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Don't think Test against India is historic: Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has said that his team is keen to give a good account of itself and tell "world cricket what we can do" in the one-off Test match against India, to be held in Hyderabad next week. Take for example when we play against Zimbabwe". In fact I think no one thinks of it that way. Apart from these three, the squad also features the likes of Shahbaz Nadeem, Priyank Panchal, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav etc.as these players were rewarded for their ...
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De Villiers relishing new T20 tournament
Cricket South Africa announced the new league in the past week and after the victory over Sri Lanka in the pink day ODI De Villiers endorsed the event. The tournament will debut in the last quarter of 2017, with 8 franchises expected to do battle over December, and is expected to be South Africa's answer to major T20 tournaments now on the global circuit like the IPL and Big Bash League.
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Arsenal target Lacazette says he wants to leave Lyon
But their £29 million bid was rejected. "I think that the right moment has arrived to leave", Lacazette told television show Canal Football Club. However, Lacazette said that he will be ready for the next step in his career in the coming summer following another impressive first part of the campaign at Lyon, having scored 21 goals in 24 appearances, including 18 in the Ligue 1.
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National Hockey League roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on February 5
Backup goalie Philipp Grubauer stopped 38 shots to earn his third shutout of the season. Grubauer has three shutouts on the season. "That is what everybody is going to do now", winger Jake Voracek said. A big key to the defensive strategy is goaltending, of course, and for the last two games Neuvirth has been outstanding. "I'm going to try to do everything I can to try to stay here in Philly", said Neuvirth, who will make his third straight start Monday as the Flyers (26-20-7) host St.
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Pelè: 'Neymar better than Cristiano Ronaldo'
It began with his and Real Madrid's Champions League success at the end of last term, where for the second time in three years, Los Blancos came out victorious against their city rivals Atletico Madrid. "The only problem that Neymar has is the header". Marcelo, a Selecao teammate of Neymar and club teammate of Ronaldo, sent both of his colleagues birthday messages on Instagram, but his wish to his countryman was not received well with Real fans.
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Patriots look to add to National Football League dynasty against high-flying Falcons
It's a factor never to be scoffed at when the AFC and NFC champions meet for the league title. Belichick doesn't coach them to give up. Or how about the Greatest Show on Turf? "He was the same as he always is, cool, calm and collected", Amendola said of Brady's second-half display.
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Kremlin awaits apology from Fox News over 'killer' comment
The New York Post reported that when the incident originally happened, the Bush administration had asked Kraft, for the sake of US-Russia relations, to say publicly that he gave the ring to Putin as a gift. -Russia relations could be in line for a makeover, even after U.S. intelligence agencies determined that Russian Federation meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to help Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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Fox Prepares for Super Bowl Streaming Challenge
If you want to skip the game and just watch the ads, you can get started right now. It's pretty good, especially if you take it as a follow up to the sick burn the company's Twitter account delivered to a McDonald's fan in January. The immigrant is revealed to be Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch. Super Bowl ads are among the most coveted of commercial properties, owing to the tens of millions of viewers the event attracts each year.
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Alastair Cook steps down as England's Test captain
It is learnt from Sky Sports sources that Cook's decision to step down was informed to the players via email on Sunday evening and a new skipper will be announced prior to the side's tour to the West Indies in 2012. "As a batsman he's one of the all-time greats". Cook's decision to step down was accepted by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Sunday, bringing an end to a reign of nearly five years - during which he led his country a record 59 times in the longest format.
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Juventus vs. Inter Milan 2017 live stream
Inter coach Stefano Pioli has tipped his side to challenge for silverware once again in the near future after overseeing a major upturn in their fortunes since taking over. Inter look good for the clash with players like Mauro Icardi, Ivan Perisic in their ranks. They're still in form, and even playing in Juventus Stadium, they represent a big threat for Juventus to deal with.
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Liverpool wrong to give Jurgen Klopp six-year contract - Dietmar Hamann
It appeared to have been a smart decision earlier this season as the Reds challenged for the Premier League title. Klopp will face a hard task in preparing his team for the encounter which will be hard especially with his side having lost 2-0 on Saturday to struggling Hull City.
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Coach believes Holly Holm 'broke' Ronda Rousey
Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm returns at UFC 208 . It built from there. They just have to make some phone calls. This sport is very, very tough. "I've never fought mad before". And both of those everybody kept asking me, how long do you think until you fight Ronda. I don't think the UFC will allow this for her, and I know that she will fight me.
