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Reddy Anna Book and the Evolution of Cricket Platforms in IndiaCricket has always held a special place in India's sporting culture. For decades, fans followed matches through television broadcasts, newspapers, and radio commentary. However, the digital revolution has transformed the way people interact with cricket. Today, millions of users rely on online platforms to access cricket-related content, stay connected with the sport, and enjoy a more...0 Comments 0 Shares 52 Views 0 Reviews
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WWW.FOXSPORTS.COMLast Night In Baseball: The Athletics And Angels Had A Wild Friday NightThere is always baseball happening almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don't worry, we're here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: The Athletics and Angels had one wild Friday night. Through three innings, the As were already up 4-0, but thats when Los Angeles began to take control. In the top of the fourth, first baseman Nolan Schanuel walked, then second baseman Oswald Peraza doubled. DH Christian Moore then hit a sac fly to put the Angels on the board, and with two outs third baseman Denzer Guzman went yard to make it 4-3, As. Catcher Logan OHoppe would keep it going with a walk, then left fielder Wade Meckler would draw his own free pass. That meant two on for center fielder Jose Siri, who would blast a three-run homer that gave the Angels a 6-4 lead and knocked starter Jeffrey Springs out of the game. Shortstop Zach Neto would then make it 7-4 with a homer off new pitcher Justin Sterner, and in the next inning, OHoppe would go yard with a three-run shot; 10-4, Angels. Schanuel would hitanother homer for Los Angeles, a solo dinger, and thats how far the Angels got before the As were able to answer at all. When the Athleticsdid answer, though, it came loud and clear. One run in the sixth, then two in the seventh and eighth each the lead had been cut to 11-9 by the ninth. Sam Bachman came on in relief of Chase Silseth, who in the eighth had allowed a home run to third baseman Max Muncy who had entered as a pinch-hitter earlier to make it 11-9 in the first place. Bachmans luck was not much better. He got catcher Shea Langeliers out to start the inning, but then left fielder Tyler Soderstrom doubled. Shortstop Jacob Wilson grounded out, giving the Angels a chance to win it here and stifle the comeback attempt. Instead, Jonah Heim came on as a pinch-hitter, saw a 99.2 mph sinker middle-middle and launched it into the right field stands. In the top of the 10th, the Angels had a chance to score the go-ahead run, erasing the As seven-run comeback, if only temporarily. Muncy came up big again, however, this time defensively: he corralled an OHopper at third and got the throw to home calmly and accurately, allowing Langeliers to take Christian Moore out with time to spare and keep the game tied. And that made room for the ultimate indignity in the bottom of the 10th. Kirby Yates replaced Bachman on the mound, and he walked center fielder Henry Bolte to put two on. Zach Gelof, who had shifted to second base defensively earlier in the game, was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Samy Natera Jr. relieved Yates to stop what was happening from happening, but he could not. A literal walk-off to end things the As scored eight unanswered runs, most on big bops, but the final one was a pleasant 90-foot stroll. This was a significant win for the As in other ways, too: they are back at .500 on the season, and with the Mariners losing, they now just sit half-a-game out of first in the AL West. Much, much earlier in the As-Angels tilt, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was thrown out for arguing balls and strikes. Most of the arguing happenedafter the ejection, however: Kotsay was incensed about being tossed for commenting on the accuracy of home plate umpire Dan Merzel from the dugout. The broadcast did not hide the audio on Kotsays mic. Good morning, its expletives. Kotsay does have a point, though: managers cant call for a challenge, and he felt low strikes were being called four of them, by his count, at this early juncture of the game. He doesnt really have a recourse here, and risking potentially limited ABS challenges this early on could have negative consequences later on should it turn out the ump is correct. ABS is working splendidly so far, but Kotsay seemed to mostly be calling for better calls so that ABS wouldntneed to be leaned on. The As werent the only ones with a ninth-inning comeback that led to a win. The Dodgers had to fight back against the Orioles, as Baltimore itself evened things up at 3-3 in the sixth inning thanks to back-to-back homers