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India ended Friday’s play at 267/6 in their second innings, a lead of only 53 runs. And they needed a huge effort from their tail-enders to bail them out to a possible draw. But on expected lines, they were bowled out for 274 as Indian origin pacer Gurinder Sandhu bagged three quick wickets and left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe got a four-wicket haul in the innings. As a result, Australia needed only 60 runs to win, which they did without losing any wickets....

Allrounder Tahlia McGrath and left-arm fast bowler Lauren Cheatle were recalled to the ODI and Test squads. Furthermore, as many as four other players are in line to receive their maiden Baggy Greens next month. In case you didn’t know… Instituted in 1931, the first women’s Test series between Australia and England, which was also the first women’s Test series ever, was played in 1934–35. However, the contest was not designated as the “Women’s Ashes” until 1998....

Hick fills the role vacated by former Australian Test player Stuart Law who took up the position as head coach at Queensland Cricket following Darren Lehmann‘s departure in June to take up the Australian men’s cricket coach. CA executive general manager team performance Pat Howard said: “Graeme is a highly regarded former international batsman who has been a consultant coach this past winter working with our AIS scholars. It is fantastic that we could secure his services full-time....

An ill-tempered series, which the hosts lead 2-1, made international headlines last week, when Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera attempting to alter the condition of the ball with what was later revealed to be sandpaper on day three of the third Test. The very public fallout has already led to 12-month international and Australian domestic cricket bans for Steve Smith and David Warner, the former deemed to have had knowledge of a potential plot allegedly orchestrated by Warner and carried out by Bancroft, who was hit with a nine-month sanction....

Australian Rules football has admitted involvement in a nationwide sports doping scandal, saying two clubs and a number of individual players had been implicated. An Australian Crime Commission report released Thursday said use of prohibited substances including peptides, hormones and illicit drugs was common across multiple sporting codes, sending shockwaves through Australia. Australian Football League (AFL) deputy CEO Gill McLachlan revealed Sunday that the ACC report had identified “two specific cases where WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) prohibited performance-enhancing drugs may have been used”....

Much mention has been made of the aggressive Johnson’s devastating bowling in the 2013-2014 Ashes, when he took 37 wickets in Australia’s 5-0 series whitewash. Smith, who has personal experience of facing current quicks Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in the nets, warned England to expect another white-knuckle ride on a pace- friendly Gabba pitch. “It’s been exciting watching them bowl in the nets, I think back to 2013 when Mitchell (Johnson) was bowling in the nets, these guys are just as nasty, if not more nasty to be honest,” Smith told reporters on Wednesday....

Pujara’s efforts resulted in an Indian win, but there have been a lot of instances when a player scored a hundred in a Test but his team ended up on the losing side. A batsman who scores a hundred and helps his team to cross the finishing line is often given more credit, and rightly so. The Indian team has some talented batsmen in its ranks at the moment, Virat Kohli being the leader of the pack....

Jakobsen believes Denmark, featuring superstar Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, are tactically and technically superior to Australia and says his home nation will be too strong when the two teams meet in Samara on June 21. The Socceroos are bookies’ outsiders to get out of group C - having been drawn alongside the Danes, France and Peru. “You can come back later and tell me I was wrong, but in my opinion I’m quite sure that Denmark is going to win against Australia and qualify for the following round,” Jakobsen said on SEN....

The Chelsea loanee, who has started his side’s last five games, believes there are reasons to be hopeful that his team can upset the odds by winning the competition for the fifth time in his club’s history. Griezmann denies Man Utd reports “It is men against men, they are not superhuman. We feel that on our day, we can beat them,” Hector told Goal. “We beat them already this season....

The Gabon international striker was linked with the likes of City and Arsenal over the summer, but in fact he came closer to moving to the Chinese Super League than England. Real 10/1 to beat Espanyol 3-1 “Manchester City? In fact, I’ve never been attracted to the Premier League. This is a personal opinion,” he told TF1’s ‘Telefoot’. “I thought about China, which seems normal, but it still lacks professionalism, unfortunately....

Teams will practice on Thursday and hold open-to-the-public workouts on Friday. The national semifinals are on Saturday, when Auburn faces Virginia and Michigan State takes on Texas Tech. The championship game is on Monday. The last time Minneapolis hosted the Final Four was in 2001, when Duke beat Arizona for the title at the Metrodome. That stadium was torn down in 2014 to make room for U.S. Bank Stadium, the $1....

“When individuals fail to meet the expectations of our program, there has to be consequences,” Malzahn said in a statement. “I gave D’haquille the chance to prove himself. I am disappointed that it did not work out.” MORE: SN Power Rankings | Who’s No. 1? Making the case for each contender Williams, who was suspended before last season’s Outback Bowl for a violation of team rules, had 12 catches for 147 yards and a touchdown in five games this season....

Four months later, the Tigers have added a few titles to the trophy case. On the Auburn athletics site, Auburn — which won national titles in 2010 and 1957 — is recognizing titles in 1993, 1983 and 1913. For years, Auburn fans have mocked their rival Alabama for retroactively adding national titles. Now, the Tigers will certainly catch grief for bumping the total from two to five. “The NCAA recognizes Auburn as National Champions in 2010, 1993, 1983, 1957 and 1913,” the Auburn site states....

“He took care of his business off the field, what I had him doing,” Malzahn said. “He is in the process of every day earning his coaches’ and his teammates’ respect.” MORE: SN selects SEC superlatives | SEC coaches, ranked | 2015’s Top 10 SEC games Williams — a preseason first-team All-SEC selection who had 45 receptions for 730 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games in 2014 — hadn’t participated in practice since Aug....

Building a wall along Mexico’s shared border with the U.S. was a top campaign platform and administration priority for former President Donald Trump. Fisher, a GOP supporter, made appearances on conservative media to promote his company as the best choice for fulfilling one of the main promises of Trump’s presidency, according to the AP. Trump called on the Army Corps multiple times to choose Fisher Sand and Gravel for the job....

November 11, known as Veterans Day or Armistice Day, is commemorated at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, to mark the signing of the armistice that brought an end to the First World War. As people reflected on the bloody battles of the past, a doctor from the U.K. posted an image on Twitter that embodied the horrors of the Second World War. Dr Helgi Johannsson, a consultant anesthetist at Imperial College Healthcare in London, shared a photograph of a woman’s arm, and while the numbers in blue ink had faded over time, they were still very much visible....

“Smith has suffered an elbow injury. We are not sure how he picked it up, but the last two days he could not bat in training due to the problem,” Victorians’ head coach Mohammad Salahuddin told AFP. “He had an MRI test here but the result was not very clear. He sent the report to Australian physicians who advised him to return home immediately,” he said. Smith, who was leading Comilla in the tournament, scored just 13 runs in his two matches, including a duck in the last match, in which his team was dismissed for a lowly 63 runs....

Austin Dillon gambled on pit strategy, then had little time to try to take advantage of it in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. He opted not to pit when most of the other front-runners, except leader Martin Truex Jr., did so during caution on Lap 288. That left him to restart second on older tires. MORE: Photos from Texas race | Earnhardt Jr. has fiery pit stop...

“They’ve been playing some really good hockey as of late," Matthews said. “They were on that hot stretch and a lot of guys, I think everybody in the league, took notice that they’re for real and not a team you take lightly,” The Maple Leafs (19-8-0) will face the Sabres for the first of four head-to-head games starting on Tuesday at KeyBank Arena. Toronto is in search of their fifth-straight win while Buffalo (17-8-3), who have now lost three in a row (0-2-1) after their long win streak, could pass the Leafs for second in the Atlantic Division with a regulation win....