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Australian PM kicks off India visit with cricket event
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The prime ministers of India and Australia on Thursday lent a touch of cricket diplomacy to their ties as they inaugurated a test match between their two teams in the western city of Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Indian host Narendra...
New Zealand edges England by 1 run in test cricket thriller
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tim Southee's New Zealand team earned two places in international cricket history with its dramatic, one-run comeback win over England in the second test. It was only the fourth team after England (in 1894 and 1981) and India (in 2001) to win a test...
Showdown looms for South Carolina, LSU at SEC Tournament
Another SEC showdown is looming at the league tournament this week between undefeated No. 1 South Carolina and one-loss, No. 4 LSU. The teams met on Super Bowl Sunday in a highly anticipated game featuring two of the game's biggest stars in reigning AP player of the year Aliyah...
Sports pitch for level playing field in cricket-mad Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — On Islamabad’s outskirts, burly men bind together in a scrum on a rugby pitch that has seen better days. The sign bearing the club’s name is worn. The floodlights are too costly to use, given high electricity prices and the paltry $135 total that the club earns in membership...
Pitcher Luzardo beats Miami Marlins in salary arbitration
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pitcher Jesús Luzardo became the second player in two days to beat the Miami Marlins in salary arbitration and was awarded $2.45 million on Friday. Miami had argued for $2.1 million during a hearing Thursday before a panel of John Stout, Melinda Gordon...
Utah Tech tops UT Rio Grande Valley in WAC opener, 81-66
SAINT GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Isaiah Pope scored 20 points as Utah Tech beat UT Rio Grande Valley 81-66 in a Western Athletic Conference opener on Thursday. Pope added five rebounds and five assists for the Trailblazers (9-5). Jacob Nicolds added 18 points while going 6 of 7 from the...
Nolley scores 23, Cincinnati tops Tulane 88-77 in AAC opener
CINCINNATI (AP) — Landers Nolley II scored 23 points as Cincinnati beat Tulane 88-77 in an American Athletic Conference opener on Thursday night. Nolley was 7-of-13 shooting, including 5 for 9 from distance, for the Bearcats (10-4). Mika Adams-Woods scored 18 points while shooting...
St. Francis tops Central Connecticut 80-72 in NEC opener
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Landon Moore scored 20 points to help St. Francis (PA) defeat Central Connecticut 80-72 in a Northeast Conference opener on Thursday night. Moore also contributed six rebounds and five assists for the Red Flash (4-10). Luke Ruggery scored 15 points while...