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BCCI COA sacks Indian cricket team media manager Nishant Arora
Further appointments and tenure of other BCCI officials will from now on be overseen by BCCI CEO Rahul Johri. Indian cricket team's edia manager Nishant Arora also resigned on Sunday. "Nishant's replacement will also be decided by Rahul", Edulji. Mr. Arora was the media manager for 18 months and had been on tours to Australia, the USA, and the West Indies.
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3 game-changing plays that cost the Atlanta Falcons the Super Bowl
Donald Trump couldn't bear to end the night a loser, as it appeared his beloved Patriots would be, facing a large deficit against the Falcons halfway through Super Bowl LI. It seemed inevitable, and as we saw in the ensuing possessions, it sort of was. "There is no intellectual backing for this sort of thing, except that it works", Wall Street analyst Robert H.
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Best Apps to Use While Watching Super Bowl 51
While the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots will be going head to head in Sunday night's matchup, there will be plenty of commercials to look forward to. There's no need to wait until kickoff; numerous ads have been leaked online. "We believe in the simple idea that no matter who you are, where you're from, who you love, or who you worship, you deserve to belong", the company wrote in unveiling the ad on Sunday.
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Chelsea all but secures Premier League title with win over Arsenal
Back at Stamford Bridge Conte was a satisfied man as he watched his side avenge their worst defeat of the season, a 3-0 loss to Arsenal at The Emirates in September, which prompted him to change the formation of the team. Antonio Conte , the manager of Chelsea , reacts during the Premier League match between Hull City and Chelsea at KCOM Stadium, Oct. 1, 2016 in Hull, England.
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Paul Pierce expects his final career game in Boston to be 'emotional'
The final score didn't matter much either. But considering the journey that Pierce and Rivers have been on for the past 15 years, Sunday's game really resonated with Rivers. In between the tributes and the unbelievable ending, the Clippers never could find their rhythm. However, thus far into the 2016-2017 campaign, he is averaging 3.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game for the Clippers.
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Wizards drop Pelicans, stretch National Basketball Association home win streak
John Wall has led the charge with his dazzling all-around brilliance, and Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris complement him perfectly with their respective shot-making abilities. "During the game, one of the fans told me", Young said. Because the Wizards beat the Pelicans less than a week ago on unfriendly turf, the hottest team in the Eastern Conference should feel good about its chances.
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Defoe nets brace as Sunderland pound Palace
There's spells in the game that have upset me when we've been in a game and thrown it away like at West Ham, where the first shot they had on target was a goal and we lost 3-0. Allardyce was also critical of his defenders for Jermain Defoe's double in first-half stoppage time. "The main thing was to handle the pressure and show courage".
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Tuipulotu positive for substance
Patrick Tuipulotu of the All Blacks (C) is hugged by Aaron Smith (L) and Liam Messam (R). The report says the rising star has not been punished as the process is thought to be on-going. Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) conducted 355 tests on rugby players in New Zealand in 2015, with just two adverse findings. Since then he has also been sidelined from the Blues Super Rugby franchise's pre-season training, again due to ongoing personal issues.
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New England Patriots Win Super Bowl LI in Overtime
Robert Alford had a fumble recovery to set up Atlanta's first touchdown, and then ran back a Brady interception 82 yards to give the Falcons a three touchdown lead. In Houston , Brady, Belichick and the rest of the team will be looking to bring home a fifth Lombardi Trophy, the second in three years. With the momentum completely with New England now, even with only six minutes to play , the Patriots defence held firm to force Atlanta to punt.
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Super Bowl 2017: Matt Ryan says its his time
Nelson had a solid season coming off knee surgery, Cameron Wake re-gained his form after tearing an Achilles tendon, and Dennis Pitta's career was nearly over with hip problems. Atlanta has just gotten better and better as the season as gone on while sporting the NFL's most dynamic offense. Ryan's offensive coordinator at Boston College was a man named Steve Logan.
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Guardiola surprised by Jesus's Manchester City impact
Aguero, long considered one of City's most important players, has had to be content with a place on the bench in recent weeks. We take and you judge, but always judge after, not judge before. "But he's 19 years old, Brazilian guys are physically strong and he only needed a few training sessions to be ready". Jesus started the second successive game, with Sergio Aguero benched for the youngster - a correct call by Guardiola considering his performance.
