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England 251 all out after shocking collapse, India take ODI series lead India have taken a 1-0 lead in their One Day International (ODI) series against England after winning by 66 runs thanks to a shocking England collapse that saw the visitors go from 135-0 to 251 all out. After India lasted the entire 50 overs in this ODI match, putting up a score of 317-5, England looked in full control when Jason Roy and…

Former England striker, Frank Worthington, passes away aged 72 Sad news in the footballing world emerged this morning, as football legend and former England striker, Frank Worthington, passed away at the age of 72 after a battle with a long illness. His family announced that Worthington passed peacefully in a Huddersfield hospital on Monday evening. England striker Worthington had a long illustrious career Frank Worthington had a wonderful football career that spanned from 1966 to…

Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor passes away at 86 Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor has sadly passed away at the age of 86 due to natural causes.  The terrible news was announced just over an hour ago by the Lakers’ Twitter account.  An Incredible NBA career for Lakers legend Baylor Elgin Baylor was one of the greatest NBA players from his generation. After leading Seattle University to…

Joe Root set to play for Yorkshire in County Championship Yorkshire coach, Andrew Gale, has revealed to BBC Radio Leeds that England captain Joe Root will play in, at least, their first two County Championship games. Yorkshire have 7 County Championship matches before England’s next test match, which is against New Zealand on the 2nd June. “It will be great to have Joe around” Aware of this, Gale stated that he would be “mindful of his…

Manchester City interested in surprise move for Premier League striker Danny Ings Sky Sports reported earlier today that inevitable Premier League champions Manchester City are interested in Southampton striker Danny Ings as a potential replacement for Sergio Aguero.  Seen as a cheaper solution to their search for a striker compared to the likes of Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland – whose supposed market value is around £100 million – City would have a great chance to…

NBA superstar LeBron James to miss several weeks – what this means for the Lakers Earlier today, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that NBA superstar and Lakers MVP candidate LeBron James is expected to miss several weeks with a high right ankle sprain. The injury to LeBron occurred at the start of the 2nd quarter, when the Los Angeles Lakers played the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. As LeBron gathered a loose ball, Atlanta’s Solomon Hill fell on…

Welcome to another edition of Monday Round-Up, where you can find a summary of the key events that happened from this weekend’s sport. For this week’s Monday Round-Up, we look at the Premier League, particularly the incredible West Ham vs Arsenal match. We’ll also look at the UFC, where Derek Brunson defeated the loud-mouthed Kevin Holland, as well as England’s, once again, poor display in the Six Nations. Finally, this week’s Monday Round-Up will conclude…

Tottenham ease past inferior Aston Villa 2-0 – Premier League result This Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur finished 2-0 to Tottenham following goals from Carlos Vinícius and Harry Kane. Although Villa looked threatening early-on, they failed to create any real chances. As soon as Tottenham broke the deadlock, they looked way more in control of the game than the hosts, Villa. Vinícius’ first Premier League goal gave Tottenham the lead The first…

Iheanacho, Leicester defeat poor Manchester United 3-1 – FA Cup Quarter-Final result A Kelechi Iheanacho brace helped Leicester City defeat Manchester United 3-1 in this FA Cup Quarter-Final. Iheanacho’s brace and a wonderful Youri Tielemans finish sent Leicester to their first FA Cup Semi-Final since 1982.  Horrible Fred error gifted Leicester’s opener The first goal of this FA Cup Quarter-Final fixture between Leicester and Manchester United came in the 24th minute for Leicester. United tried playing…

Arsenal comeback stuns West Ham in 3-3 thriller – Premier League result In what turned out to be an incredible Premier League match between West Ham and Arsenal, the London sides shared the points after West Ham couldn’t hold on to their 3-goal lead. After goals from West Ham’s Jesse Lingard, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek gave West Ham total control, an inspired Arsenal comeback was completed thanks to 2 own-goals and a Lacazette header. Lingard stunner…

Chelsea survive late Sheffield United surge, win 2-0 – FA Cup Quarter-Final reportDespite good pressure from Sheffield United late-on in this FA Cup Quarter-Final fixture against Chelsea, it was The Blues that came out on top. An own-goal in the first-half from Sheffield’s Oliver Norwood and a late strike by Hakim Ziyech was enough to see Chelsea go through to the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup. Chelsea’s early pressure paid dividends The first goal of this FA…

Brunson suffocates Holland, gets unanimous victory at UFC Vegas 22 – so what’s next? Although Derek Brunson dominated the large majority of this UFC Vegas 22 main event, the most entertaining aspect was probably the constant – as expected – talking from his opponent, Kevin Holland. However, all credit must be given to Brunson, who quickly realised what his best route to victory was and easily put that plan into action. Brunson’s wrestling too much…

