West Indies great Clive Lloyd ‘disturbed’ by two-tier plan for Test cricket

  • Talks ongoing on dividing sport into two divisions
  • Lloyd: ‘I think it will be terrible for some countries’

The West Indies great Clive Lloyd is “disturbed” by the idea of a two-tier structure for Test cricket and believes efforts should instead be focused on ensuring struggling teams play more often against the top sides.

According to a report in the Melbourne Age, India, Australia and England are in talks to divide Test cricket into two divisions to allow cricket’s “Big Three” to play each other more often. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Indian chairman, Jay Shah, will meet representatives of the Australian and English boards this month, the report added.

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Feyi-Waboso injury leaves Borthwick’s England short of options for Six Nations

  • Shoulder problem could rule wing out of tournament
  • Furbank also likely to miss opening match in Ireland

Steve Borthwick has mounting headaches over his back-three contingent before the Six Nations with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Furbank and Ollie Sleightholme all sidelined with injuries

Feyi-Waboso has a dislocated shoulder and with surgery beckoning, he is facing a spell on the sidelines that would rule him out of the Six Nations, dealing Borthwick what would be a major setback before a crucial campaign that begins away to Ireland on 1 February.

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2025 season preview: Kaulig Racing

Editor’s Note: Today’s Kaulig Racing preview continues NASCAR.com’s countdown of team previews for the 2025 Cup Series season. KAULIG RACING Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine: ECR Engines Driver-crew chief pairings: Ty Dillon-Andrew Dickeson (No. 10), AJ Allmendinger-Trent Owens (No. 16) Team outlook: Ahead of its fourth full-time season at the Cup Series level, Kaulig once again wipes the […]

Anderson and Northern Iowa host Murray State

Murray State Racers (8-7, 2-2 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (9-6, 3-1 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Murray State after Tytan Anderson scored 27 points in Northern Iowa's 80-73 loss to the Valparaiso Beacons. The Panthers are 8-1 in home games.

Luis leads St. John’s against Xavier after 20-point game

St. John's Red Storm (12-3, 3-1 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (9-6, 1-3 Big East) Cincinnati; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Storm -1.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: St. John's visits Xavier after RJ Luis scored 20 points in St. John's 70-62 win against the Butler Bulldogs.

Northern Illinois hosts Kent State after Davis’ 20-point game

Kent State Golden Flashes (9-4, 0-1 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-9, 0-1 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Flashes -12.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kent State plays Northern Illinois after VonCameron Davis scored 20 points in Kent State's 75-67 loss to the Ball State Cardinals. The Huskies are 4-1 on their home court.