British tabloid Daily Mail had produced inconclusive evidence on Tuesday to show that Kohli used to shine the ball with the residue of a sweet in his mouth during the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam. Referring to television footage of the incident, the newspaper had claimed that Kohli put his hands deep in his mouth, and then shined one side of the ball during the second Test which was played from November 9 to 13....
MORE: NCAA to investigate SMU hoops | SMU’s Frazier ruled academically ineligible Iverson’s knucklehead moves include him retweeting a tweet that called Memphis coach Josh Pastner a fraud. This came after he was suspended two games for an undisclosed violation of team rules. Iverson, the cousin of former NBA star Allen Iverson, was a top recruit coming out of high school. He was averaging 4.6 points and 1.9 rebounds a game for Memphis this season....
“We met and the first thing he did was embrace me,” said Angle, who will headline the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame . “He hugged me like I was his son. It got really emotional. We didn’t leave on the best terms. It wasn’t bad terms, but there were some angry remarks, especially from my side and Vince was frustrated with me, with everything going on at that point in time....
“It’s entertaining,” Busch told USA Today . “It doesn’t matter whether it’s fair.” MORE: Drivers to watch at Kansas | Jimmie Johnson, spoiler | Lineup Busch, of course, missed the season’s first 11 races with injuries from a crash at Daytona’s Xfinity Series race, but he fought his way into the Chase by winning four races. Entering Sunday’s event at Kansas Speedway, however, he sits 10th in points, with two races remaining in the Chase’s second round....
But Busch was not buying it, saying Wednesday he didn’t recall one of the incidents Keselowski described and chalked the others up to Keselowski “making an ass of himself.” MORE: Busch relives Daytona crash | How injury has humbled Busch | Power Rankings Busch crashed during the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 21, breaking his right leg and left foot when his car slammed hard into the inside wall....
That’s when the problems started piling up. The Hendrick Motorsports star was felled by a mechanical issue in the car. He dropped like a stone on the leaderboard, opening the door for a bubble driver to make a move. MORE: Christopher Bell wins his way into the Round of 8 on Charlotte Roval Chase Briscoe drove through that door. Briscoe, who had sat in the top 20 for much of the day, made a late thrust into the top 10 after a pair of restarts....
Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, who was shot in the arm by Rittenhouse amid the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is said to be giving evidence during the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse as prosecutors are set to wind up their case in the highly publicized trial this week, reported The Associated Press. Grosskreutz was shot on August 25, 2020, along with Anthony Huber, as a group of protesters chased the then 17-year-old Rittenhouse down the street after he shot and killed his first victim, Joseph Rosenbaum....
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has responded after reports have emerged of him saying he will get better than Barcelona ace Lionel Messi. In case you didn’t know… While Messi has been at the forefront of modern football with his exploits with Barcelona, Mbappe had only just risen through the ranks in the last few years. However, judging by Mbappe’s form at the moment, the Frenchman is well on his way to becoming one of the best in the game....
In his recent press conference, Zinedine Zidane addressed that Los Blancos are unlikely to make any more signings but anything could happen until the transfer window closes on January 31. In the last 24 hours, Kylian Mbappe has distanced himself from the transfer rumors and Alvaro Odriozola’s loan move to Bayern Munich has been made official. Here are the latest transfer rumors surrounding the club. Kylian Mbappe reiterates desire to focus on current campaign with Paris Saint-Germain In an interview with BBC, Kylian Mbappe addressed speculation regarding his future and explained that he wishes to concentrate on playing with Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the season....
The crowd’s silence said everything. Security guards rushed to surround Hayward, who suffered a fractured ankle that’s on the short list of most gruesome basketball injuries of all time. The images won’t be easy to shake for those closest to it. “I have never seen anything like that happen to anybody,” Boston rookie Jayson Tatum said. MORE: Three takeaways from Cavs’ opening night win Cleveland’s Jae Crowder hung his head....
But Boston have struggled for consistency all season long, and the team’s inconsistency has put the future of Irving very much in doubt. The 26-year-old will become a free agent later this year and both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks are believed to be preparing a move. An Irving departure is most certainly a distinct possibility. However, here we will look at three reasons why Irving should stay with the Celtics....
Has Kyrie Irving as well? While Irving picked up his $36.5 million player option for the 2022-23 season to return to the Nets, Durant sent the NBA into a tailspin ahead of free agency with news breaking that he has requested a trade. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Irving and Durant had no contact with the franchise after Irving picked up his player option earlier in the week. While teams line up to make their best offer for Durant, what does his trade request mean for Irving?...
The LA Clippers have dropped their last two games and will aim to get back to winning ways in this fixture. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves have hit the rock bottom in this campaign and will enter this contest with a 6-18 season record. Match Details Fixture: LA Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves - NBA Season 2020-21 Date & Time: Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 8:00 PM ET. (Thursday 6:30 AM IST)...
Kompany lifted his fourth Premier League title as City captain on Sunday, after Pep Guardiola’s side beat Brighton and Hove Albion 4-1 to finally see off Liverpool’s challenge. The 33-year-old scored a stunning goal in the win over Leicester City in the penultimate game of the season, setting his team up for their final-day victory at the AMEX Stadium. Portugal playmaker Silva, meanwhile, has enjoyed a fantastic season for City, scoring seven goals and providing as many assists in the league this term....
Pep Guardiola’s men beat Brighton and Hove Albion 4-1 last weekend to prevail in a relentless title race against Liverpool, adding back-to-back Premier League triumphs to consecutive EFL Cups. If City overcome a Hornets side they have already beaten twice this season they will become the first team to complete a clean sweep of England’s domestic trophies in the same season. And, with the treble on the line, Kompany is not about to let his team-mates take their collective eye off the ball....
Or at least it will change now that Konami has announced Risk: Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition, which is set to sneak out and put us into a headlock of childhood nostalgia. The Metal Gear Solid board game set contains all of the things you would expect from a standard game of Risk such as dice, armies, and card sets. However, it also contains a few Metal Gear Solid elements that affect the gameplay rather significantly while also providing an interesting artistic theme....
Konta was aiming to become the first British female to reach the SW19 showpiece since Virginia Wade in 1977, but 37-year-old Williams was a class above in a 6-4 6-2 victory. The veteran American nullified Konta’s previously solid serve and used all her experience to mix up her game en route to a 73-minute victory. And Konta had no complaints about her loss to five-time champion Williams, who goes on to face Garbine Muguruza in Saturday’s final....
The home side come into the game on the back of a 2-1 comeback victory over Lebanon in the second qualifying round in June. Son Heung-Min and Son Min-Kyu scored second-half goals to help the Warriors secure top spot in Group H. Iraq suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Iran in a World Cup qualifier in June. Sardar Azmoun scored the match-winner in the 35th minute to help his nation pick up all three points on home turf....
The HI’s executive board, which met here on Friday, also appointed Secretary General Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad as the chairman of the Hockey India League’s (HIL) governing board. The HI executive board’s decisions came after Batra stepped down as HI chief following his recent election as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The decisions will require ratification in the Hockey India congress to be held soon. Batra served as the HI’s Secretary General from 2010 to 2014 and was its president since 2014....
