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TRI-NATION SERIES, 2021 by Bertus de Jong • Last updated on Share Tweet Nepal skipper Gyanendra Malla sealed the chase with a six © Getty On their international return after a hiatus of well over a year, hosts Nepal opened their Tri-Nations Series campaign with an utterly dominant display , romping to a nine-wicket victory over pre-tournament favourites the Netherlands, handing the Dutch their heaviest defeat batting first since their humiliation against Sri Lanka at the 2014 World T20 , to the delight of a capacity home crowd. A disciplined bowling effort saw Nepal hold the Dutch to 136-4, before young openers Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh, both on international debut, combined for Nepal's highest-ever opening stand in T20Is to put the game to bed. Bhurtel survived an early scare as he was caught off Vivian Kingma in the first over without having scored a run, only to be reprieved as the umpire judged Kingma to … [Read more...] about Nepal ambush Netherlands in tournament opener

Tommy Lloyd has secured his first pledge as head coach at Arizona. This morning, four-star big man Dylan Anderson has announced that he will stay close to home and commit to Lloyd and the Wildcats. The 7-foot product of Gilbert (Ariz.) chose Arizona over the likes of Gonzaga , Kansas , Michigan , and North Carolina . The Arizona men's basketball program has been recruiting Anderson for some time as they extended the big man an offer while he was in the eighth grade. " It was a pretty great accomplishment getting that  offer because I was in the 8th grade and was offered by a big-time D-I school," Anderson said in a previous interview with Jason Scheer. "The big message they portrayed since then is that they know what type of player I can be to any program and they want to try their best to keep an Arizona player at Arizona.” It does not come as a surprise that Anderson is Lloyd's first commit as head coach of the Wildcats. Anderson's father expressed to … [Read more...] about Four-star center Dylan Anderson commits to Arizona

Jamieson was picked up by RCB in the players' auction for a whopping ₹15 crore and the tall pacer is expected to take wickets and then finish off games with his big-hitting. In the first two games of this season, Jamieson has two wickets and he has scored 16 runs. "Yeah, probably it does not add any extra pressure on me, if anything it takes it away because those guys (Virat, ABD, and Maxwell) are so good. Yes, you know that they have done roles all around the world for a number of years. It is about tapping into that knowledge and trying to take their learnings and apply it. Once I said earlier, the pressure is even less because of those guys and how good they are, it probably allows me to play my role," said Jamieson during a virtual press conference. Talking about his experience in India so far, Jamieson said: "This is my first time in India, certainly loving it so far. Got through the quarantine and then got some training done in the training camp. Underway with the games now, … [Read more...] about IPL 2021: RCB vs KKR: Kyle Jamieson picks the brains of AB, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell

Newcastle United’s Joe Willock saved Steve Bruce massive blushes after the Magpies threw away a two-goal halftime lead in a 3-2 win over 10-man West Ham United at St. James’ Park on Saturday. The Irons were down 1-0 on an Issa Diop own goal when Craig Dawson was sent off and Joelinton scored to make it 2-0 at the break. [ MORE: How to watch PL in the USA ] Newcastle boss Steve Bruce took his foot off the gas, allowing West Ham 66 percent second-half possession and an 11-2 shot advantage at the time of the equalizer when Jesse Lingard leveled the score with 10 minutes to play. Diop scored the first goal, while Lingard’s penalty came via a questionable penalty call that wasn’t spotted during the run of paly. But Arsenal loanee Willock powered a Matt Ritchie cross home in the 82nd minute to give Newcastle all three points. The lost points sting West Ham, who remain fourth but can slip behind Chelsea and Liverpool by the end of the match week. The Magpies into 15th place, … [Read more...] about Three things we learned from Newcastle – West Ham

There are 27 teams in this Major League Soccer season and there’s enough intrigue around the new season to justify at least one thought on the task at hand for every team from Atlanta to Vancouver (unfortunately, we don’t have that kind of time). [ MORE: 2021 MLS schedule ] Which, by the way, is one of the longest road trips in MLS, the equivalent of going from Old Trafford to the Camp Nou, returning to Manchester, and then doing half of a second trip to Barcelona. [ MORE: European transfer prospects in MLS ] That’s not as much of a thing this MLS season, though, where the Western Conference and Eastern Conference are staying apart during the regular season, and the league’s three Canadian teams are posting up with American hosts for the start of the season (Vancouver will play early home matches at Real Salt Lake, Toronto at Orlando and Tampa, and Montreal at Inter Miami). More MLS Barnsley has ‘first right’ to sign USMNT’s Dike, fee not... CONCACAF … [Read more...] about A six-pack of MLS questions as the 2021 season is upon us