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The Perth Scorchers are currently the team to beat, with Ashton Turner’s men on a 3-game winning streak. Their recent run provides them with an outside chance of making it to the knockout stages. Although the Perth Scorchers are 7th in the BBL table, they will be just a point off 4th place if they beat the Sydney Thunder. A change in the batting order coupled with stronger bowling performances have been the reasons behind Perth Scorchers’ resurgence over the past few weeks....

Q: If a group of owls is called ‘Parliament’ (very apt name, isn’t it?), then what do you call a host of issues? Ans: BCCI Don’t be surprised by that! BCCI has found itself entangled in countless issues – not for the first time and surely not the last. When it comes to cricket, we are as passionate as a politician is for his kursi….and as obsessed as the opposition party is for disrupting Parliament sessions even if a Congress MP sneezes....

The BCCI working committee said the panel will be a single-point interface for the national cricket board to interact with the Justice Lodha Committee as well as to advise and guide the BCCI. Katju will be assisted by three eminent counsels, including BCCI legal advisor Abhinav Mukerjee. Katju is a former chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI). Prior to his appointment at PCI, he served as a judge at the Supreme Court....

Undefeated teams from power conferences were piling up with space for only two in Pasadena on Jan. 6. But a series of upsets, culminating with Michigan State’s win against Ohio State on Saturday night wrapped up the final BCS matchup nice and neat. HAYES: With FSU, Auburn — last team with ball wins MORE: SEC photos | ACC photos | Big Ten photos | Spartans fans get wild Florida State, No....

A great many U.S. tourists have bailed out on Egypt since 1997, when terrorists slaughtered 67 foreign visitors (none of them American) in two gory attacks. Since then, the government has tightened security considerably, but Egypt still ranks as a dangerous place. The State Department announced last month that ““extremist elements may be planning imminent unspecified attacks against U.S. interests in Egypt.’’ Pinkerton Global Intelligence Services, one of the private companies entering the burgeoning travel-security field, rates Egypt as a ““high-risk’’ country (map)....

The Yankees wanted to be ready for that day, and when that day finally came this winter, they were ready. Tuesday, Tanaka put on his pinstripes for the first time, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman revealed how meticulously his team approached the opportunity to bring the pitcher to New York. It started on Christmas Eve, when Rakuten made the official decision to post Tanaka under the new agreement between Major League Baseball and the Japanese leagues....

Beal had been bothered by the injured shoulder since mid-January but had not missed any games before the season was halted because of the coronavirus pandemic in March. Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard, however, said the team is worried that the guard will not be able to get back to full speed coming out of the lengthy stoppage and could suffer further damage. “Bradley did everything possible to be ready to play, but after closely monitoring his individual workouts we came to the conclusion that it was best for him to sit out the upcoming games in Orlando and avoid the risk of further injury,” Sheppard said....

Today it’s widely recognized that fruits and vegetables are more than just good for you. Research shows that vitamins, minerals and other substances in plant foods actively protect against heart disease and many cancers. But Americans are still reluctant to venture much beyond french fries and iceberg lettuce. Studies show that only 9 percent of us eat the recommended five servings a day of fruits and vegetables; more than a quarter eat no vegetables at all on a given day, and nearly half eat no fruit....

“We’ve moving forward with Jay Cutler as our starting quarterback,” first-year general manager Ryan Pace told reporters on Wednesday. MORE: Kelly says he got first-round offer for Bradford | Team-by-team signings | How Revis keeps breaking the bank That confirmation may have been definitive, but Pace didn’t make that declaration until two months into his tenure and that of new head coach John Fox. In between, Pace and Fox got to know Cutler and tried to determine whether they were comfortable with him as the starter....

Dortmund held on for a 1-0 win at Wolfsburg and will lead by four points before Bayern’s visit on Saturday. Bayern dominated possession against Freiburg but found it hard to create chances against the visitors’ well-organized defense, frustrating some home fans who whistled their team at the break. Freiburg had a goal ruled out for offside early in the second half. Bayern claimed a penalty for an apparent hand ball by Freiburg defender Manuel Gulde but referee Felix Zwayer gave a corner instead after consulting video replays....

