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February 3 could be one of the most important days for cricket in the recent past. The International Cricket Council convenes for the all-important meeting, and one of the main agendas of the meet is about abolishing what has come to be known as the Big Three model. Back in 2014, the then BCCI president N Srinivasan was at the forefront of a revamped ICC model which shook the governing body’s structure and brought to the fore the trinity of India-England-Australia, with the theory that these countries should receive the lion’s share of the proceeds as these countries brought in most money into the organisation....

The Indiana Pacers are quickly heading in the opposite direction. Bradley Beal scored 25 points, Jeff Green added 23 to lead another productive night from Washington’s bench, and the Wizards beat the reeling Pacers 107-89 on Wednesday night. Green had 16 points in the first half to help spell Beal, who came in second in the NBA in minutes at 37.2 per game, and the Wizards’ reserves scored 58 points....

The tourist was making his way down a slope in Predeal on Saturday when a brown bear was spotted hurtling down the mountain in quick pursuit. Others watched in horror from the chairlift above, attempting to warn the skier of the danger. “Faster, faster! Come on, the bear is chasing you! Faster! God forbid, don’t look back!” some shouted, according to local newspaper Ziarul De Iasi, as translated by Google Translate....

Ahead of FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk v. FC Angusht, the trained bear, gave the ball to the referee as both team’s players stood only a few feet away. LeBron James sued over barbershop-themed show’s production The bear wore a muzzle over his face and was made to sit on his hind legs and make clapping motions. “In addition to being inhumane and utterly out of touch, using a bear as a captive servant to deliver a football is downright dangerous,” said Elisa Allen, director of Peta....

The 22-year-old firebrand, seeded 18th at Roland Garros, was forced to pull out of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome with a hip problem and was dumped out of the first round in Lyon last week to a rank outsider. A separate injury to his serving shoulder has further complicated things for the moody talent, who has been receiving physiotherapy every day in the leadup to the second grand slam of the season....

While including several of the players that featured in big tournaments like the 2016 Olympics or FIBA EuroBasket 2017, coach Vincent Collet has also named two key men from Les Bleus’ European Qualifiers campaign, Andrew Albicy and Paul Lacombe. Albicy played in all 12 of the Qualifiers while Lecombe featured in 10 of the games. Amath M’Baye, arguably the revelation of the season in the Basketball Champions League after helping Segafredo Virtus Bologna capture the title, is among the 15....

Batwoman previously released a season 3 trailer in which Killer Croc was revealed to be one of the villains who will be featured on the show. The series will display many new foes who are often underutilized in Batman storylines, while also delving into the more widely known heroes. This show is looking to make the caped vigilante stand out from under Batman’s shadow by giving her a story of her own....

Bavuma missed the Boxing Day Test through injury and was not selected for the next two despite the Proteas’ obvious struggles in the batting department. Having been told to return to domestic cricket and make his mark, the 29-year-old duly delivered with a superb 180 for the Lions against the Dolphins last week, his highest first-class score, and is likely to return to the South Africa XI in Johannesburg....

Bayer Leverkusen saw their impressive run come to an end last weekend as they were beaten 3-2 by Mainz. Patrik Schick opened the scoring with his 20th league goal of the season before their opponents leveled up the scores in the second half. Lucas Alario then reclaimed the lead for his side before a four-minute double from Mainz turned the game on its head. The hosts remain third in the table with 41 points from 23 games....

Bayern suffered their first loss of the season as Dortmund edged the German champions with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s goal here on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency. Carlo Ancelotti’s men took the reins from the kick-off and pressed Dortmund into defence. Yet, Dortmund’s well-positioned defence prevented the visitors from opening the scoring. As the match progressed, Dortmund stepped up their offensive to mark the opener with just 11 minutes into the game when Aubameyang capitalised on Mario Goetze’s square pass to tap in his 12th goal of the season....

The Italian has enjoyed a glittering coaching career to date, to complement the successful playing career he enjoyed at Parma, Roma and Milan. Bayern rule out €100m Alexis bid Joining the managerial elite at Juventus in 1999, Ancelotti has gone on to take in spells with Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern. He has won league titles in Italy, England, France and Spain, while claiming the Champions League crown on three occasions, but he is clearly not finished yet....

In case you didn’t know… Following a nine-year stint at the Bernabeu, the Portuguese forward moved away from Real Madrid to join Serie A giants Juventus in a staggering €100 million transfer this summer. The former Manchester United star was the driving force at the club, helping them to four UEFA Champions League titles and two La Liga trophies. The Portuguese departed the club owing to certain disagreements he faced with club president Florentino Perez but he left as a legend, having cemented his place in Real Madrid as their all-time top scorer....

Gladbach were awarded the spot-kick 38 minutes into an enthralling encounter at Borussia-Park, when Thorgan Hazard flicked the ball up towards the arm of Sule, who did his best to avoid contact. Despite Sule’s protests, and use of the VAR system, the penalty stood - Hazard stepping up to convert, with Matthias Ginter doubling Gladbach’s lead on the stroke of half-time. Arturo Vidal pulled one back for Bayern with just over 15 minutes remaining, but the visitors could not salvage a result as Jupp Heynckes’ five-match winning streak in the Bundesliga came to an end....

The defending Champions League winners overcame Manchester City with Frank Ribery, Thomas Muller and Robben finding the back of the net at the Etihad Stadium. The end result was 3-1. Robben said: “We were so dominant against a big team in Europe. We didn’t expect an easy game like that. “It is a compliment to our team but we expected more from City.” In spite of being reduced to ten men with the sending off of Jerome Boateng, the German champions still managed to enjoy 66% of possession....

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And the results weren't what everyone expected, either, at least for one team Thursday night. Baylor shook off a sluggish start and scored the final 21 points of the first half en route to a convincing 41-12 win against No. 10 Oklahoma. HAYES: The craziness of November begins — welcome, Baylor MORE: Targeting call on Bears | Best Thursday games | Scoreboard But No. 3 Oregon ran into familiar issues against a familiar opponent....

“Let him get his facts correct first. He has asked how the other boards have allowed IPL to happen. The BCCI has distributed over ten million US dollars as compensation to the other cricket boards for allowing their players to play in the IPL,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said. This was in response to Botham querying: “How on earth did the IPL own the best players in the world for two months a year and not pay a penny to the boards who brought these players into the game?...

The World Cricket committee, comprising legends such as Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara along with current Bangladesh superstar Shakib Al Hasan believe that the richest cricket board should not act as a barrier in getting the sport inducted in the quadrennial extravaganza. “The game’s application to become an Olympic sport is gathering momentum and that the only remaining barrier is India’s reluctance to proceed,” an MCC release stated. “The committee has long been a supporter of Twenty20 cricket being included in the Olympic Games, believing it the single biggest step the game could take to unlock worldwide government funding and aid its global development,” it further stated....

Both Black Caps and Limassol Zalmi have had a solid start to their ECS T10 Cyprus campaigns, winning two in two each. In fact, both teams have beaten Nicosia Fighters twice each. BCP vs LIZ Probable Playing 11 today Black Caps: Waqas Akhtar, Kulwinder Singh, Rajinder Nadania, Pawandeep, Tejwinder Singh, Rajwinder Brar (c), Resham Singh, Umar Farooq, Faisal Sarwar (wk), Jugraj Singh, Gurwinder Singh Limassol Zalmi: Jawad Ali Shah, Umar Shah (wk), Ahsan Ullah, Hassan Shah, Murtaza Khan (c), Arshad Khan, Syed Zia, Kazim Abbas, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Fazil, Muhammad Khan...