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In an interview to Wisden India, the legendary pacer spoke about Rabada, Dale Steyn and South Africa’s current pace attack in general, which he labelled as being better than Australia’s. In case you didn’t know.. Holding was renowned as a part of the quartet of the “Fearsome Foursome” which also included the likes of Andy Roberts, Colin Croft and Joel Garner, the four great pacers of their generation who had terrorized the best of batsmen across the world....

Men’s tournament will take place at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu whereas the women will compete at the Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara. Men’s Football was introduced at the South Asian Games since the inaugural edition in 1984. which was held in Nepal as well. Since the 2004 South Asian Games held in Pakistan, the men’s competition has been restricted to players aged under 23 with three over-aged players allowed in every squad....

It was the second top-10 victory in as many weeks for Shane Beamer’s Gamecocks squad; it beat then-No. 5 Tennessee 63-38 in Columbia. South Carolina ends its regular season with an 8-4 record, a likely top-25 ranking and momentum heading into bowl season. BENDER: Four unbeatens should sit atop latest CFP rankings But it wasn’t all love for Beamer after beating his team’s most hated rival for the first time (and ending the program’s seven-game losing streak against it)....

Kim Min-jae, whose performances have helped Napoli lead Serie A and qualify for the Champions League knockout stage, picked up an injury in his nation’s opening 0-0 draw with Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup. The centre-back was ready to start as both sides made changes from their first group stage games. Below are the confirmed lineups for both teams. MORE: South Korea vs. Ghana live: World Cup score, highlights, result from 2022 Group H match...

Images show these cute plushies filling up the stands in various positions, indicating that their location changes in between games. This likely serves as a boost to morale to the athletes themselves as well as a way for stadium staff to enjoy themselves. Of course, this isn’t just a Pokemon stadium. RELATED: Adidas Reveals New Pokemon Slides Other recognizable characters make appearances as well, including Spongebob Squarepants, Winnie the Pooh, and Stitch....

Southampton have had to face Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Everton in their last four Premier League gamweeks. The Saints performed admirably across the four fixtures, picking up wins against Spurs and Everton and settling for a draw against City and United. The Saints have played some exciting football of late and Ralph Hassenhuttl seems to be on course to restore them to their status as the dark horses of the English top-flight....

In his first match in charge since being given the manager’s job on a full-time basis – having undergone a four-game audition – England went down to Lucas Podolski’s second-half strike, but reaction back home has been supportive. Former under-21 manager Southgate spoke pre-match about the need for England to emerge from the “island mentality” and embrace new styles and he was as good as his word as he set his team up in a new 3-4-2-1 formation....

The airline no longer expects to make a profit in the third quarter amid the poor outlook for travel. The revelation comes just a few weeks following Southwest CEO Gary Kelly’s announcement that the company had reached a milestone in June by earning a profit excluding government pandemic relief. Southwest said that although it was profitable again in July, the pandemic is a deterrent to travel that makes it unlikely that the airline will again profit in the third quarter without federal aid for payroll costs....

Once PSN was back online late last night, Sony took to its official PlayStation Twitter account in order to apologize for the incident, thank users for their patience, and confirm the extensions of fans’ subscriptions. The company’s full tweet on the issue can be seen below. [HTML1] As of writing, it’s still unclear as to how long Sony will extend PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscriptions. The company may very well offer recompense similar to the deal given after 2014’s infamous outage when PSN servers suffered from a Christmas attack by the hacker collective Lizard Squad, which led to Sony lengthening fans’ PlayStation-related subscriptions for 5 extra days....

On Twitter, the official PlayStation Japan account tweeted out the details about the PS5 reveal event and teased what fans can expect from the stream. The account said that the stream will offer “a scheduled session at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in the United States.” For some reason, the stream will only be available in English and will not have subtitles. Sony is a Japanese company and the PS4 and its games have sold incredibly well in the region, so this seems like an odd decision, however, the company will likely post about the PS5 in Japanese....

It’s a busy week for Sony fans. So let’s not waste any time. Uncharted 2 fans will be excited to see the recently announced “Hero Pack” add-on is now available. Play as Evil Cole from inFamous or a Helghan soldier from Killzone 2, among several others, as you complete in the online co-op or competitive modes. The price is a little steep for what you’re getting but this will certainly be a worthwhile purchase for fans of Sony’s other franchises....

Releasing in just a week’s time, on August 26 in the US, Soul Hackers 2 is the latest RPG entry in the long-running Megami Tensei franchise, and is itself the fifth installment in the Devil Summoner series. With turn-based, party-based gameplay that’ll be familiar to any fan of JRPGs, Soul Hackers 2 also adds in a dash of Persona’s social sim gameplay and puts players in the roles of Ringo and Figue, two supernatural twins who are tasked with stopping the apocalypse....

Wenger finally ends Mou hoodoo The 26-year-old has hardly set the Emirates alight since he joined from United two seasons ago but he provided exactly what Olivier Giroud couldn’t offer at White Hart Lane - pace, mobility and an ability to stretch the opposition defence. His bullet header past David de Gea in the second half, which was a replica of Thierry Henry’s in the same fixture in 2007, means he has now scored in each of his last three appearances against his former club in Arsenal colours....

A few reports had indicated that games scheduled to be played in Mumbai could be shifted to Hyderabad. Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) president Mohammed Azharuddin also welcomed the BCCI to host these IPL games in the city. But Sourav Ganguly seems confident about the bio-secure environment that is in place in Mumbai. He recalled that there were a few Covid-19 cases before the tournament began last year, and expressed hope that everything will fall into place once IPL 2021 begins....

When an American delegation from the Harvard Black Law Students Association visited her offices a few weeks ago, Zille challenged them. “Why aren’t you just the law society?” she asked. “If people from the most advantageous position in the world are still defining themselves by race, it shows how far we have to go in South Africa.” Zille admits she was “depressed” by the encounter. “If we decide that race is the automatic override then we can’t have a democracy in South Africa....

Legislators in Buthelezi’s tribal “homeland,” KwaZulu, last week shouted down the head of a commission responsible for ensuring the fairness of the April 27 polling. He was there to get Buthelezi to pledge to cooperate. In response to the snub, the election commission recommended that the government directly intervene in the territory. as it has in every other defiant “homeland” ‘within the last month. Buthelezi wants international mediators to review his demand for an amendment giving more power to regional politicians....

The Saints have, to say the least, been through the wringer in the last couple of seasons, but some aspects of the 2019/20 campaign have been particularly grim. Rewind just a few weeks to mid-December, for instance. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men have just been beaten by West Ham in what was a game they could scarcely afford to lose. Doing so - a 1-0 defeat thanks to Sebastien Haller’s solitary goal - left the Saints in the relegation zone, and looking in big trouble....

Van Dijk, who has made 34 appearances for Southampton this season, has not played since he sustained the injury in Southampton’s victory over Leicester City in January. The 25-year-old, who was expected to return within two to three months, has been strongly linked with moves to Manchester City and Chelsea by British media. “It’s a long injury. We will see if Van Dijk can come back before the end of the season,” Puel told reporters on Thursday....

SIU head coach Barry Hinson was not impressed with his team's performance, and with good reason. The Salukis shot just 33.8 percent from the field (20-for-52) and aside from Desmar Jackson's 29 points, only one player scored in double figures. MORE: Hinson explains himself further on Dan Patrick Show Following the game, Hinson dropped unquestionably the best press conference of the season. PHOTOS: College hoops coaches then and now...