from shortstop Gunnar Henderson and first baseman Pete Alonso and then Leody Taveras made a catch in right field to end the bottom of the sixth that robbed the Dodgers of a likely run. To make matters worse, the Orioles then scored two more runs in the top of the seventh, when left fielder Jeremiah Jackson singled in Colton Cowser and Coby Mayo. The Dodgers finally responded in the bottom of the ninth, however. Ryan Helsley came on in relief, and while he retired first baseman Freddie Freeman to start the inning, shortstop Mookie Betts cut the lead in half with a 378-foot solo shot to left. Third baseman Max Muncy no, no, the other third baseman Max Muncy would then walk and be replaced with pinch-runner Alex Call. DH Ryan Ward would walk following the second out of the inning, and, down to the Dodgers last strike, catcher Dalton Rushing would deliver. It should have just been tied 5-5, but right fielder Tyler ONeill uncorked a throw that didnt reach the plate with the accuracy it needed the ball got away from backstop Samuel Basallo, ONeill was charged with an error, and Ward would continue sprinting from third to score the winning run. Also wild is that that error and the second run might not have mattered in the end, or even happened at all, if not for a play much earlier in the game. Check out this incredible slide, in which its a race between the tip of Basallos glove and the tips of second baseman Alex Freelands fingers. The replay shows just how ridiculously close the play was its incredible that home plate ump Nestor Ceja got it right the first time, because all those angles look plenty controversial. A play so good by the Royals you have to watch it from more than one angle. Thats Royals second baseman Michael Massey making a sliding catch over by shortstop, realizing he cant get up to make the throw to first and hucking the ball over to Tyler Tolbert, whodoesmake the throw and gets backstop Ivn Herrera in time. Even better, this was done in the absence of starting shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who suffered an MCL sprain and has avoided the IL for now, but couldnt avoid sitting out at least a couple of games. What a beauty. When a double-play combo can speak without speaking like this, thats just some great baseball. Kansas City would end up defeating the Cardinals by the narrow score of 6-5, too, making a play like this even more important in hindsight. Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski allowed just one run total over his previous eight starts, resulting in the lowest eight-start ERA 0.17 since it became an official stat back in 1913, perMLB. To be blunter: no one had ever been as good over an eight-start period as what Miz just did from May 1 through June 12. In addition to the 0.17 ERA, Misiorowski struck out 80 batters against nine walks in 54 innings while allowing just 19 hits only one of them for extra bases. And yet, this is baseball were talking about, and baseball does what it wants. So not only did the Braves score a run against Misiorowski on Friday night in their series opener against the Brewers, but Milwaukees 6-foot-7 wonder actually gave up two of them. Or, more than he had allowed over his last month-and-a-half of work. When can two runs be both a lot of runs and not a lot at all? When its Miz allowing them. Center fielder Mauricio Dubn was responsible for both runs, driving in Jorge Mateo and Ozzie Albies on a single in the sixth inning. That put Atlanta up, 2-1, and also effectively ended Misiorowskis night, as he wouldnt come back out for the seventh. Abner Uribe came on in relief and gave up what ended up being the game-winning homer to Mike Yastrzemski, his fourth of the year, to give the Braves a 3-1 lead. Milwaukee would score one more, but it wasnt enough, and the Braves took game one of this series between two of the leagues best and despite Miz standing in the way, to boot. Corbin Carroll hits triples. Lots of triples. In fact, his latest No. 52 in his career tied him for the most in Diamondbacks history, with former shortstop Stephen Drew. This isnt just an Arizona-specific skill, however. Carroll led the National League in triples in 2023, then MLB as a whole in each of the past two seasons. Through June 19, he has nine, once again leading the majors and his next will give him sole possession of the D-backs leaderboard. This really was Carrolls game to shine, too. He was 3-for-4 with four RBIs, a run and a walk against the Twins on Friday, with one of those other two hits a double. Plus, check out this grab he made in right. Carroll is one of the best players in the league, an offensive force batting .283/.371/.554 who has also improved defensively over the past couple of years. Hes just a lot of fun to