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For the first time since Eduardo ‘Nelo’ Vingada took over as Malaysia’s national team head coach, the training session was held at Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) grounds at Kelana Jaya. The last two national camps were held in Johor Bahru and Melaka respectively. Only 17 players turned up on the first day of the training with six other players expected to arrive late Wednesday night. None of the Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) players were in attendance because of a club meeting that they had to attend while Nor Azam Azih was given a leave of absence due to family emergency....

Will Pucovksi was struck flush on the helmet by Indian pacer Kartik Tyagi on Day 3 of the first warm-up match at the Drummoyne Oval in Sydney on Tuesday (December 8). The 22-year-old, who is pipped to make his Test debut in the absence of injured David Warner, is now set to miss the second practice game starting December 11. In an interview with Sydney Morning Herald, Pat Cummins sent his best wishes to the youngster and said that the support staff will hopefully help him through the struggle....

Cheteshwar Pujara scored just 16 runs from the first 100 balls. He then laboured his way to a half-century off 174 balls before edging it to Tim Paine behind the stumps off the bowling of Pat Cummins. Ricky Ponting thinks that Cheteshwar Pujara must be a bit more proactive in his batting. The former Australian captain tweeted: This is not the first time that the Saurashtra batsman’s defensive approach has come under the scanner....

Tim Paine has now apologized for his comments, saying he should be setting a better example for the kids. Paine’s war of words with Ashwin wasn’t the only controversial moment surrounding the Australia captain in the Test match. His rant at umpire Paul Wilson earlier in the Test cost him 15% of his match fee. Paine could have even been suspended for the final Test match, had the ICC decided to view the incident more seriously....

The scan reports have come out less than encouraging, and the visitors don’t want to risk aggravating the injury further. India is already sweating over the loss of Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari due to their injuries in Sydney. Plus, the team is missing three of the country’s best pacers - Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, and Umesh Yadav - and one of the world’s best batsmen in Virat Kohli....

The sandwich incident is part of the growing narrative developing over some Australian players being allegedly unhappy with Justin Langer’s headmaster-like coaching style. Speaking on the Cricket Et Cetera podcast, Justin Langer spoke on the sandwich controvery. He laughed off the matter and said: Justin Langer, however, admitted that he still has a lot to learn as a coach, and that he will reflect over reports of player discontent in the dressing room....

In the poignant video uploaded by cricket.com.au, Siraj could be seen wiping his tears at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It has been an emotional series for the Hyderabad pacer. He had lost his father while on the tour and hasn’t been able to return home. He had even remarked that his father dreamed of him representing the country. Mohammed Siraj, who made his debut in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, has risen to the occasion in the series....

The lanky off-spinner brought his all-round skills to the fore in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the Test series against England. While he was the highest wicket-taker for India across the two series with 44 scalps, his telling contributions with the bat were extremely valuable. During a discussion on Star Sports, Parthiv Patel replied in the affirmative when asked if R Ashwin should be given chances in white-ball cricket based on his exploits in Tests....

The Karnataka-based right-arm pacer has been rewarded for his excellent domestic record - 34 wickets from nine first-class games at an average of just over 20. Prasidh Krishna is a skiddy customer who can swing the ball up front, while also holding a nasty bouncer under his sleeve. The BCCI confirmed the development in an official statement: The development comes close on the heels of India’s massive defeat at Headingley....

Chopra remarked that as people have taken credit for the improvement in the bowling department, the “buck has to stop somewhere” for the dipped averages of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, and Cheteshwar Pujara in the last couple of years. He said India needs to see if there have been any shortcomings in Rathour’s work and how he has addressed them. In a video on his Youtube channel, Chopra said:...

Iyer has scored 90 runs from three games against South Africa while batting at No. 3 in the ongoing five-match T20I series at home. Although he’s among the top scorers for the hosts, the 27-year-old has looked uneasy against quick short-pitched deliveries. Observers believe that his technique is manageable in Indian conditions but might be exposed in Australia, where the 2022 T20 World Cup will be played. In a recent interaction with ESPNcricinfo, Jaffer opined on Iyer’s knock of 14 (11) in the third T20I and his overall game....

The 27-year-old batting all-rounder impressed in the three-match T20I series in Kolkata against the West Indies. He scored 24*, 33 and 35* at a quick pace, and also chipped in with two wickets in the final T20I. Praising Iyer, Jadeja termed him the most versatile player in the Indian team at the moment. During a discussion on Cricbuzz, Jadeja said in this regard: Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik added that the promising cricketer had a fabulous series against the West Indies, elaborating;...

The squad were seen brimming with confidence as they posed for the camera with smiles around the national flag. Sharing the picture on Twitter, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wrote: Captain KL Rahul, his deputy Shikhar Dhawan and other players also took to social media as India celebrated the special day. Take a look: India celebrated ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ as the nation celebrates 75 years of independence amid patriotic fervor....

Notre Dame is the easy answer — on the surface. The Irish are coming off a College Football Playoff appearance, and Brian Kelly returns a talented roster. Notre Dame, however, has company in the independent ranks. POWER 5 PRIMERS: ACC | SEC | B10 | B12 | P12 Army, ranked 16th in Sporting News’ preseason top 25, continues to roll under coach Jeff Monken and is looking for more after a school-record 11 wins in 2018....

This insight isn’t easy to accept. Every month, in the personal-finance magazines, you’re seduced by the promise of Funds to Buy Now!, each of them managed by a Croesus. But in money as in life, the wiser you get, the more guff you can blow away. The truth about funds on the Top Ten lists is that most of them won’t do as well as the major market indexes (an index, such as Standard & Poor’s 500-stock average, measures general market performance)....

In a match which could have gone either way, it was France’s Ines Lardeur who scored the only goal of the match in the 37th minute through a penalty corner conversion. Both sides got sufficient opportunities to score but their defences were solid throughout the match, not allowing the forwards to convert their chances on multiple occasions. India A women’s team, consisting of players from the India Development Core Group and a few youngsters who have recently represented the India senior team, found it difficult to produce a clear goal-scoring opportunity....

PR Sreejesh, was again in his elements, ensuring that the French didn’t get any opportunities to get back into the contest and yet again proving why he is regarded so highly in the international circuit. This is India’s second straight win over France, following their 3-2 win at the Hockey World League Semifinals in Belgium, last month. This was India’s first match under new coach Roelant Oltmans, who has been given the reigns of the team until the 2016 Rio Olympics next year....

The Knicks have been a major disappointment this year, just 20-32 and currently out of the playoff picture, even in the woebegone East. That left Anthony shrouded by gloom coming into All-Star weekend. MORE: Images from All-Star Weekend | Durant gives himself nickname of “The Servant” “It was going to be hard for me to try and enjoy this weekend, but I did,” Anthony said. “I found a way. The guys that are part of the weekend did a great job of just getting me through it and keeping me positive, and just the whole vibe of the weekend was something that I was looking forward to, being around the guys the whole weekend, just kind of decompressing from my regular season....

New Delhi, April 10th, 2013 – The Basketball Federation of India declared open the first ever 3×3 National Basketball Championship for Men and Women representing various states of India today. The 3×3 format of basketball envisages the equivalent of T-20 of Cricket. There was an inaugural lamp lighting ceremony followed by performances from various dance troupes representing different states of India. The championship was then declared open by the Chief Guest and Rajya Sabha member Mr Trilochan Singh, Vice President, IOA....