Steven Finn gets England Recall ahead of 4th Test
Pacer called in as a replacement for Plunkett
Steven Finn had what can be described as a horrific time Down Under over the winter, with his bowling falling to the point where he became un-selectable, despite England suffering an Ashes humiliation.
The 6 foot 7 inches tall lad has shown signs of his best form for Middlesex on return this season, doing just enough to convince England selectors he deserves his chance on the international stage once again, with Liam Plunkett suffering from an ankle problem.
"Liam Plunkett experienced some left ankle discomfort at the end of the second Investec Test and will miss the fourth Test as this continues to settle," said the England and Wales Cricket Board's official website.
"He will be replaced by Steven Finn in the squad for the upcoming Test at Emirates Old Trafford."
Paul George recovering after Horrific Injury
"Our initial discussions with our doctors and the doctors in Las Vegas have us very optimistic," Pacers president Larry Bird stated.
"We are hopeful at some point next week Paul will return to Indianapolis to continue his recovery."
George, the Pacers' star player, suffered an open fracture of the tibia & fibula bones in his lower right leg, USA Basketball said, when he contested a layup attempt by Houston Rockets' James Harden in a practice game on Friday in Las Vegas.
The game was cancelled and George had surgery later that night.
"I'll be ok and be back better than ever!!!" George said on Twitter.
U.S. media speculated that because of the seriousness of the injury it could be months before George is back on his feet and that his 2014-15 season could be in jeopardy.
Bird declined to comment on a time-frame for George's return to the court.
"Our first thoughts are with Paul and his family," said NBA great Bird. "It is way too early to speculate on his return as the No. 1 priority for everyone will be his recovery."
via:http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/373166/sports/basketball/nba-paul-george-undergoes-successful-surgery-after-horrific-injury
India A win Quadrangular Series, beat Aus A in Final
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| Akshar Patel(L) &Rishi Dhawn(R) during their partnership. |
Darwin: India A's future stars Rishi Dhawan & Akshar Patel put up a rollicking performance under pressure as India A clinched the Quadrangular series with a close finish 4-wicket over Australia A on Saturday.
India A were in trouble after losing their top-3 with just 51 on the board & then struggling at 182/6 but Dhawan & Patel set up a match-winning 93-run unbeaten stand for the 7th wicket.
Dhawan struck 56 off 55 balls while Patel hit 45 smashed 38 balls as India A chased the target of 275 with just 8 balls to spare.
Earlier, Kedar Jadhav (78) & Manoj Tiwary (50) managed to keep the Indian team in hunt with their fighting fifties before being scalped by Ben Cutting (3/46).
The Australian skipper Cameron White smashed a stupendous 137 off 150 balls to set up Australia's challenging total.
White & fellow opener Phil Hughes (51) combined for a 146-run stand that provided the hosts a solid start after opting to bat.
Once Dhawal Kulkarni (3/51) scalped Hughes, the visitors kept getting wickets at regular intervals which helped them restrict Australia to a chaseable total.
Alex Doolan (24) in the top & Ben Cutting in the lower order also batted well for the hosts.
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| India A team with the Quadrangular Trophy |
Liverpool head to Final against Man Utd
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| Joe Allen is congratulated by Rickie Lambert after his opener for Liverpool against AC Milan |
The competition consists of 8 European teams divided into 2 groups, the Winners from each group face-off in Monday's Final.
Liverpool beat AC Milan 2-0 to finish on 8 points on top of Group B.
Joe Allen opened the scoring in the 17th Minute for the Reds.
Liverpool were awarded a Penalty when Raheem Sterling was fouled but Ricky Lambert failed to convert.
The 2nd half was very slow paced but saw Suso seal the victory for the Reds in the 89th Minute at North Carolina.
Earlier, Ashley Young scored twice along with Hernandez as Manchester United beat Real Madrid 3-1 on Saturday to reach final.