watch, and here his performance proved to be the difference in a 9-5 dub for Arizona over Minnesota. Cam Schlittler is leading the Yankees rotation, as well as the American League in ERA. After limiting the Reds to four baserunners and no runs on Friday, Schlittlers ERA is down to 1.71, and hes leading the junior circuit in innings with 95, as well. While hes not first in strikeouts, he did cross the 100-whiff threshold last night, punching out 13 Reds to set a new career-best in what proved to be a 5-0 W for New York. A dominating performance, and one that has helped the Yankees weather waiting for Gerrit Cole to return from Tommy John surgery, as well as the loss of Max Fried. Cole is back and pitching well, but Fried has been gone for over a month now Schlittler, though, is doing more than just making up for Frieds absence. The Red Sox went on the road for a weekend series in Seattle, and given how poorly the team has played at Fenway this season just 12-25, to save you the time of looking it up getting away couldnt hurt. And so far, so good on that hypothesis. Offseason acquisition Ranger Suarez was shoving against the Mariners, as he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before finally losing it. Suarez was pulled after 6 innings no-hitter or no, he was at 94 pitches, so he was potentially not long for the game at that point, anyway. Before exiting, however, he held the Ms to a single hit, walked three and struck out five. His ERA for the season is now 2.93, as well: plenty hasnt been working for the Red Sox this season, but Suarez has not been part of the problem. Boston picked up the win, which makes life more difficult for the Mariners, as their slim lead over the As in the AL West shrunk another game. Trei Cruz debuted for the Tigers and in the majors on Friday night, and if you dont know the history there, you might have missed whats the occasion, considering he didnt have a hit or walk or even make a play in the field in a 4-3 Detroit win over the White Sox. The reason is that the 28-year-old outfielder is the son of former MLB outfielder Jos Cruz Jr., a 12-year veteran who played for the Mariners and Blue Jays, among others. And Cruz Jr. is the son of Jos CruzSr., who had his own 19-year career in the bigs primarily with the Astros. Both were in attendance to see Trei Cruz make it to the majors on Friday night. Trei Cruz makes this family the fifth in MLB history to have three generations of players in it. The others? The Bells (Gus, Buddy, and brothers David and Mike), the Hairstons (Sam, Jerry, and brothers Jerry Jr. and Scott), the Boones (Ray, Bob, and brothers Bret and Aaron) and the Colemans (Joe, Joe and Casey).0 Comments 0 Shares 12 Views 0 Reviews -
WWW.CBSSPORTS.COMIvory Coast's Yan Diomande is a must-watch World Cup breakout star; Netherlands attack could doom them, moreAs the World Cup group stage hits its midway point, rising star Yan Diomande takes center stage while the underperforming Netherlands face a crucial test against Sweden0 Comments 0 Shares 60 Views 0 Reviews -
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SPORTS.YAHOO.COMWorld Cup 2026: Braces from Brian Brobbey, Cody Gakpo help Netherlands to 5-1 win over SwedenBrian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo each scored twice to power the Netherlands to a 5-1 victory over Sweden on Saturday.After a uninspiring 2-2 draw with Japan in its opening World Cup match, the Dutch came out on the front foot right from kickoff. Brobbey started the attack on the opening goal by laying off a ball to Tijjani Reijnders, who then found Gakpo on the left wing. Gakpo then put a pass across the Sweden penalty box and found Brobbey to make it 1-0 after just five minutes.Brobbey was making his first World Cup start for the Netherlands in the place of Matchday 1 goalscorer Crysencio Summerville. Twelve minutes after opening the scoring, he secured his brace by losing defender Isak Hien and tapping home a Denzel Dumfries pass.According to Opta, Brobbey netted the fourth-fastest brace (16:12) to start a World Cup match since 1986 behind Germany's Lukas Podolski (11:35, 2006) and Brazil's Ronaldo Nazrio (12:16, 2002) and England's Gary Lineker (13:46, 1986).The two first-half tallies also saw Netherlands join Brazil, Germany, Argentina, France, Italy, Spain, and England as men's team with 100 goals all-time in the World Cup. The Netherlands is the only one in that group to have not won a World Cup.Two minutes into the second half the Netherlands put the game out of reach. Summerville was subbed in and was brilliant on the ball as he laid a pass off to Dumfries. The new Real Madrid man fired a pass across the Sweden box, nearly missing Brobbey for his hat trick, and connecting with Gakpo.Gakpo