Paris Saint-Germain are not having the best campaign at the moment and face intense competition from Lille, Monaco, and Lyon in the Ligue 1 title race. The French champions did a number on Barcelona in the round-of-16 and will be intent on a similar result this week. Bayern Munich have not been as clinical as they were last year but have still been a force to reckon with this season....

Bayern temporarily moved into a tie for first place in the Bundesliga by beating Hertha Berlin 1-0 on Saturday, but Borussia Dortmund restored its three-point lead on Sunday with a 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. After Bayern’s match, Rafinha criticized coach Niko Kovac because of a lack of playing time. The defender hasn’t played since Bayern’s 3-1 loss at Leverkusen on Feb. 2. “If you don’t get a minute (playing time) and don’t play, it’s hard to prepare,” Rafinha said....

Davies has established himself as one of the most exciting players in European football since joining Bayern from MLS outfit Vancouver Whitecaps in 2019. The 19-year-old speedster, who capped a fine domestic campaign with the 2019-20 Bundesliga Rookie of the Year award, has been a revelation on the left side of Bayern’s defence, helping them to an eighth consecutive league crown, DFB-Pokal success and Champions League glory. Davies – born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled their native Liberia before moving to Canada when he was five and eventually attaining citizenship in 2017 – became the first Canada international to play in a Champions League final as Bayern defeated Paris Saint-Germain to claim the treble....

Kimmich gave Bayern a 28th-minute lead on Wednesday, latching on to James Rodriguez’s throughball and rifling past Keylor Navas. But Madrid turned things around, levelling just prior to the break through Marcelo’s well-taken volley on the edge of the area, before Marco Asensio scored following Rafinha’s defensive error in the 57th minute. Madrid’s two goals came from just four shots on target and Kimmich acknowledged Bayern were guilty of naivety in attack against the holders....

England have faced modest opposition in all three of their warm-up games in Australia ahead of next week’s Ashes opener in Brisbane. Yet Bayliss is aware Australia often have similar problems when they travel to the United Kingdom. England’s head coach feels both countries would benefit if matches against their hosts’ second string were arranged prior to the Tests getting under way. “Both Australia and England should be getting together and having at least one match against the A team before each series,” Bayliss was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo....

The tourists slumped to crushing 381-run defeat at the Kensington Oval on day four after capitulating to an embarrassing 77 all out in the first innings and posting only 246 second time around. England’s latest horror show came just 10 months after they were blown away for a pitiful 58 in the first Test against New Zealand. Bayliss warned they must show more application and grit in the remainder of the three-match series....

He sent out a series of tweets criticizing the NCAA after a fellow Baylor football player was kicked off the team. MORE: Why the NCAA is so bad | Getting money comes with price | Top 50 players Silas Nacita posted a response shortly after Oakman’s comments, further explaining his situation: Earlier, Oakman expressed his displeasure with the whole situation: Nacita, a walk-on back who goes by the nickname “Salsa Nacho”, was kicked off the team for accepting impermissible benefits in the form of housing, according to reports....

Coach Kim Mulkey revealed at the WNBA draft Wednesday night that she would make the trip, if invited. There hasn’t been a women’s college basketball champion invited to the White House under Trump. “I’ve been every time for every president,” she told the Associated Press . “It’s not a political issue for me. It’s an honor to go to the White House. I want everyone to say they went to the White House....

Despite the announcement that Bayonetta 3 is in development, details are still relatively scarce. Will the game feature a new protagonist? Will it be one of the best Nintendo Switch games? Will it be available for other platforms? It’s certainly one of the most anticipated games of 2018, that’s for sure. Here’s everything we know about Bayonetta 3 so far, including release date rumours, platforms and gameplay news. Bayonetta 3 release date and pricing rumours So, when will Bayonetta 3 make its highly-anticipated appearance on the Nintendo Switch?...

With Bengaluru Blasters’s first game on the opening night abandoned due to heavy rain after just 13 overs of play and Bijapur Bulls set to play their first match, both teams virtually find themselves in a similar situation and will want to start their campaign on a great note. In the auction, Bijapur Bulls retained the duo of Bharat Chipli and KC Cariappa before going on to invest heavily in the likes of Prateek Jain, Suneel Raju, Naveen MG and NP Bhareth....