Glenn Maxwell: Weirdest Cricket Dismissal Ever!
Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by 1 Run
Obstructing the Field? Batsman getting timed-out?.... I bet You haven't seen something like this:
Yes, Glenn Maxwell, "the Big Show" actually left the ball. Isn't it totally Bizzare?
This happened today in a Big Bash League Match against Brisbane Heat, Maxwell charged down the wicket on his first ball & left it thinking that the ball pitching on off stump would leave him with the angle, but it was an absolute beauty by Ryan Duffield which nipped back in sharply & crashed into his middle & leg stump.
Anyways, we got another candidate for slip of the year early in 2015! Jake Reed's awkward slip on BBL debut, as if Maxwell wasn't enough for you!
Commentators as well as the viewers were totally flabbergasted on watching it. Enjoy the video folks!
Boxing Day Results from Premier League
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The winter finally arrives in earnest at Goodison Park.
Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
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Chelsea 2-0 West Ham Utd 
Crystal Palace 1-3 Southampton 
Everton 0-1 Stoke City 
Leicester City 1-2 Totenham Hotspur
Sunderland 1-3 Hull City 
West Brom Albion 1-3 Man City
Man Utd 3-1 Newcastle Utd
Swansea City 1-0 Aston Villa
Burnley 0-1 Liverpool 
Arsenal 2-1 QPR 
Shahid Afridi quits ODIs
Afridi to retire after World Cup 2015
Shahid Afridi, the veteran Pakistan All-Rounder has announced that he will retire from One Day Cricket after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in February-March in Australia & New Zealand.
"My journey has seen many ups and downs but I am feeling satisfied that I am leaving on my own terms," Afridi wrote on Twitter.
The 34-year-old Afridi, already retired from Tests in 2010, said the decision was "hard" but he had to leave with an eye to the future of the team.
"My 18 years' dream dedicated to Pakistan. First ever player (respect) to have taken such a hard decision but (it) will pave way for many new talents."
Afridi was the captain of the national team that lost to eventual Champions India in the semifinals in the 2011 World Cup. He has played 389 ODIs, hitting the fastest century (off 37 balls) on his debut in October 1996 against Sri Lanka in Nairobi at the tender age of 16. The record stood for more than 17 years before Kiwi Corey Anderson broke it in January this year by just 1 ball's margin.
"I am happy about my achievements and records but the only regret I have is losing fastest ODI century record," he said.
The flamboyant cricketer has scored 7,870 ODI runs at an average of 23.49 and a strike-rate of 116.29. He has also taken 391 wickets, the sixth-highest in ODIs, at 33.89 and an economy-rate of 4.62.
"Thank you so much for all your support and prayers throughout my ODI career ... it means alot to me ... love you all!"
WWE TLC 2014 Report
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| Ambrose jumps on Wyatt during their TLC matchup |
The New Day vs. Goldust and Stardust
- Kofi Kingston pinned Stardust after their double-team move, The Midnight Hour.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Luke Harper (Ladder Match)
- Dolph Ziggler climbs the ladder to win the WWE Intercontinental title.
The Usos vs. Miz/Damien Mizdow
- The Usos beat Miz and Mizdow by disqualification when Miz hit Jimmy Uso with the tag team belt to end the match.
Big Show vs. Erick Rowan (Stairs Match)
- Big Show pinned Rowan after a knockout punch. He used the stairs to hold him down to secure the win.
Seth Rollins vs. John Cena (Tables Match)
- Cena and Rollins both go through a table at the same time. The match was restarted. Cena then AA's Rollins through a table to win the match.
AJ Lee vs. Nikki Bella (Divas Title)
- Nikki Bella pinned AJ Lee with the Rack Attack to retain the Divas title. Before the finish, Bella sprayed an unknown subject in Lee's eyes.
Ryback vs. Kane (Chairs Match)
- Ryback pinned Kane with the Shell Shock.
Bryant closes in on Jordan's Career Tally inspite of 'Soft' teammates'
Kobe Bryant just 9 points behind Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant scored 22 points for Lakers against defending champs Thunder defeating them 112-110 in overtime on their home ground.
Had Bryant played for the record, he would have easily secured it by the end of the night, but instead he went for the win and played the sort of team game that was required.
Kobe may have missed 15 of 22 shots, but he had ample opportunity to gun for Jordan’s scoring mark several times in this contest, but instead chose to make the intelligent and proper basketball play that suits his basketball genius – obvious passes he often ignores in order to launch yet another shot. He is now just 9 points behind MJ on the all-time high-scorers list.
Kobe Bryant returned to practice for the first time this month and called his teammates "soft" on Thursday.
Bryant and Nick Young were already trading barbs during the scrimmage with Young telling Bryant, "Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one," and Bryant telling Young, "You're going exactly where I want you to go."
Later Bryant said, "You motherfuckers are soft like Charmin in this motherfucking. God damn, is this the type of shit that's going on in these practices? Now I see why we've lost 20 fucking games. We're soft like Charmin. We're soft like shit."