would get his own brace seven minutes later to make it 4-0. Five minutes after that goal, Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen would have his clean sheet spoiled by Anthony Elanga, who scored three minutes after being substituted into the match.Summerville would enter the match at halftime and increase the lead to 5-1 in the 89th minute. The goal was his second of the tournament.The victory moves the Dutch one point ahead of Sweden in the Group F table after two matches. Japan, who is currently in third place with one point, will take on last-place Tunisia later Saturday night.The Netherlands will look to win the group in their final match of this stage when they meet Tunisia on Thursday in Kansas City. Sweden will play Japan in Dallas with both games kicking off at 7 p.m. ET.0 Comments 0 Shares 63 Views 0 Reviews
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WWW.DAILYMAIL.COMCan the USMNT really win the World Cup? Zlatan Ibrahimovic says yes... here Mauricio Pochettino's players give their verdict as America begins to dreamDANIEL MATTHEWS IN SEATTLE: If victory over Paraguay lit the fuse on a home World Cup, this 2-0 win set the American leg of this tournament ablaze.0 Comments 0 Shares 65 Views 0 Reviews -
WWW.GBNEWS.COMRory McIlroy pulls out of final signature event of PGA Tour seasonRory McIlroy has pulled out of the final signature event of the PGA Tour season, skipping the Travelers Championship.The Northern Irishman has played in five of the eight signature events this year, as he opts out of competing at TPC River Highlands.The Grand Slam champion missed other signature events, including the Cadillac Championship and the RBC Heritage, this year.McIlroy has only teed off in nine PGA Tour or PGA Tour co-sanctioned events this year, needing to feature in six more events to meet the minimum requirements.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayScottie Scheffler will headline the field at the event, being joined by Cameron Young and Matthew Fitzpatrick.McIlroy is currently in action in the US Open, chasing his second major of the year after winning the Masters in April.The Northern Irishman recorded a 69 in round one and a 71 in round two, heading into the weekend on level par.Shinnecock Hills has proved incredibly challenging for the players, with the fast greens and tough conditions making it hard to shoot low.LATEST SPORTS NEWSWorld Cup day 10: Netherlands ahead against Sweden before Germany plays Ivory CoastNorthampton Saints beat Exeter Chiefs to win Prem rugby title at TwickenhamBukayo Saka unlikely to start in England's second World Cup game against GhanaMcIlroy said: "If there's a course where you feel like you still have a chance if you're seven back going into the weekend like I am, it's definitely this one."I know that everyone else in the field is going to make bogeys, so if I can limit my mistakes and pick off a few birdies here and there, hole a couple more 20 to 25-footers than other guys, that's really the strategy."You can't go chasing pins around here. You can't try to be too aggressive; today for me was a prime example."I was a little too aggressive to the pin on 11, a little too aggressive to the pin on 12 - all of a sudden, just two bogeys in a row out of nowhere.""I think you still have to play smart, try to keep the ball under the hole, hit it into the middles of the greens and take your chances when they present themselves."Wyndham Clark has been the standout performer so far in the US Open, shooting an incredible 64 in round one.The American has been in control, with either a crumble in the third and fourth rounds or one of the chasing pack breaking through to prevent him from winning a second US Open.A year ago, the 32-year-old ruined a locker in the historic Oakmont clubhouse after missing the cut in the defence of his title.Fast-forward 12 months, and the American could breathe easier, being comfortably ahead after a one-under 69 kept the lead at four after round two.He said: "I've gotten a lot of grief since last year, rightfully so. The thing that's unfortunate is that's not who I am, what happened last year."I'm hoping I can win back the fans that I had or some new fans because it was a terrible incident."I really feel like I can show people that I'm fun and outgoing, I'm fierce, competitive, love the game, respect the game, and I just had a bad moment."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter0 Comments 0 Shares 66 Views 0 Reviews -
WWW.BBC.COMRoot stands firm as England head towards finalday defeatWatch the highlights as Joe Root stands between England and defeat in the second Test against New Zealand where a world record of 463 runs is needed to win at The Oval.0 Comments 0 Shares 66 Views 0 Reviews