ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Michael Hussey puts England and Australia as favourites
Kohli's men last played an ODI was during the home series against England in January where they won 2-1 but most of their cricketers were seen recently competing hard in the Indian Premier League 2016 tournament that will provide them some confidence heading into the all-important series.
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Curry, Durant power Warriors past Cavs in Game 1, 113-91
Durant had 38 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Twice he has dished out eight assists.I am glad that we enter this series with both teams at full strength, minus Head Coach Steve Kerr of course. For the Cavaliers , Kevin Love had 15 points with an impressive 21 rebounds. Durant's only other Finals ended at the hands of LeBron and Miami in 2012.
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Warburton keen for action as Lions begin tough quest
The players in red are drawn from five different nations that are usually bitter sporting enemies: England, Wales, Scotland , Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. "This is worldwide competition at the highest level, and New Zealand Rugby has done an outstanding job in organising a series that will reinforce our capability to host major sporting events", says Dr Coleman.
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France, Ireland, SA confirm bids for 2023 RWC
Alex Place , in formally submitting the document, said: " It is a great honour to present this bid document to World Rugby on behalf of all the people of Ireland ". "I want to pay tribute to everyone involved in putting together the bid which exemplifies the strength of partnership working throughout the island".
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Liverpool close on Mohamed Salah
The 24-year-old endured a hard first spell in the Premier League with Chelsea in 2014, but he has certainly found his feet in Italy with both Fiorentina and more so with Roma since. After impressing for Roma in the 2016/17 campaign, he has emerged as one of the key targets for Klopp, reports the Daily Mail . The 52-time capped Egypt worldwide is also entering the final two years of his Roma contract and Liverpool may feel they have a chance of obtaining him this summer.
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Tsonga's my outside bet for French Open, says Monaco's Mbappe
Nevertheless, given the money now involved in taking him away from Monaco , many are rightly sceptical about this report in terms of Arsenal breaking from tradition and spending such a massive amount of money on one player. "The player made me dream, and still does when I see certain videos ", said Mbappe when asked about Zidane, who won 108 caps for Les Bleus , starring as they won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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Advantage Golden State Warriors in National Basketball Association finals series against Cleveland Cavaliers
And at age 32, James has put together one of the best playoffs of his historic career, averaging almost 33 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and a block in his 13 games of the 2016-2017 playoffs thus far, as Cleveland will need even more late-season heroics from the Akron native for them to pull off the "upset".
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Alonso to start fifth in Indycar debut
It was a tour-best fourth title this year for Svitolina. "He's proving why he's one of the best in the world", Andretti Autosport teammate Alexander Rossi said afterward. Also in the vehicle was another IndyCar driver , Dario Franchitti . But it wasn't enough to withstand the ensuing runs from the eventual victor, Scott Dixon , the runner-up, Ed Carpenter or Rossi or Sato.
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Gianforte Wins Montana Special Election After Misdemeanor Assault Charge
Montana has been without a congressman since Rep. Ryan Zinke became secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior in March, creating the vacancy that sparked the special election. It raised the question whether hostility toward the liberal media among conservatives and Republicans in general has grown so intense that the so-called " body slam heard round the world" didn't harm and may have even helped Gianforte's chances.
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Classy Root adds silk to England's batting steel
That was Bangladesh´s highest stand in a one-day worldwide outside of Asia, surpassing the 141 put on by Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah when the Tigers knocked England out of the 2015 World Cup with a dramatic 15-run win in Adelaide. Chris Woakes , who opened the attack, bowled just two overs before leaving with a left side strain, the kind of injury which doesn't heal quickly.
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Lewis Hamilton: "I'm just grateful to have ended up in P7"
After six of 20 races , this lead is not big enough to be alarming. And Wolff admits Mercedes days of dominance are well and truly over, meaning Hamilton must be at the peak of his powers if he is to stand any chance of overhauling Vettel .
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Strickland, Harper issued suspensions following brawl
Tension will fill the ballpark on Tuesday when the Washington Nationals visit the San Francisco Giants in the middle contest of a three-game set. Harper charged the mound , and both players connected with head punches before reinforcements arrived and separated the pair. In that 2014 series, Harper homered twice off Strickland and yelled at him after the second blast around the bases.