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Cats show regression, lack of fight in loss at Florida
Fox didn't start, but came off the bench and led the Wildcats with 19 points. Kentucky lost two straight before beating Georgia in overtime at home Tuesday to avoid what would have been the Wildcats' first three-game skid of John Calipari's coaching tenure.
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Matsuyama continues hot form in Phoenix
Matsuyama had a chance to win the tournament on the 72nd hole, but his birdie putt came up a rotation short of the cup. The 24-year-old Japanese star closed with a five-under 66, parring the final three holes to match Simpson at 17-under 267.
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Cowboys reportedly in the mix for DeMarcus Ware, Adrian Peterson
Ware, who spent the first nine seasons of his National Football League career with the Dallas Cowboys, reportedly remains interested in a return to Denver, but is also leaving the "door open to play next season in Dallas", according to ESPN's Adam Schefter .
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Jurgen Klopp urges Liverpool squad to copy 'streetwise' Chelsea in title race
And Klopp would love his players to play like that, but feels they're still young and inexperienced to carry it out. "We had it in the last game already", he said. "I have no idea why he spoke about me, you will have to ask him". Mourinho wasn't the only manager on the former Borussia Dortmund boss' agenda on Thursday, either, as Manchester City's 4-0 thumping of West Ham United drew his attention to Pep Guardiola.
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Wenger offered two-year deal at Arsenal
And, as a result, the Arsenal boss was in no doubt that a meeting with his side's London foe is now even more crucial. Following Arsenal's fifth league defeat of the season on Saturday, former Arsenal defender and pundit Martin Keown told BT Sport that he believed Wenger would ink an extension.
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Travel Ban Needed to Prevent Intolerance in US
The State Department has clarified that the higher figure includes diplomatic and other visas that were actually exempted from the travel ban , as well as expired visas. Sixty-three percent of Democrats didn't buy the White House's reasoning for the ban , while 10 percent said it would make the country safer. Trump said the measures would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks.
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Matt Ryan named NFL's Most Valuable Player for 2016 season
Ryan had career-highs for completion percentage, yards, touchdowns and passer rating and a career-low for interceptions. Gabriel has been a lightning rod for the Falcons offense in his first season in Atlanta, and his big-play ability could make him a Super Bowl MVP sleeper worth watching Sunday night.
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Baltimore Ravens offered their entire 2008 draft class to pick Matt Ryan
Brady doesn't offer much value for bettors at -300 but even at -125, Ryan is still listed at a decent price. He was a star at Boston College and the third overall selection by the Falcons . "I went out and did the best I could", Norwood said. Ryan's Falcons earned the second seed in the NFC with an 11-5 record , and rolled their two playoff opponents to get to the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history.
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A10: Technical on St. Bonaventure not for fans prematurely storming court
But on Saturday, fans storming the court caused St. Bonaventure to lose a crucial matchup against Atlantic 10 rival VCU. Simultaneously, one of the game officials collided with a fan on the court, prior to the inbound toss. It was a tight game, and on their final possession of regulation, St. Bonaventure knocked down a three to go up 66-65. The game officials only erred in citing crowd interference as the rationale.
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Matt Ryan wins NFL MVP award
Or will his opposing quarterback, Tom Brady , of the New England Patriots swoop in? There are more obvious distinctions such as the Cowboys Ezekiel Elliott and Chargers Joey Bosa as the respective Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year .
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Garcia set for Stenson showdown
Garcia, 37, kept the Open champion at arm's length with a bogey free 69 to finish on 19 under. Having started the back nine of round three with three birdies in four holes to move four shots clear, Garcia three-putted the 15th before driving the green on the short 17th to set up a birdie and holing from eight feet for another on the last.
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Arsene Wenger Feels Title Is Chelsea's To Lose
Chelsea dropped points for only the second time in 17 matches in Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Liverpool , but Arsenal could not take advantage as they crashed to a 2-1 home defeat by Watford. "When I get a lot of kicks, I feel I'm really in the game", he said. "Conte asked a lot of me, yes, a lot", Hazard said. Instead of featuring in this crucial clash, Xhaka was in the stands serving a suspension when his teammates capitulated.