NASCAR will use passing points and finishing position in the qualifying heat races to determine the starting lineups for its Cup and Camping World Truck Series races later this month on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track. “We just wanted to add some elements in setting the lineup for the future that were from the roots of dirt track racing,” said Scott Miller, NASCAR senior vice president of competition. “I think it will be fun.” Truck and Cup each will have two practice sessions on March 26. The Trucks will have their heat races and their feature event on March 27. The Truck feature race will be at 8 p.m. ET on FS1. Cup teams will have their qualifying races on March 27. The Cup feature is March 28 (3:30 p.m. ET on Fox). The Cup race marks the first time NASCAR’s premier series has raced on dirt since 1970. NASCAR also unveiled other details Wednesday for the races. Here is how the starting lineup will be set: Heat Race Starting Lineup – Random draw determines … [Read more...] about NASCAR to use passing points to help set Bristol Dirt lineups for Cup, Trucks
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PSL 2021 postponed midway through due to Covid-19 cases
PSL POSTPONED by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet The ongoing season of PSL 2021 has been indefinitely postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 positive cases © PCB The ongoing season of PSL 2021 has been postponed with immediate effect due to the outbreak of Covid-19 positive cases in the last few days. The decision was taken in a meeting between the organising committee and the team owners and management on Thursday (March 4). "The decision was made after seven cases were reported in the competition, which had started on 20 February," an official release from the PCB stated. Only 14 out of the scheduled 34 matches were completed at the time of the PCB announcing the postponement. "The PCB, as an immediate step, will focus on the safe and secure passage of all participants, and arrange repeat PCR tests, vaccines and isolation facilities to the six participating sides," the release from PCB stated. The … [Read more...] about PSL 2021 postponed midway through due to Covid-19 cases
Liverpool v Chelsea: Klopp and Tuchel take familiar paths to Premier League showdown
You could be forgiven, though, for thinking there is a much stronger bond between two men from the same country, whose paths from young heavy-metal upstarts to coaching heavyweights have taken eerily similar paths. There are striking facets in each man's style of play too. The high intensity pressing, the devastating speed of the counter-attack, the fluidity of the forwards. PL FIXTURES | RESULTS | POINTS TABLE Now, whether you are a believer in fate or coincidence, the two are set to battle in the Premier League for the first time on Thursday when Chelsea – unbeaten so far under Tuchel – visit Anfield to take on Klopp's Liverpool. With that in mind, let's take a trip down memory lane. BECOMING THE MAINZ MAN "I had fourth-division feet and a first-division head". Even as a player, Klopp always believed his talents were better suited to the touchline than inside the white lines and it was at second-tier Mainz – where he made over 300 league appearances as a … [Read more...] about Liverpool v Chelsea: Klopp and Tuchel take familiar paths to Premier League showdown
‘Good things will happen’: Ben Beshore charting Kyle Busch’s course correction
Ben Beshore did not take the bait. The opportunity to acknowledge the shortcomings of predecessor Adam Stevens presented itself, but Kyle Busch ’s new crew chief opted for the high road. “I worked for Adam for four years,” Beshore said last month in Daytona. “We had a lot of great success on that team. I’m not going to say anything bad about him, by any means. But from my standpoint, I’m just going to do it my way, I guess.” Beshore seemed jittery. Perhaps it was the adrenaline — he’d just won the Busch Clash — or maybe it was his first time on the microphone in front of this many people, but the rookie Cup Series team leader was delicately laying out his game plan for course-correcting a conspicuously wayward ship, careful in choosing his words. Busch, inching towards his statistical prime, won just twice in a 58-race stretch, an aberration in a career that’s seen the 35-year-old racer average one Cup Series win in every 10 starts. It was a wasted 2020 season for a driver who … [Read more...] about ‘Good things will happen’: Ben Beshore charting Kyle Busch’s course correction
England’s batting failings in India exposed again on best surface of series so far, says Nasser Hussain
England's attack faces a tough battle to earn the tourists first-innings parity with India after "another bad day at the office" for the batsmen, says Nasser Hussain. Joe Root's side succumbed to 205 all out on day one of the fourth Test after choosing to bat first, with the hosts closing on 24-1 to trail by 181 runs. Fourth Test scorecard: India vs England Day One in Ahmedabad - as it happened Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (3-47) and Axar Patel (4-68) did the bulk of the damage, taking seven wickets between them, and, although India will have to bat last, Hussain told The Cricket Show that England cannot afford to fall too far behind in the game. "It was another bad day at the office," said the former England captain. "There was nothing wrong with the pitch this time. "They've had the full spectrum of pitches in this series. They've had two poor pitches - I think we've all agreed on that. Some people have gone easier on India and some people have gone … [Read more...] about England’s batting failings in India exposed again on best surface of series so far, says Nasser Hussain