NASCAR returns to Florida for a third consecutive weekend of racing. This weekend, though, marks the first race of the season on a 1.5-mile speedway. Three of the next four races are at 1.5-mile speedways. This weekend’s race at Miami features the Cup and Xfinity Series. The Camping World Truck Series is off this weekend. Cup: Dixie Vodka 400 (3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Fox) Thirty-eight cars are entered for the third Cup race of the season. Denny Hamlin is the defending race winner . Miami Cup entry list Xfinity: Contender Boats 250 (4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, FS1) Forty-two cars are entered for the third race of the season. Among those entered are: Tyler Reddick in the No. 23 for RSS Racing (instead of the No. 03, which would not have had enough points to make the field). Santino Ferruci will make his series debut in the No. 26 with Sam Hunt Racing. Ty Dillon is in the No. 54 for Joe Gibbs Racing. Chase Briscoe won last year’s race . Brandon Jones placed … [Read more...] about Miami entry lists for Cup, Xfinity
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Courtney Lawes: England forward hopes to add Wales fly-half Dan Biggar to his list of big hits
Courtney Lawes will target Dan Biggar with a trademark big hit when England and Wales clash in the Six Nations. But he expects his Northampton team-mate to ride out even the fiercest challenges. Saints marked Lawes' 31st birthday on Tuesday by publishing a highlights reel of his most thunderous tackles and the forward hopes to produce more suitable material when he hunts down Biggar at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Lawes is set to continue at blindside flanker armed with instructions to contain Wales' veteran fly-half. "I caught Dan the last time we played," said Lawes in reference to England's 33-30 victory at Twickenham in 2020 . "It was kind of the middle of a few bits, but he said he felt it so I was chuffed about that. Vunipola: My Six Nations form has been 'rubbish' Proudfoot: England aware of Wales challenge "He's obviously a class player so if I can get some pressure on him I certainly will. He's pretty tough to be fair, especially for a … [Read more...] about Courtney Lawes: England forward hopes to add Wales fly-half Dan Biggar to his list of big hits
Mustafizur Rahman ready to sacrifice IPL for national duty
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has allowed its players, including Mustafizur, to participate in the IPL 2021 despite the fact that the lucrative T20 league is likely to clash with their internationals assignments. But the left-arm pacer, who was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1 crore, has decided to give precedence to national duty. RR Team 2021 Players List: Complete List of Rajasthan Royals Players With Price in IPL 2021 "I will do what BCB asks me to do. If they keep me in Test squad (for the tour of Sri Lanka) then I will play Tests and if they (BCB) don't keep me in Test then they know what I should do," Mustafizur told reporters before leaving for New Zealand. "My first priority is to play for my country and if I am picked in the Test series against Sri Lanka, I will naturally play. If I am not picked then BCB will tell me that I am not included. At that point, if I am given NOC to play in the IPL then I will play but patriotism comes first for me." … [Read more...] about Mustafizur Rahman ready to sacrifice IPL for national duty
Rizwan, Fawad Alam rewarded with contract upgrades
PAKISTAN CRICKET by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Fawad Alam (l) previously had an A+ domestic contract. © Getty Pakistan's Test Cricketer of the Year 2020, Mohammad Rizwan has been rewarded with a promotion to a Category A contract of the PCB's Central Contract List 2020-21, the board announced on Wednesday. Rizwan becomes the fourth member of the elite club, joining the likes of national captain Babar Azam, former captain Azhar Ali and ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. Rizwan was Pakistan's leading run-scorer in Tests since the last contracts came into effect in May 2020, tallying 529 runs in seven matches at an average of 52.90, while he was also the third-best in T20Is, scoring 325 runs at an average of 65 and strike-rate of just under 139. The 28-year-old wicketkeeper also accounted for 16 dismissals in Tests, three in ODIs and eight in T20Is and captained the Test side in New Zealand in Babar Azam's … [Read more...] about Rizwan, Fawad Alam rewarded with contract upgrades
Denny Hamlin to start on Cup pole at Miami
Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joey Logano joins him on the front row. Hamlin earned his third career win at Miami last June . He returns as the current points leader and the only driver with back-to-back top five finishes to open the season (fifth – Daytona 500, third – Daytona road course). Last week’s winner on the Daytona road course, Christopher Bell , and Kevin Harvick make up the second row. Kurt Busch and Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell are on the third row. Reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott will start 11th. WHERE EVERYONE IS STARTING: Miami starting lineup MORE: Daytona road course shakes up Power Rankings The Miami Cup starting lineup is set by using a formula based on four statistical categories: owner points position, owner final race position, and the finish and fastest lap from the most recently completed race. Performance Metrics Qualifying is a formula based … [Read more...] about Denny Hamlin to start on Cup pole at Miami