Bryant was also getting on Jeremy Lin during the scrimmage, daring him to shoot whenever he had the ball, yelling, "This motherfucker don't got shit. He ain't got shit right now. Shoot! Shoot!" After Lin missed a pull-up jumper, Bryant said, "I talked his ass right into that bullshit. I talked his ass right into that bullshit."
By the end of the scrimmage, which the starters won, Bryant said, "Practice gets real uncomfortable when I'm in this motherfucker."
After the team gathered together at center court to close practice, Bryant passed Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and said, "I'm supposed to practice and get better, Mitch. I'm supposed to practice and get better. These motherfuckers ain't doing shit for me."
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Bryant Clinches 32000 Career Points
Inches closer to Michael Jordan's spot
Kobe Bryant, the shooting guard for LA Lakers clinched his 32,000th point against Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, thus coming close to overtaking Michael Jordan's all time 3rd highest tally of 32,292 points.
Bryant scored 28 points from the game with 4 rebounds, 3 assists & a steal in Lakers' 114-109 win over Hawks.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar (38,387) & Karl Malone (36,928) are the only players ranked ahead of Michael Jordan in total career points. Although Kobe has been scoring in bunches this season, it has still been a dull for the Lakers yet again sitting at 2-9 right now. But he is a constant force who will never stop pushing, lifting his team time and again.
With an average of 27 points per game, Bryant will hopefully overtake Michael Jordan within 10-15 games comfortably, adding to the saga of comparison between the two Legendary Athletes.
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Misbah dazzles to record fastest ton against Australia
Misbah scores Hundred off 56 Balls
Misbah earlier completed the fastest fifty in test match cricket off just 21 deliveries breaking the previous record made by Jacques Kallis against Zimbabwe at Cape Down in 2004.
He pelted the Australian bowlers to all parts of the ground, Steven Smith being the victim of his all out attack, recieving 3 sixes and a four in a single over and another six in his next over.
The previous record for the fastest fifty in test cricket for Pakistan was held by Shahid Afridi (26 balls)--against arch-rivals India at Bangalore in 2005 whereas the record for fastest ton was recorded by Majid Khan in 1976 off 74 balls against New Zealand at Karachi.
Pakistan are pushing for their first test series victory against Australia since 1994 & are already 1-0 ahead after winning the first test by 221 runs & setting up a mammoth target of 603 runs in the second test with Australia reeling at 143/4 at the end of play on Day 4.
Madrid halt Barcelona progress in El Clasico
Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 3-1 in season's first El Classico
- Barcelona's front-3 combined within 3 minutes to fire the first goal.
- Neymar opened the scoring for Barca with a superd goal in the 3rd minute thanks to a brilliant cross by Louis Suarez who looked great in the first half but rusty in the 2nd& ultimately was substituted in the 69th minute.
- Ronaldo leveled with style in the 34th minute thanks to Gerrard Pique who appeared to slip and accidentally conceded a penalty.
- Madrid went 2-1 ahead in the 50th minute with a bullet-header from defender Pepe on Toni Kroos' well crafted corner kick.
- Barcelona left themselves dangerously open at the back in an attempt to equalize but it backfired into a team move for Real as Iniesta played in to Ronaldo who connected with James Rodriguez to find Benzema for a through-ball. Benzema thus, sealing the victory for Real Madrid in the 61st minute with the scoreline reading 3-1.
- Lionel Messi missed several chances mainly due to being bogged down by too many Madrid defenders.
- Luka Modric & Toni Kroos controlled the pace in the Midfield.
- Iker Casillas had a superb game and answered his critics who questioned his place in the Madrid side.
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Messi, Ronaldo brace up for Champions League Record
Star Players gear up for Champions League all-time Goal scorer Record
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Its Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo once again, for what appears to be about the 3843732839244th time in the last decade, this time both of the greats gunning up for all-time scoring record in the Champions League.
The duo are inseparable rivals of the decade like any other sport has had in the past, Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier in Boxing, Bjorn Borg & John McEnroe in Tennis, these two thrive due to each other, its almost as if they are parasites feeding of each others brilliance, trying to one-up each other on every step of their careers.
Currently the Portuguese captain Ronaldo has 69 goals in his account while Messi sits on 68.
Its just a matter of 'when' rather than 'if' the all-time scoring record of 71 goals held by Spaniard Raul will be surpassed.
The degree of competitiveness can be measured from the last 5 years since Ronaldo came to Madrid, he has netted 54 goals in 53 Champions league appearances whereas Messi scored 51 times in 55 matches.
Prior to this move, Ronaldo had scored only 15 goals in 52 appearances for Man Utd & Messi scored 17 goals in his 35 games for Barca.
It is quite evident that these two legends need each other. Ronaldo & Messi are destined to chase each other in the hunt for more trophies, achievements, records & goals till they finally hang up their boots.
One thing is for sure, barring any injuries, the mark for most goals scored by a player in Champions League is set be exchanged multiple times between the two of them for seasons to come.
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