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Lamar Jackson joins Michael Vick as only quarterbacks with 6,000 career rushing yards
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Familiar problem surfaces with Virat Kohli closest of fading Fab Four to the end | Geoff Lemon
The once dominant batter is experiencing a Groundhog Day which suggests a mind that is tired of finding solutions
A little over a decade ago, cricket writing became all about the Fab Four. Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, each starting to flourish as Test batters, each clearly the future for their respective national teams. We said they would all go on to captain their countries, and they did, as they kept racking up the hundreds, piling up runs, a kind of transnational pact in relentless quality. Always playing against one another, they were nevertheless joined in their own smaller team, urging one another on, opponents to mediocrity.
These days none is captain any more, with a range of endings to their tenures that span civility to acrimony to scandal. They are all still playing though, elder statesmen in teams that enjoy their presence. Each of them is still the biggest name, the one greeted by most applause when walking to the middle and prompting most excitement from opponents sending them back. None is the team’s best player any longer, but their reputations make it feel as though they are.
Continue reading...Gerwyn Price: ‘Having a break made me fall in love with darts again’
Welshman has had a poor year but says he has refound his spark with the world championship about to start
Gerwyn Price is giving a tour of his man cave. Built last year in the basement of his home in Markham, Caerphilly, it features a championship size snooker table, a pool table, armchairs upholstered from his former darts shirts, its own kitchen and bar, and a cinema room with starlit planetarium ceiling. “It’s a good place to get away when I need an hour to myself,” he says. “Probably play snooker more than darts. Which might be the problem!”
Highest break? “On that table? I’ve had a 96. Highest ever, 108. I won’t do a Shaun Murphy and lie about having a 147!” Price cackles, referencing the snooker player’s unverified and much ridiculed claim to have once hit a nine-dart finish in the pub.
Continue reading...Spoty 2024 is Murray and Anderson’s final farewell and I may sue for severe distress | Emma John
Do you have the Kleenex at the ready? Because the retirement of two British sporting greats is a powerful memento mori
It’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Tuesday, so ask yourself: are you prepared for montage season? It’s dangerous to go into these things cold. You never know which clips are going to hijack your limbic system and leave you a gulping, snot-strewn mess. It could be Keely Hodgkinson crossing the line, or Ollie Watkins’ goal in the Euros semi-final, but it may equally be pommel horse guy hugging a Kazakh you’ve never heard of, or Luke Littler eating a squashie. Either way, it’s worth quietly sliding the box of Kleenex within reach of the sofa.
Having spent the last six months therapeutically processing the retirements of Andy Murray and Jimmy Anderson, I know exactly what my triggers are going to be, and if the BBC replay that “Thank you, Andy” video from Wimbledon, I may sue for emotional distress. It’s pretty rare for anyone’s two favourite sportspeople to make their final exits within weeks of each other, but no one consulted me about the scheduling and, as a result, July was a pretty rocky month, thanks for asking.
Continue reading...Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Nottingham Forest are dreaming of Europe while Ismaïla Sarr is a reason for Crystal Palace fans to be cheerful
Manchester United’s selection was something of a surprise, with Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho left out of the squad completely and Ruben Amorim further raising eyebrows by saying the decision had been made after analysing “everything – training, performance, engagement with teammates”. It was only something of a surprise, however, because the XI was posted on Facebook by Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News at 10.23pm on Saturday night, a little over 18 hours before kick-off. “Interesting an XI has already leaked this evening,” he wrote. “Teams have leaked out of United for years but the current regularity, brazen manner of it and apparently public identity of the source make it more of an issue.” Amorim’s twin tasks are to create a successful team and a disciplined club where nobody threatening the collective to promote their individual agendas. Despite this welcome result, he has a lot to do on both fronts. Simon Burnton
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Continue reading...Ranking the 10 biggest portal announcements from Sunday
Penn State lost a key offensive weapon just days before its College Football Playoff opener.
Recap of Fantasy Basketball Week 8: Here’s What You Missed
Dan Bruno recaps the week that was in the NBA, including a significant trade, injuries to star players and standout performances.
Rain delays slow rampant Australia after India lose four early wickets in third Test
- Third Test, day three at the Gabba: Australia 445; India 51-4
- Play interrupted throughout day as Australia press for victory
Brisbane’s big wet looms as India’s best chance of saving the third Test against Australia, after the tourists slumped to 51-4 after a miserable day three for them at the Gabba.
In between seven rain delays, one aborted start and an early finish due to bad light, Australia were all out for 445 before Mitchell Starc stamped his authority with the ball.
Continue reading...Forgotten weapon hurting India; skipper’s baffling call as revolving door exposed: Talking Points
Australia is in a dominant position in the Third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Brisbane but faces a task to beat the weather as well as India after another rain-marred day at the Gabba.
Fantasy Hockey Pickups: Jonathan Huberdeau one of many adds with plenty of short-term appeal
Corey Abbott highlights some of the week's notable potential pickups, including Jonathan Huberdeau, whose improved offensive production should provide fantasy hockey managers with some short-term upside.