Australia captain Aaron Finch's recovery after knee surgery in August has been ahead of schedule and he will be available for the T20 World Cup warm-up game against India on October 20.
Batting great Rahul Dravid feels with 'impactful' Steve Smith and David Warner back in their ranks this time around, India will face stiff challenge in their Test tour of Australia later this year. The disgraced duo of Smith and Warner missed India's historic away Test series win over Australia in 2018 because of their one-year bans for their involvement in the infamous ball-tampering episode in South Africa.
'I think the next process for me, if I do get a chance in the Test arena, is to try and play more back-to-back cricket now'
Rafa Benitez's much-changed side with a youthful streak had looked set to coast through when Sean Longstaff's deflected shot put them ahead after 56 seconds and Callum Roberts volleyed home a second four years since his only other Newcastle appearance.
Defending champion Lakshya Sen looked in fine fettle as he registered a straight-game win over compatriot H S Prannoy to make a winning start to his title defence at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in Delhi, on Tuesday.
Sen won his second round contest 21-17, 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality.
Liverpool prevailed to equal the record of 18 consecutive top-flight wins set by Manchester City in 2017.
Australia captain Aaron Finch is relishing a "blockbuster" Cricket World Cup semi-final against England at Edgbaston on Thursday but injury concerns threaten to derail the plans of the defending champions.
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon denied that Friday's Euro 2016 opponents Sweden are a one-man team but says they are wary of "superstar" forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Buffon shone alongside defenders Andrea Barzagli, Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci as Italy beat Belgium 2-0 in their Group E opener, but the quartet now face the ominous prospect of subduing Ibrahimovic in Toulouse.
Lakshya Sen recorded another comfortable win but double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth had to work hard to enter the semi-finals
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
Root enjoyed the utmost respect of players in the dressing room and that there was no clear 'natural successor'.
Manchester City's bid to chop Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points was scuppered as Harry Kane's record-breaking goal earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win.
Croatia progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup after a second successive penalty shootout on Saturday but their inability to put away another unimpressive team over 90 minutes and extra time is a major worry for the Balkan side.
Cricket legend Clive Lloyd says the West Indies will upset a few of the big boys if they play like they did against Pakistan.
South Africa begin their three-month tour of England with a one-day international against the hosts at Leeds on Wednesday and team manager Mohammed Moosajee admitted the players are concerned.
'With the lockdown now in full force, we're mindful of the difficulties facing our cricket community.'
Rabada was initially suspended for two matches by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after brushing against the shoulder of Smith after dismissing the batsman in the six-wicket second Test victory for South Africa in Port Elizabeth.
Images from Day 5 of the fourth Ashes Test, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
"Think of it from a players' perspective. Some are hoping to reach the second week of a major but some don't even make it to the first week of the event. That's tough to take.
When the two sides met in the inaugural edition of the ICC Women's Championship in Bengaluru in November 2014, South Africa had won the series 2-1.
Timo Werner scored his first goal of the season as a much-changed Chelsea side crept into the fourth round of the League Cup by beating Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1 on Wednesday.
West Ham United and Chelsea both narrowly avoided ignominious FA Cup exits with narrow wins against lower-league opposition but Everton marked Frank Lampard's first game in charge by sauntering past Brentford into the fifth round on Saturday.
Arsenal, Everton and Stoke City have all agreed to play in this year's Asia Trophy in Singapore in preparation for the 2015-16 Premier League season.
Their work in the transfer market has also added to the positivity around the club after German manager Juergen Klopp made some major moves that have clearly strengthened his squad.
India are through to take on England in the ICC Women's World Cup final after defending champions Australia fell 36 runs short of their victory target in a dramatic semi-final at Derby on Thursday.
Pogba, who came through United's academy, left the club for free in 2012 after Ferguson fell out with the Frenchman's agent Mino Raiola but returned following a four-year spell at Juventus for a then-world record fee in 2016.
National team jerseys made by Adidas are top of fans' shopping lists, followed by German flags, hats, balls, scarves and beer, while branded World Cup products such as watches and bed linen are much less popular, the survey showed.
League One Burton, managed by Nigel Clough, the son of former Nottingham Forest boss Brian, must endure another 90 minutes at their own ground on Jan. 23 before City formally book their place in the final.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between South Africa and Australia in Port Elizabeth on Monday.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and South Africa at Old Trafford on Saturday
Images from the England-Afghanistan World Cup match in Manchester, on Tuesday.
Mourinho lamented that his staff had been left in the dark about the fitness of key members of his squad.
Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 to move into the semi-finals of the French Open, in the process spoiling the Spaniard's 29th birthday celebrations.
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Brighton kept a disciplined formation, frustrating Liverpool and as the second half wore on the home side began to lose their fluency.
'We have to be hard in the tackles, we have to try to dominate the game and score the goals when we create chances. We will see what happens'
Liverpool head to United with widest gulf in years
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Nick Kyrgios has the weapons to beat Andy Murray in their Wimbledon fourth-round clash on Monday but must play the match on his own terms, according to former champion Lleyton Hewitt.
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