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Pat Cummins claimed three for 54 as Australia took a 139-run lead against South Africa at Stumps on day three of the first Test.A collective bowling effort from Australia saw South Africa bowled out for 284 on Sunday in its first innings – Mitchell Starc (two for 63), Josh Hazlewood (two for 54) and Nathan Lyon (two for 58) took a brace each.Australia had scored 390 runs in its first innings with Matt Renshaw hitting a career-best 190 to help the visiting side recover from a precarious 124 for six.In its second innings, Australia was 33-0 at stumps in 5.4…
Kimi Antonelli said he can finally dare to dream about winning his first Formula One world championship after he finished in third place at the Singapore Grand Prix and put himself in a position where he could secure the title at the next round in Austin.Max Verstappen won with a dominant drive at the Marina Bay circuit but behind him Antonelli’s podium means he could become F1’s youngest champion at the age of 20 in two weeks’ time. Antonelli leads his Mercedes teammate, George Russell, by 102 points and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 111. With six meetings remaining and 150…
Delivering an emphatic reminder of how imperious he can be when he has the car beneath him, Max Verstappen was untouchable in victory at the Singapore Grand Prix.It has taken Red Bull most of the season to deliver said ride, however, and the title is beyond the Dutchman. In his wake at the Marina Bay circuit the champion in waiting, Kimi Antonelli, did enough to move to within a race of taking the crown.The race under the floodlights certainly belonged to Verstappen, who with a commanding run from pole to flag took his first victory at Marina Bay, on the…
Re your report (‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms, 6 October), the US neuroscientist Ben Rein has shown that there is a fundamental difference in our cognitive response according to the type of interaction we have. In-person meetings and conversations show a dramatic increase in serotonin, oxytocin and dopamine – “feelgood” hormones – compared with online interactions. I have been encouraged to speak to people at bus stops.Judith FurnerEastbourne, East Sussex Re easing winter fuel costs (Report, 6 October), it would benefit everyone if the outrageous daily standing charges were reduced or on a sliding scale…
Fulfilment of duty will meet fulfilment of dream when India and the West Indies cross swords in the third episode of the T20I series at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday.Considering the imperious form the Men in Blue have maintained in the slam-bang format on home soil — they last lost a series in the country back in 2019 — they are expected to win every assignment in their backyard.While the first match in Lucknow went like clockwork for India, West Indies showed in the second clash in Ranchi that it means business.TossWest Indies won the toss and opted…
While Red Bull and Max Verstappen were very much on a roll at the Singapore Grand Prix with victory in the sprint and then pole position, Britain’s George Russell was left having to roll with the punches. His vanishingly slight title hopes took another blow after he crashed out of the sprint race on the streets of the Marina Bay circuit.Verstappen’s pole was a mighty lap to beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second by five-hundredths of a second as the Dutchman enjoys his best form of the season. A 50th pole, his first in Singapore coming on the…
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead, Durban!OVERNIGHT SCORESouth Africa 27/1 vs Australia 390 all out (Matt Renshaw 190; Wiaan Mulder 4/68) in 137.2 overs.TOSSAustralia won the toss and opted to bat first.PLAYING XISouth Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje.Australia: Nic Maddinson, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.SQUADSSouth Africa: Temba Bavuma (c),…
Arbeloa 11/4 from 9/2 after Fulham fall to late defeat at Ipswich. Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “Manchester United’s failure to clinch victory against 10-man Spurs has seen the heat turned up further on manager Michael Carrick, and we now make the former United and Spurs midfielder favourite to be the next Premier League manager to go at 2/1. “Carrick was 5/2 before Saturday’s clash, with Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi narrowly ahead of him in the sack race market at 9/4, but they have now traded places with De Zerbi drifting out to 11/4 after Spurs grabbed…
Group ABihar vs Uttar Pradesh – Rajgir – begins 9:00AMGoa vs Baroda – Panaji – begins 9:30AMJammu and Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh – Srinagar – begins 9:30AMVidarbha vs Puducherry – Nagpur – begins 9:30AMGroup BHyderabad vs Tripura – Securandarabad – begins 9:30AMAndhra vs Karnataka – Vijayawada – begins 9:30AMPunjab vs Assam – New Chandigarh – begins 9:30AMSaurashtra vs Chhattisgarh – Rajkot – begins 9:30AMGroup CJharkhand vs Kerala – Jamshedpur – begins 9:00AMBengal vs Delhi – Kalyani – begins 9:00AMGujarat vs Odisha – Ahmedabad – begins 9:30AMServices vs Maharashtra – Delhi – begins 9:30AMGroup DHaryana vs Himachal Pradesh – Rohtak –…
Former India opener and Mumbai batting legend Wasim Jaffer has questioned Yashasvi Jaiswal’s decision to take up wicket-keeping role at the age of 24, saying the Test opener should instead focus on his batting.Mumbai captain Siddhesh Lad on Thursday had said that Jaiswal has been working on wicket-keeping as a back-up skill to batting and leg-spin, with pictures of him putting in the hard yards behind the stumps surfacing ahead of the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season.“I myself was surprised when I heard this. It is very difficult if you have not kept wickets since childhood. First of all, it is…