Staff picks: Can Pitt pick up a much-needed win over Syracuse?

The Panthers will be in upstate New York to take on longtime nemesis, Syracuse, for a 12:30 tip from the JMA Wireless Dome, with television coverage slated for ESPN2. Pitt is in the midst of a four-game losing streak. Last Saturday, the Panthers fell victim of Clemson by a 78-75 decision in overtime.

PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series live results

PFL returns to action Saturday with PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, and MMA Junkie has you covered with live and official results throughout the event. PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series takes place Saturday at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. The card streams on MAX and…

Patten and Hewett give Great Britain taste of Australian Open glory

  • Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara win men’s doubles
  • Alfie Hewett claims title in men’s wheelchair final

Britain’s Henry Patten claimed his second grand slam doubles title alongside his Finnish partner, Harri Heliövaara, in a late-night epic in Melbourne.

The pair did not walk out on Rod Laver Arena until 10.30pm after a lengthy women’s singles final between Madison Keys Aryna Sabalenka. It took until past midnight for the first set against the Italian third seeds, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, to conclude.

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India beat England by two wickets in a T20 thriller – as it happened

  • Over-by-over updates on the action in Chennai
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Hardik Pandya shares the new ball again and soon hits Duckett on the side of the helmet – jaw rather than temple. There’s a dot of blood on his cheek as the physio conducts the noe-standard tests, but happily Duckett looks fine.

1st over: England 8-1 (Duckett 2, Buttler 1) Salt had started so well, needing only one ball to improve on his duck in the first game. It was a gentle inswinger from Arshdeep and Salt clipped it over midwicket for a promising four. That’s the trouble with promise: ou can’t always believe it.

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