated Mirza Basic and Tomislav Brkic 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday on hard courts at Memorial Drive to give the home side an unbeatable 3-0 lead. Alexei Popyrin, in his Davis Cup debut, followed with a 6-1 7-6 (2) victory over Nerman Fatic. The fifth match was not played. On Friday’s opening day, John Millman and Alex de Minaur gave Australia its 2-0 lead....
The 31-year-old seamer leads the standings with 29 wickets from 15 ODI matches at an average of 24.13, level with England’s Adil Rashid, who has the same haul but from 17 games. Hastings missed the West Indies tour with an ankle injury in May but returned to the side for a strong series in Sri Lanka and was Australia’s joint top wicket-taker with Scott Boland for the ill-fated 5-0 whitewash in South Africa....
Following is the scoreboard of the opening game of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series between India and Australia at the WACA Ground here on Tuesday. India Rohit Sharma not out 171 Shikhar Dhawan c Marsh b Hazlewood 9 Virat Kohli c Finch b Faulkner 91 MS Dhoni c Boland b Faulkner 18 Ravindra Jadeja not out 10 Extras (lb 6, w 4) 10 Total (3 wickets; 50 overs) 309...
In the heat of the moment, as the Australians were inching closer to their target of 323 runs, Rishabh Pant’s sledging of Pat Cummins has created quite a storm on Twitter and other social media platforms. Everyone’s interest has been piqued by Rishabh Pant’s sledging especially considering the fact that the Australians who are usually known for their sledging were at the receiving end of some banter coming from the young wicket-keeper....
Australia’s ODI Squad: Aaron Finch(c), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Jhye Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa Having said that, their selection choices for the 3-match ODI series have come under severe scrutiny. Former Aussie greats have expressed their displeasure on excluding the pace bowling trio of Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood and while this might have been due to their workload, players like D’arcy Short and Travis Head’s omissions might just backfire on them....
If we go back in time, we will recall many such champion Indian players who tasted success in every aspect individually but not as a team. And that’s exactly the reason why the Indian team’s victory over Australia today is historic, both for the nation and for a champion called Virat Kohli. India started 2018 with a bittersweet moment as they won a Test match at Johannesburg on a tough track....
