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The former Australia captain scored a magnificent 144 from 219 deliveries in the first innings of the opening Test and led the charge for the visitors second time around on Sunday. Having started the fourth day on 46, Smith moved onto 50 early on in the morning session, and though two slack shots almost cost him his wicket, he marched towards another century. Moeen Ali’s tight over before lunch ensured Smith was made to wait until the second session, but the 30-year-old duly brought up his second century of the match with a cover drive for his 10th boundary shortly after the restart....

Both the toss - which England won - and the start of play were delayed by bad weather and the first ball was finally delivered 80 minutes after the scheduled start time. Only four overs were possible before the rain returned, by which time Jofra Archer had dismissed recalled opener Harris, who edged behind on eight. Play resumed at 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT) and Stuart Broad soon had Australia two down when a delivery down the leg side brushed the bat of Khawaja (8) before reaching wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow....

The tourists appeared poised to restrict England to a small first-innings lead after an opening session in which Nathan Lyon spearheaded an Australia revival. England led by only 44 at that stage but Woakes (37 not out), aided by 29 from Stuart Broad and a brief but creditable show of defence from James Anderson, ensured the tail wagged and produced some very useful runs. Their advantage and total of 374 all out is short of what may have been expected of England when they reached stumps at 267-4 on day two, but is enough to set up a difficult challenge for Australia in their efforts to give Joe Root’s men an imposing fourth-innings chase....

Rahim has featured in 188 matches for his country and scored 4972 runs at an average of 33.82. He has 6 centuries and 29 half-centuries under the belt and is definitely one of the players to watch out for in this Asia Cup 2018. #5 106 vs Pakistan, 2015 In 2015, Bangladesh hosted Pakistan for a 3-match ODI series. In the first ODI, after winning the toss, the hosts opted to bat first....

Starting from a far 20th on the Buriram grid, Rajiv worked his way and finished 13th, thereby scoring his first ever point outside Indian soil in Asia Road Racing Championship. Rajiv clocked his lap time of 1:55:800 with a top speed of 191 kilometers per hour. In the Super Sport 600CC race one, rider Taiga Hada added two points to team’s kitty, while rookie Anish Shetty too climbed three spots in a closely contested Asia Production 250 CC class....

“I think, the first major thing is that it (the medals) is going to change the perception of people. Because people thought bridge is a card game and card is taboo in India and most people were not allowed to play bridge,” Khandelwal told reporters here. He along with his wife Himani Khandelwal and Hema Deora, who were also part of the mixed team that won bronze, were felicitated by the Bombay Gymkhana here....

In an exclusive interview, he talks at length about the AFC Asian Cup 2011, the Indian Team, the targets and a lot more. You were the one who broke India’s trophy jinx in International Football when you scored that match winner in the LG Cup final in 2002. Take us through to that moment. Like most actions on the field, it passed quicker than I thought. It was purely made of my dreams....

The Blue Tigers are also set for the campaign and recently drew 0-0 against Oman in an international friendly. With the final 23-man squad finalized, it will be interesting to see which clubs contribute the most players to the Indian national team. In this article, we do a countdown of the 11 clubs which will have their players playing for the Blue Tigers - in ascending order according to the number of players....

REUTERS - Qualifying for the 2019 Asian Cup finals is essential for India if football in the country is to continue to develop in the wake of the success of the Indian Super League, coach Stephen Constantine told Reuters. India, currently ranked 132nd in the FIFA world rankings, have never played in the World Cup finals and kick off the latest phase of their attempt to qualify for the Asian Cup on Tuesday when they take on Myanmar in Yangon....

