2 h. ago Australia back injured stars as squad for T20 World Cup revealed

Cummins, Hazlewood and David named for India and Sri Lanka eventMatt Kuhnemann included in spin-heavy 15-player teamMatthew Kuhnemann is in line for a World Cup debut after being included as the biggest surprise selection in Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup.As expected, Australia have named superstar pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, as well as swashbuckling Tim David, despite injury concerns. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago England announce T20 World Cup squad as star is snubbed after disappointing Ashes

Injured pace bowler Jofra Archer has been included in the squad, but Jamie Smith misses out

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4 d. ago Arsenal forced into late Declan Rice change as star left OUT of squad at last minute

Jurrien Timber is missing from Arsenal's squad to take on Brighton, despite being pictured arriving at the Emirates with his team-mates ahead of the 3pm kick-off

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6 d. ago Ashes star was brutally axed from squad in the toilet on Christmas Day

A former England bowler has recalled the gut-wrenching way he was told he had been axed for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne

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7 d. ago Australia mull over spin question as Todd Murphy enters mix with plenty to play for

Off-spinner not guaranteed spot in XI but may have key role against a side that will try to clear the boundaryIt would really be something. A Victorian spin bowler – one from St Kilda Cricket Club, no less – walking out on Boxing Day to play an Ashes Test in the shadow of the Shane Warne Stand at the MCG. Todd Murphy is not much like Warne in most respects: quiet, modest, thoughtful, bespectacled, a student of the even tempered practice of off-spin bowling rather than the lavish excess of leg-spin. But still. The links that do exist are too appealing to ignore.Not that Murphy is guaranteed to play the fourth Test in place of the injured Nathan Lyon, with Australia’s coach, Andrew McDonald, prevaricating about whether to pick four frontline fast bowlers plus an all-round seamer in Cameron Green or Beau Webster. But in picking him as the lone option in the squad, Australia have already given their spinner more positive feedback than Shoaib Bashir has received from England, who have re...

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7 d. ago Man United problem position laid bare ahead of crucial January transfer window

Manchester United head into the January transfer window with Ruben Amorim's squad in need of additions following a tricky start to their Premier League campaign

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9 d. ago Cricket chiefs to fund US players after national governing body filed for bankruptcy

The US cricket team is due to compete at next year’s T20 World Cup

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9 d. ago Juventus creep into title race while Ferguson struggles to convince Gasperini

Whoever wins season’s Scudetto is likely to crawl over the line and Juve have entered the picture”When you say things like that, it makes me want to bite you,” Luciano Spalletti told a Sky Sport Italia reporter asking about title ambitions. Treating interviewers like a slice of Panettone aside, the most shocking thing about this assertion is that it’s not entirely implausible. Juventus have barely scraped a few good performances, but the overwhelming sense of inconsistency throughout Serie A means that’s no reason to rule them out for the top prize.Spalletti can tuck into his Christmas dinner knowing Juventus beat Roma 2-1 to close within a point of fourth place, securing three competitive wins in a row, with Loïs Openda finally breaking his Serie A duck, and Gleison Bremer returning for his first start sincehis meniscus tear on 27 September. The quality in the squad was always present, so with a little confidence, momentum and players beginning to gel with their new coach, there’s ...

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1 week ago Bondi Beach terrorist Sajid Akram unmasked as new details of atrocity emerge

Sajid Akram, a university graduate, opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Sunday night, killing 15 people and injuring 40 more

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1 week ago Kobbie Mainoo not involved in Man Utd squad to face Aston Villa as star suffers new blow

Kobbie Mainoo has suffered a new blow at Manchester United with the midfielder not involved in Ruben Amorim's squad to face Aston Villa as Manuel Ugarte starts

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1 week ago Aston Villa v Man United LIVE: Team news as Kobbie Mainoo not in squad and Benjamin Sesko starts

Manchester United could move up to fifth in the Premier League table with a win over in-form Aston Villa today.

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1 week ago Starc breaks England hearts again as Australia retain the Ashes in tense third Test

Third Test, D5: Australia, 371 & 349?, bt England, 286 & 352 by 82 runsEngland show grit in Adelaide but fall short as hosts wins series 3-0The England supporters on the hill in front of the heritage-listed scoreboard never gave up and, to their credit, neither did their team. But in the end, despite losing Nathan Lyon to a hamstring injury, it was Australia who prevailed by 82 runs to win this Ashes series with two Tests to spare.Needing just 11 days of play to claim an unassailable 3-0 lead, Pat Cummins and his men equalled Steve Waugh’s sides in 2001 and 2002/03 for the fastest Ashes wins. This one, sealed after England’s attempt to chase down a record 435 ended at 352 all out, comes with an extra dollop of relish. Continue reading...

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1 week ago DAN HODGES: Despairing Labour MPs tell me the party is 'forming a circular firing squad'

As the year draws to a close, shell-shocked Labour MPs are asking each other two questions. 'What the hell just happened?' And 'when will Keir be forced to step down?'

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1 week ago Kevin Nisbet targets World Cup but Aberdeen striker knows he has to realise major ambition first

The Aberdeen star is looking to get another finals with Steve Clarke's squad

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2 w. ago Usman Khawaja defies cricketing obituaries to seize unexpected chance in third Ashes Test

Khawaja, who turns 39 years old on day two of the Adelaide Test, wasn’t initially selected but stepped up when Steve Smith was forced to withdraw

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2 w. ago Mo Salah not in Egypt squad as Liverpool forward is left out before AFCON starts

Mohamed Salah was left out of Egypt's squad ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, with the talismanic Liverpool forward not involved for the Pharoahs

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2 w. ago Tracking Man Utd’s 14 academy loanees after Ruben Amorim’s savage admission

Ruben Amorim claims some of Manchester United's academy players were promoted to the senior squad prematurely as Daily Star Sport now looks at how the Red Devils' young loanees are getting on

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2 w. ago Man City hit with Arsenal title race blow as Jeremy Doku injury timeline revealed

Man City star Jeremy Doku is set for a spell on the side-lines as Pep Guardiola's star-studded squad look to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title.

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2 w. ago Usman Khawaja left out of Australia’s XI for third Ashes Test in Adelaide

Veteran batter’s omission means Josh Inglis retains spot at No 7Travis Head to open as Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return to sideUsman Khawaja could be facing the end of his international career after being overlooked for the third Ashes Test. Pat Cummins, who will return to captain Australia after what he called an “aggressive” rehabilitation from his back injury, has just about kept the door ajar for the opener.Cummins is one of two changes for the hosts as they look to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in this Ashes series. Nathan Lyon makes a comeback on his former home ground, with Brendon Doggett and Michael Neser the bowlers to miss out despite the latter’s five-wicket haul in Brisbane. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bondi attack ‘cruelly marred’ first day of Hannukah, says Swinney

Gunmen killed 15 people and injured a further 27 at a gathering in Australia on Sunday.

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