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The series stands at 1-1, after India won the first ODI and South Africa levelled it in Raipur.
The best group games and plot lines to watch out for as the 2026 World Cup draw was announced
For Americans, the word football refers to American football, a sport primarily played with the hands completely different from what the rest of the world calls football
In his first season as Liverpool manager in 2024-25, the Dutchman won the Premier League at a canter. But this campaign has been tough. The form of Mo Salah has dipped; Diogo Jotas unfortunate death is seemingly having an effect and new signings are yet to invigorate the setting. Where do Liverpool and Slot go from here?
In a year where McLaren has been head and shoulders above the rest, a three-way fight for the top prize going into the season-finale in Abu Dhabi would have been unthinkable. But a roller-coaster final third of the campaign has meant that Norris, Verstappen and Piastri are all in with a chance
Focus on the toss and dew; Indias fortunes will depend heavily on how its bowlers, led by the inexperienced trio of Prasidh, Arshdeep and Harshit, perform; South Africa sweats over Burger and de Zorzis fitness
The wickets have been really good for batting and Im expecting a lot of runs from both teams
The Assam all-rounder, who is going through a slump in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (39 runs in five innings), is confident of finding his touch again; the all-rounder adds that he will feel bad if he thinks about Sanju bhaiyas absence in the RR dressing room for IPL 2026
The 12 ISL clubs are FC Goa, Sporting Club Delhi, NorthEast United FC, Jamshedpur FC, Bengaluru FC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Chennauyin FC, Mumbai City FC, Kerala Blasters, Punjab FC, Odisha FC and Mohammedan Sporting.
Shafali is joined on the women's list by Esha Oza of the UAE and Thailand's Thipatcha Putthawong, both standout performers in the inaugural ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy held in Bangkok
Shai Hope led the resistance with his fourth test century in an unbroken partnership of 140 with Justin Greaves which began when New Zealand captured four wickets relatively quickly in the second session
Joe Root faced 206 deliveries in his drought-breaking century, his first in four Ashes tours to Australia.
Trent Alexander-Arnold had an MRI scan on December 4, which confirmed the severity of the injury and deepened Reals concerns after he was forced out of 3-0 LaLiga win at Athletic Bilbao
FIFA announced on December 3 the lineup of current and former sports stars as well as entertainers in the event at the Kennedy Center
The elections were conducted by Justice (Retd) Nirmaljit Kaur, who was the returning officer
Norris has a 12-point lead over Verstappen going into Sunday's (December 7, 2025) race, with Piastri four points further back
Liverpool needed a late Nordi Mukiele own-goal to avoid another damaging defeat at home in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, while Aston Villa climbed up to third after a 4-3 victory at Brighton.
The disciplinary committee also imposed a 45,000 euro ($52,461) fine on the club following the incident, which delayed the match for 15 minutes when objects were hurled from behind the Fondo Norte goal
The two-time All England semifinalists opened 2025 in promising fashion, reaching the All England quarterfinals and then the Swiss Open semifinals
The U.S.-owned team, who use Ferrari engines and also have close ties with Maranello, said they would be rebranded as TGR Haas F1 from 2026
After two weekends of self-inflicted setbacks, championship leader Norris and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri need an error-free event to ensure Red Bulls number one cannot complete a spectacular end-of-season recovery in glorious style
Ravindra and Latham put on 279 for the third wicket before Latham was out for 145; Ravindra followed soon after for 176
Root finally checked off one of the few milestones missing from his impressive cricket CV with an unbeaten 135 on December 4
Watching him bat in the last six weeks or so, few would guess that he is retired internationally from two of the three formats. In his las tthree outings in 50-over cricket, he has made an unbeaten half-century and two blazing hundreds
Shami-Akash duo shares seven wickets before Porel and Abhimanyu seal Bengals win over Services; Yashvardhan smashes a 44-ball unbeaten 76 as Haryana gets the better of Himachal Pradesh
CRICKET | An all-round effort from Badoni highlights Delhis 45-run win over Karnataka; Rajasthan owes it to Nagarkoti whose unbeaten knock takes it past Saurashtra by two wickets
In his 102nd Test, Starc surpassed Wasim Akrams tally of 414 wickets
Currently enrolled in nursery school, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha holds a rapid rating of 1,572
I just wanted to give our big-hitting middle and lower order a solid platform because they can do real damage, said the batsman
Its a privilege to have that kind of confidence from the management trusting an opener to bat in the middle order, said Gaikwad
Travis Head, who made a match-winning century as a makeshift opener in Perth, is set to remain at the top of the order in place of the injured Usman Khawaja, with England-born Inglis slotting into the middle order
Lena Frerichs (5), Annika Schnhoff (52) and Martina Reisenegger (59) got on the scoresheet for Germany
Harendra Singh, who joined the team in April 2024, surprised the fraternity by resigning as head coach on December 1

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