Australia face Covid, weather obstacles in second West Indies Test

Australia face Covid, weather obstacles in second West Indies Test

Australia will be battling an outbreak of Covid-19 and forecast wild weather in their bid to complete a clean sweep of the summer Test series when they face the West Indies in Brisbane on Thursday. After taming Pakistan 3-0 in December and early January, the world Test champions thumped the West Indies by 10 wickets in Adelaide last week. They are heavily favoured to again sweep past their under-strength […]

January 24, 2024 2

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Anderson out as England pick four spinners for India opener

England have picked four spinners and one fast bowler with Tom Hartley set for his Test debut in the opening match against India starting Thursday. The tourists opted for speedster Mark Wood ahead of veteran quick James Anderson at the start of the five-match series in Hyderabad. Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed and Jack Leach returned to the team after having not been part of the team's last […]

January 24, 2024 3

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Chelsea hit Middlesbrough for six to reach League Cup final

Chelsea stormed into the League Cup final with a 6-1 thrashing of second-tier Middlesbrough to easily overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. The Blues struck four times before half-time as Jonny Howson's own goal, Enzo Fernandez, Axel Disasi and Cole Palmer put Mauricio Pochettino's men on the road to Wembley next month. Palmer and Noni Madueke piled the pain on Middlesbrough in the closing […]

January 24, 2024 3

Sport

FIFA Women’s World Cup

https://youtu.be/k2BfbFE3y6s Gianni Infantino, opening the post-FIFA Women's World Cup™ Coaches Forum (www.FIFA.com), said that the “great football” played at last year's tournament in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand had opened the eyes of the world to women's football, and stressed the importance of building on that success. The two-day forum, held at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, was organised so that the current head coaches of the 32 […]

January 24, 2024 7

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Brilliant Embiid scores 70 as Sixers down Spurs

Joel Embiid became only the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 points or more in a single game as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123 on Monday. A sensational individual performance from the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player led the way to victory for the Sixers and upstaged an impressive 33-point showing from Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama. Embiid finished with 70 points, 18 rebounds and […]

January 23, 2024 1

Africa

The Brave Warriors look to rebound against Mali after 4-0 loss to Bafana Bafana

Following a 4-0 defeat by South Africa’s Bafana Bafana last night, Namibia’s Brave Warriors will face Mali on Wednesday at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. One Africa Television sports journalist, Terence Mukasa, reports.

January 22, 2024 41

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Zion Bethonico talks about the brotherly love that fired him up to win Brazil’s first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games medal at Gangwon 2024

Zion Bethonico has been reflecting on becoming Brazil’s first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) medallist and how having his brother there to share it with him made it even sweeter. At the end of the men’s snowboard cross event on Saturday, one Bethonico stood beaming on the podium, while another looked on with tears streaming down his face. Zion had just made history. Elder brother Noah tried to do […]

January 22, 2024 9

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Medvedev into Australian Open quarters, qualifier upsets Azarenka

Daniil Medvedev stayed on track for a third Australian Open final in four years on Monday as Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska upset former champion Victoria Azarenka to surge into the quarter-finals. They made their moves ahead of an evening session headlined by Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, who is seeking to reach the last eight for the first time. Russian third seed Medvedev was made to work hard by Portugal's […]

January 22, 2024 1

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Chiefs and Lions grab spots in NFL’s conference championships

The Kansas City Chiefs reached the AFC Championship game for the sixth straight year while the Detroit Lions will play their first NFC Championship game in 33 years after victories in the NFL playoffs on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes's Chiefs emerged with a 27-24 win from a gruelling battle at Buffalo while the Detroit Lions defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23. The Chiefs will play at the Baltimore Ravens […]

January 22, 2024 3