For Pakistan, Rauf clinched three wickets while Afridi grabbed two scalps.

'Shane Warne is sick. He was an incredible cricketer but his lack of sensitivity & ignorance on a lot of occasions is baffling.'

India No 3 batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who ground it out on Day 1, scoring 43 off 160 balls, believes that the match is evenly poised after India ended the day at 233 for 6 but conceded that skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane's dismissals in the final hour of the opening day will provide a 'little bit of advantage' to the hosts.

'No more red ball... it doesn't swing, it doesn't do anything, goes soft after 25 overs. It has been pathetic for so long now. Except for the Dukes ball in England, it has been rubbish.'

"The granting of the Freedom of the City of London recognises how they have added their voices to the growing global movement to stamp out racism."

Pucovski was ruled out after suffering a concussion in the first warm-up game between Australia A and India A.

India enters the final leg of the Australia tour with the first Test at Adelaide on December 17.

Isa Guha feels that Indian team going into the first Test looks way more settled compared to the Australian side

Rahane spoke about how pink ball's increased pace off the pitch during the 40-50 minutes of the twilight session, will be the biggest challenge for any batsman.

Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.

When Barca and Neymar were at the peak of their powers in 2017, however, he shook world football by heading to PSG for a record-smashing 222 million euros ($269.89 million).

With David Warner and Will Pucovski ruled out of the first Test and looking at Joe Burns's worrying form, Australia can't afford to miss Green for the day-night fixture.

The two-legged ties will be played from February 16.

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RMC sport and sports daily L'Equipe said he had died aged 73 after having a heart operation in Paris.

Lionel Messi dragged a nervous Barcelona to a 1-0 win at home to Levante in La Liga, while Cristiano Ronaldo converted two late penalties on his 100th appearance for Juventus in all competitions as the Serie A titleholders ground out a 3-1 win away to a dogged Genoa side.

Joint-leaders Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool both dropped points on a busy day of English Premier League action as Leicester City and Southampton narrowed the gap in what is shaping up to be one of the most open title races for years.

Opening batsman Marcus Harris has been called into Australia's first Test squad as the hosts count the cost of a number of injuries ahead of the series opener against India in Adelaide.

Images from Day 1 of the Day-Night Tour match played in Sydney on Friday.

IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.

RB Leipzig scored twice in the opening 13 minutes but had to survive a late comeback from Manchester United to cling on to a 3-2 win on Tuesday that sent them into the Champions League knockout stage and eliminated the English side.

The women on the 17th annual Forbes Power List hail from 30 countries and were born across four generations.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United enjoyed comfortable wins in the English Premier League on Saturday as fans returned to stadiums after an eight-month absence.

'I've said for years I'd like to see players and coaches take more responsibility in running the game.'

Jadeja played a spectacular knock to power India to a defendable 161/7 but was hit on the helmet in the final over of the innings and the BCCI medical team decided to assess the player before allowing him to get on with proceedings.

Speculation is rife over who would lead Australia should Finch fail to regain his fitness.

They were bowled out for 138 in their first innings after lunch, still 381 runs behind New Zealand's 519 for seven declared and Kane Williamson had no hesitation in imposing the follow-on.

Images from the first Twenty20 International between India and Australia, in Canberra, on Friday.

Kane Williamson finished the day 97 not out - approaching his 21st Test century - with Ross Taylor 31 not out and the home team 243-2 .

The first of the three match T20 series between India and Australia will be played at Canberra on December 4 starting 1340 IST.

India captain Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs, breaking the record held by legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

Finch scored 114 in an opening stand of 156 with David Warner (69) to lay a platform before his predecessor as captain Smith smashed 105 off 66 balls to drive Australia to 374 for six -- their highest total against India.

With Hardik Pandya not yet to fit to bowl, Kohli said it is affecting the balance of the team.

IMAGES from the 1st ODI between Australia and India played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday

Play was halted briefly at the Sydney Cricket Ground when the pitch was invaded by two protesters.

Reactions to the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday.

Should Shikhar Dhawan open with Mayank Agarwal or Shubman Gill? Should India continue with K L Rahul in the middle order?

Neither Modi nor Shah had held legislative or executive power in Delhi before 2014. They have no training in appealing to the diversity of India as represented in Parliament. Their prism is the provincial politics of Gujarat. An exclusive excerpt from Vinay Sitapati's fascinating new book, Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi.

Chelsea's third successive league win lifted them level on 18 points with Leicester City but are top thanks to a better goal difference. Leicester face Liverpool on Sunday.

Unai Emery's Villarreal were much improved in the second half and had spurned numerous chances before Moreno's leveller.