The duo timed 27.063 seconds on Lap 1 and 21.845s on Lap 2 to come out with a combined time of 48.908s at the 17th Asian Games. Chinese Zhong Tianshi and Gong Jinjie took gold, hosts Lee Hyejin and Kim Wongyeong went home with the silver while Hsiao Mei Yu and Huang Ting Ying of Chinese Taipei won bronze. 0 votes

In that same event, China’s Zicheng Hui won the gold medal with a score of 453.3, while Rajput finished second with 452.7. Japan’s Takayuki Matsumoto claimed the bronze medal with a score of 441.4. Let us a have a look at the 10 things you need to know about the shooter: #10 A Sailor-turned shooter Born on January 5, 1981, in Yamunanagar, Uttar Pradesh, after his completion of school days, Sanjeev Rajput joined the Indian Navy as a sailor at the age of 18....

Palembang, Aug 17 (PTI) The worst fears about traffic in Indonesia are coming true but there is unmistakable warmth all around as the city welcomes participants of the 18th Asian Games, beginning in Palembang and Jakarta tomorrow. While the Indonesian capital Jakarta is notorious for its traffic jams (it made President Joko Widodo walk two kilometers last October); Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra province, is not far behind....

In his first match, Pankaj defeated Almisfer in straight frames, 82-26, 81-06,76-23,70-15 with breaks of 67 and 69 in the second and fourth frame respectively. Commenting on his start, Pankaj was relieved. “It was great to have this campaign started, there is a rhythm that is found on commencing with a tournament and I am delighted to have got off to a winning start. “I am focused on working towards a similar score-line for all my group matches,” he added....

Over 150 golfers, including over 130 foreign golfers from 25 countries and regions, will participate in the event, reports Xinhua. Hiratsuka, a three-time tour winner, is tipped to reclaim the Myanmar Open Trophy which he won in 2010. Others who will assemble at the $300,000 Asian Tour event include Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand and Rikard Karlberg of Sweden. Mardan Mamat of Singapore, highly rated Arnond Vongvanik of Thailand and Himmat Rai of India will also be in the elite field....

Doru Paul, M.D., Ph.D., an oncologist who focuses on individualizing care and improving the prognosis of cancer treatments, tells Verywell Health that people can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by making certain lifestyle changes. And the younger they start, the better. Verywell Health: What can people do to reduce their risk of getting breast cancer? Dr. Paul: The four general principles are: exercise, good nutrition, decreasing stress, and good sleep....

Florida State (13-0) comes into the playoff as the defending national champion and owners of that 29-game win streak, but also as the No. 3 seed. Is that right? BENDER: Winston can control winning | Freshman backs Freeman, Cook can steal spotlight “No, we’re the best team in the nation,” Ramsey said. “We haven’t lost. Everybody is going to give us their ‘A’ game. That’s what people really don’t understand....

The national average price for regular gas is $3.411 per gallon, but in many states—most on the West Coast—the figure has soared past that average, according to AAA. The nation’s most populated state, California, tops the list of states where gas costs the most. On Tuesday, a gallon averaged $4.687 in the Golden State, setting a new record price for the third day in a row. On Monday, gas averaged $4....

Bernard Hopkins’ matador performance against Kelly Pavlik at the backend of 2008 drew mainstream plaudits, but just a few months before, the Philadelphian wizard was narrowly outhustled by Joe Calzaghe via split decision. Some within the trade hinted at Hopkins’ age, he was 43 at the time, as a contributory factor versus the Welshman, but that logic was decimated six months later when “The Executioner” handed out a painful lesson to the bald puncher from Youngstown....

We could all use more conversations between Freeman and Joey Votto. “When you get to first and talk to him about hitting, for me it’s like talking with Chipper Jones,” Freeman told Sporting News last week. “Chipper will say, ‘Just toe-tap this and everything works.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, Chipper, not everyone is Chipper Jones.’ Not everyone is Joey Votto. How he views hitting and talks about hitting and thinks about hitting, it’s very hard to get on that level, because I feel like he’s mentally above everybody else in that situation and it’s hard to comprehend what he’s thinking....

What Is an ASCX File? A file with the ASCX file extension is an ASP.NET Web User Control file that stands for Active Server Control Extension. Basically, ASCX files make it easy to use the same code across multiple ASP.NET web pages, saving time and energy when building a website. For example, a number of ASPX files on a website might link to a single ASCX file that contains code for the site’s navigation menu....