Category: Sport

Australia v India: third one-day international – live!

Updates from the series decider at the MCGAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSportLisa Sthalekar: Ellyse Perry scales final frontier 9.48am GMT 40th over: India 165-3 (Dhoni 54, Jadhav 29) Stanlake may be tiring, as Jadhav milks him effectively. A…

40th over: India 165-3 (Dhoni 54, Jadhav 29) Stanlake may be tiring, as Jadhav milks him effectively. A couple here, a couple there. India need 66 off 60.

Amod Paranjape emails in. “Threat of spin. Is the Australian World cup opener against Afghanistan going to result in a huge upset?”

39th over: India 159-3 (Dhoni 53, Jadhav 24) The runs are back to flowing as Stoinis takes the ball. A wide, a top edge from Dhoni for a couple, then Jadhav slots a full ball straight down the ground for four. Mid-on was up so the batsman went over him. Nine from the over. It was always likely to prove the case but Australia just didn’t get enough...

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Alex De Minaur v Rafael Nadal: Australian Open 2019 – live!

Game-by-game report of the round-of-32 match on Rod LaverConfident De Minaur unruffled by prospect of facing Nadal againEmail jacob.steinberg@theguardian.com | Tweet @JacobSteinberg 9.45am GMT The comeback’s on when Nadal slices wide for 15-30! Then he…

The comeback’s on when Nadal slices wide for 15-30! Then he earns a break point, Nadal pushing a forehand wide for 30-40! Yet the game goes to deuce when the youngster dabs a backhand wide. Nadal seems to have relaxed and gives up another chance with a poor volley. He refocuses and saves the break point with a vicious forehand. De Minaur’s proving a nuisance and he earns a third opportunity when Nadal knocks an unsteady forehand wide. Nadal serves well to save it, before earning his first set point, one he converts when De Minaur sends a return long.

Second set: Nadal 6-1, 5-2 De Minaur* (*denotes server): Serving to stay in the set, De Minaur rouses the crowd with a lovely forehand winner for 40-15 and an ace to hold. The comeback’s on!

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Premier League team news, transfer latest: weekend countdown – live!

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendTransfer interactive – every deal from Europe’s top five leaguesAnd you can email Simon, tweet @Simon_Burnton or post BTL 9.23am GMT So the weekend is nearly here, and with it an avalanche of winter…

So the weekend is nearly here, and with it an avalanche of winter football, including key clashes towards the top and the bottom of the Premier League. Let’s start with the weekend’s English top-flight fixtures, and then take it from there:

Saturday (3pm unless stated)
Arsenal v Chelsea (5.30pm)
Bournemouth v West Ham
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Manchester United v Brighton
Newcastle United v Cardiff City
Southampton v Everton
Watford v Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester

Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

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Think boxers need meat to succeed? Vegan fighter Bryant Jennings disagrees …

At least two vegetarians have captured world titles but meat has long been associated with vitality in the fight gameBoxing fans are used to idols with unusual eating habits. Former junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan Provodnikov went in for raw mo…

At least two vegetarians have captured world titles but meat has long been associated with vitality in the fight game

Boxing fans are used to idols with unusual eating habits. Former junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan Provodnikov went in for raw moose liver. Junior bantamweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is partial to a spot of grilled rat. And Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez once ate a breakfast of two dozen raw quail eggs washed down with a glass of his own urine.

But to some, Bryant Jennings’ diet might seem even more unlikely: since 2015 the Philadelphia heavyweight has been a strict vegan.

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Maria Sharapova ends Caroline Wozniacki’s Australian Open defence

Sharapova beats defending champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-3Russian will face Australian Ashleigh Barty in fourth roundCaroline Wozniacki’s reign as Australian Open champion ended with a three-set defeat by Maria Sharapova in the third round. The battle of two of …

  • Sharapova beats defending champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
  • Russian will face Australian Ashleigh Barty in fourth round

Caroline Wozniacki’s reign as Australian Open champion ended with a three-set defeat by Maria Sharapova in the third round.

The battle of two of the biggest names in the game did not disappoint but in the end Sharapova’s fierce hitting won the day as she surged to a 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory on Rod Laver Arena.

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NFL championship round predictions: Saints slay Rams, Patriots stumble

The four best teams in the NFL play each other on Sunday. And both games are likely to be decided by the finest of marginsLos Angeles Rams (No2 seed) @ New Orleans Saints (No1 seed). Sunday, 3.05pm EST/8.05pm GMT Continue reading…

The four best teams in the NFL play each other on Sunday. And both games are likely to be decided by the finest of margins


Los Angeles Rams (No2 seed) @ New Orleans Saints (No1 seed). Sunday, 3.05pm EST/8.05pm GMT

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