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Nonetheless, frolicking through the close shaves and hit-and-miss endeavours, England’s incumbent number four delivered the goods to repay the selectors’ faith. Crawley might bear a passing resemblance to an angelic choirboy who’d first thing exchange pleasantries with religious aficionados, but it’s when you hear the gunshot crack of his willow on leather that the penny drops. His stroke-making prowess runs the gamut from chiselled straight-drives to wristy flicks and handsy backfoot punches....

Les Bleus arrived in Qatar as defending champions and despite a raft of injuries, have peformed strongly with Kylian Mbappe scoring freely. England, meanwhile, still have the memory of their Euro 2020 final defeat fresh in mind and look determined to crack their silverware drought. Like France, the Three Lions have impressed in attack so far at this World Cup and this quarterfinal could come down to a battle of two star-studded frontlines....

After being asked to bat first, fifties from skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane helped India put on 329 runs in the first innings. After getting off to a good start, England batsmen succumbed to Indian pacers as they lost all the wickets including a fifer from Hardik Pandya in the second session on day two and gave away a first-innings lead of 168. Indian batsmen looked positive in their second innings as they came out all guns blazing....

Graham Gooch, incidentally, set the record in 1990 against India in a three-match Test series when he scored 752 runs at an average of 125 with three centuries, including his career-best Test score of 333. The record has stood for 28 years and since then only one other captain has even managed to amass in excess of 700 runs in a Test series in England. Kohli, who already has two centuries and three fifties in the ongoing Test series against England, already holds the Indian record for the most runs by a captain in a Test series in England....

While speaking to the media after the conclusion of the series, which went 4-1 in favour of the hosts, Kohli retorted at a journalist’s question about this being the ‘best Indian side in the last 15 years’. When the journalist asked if the tag added pressure on the team, and if they side actually believed in the notion, Kohli sharply reacted by saying, “We have to believe we are the best side - why not”....

Philander and Morkel, however, made amends with the ball and started off with a bang, getting rid of Cook and Jennings off consecutive deliveries. Joe Root notched up his sixth consecutive 50+ score, this one coming at more than run a ball but a loose shot from the skipper triggered a collapse that saw England lose their last six wickets for a mere 62 runs. Keshav Maharaj and Chris Morris were at the centre of South Africa’s sensational comeback in the day, sharing three wickets apiece....

Victory over Iran would mark the Three Lions’ first victory outside of England in more than a year, having scored once in three games on their travels during that time. At 20th in the world, Iran are ranked 16 places higher than Hungary, whose double victory over England in June included a 4-0 win at Molineux, when the mood among English fans turned mutinous. Here’s how you can watch all the action in the major global territories as the Qatar 2022 Group B action gets underway....

The following are Tuesday’s results, reports Xinhua: First round: Bury drew Cambridge 0-0 First round replays: Carlisle bt Boreham Wood 2-1 Crewe lost to Wycombe 0-2 Newport bt Braintree 1-0 Scunthorpe lost to Grimsby 1-2 Wolves lost to Oldham 1-2 York lost to Bristol Rovers 2-3 0 votes

The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late Tuesday that FA head of strategy and performance Dave Reddin was linked to a culture of bullying and fear. The FA confirmed it “received an anonymous letter raising certain concerns in relation to Dave Reddin.” In a statement, the FA says it “took all of the allegations raised very seriously and undertook and investigation. We are entirely satisfied that the matters were appropriately investigated and concluded....

Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Everton in midweek has sent the Cityzens atop the league table albeit having played a game more. With Pep Guardiola’s men hosting Chelsea in Gameweek 26’s star game, it could all change again. Review of Gameweek 25 It was an amazing round of games in the last matchday. Tottenham Hotspur kickstarted it with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Newcastle United courtesy of a late Heung-Min Son strike....

Dusty ‘The Wildman’ Crum, along with five other Floridians, captured the python as part of a community challenge to remove the snakes from the area. The 10-day competition aims to control the population of the invasive Burmese python and protect other animals in the Florida Everglades. Participants who catch the most and the biggest pythons can expect to nab top prizes. Crum believes his catch measured close to 16 feet long, although an official measurement has not been taken....

Falcao fires Monaco closer to Ligue 1 title After holding title-chasing Tottenham to a goalless draw in midweek, Sunderland thumped fellow strugglers Crystal Palace 4-0 at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Although the Black Cats remain bottom, they are now just two points adrift of safety, and Moyes was in confident mood ahead of their upcoming push for survival. “I am positive that we have a really good chance,” Moyes told his post-match press conference....

While eating a specific diet won’t cure eosinophilic gastritis, this article will discuss nutritional strategies that can help reduce symptoms and improve your overall health and well-being. Benefits There is a strong association between food allergies and eosinophilic gastritis. The six foods most commonly associated with allergies are: DairyEggsTree nutsSoySeafood/shellfishWheat For this reason, following a diet that eliminates these foods, known as the multiple-food elimination diet (MFED), may be helpful in reducing your symptoms....

Gamers who download one of the free-to-play games will also download the new Riot Client, which provides direct access to those titles and began rolling out worldwide this month. Existing players of League of Legends or other Riot Games titles will be able to sign into existing accounts and continue to use their existing friends lists. RELATED: PUBG Mobile and League of Legends Are Crossing Over To celebrate this new partnership between Riot Games and Epic Games, one of League of Legends’ most popular characters Jinx is making her way into Fortnite....

The next Epic Games Store free game, which will be available for users to claim from March 17 at 10:00am CT until March 24 at the same time, is In Sound Mind. In Sound Mind being an Epic Games Store free game is notable because the game is not even a year old at this point, whereas most EGS free games are relatively older titles, like current free game Cities: Skylines....

However, the excitement over getting Grand Theft Auto 5 for free is causing issues for the Epic Games Launcher. At the time of this writing, the Epic Games Launcher is simply not working. It loads for a bit, and then redirects to a 500 Error page. This is likely due to a huge number of people rushing to the Epic Games Store to claim Grand Theft Auto 5, and so those running into these issues should just be patient....

England face Slovakia on Monday in their last group match, knowing victory will secure them a place in the last 16. Hodgson’s deal expires at the end of the tournament, and the 68-year-old has indicated he would like to remain in charge for the World Cup in 2018. “Clearly if you get to semi-finals, that’s success,” Dyke was quoted as saying by Sportsweek on Saturday. “If we’ve played well and unfortunately lost against a good team or on penalties in the quarter-finals, then that’s a discussion that will go on....

Put in to bat by Virat Kohli, England got off to a rollicking start, reaching 70 in the Powerplay overs thanks to some blistering batting from Jason Roy and Jos Buttler. The latter fell soon, but the former carried on, pulverising the Indians to all parts of the ground. But once Roy fell, the Indian bowlers began to plug the hosts, in particular, Hardik Pandya who registered career-best figures of 4 for 38 in his four overs to peg them back....

The batsmen have been in woeful form. Apart from Virat Kohli, no other batsman has looked at ease at the crease. Add to that, the tactical blunders made by the team management in the previous test have only made the situation worse. Playing Kuldeep Yadav ahead of Umesh Yadav in the seaming conditions at Lords raised a few eyebrows. Sportskeeda takes a look at some gambles that may help India win the third test....

The English have come out all guns blazing in their trademark aggressive approach in the recently concluded series against a weakened Australian side as well as the first T20I where it did not quite come off. However, they are still an exceptionally strong side and they will likely be better prepared to take on the Indian side in the 2nd T20I. They will have to be particularly wary of the Indian spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, nicknamed KulCha, who have been stifling the opposition in the middle overs....