India outclasses England in T20I series decider A wonderful all-round display by India helped guide them to victory over England in this final T20I match, giving India the 3-2 win in the series.  England won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.  Despite this, India’s 224/2 in 20 overs was too much for the visitors to match, managing only 188/8 after a terrible batting collapse.  India’s Kohli, Sharma…

Dominant Brighton breeze past Newcastle 3-0 – Premier League result The only Premier League fixture on Saturday was a vital game between Brighton and Newcastle United, with both teams desperate for the 3 points given their closeness to the relegation zone.  Whilst Brighton have been struggling for goals recently, they didn’t here, scoring 3 wonderful goals to move them 6 points clear of 18th placed Fulham.  Terrific Trossard effort gave Brighton the lead against Newcastle  In a rather…

Late City goals defeat resilient Everton 2-0 – FA Cup Quarter-Final report Manchester City defeated Everton 2-0 in this FA Cup Quarter-Final thanks to two late goals by the visitors. Everton had defended well the majority of the game, limiting any real City chances. But as many teams have found out this season, keeping City scoreless is a near-impossible task. Dull first-half of this FA Cup Quarter-Final https://twitter.com/EmiratesFACup/status/1373340232192385024 The first half of this FA Cup…

Superior Southampton ease past Bournemouth 3-0 – FA Cup Quarter-Final report This FA Cup Quarter-Finals fixture between Southampton and Bournemouth finished 3-0 thanks to a dominating display by the Premier League side.  In particular, Nathan Redmond had a fantastic game, scoring two and assisting the other as Southampton eased into the Semi-Final of the Fa Cup. VAR denied Southampton an early goal Southampton thought they had started their FA Cup Quarter-Final match against Bournemouth brilliantly…

Leeds defeat Fulham 2-1 after closely contested match – Premier League result Friday night’s Premier League fixture came at Craven Cottage, where Fulham hosted Leeds United in what was a crucial game for the hosts in their bid for Premier League survival. For Leeds, it was a chance to close in on the top-half of the Premier League table, as 3 points would move them to within 2 points of 10th placed Arsenal. VAR denied…

Derek Brunson vs Kevin Holland – which UFC middleweight will prevail? This weekend’s UFC main event is a middleweight bout between the number 7 ranked Derek Brunson and number 10 ranked Kevin ‘Trailblazer’ Holland.  In what is sure to be an entertaining fight, whoever wins will climb the UFC middleweight rankings and look to compete with the best of what this stacked weight class has to offer.  Derek Brunson With a professional MMA record of 21-7-0 –…

India vs England day 3 – Ashwin and Patel destroy England India claimed their place in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand after spin bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel took 5 wickets each, punishing England following another poor batting display on Day 3. After India added another 71 runs on top of their 294 total from yesterday, in which Washington Sundar finished on 96 not out from 174 balls, England couldn’t force…

The final fight on the stacked UFC 259 main card this weekend is the highly anticipated UFC light heavyweight title bout that we’ve all been waiting for since it got announced. Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (27-8-0) faces UFC middleweight champion Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya (20-0-0) in what is sure to be a fight for the ages. Power vs Speed Whilst both of these UFC fighters have credentials in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ),…

The penultimate fight for UFC 259’s main card and co-main event is a fight for the women’s UFC featherweight championship between Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes (20-4-0) and Megan Anderson (11-4-0). Both fighters have BJJ and boxing credentials If you’re a fan of UFC or MMA in general, you already know how dominant Amanda Nunes is in both stand-up and on the ground. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Nunes’ strength has been far too…

UFC 259 is set to be one of the most anticipated and explosive events in UFC history, with a stacked prelim and a main card that includes 3 title fights, with the latter commencing at 3am on Sunday morning (GMT). The first of these title fights is for the UFC bantamweight championship between the champion, Petr ‘No Mercy’ Yan (15-1-0) and number one contender, Aljamain ‘Funk Master’ Sterling (19-3-0). Boxing vs Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Both fighters…

Despite a valiant effort by England bowlers Ben Stokes and James Anderson on a sweltering hot day in Ahmedabad, it was Rishabh Pant’s incredible 101 off 118 balls that spared India’s blushes in this second day of the fourth test – putting India in front by 89 runs with 3 wickets to spare. England started Day 2 brightly Although England had struggled to take any real control – batting or bowling wise – throughout the…

Thursday’s Premier League fixtures were all closely contested matches. However, VAR had a say in all 3 as the controversial technology denied a goal in each game – with some of the decisions more heart-breaking than others. West Brom 0 – Everton 1 One of the 6pm kick-offs from Thursday’s Premier League action saw Everton defeat West Brom 1 goal to nil thanks to a Richarlison header – his fourth consecutive game in which he…

What seems to be a reoccurring theme throughout this test series between India and England was prevalent yet again in today’s opening day of the fourth test in Ahmedabad. Despite England winning the toss and deciding to bat first on a much-improved pitch in comparison to the last 2 tests, they failed to take full advantage as Joe Root’s side scored 205 all out – albeit the first time they have scored over 200 in…