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English Premier League Fixtures for August
Some of the Big Games featuring the top sides:
Manchester City v Liverpool
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Everton v Arsenal
Everton v Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Full Fixture List 2014-15 (provided by Premierleague.com)
16 August 2014
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Burnley v Chelsea
Leicester City v Everton
Liverpool v Southampton
Manchester United v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers v Hull City
Stoke City v Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley v Chelsea
Leicester City v Everton
Liverpool v Southampton
Manchester United v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers v Hull City
Stoke City v Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
23 August 2014
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Chelsea v Leicester City
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
Everton v Arsenal
Hull City v Stoke City
Manchester City v Liverpool
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland v Manchester United
Swansea City v Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers
Chelsea v Leicester City
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
Everton v Arsenal
Hull City v Stoke City
Manchester City v Liverpool
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland v Manchester United
Swansea City v Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers
30 August 2014
Aston Villa v Hull City
Burnley v Manchester United
Everton v Chelsea
Leicester City v Arsenal
Manchester City v Stoke City
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
West Ham United v Southampton
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Burnley v Manchester United
Everton v Chelsea
Leicester City v Arsenal
Manchester City v Stoke City
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
West Ham United v Southampton
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French Under-21 Striker fires 4 Goals while Sanchez makes his debut in a Comfortable win for Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez provided a glimpse of the anticipation built around his arrival worth £35 million at Arsenal, but the Chilean Forward's contribution was dominated by a Stellar performance by Yaya Sanogo who scored as many as 4 times in the first 47 minutes, in the process catching even Arsene Wenger, the Manager by surprise!
Sanchez’s contribution was little, everybody could see the lad is keen to make an instant impression on his new club, immediately displaying a series of dynamic & twisting runs that stood up to the roaring capacity crowd.
He made a late appearance in the Game but, by then Benfica were utterly dejected & he gets a longer opportunity to play himself in Monaco on Sunday.
Joel Campbell, the Costa Rica Forward, netted the other Goal which was the 2nd on Arsenal's scoreline.
But the night belonged to the French Sensation, Yaya Sanogo, who was simply Ruthless & Devastating.
Frank Lampard set to play for Manchester City
New York:Frank Lampard, who recently signed a 2-year contract with New York City FC will play for Manchester City under a loan agreement from his new MLS Team New York City FC, media reports said.
Former Premier League side Chelsea star Lampard, who spent 13 seasons with them, will be loaned to Man City for a duration of 6 months, quoted the New York Daily News.
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Neymar Jr Confident of Full Fitness
Neymar Jr is in Japan for a series of promotional events. He was very optimistic about his physical shape: “I am recovering from the injury day by day. I’ll be coming back to Barcelona 100% fit" he said to the Japanese Media.
Neymar Jr will return to FC Barcelona on the 5 August, & he expects himself to be fit for the Joan Gamper Trophy match. The 22-year-old Brazilian can’t wait to get started: "I want to have a really good season and I'm looking forward to helping my teammates to get some good results".
Neymar Jr. suffered a fracture in his third lumbar vertebra after a brutal knee in the back by Zuniga in the quarter-final match against Colombia in the FIFA World Cup 2014. Since then, he’s on recovery, following a treatment schedule in accordance with the Club Medical Services and the CBF.
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Vikas Gowda, Wrestlers Yogeshwar, Babita bag Gold Medals for India
Discuss Thrower Vikas Gowda clinched a Gold Medal for India in athletics after 56 years.
Wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt & Babita Kumari also tasted Gold along with Geetika Jhakar & Pawan Kumar who bagges a Silver & a Bronze each.
Gowda upgraded his Silver medal from the 2010 Games, finishing with a best attempt of 63.64m on 1st place, 56 years after the legendary Milkha Singh's golden run in the 440 yards at Cardiff Games.
London 2012 Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt beat Jevon Balfour of Canada in men's freestyle 65kg category final. He was awarded the bout due to technical superiority after he took a 10-0 lead within 1 minutes 53 seconds of the 1st period.
Babita also upgraded her Silver medal from 2010 Games. She won with a scoreline of 9-2 against the 32-year-old Brittanee from Canada.
Grappler Geetika Jhakar had to settle for Silver as she lost 7-0 to Canada's Danielle Lappage in women's 63kg freestyle category.
Earlier, Wrestler Pawan Kumar scored a comeback victory over Pakistan's Muhammad Inam to clinch the bronze medal in men's freestlye 86kg category. Both were tied at 6-6 but Pawan was adjudged the winner since he scored the last point.
Updated Medal Tally:
| P | COUNTRY |  |  |  | T | ||
| 1 |
| 44 | 40 | 39 | 123 | ||
| 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 41 | 113 | ||
| 3 |
| 27 | 13 | 25 | 65 | ||
| 4 |
| 14 | 13 | 16 | 43 | ||
| 5 |
| 13 | 20 | 14 | 47 | ||
| 6 |
| 13 | 11 | 15 | 39 |
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