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Resuming on their overnight lead of 7, Williamson and Santner were bogged down by some tight bowling by Rabada and Morkel. Morkel eventually had Williamson for 176 and Santner soon followed to leave New Zealand’s lower order to build a good lead. Extra Cover: New Zealand closing in on victory against Proteas de Grandhomme did just that with some lusty blows and then returned to dismiss Dean Elgar quickly. Horrible running between the wickets saw the back of debutant de Bruyn and Amla, and Duminy threw away their wickets to Patel....

South African captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to field first. Dale Steyn got the hosts off to a perfect start as they took the wicket of Imam ul Haq for just 8 runs. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman played with positive intent and took on South African bowlers. Pakistan had scored 53 for 1 at the end of 10 overs. Azam and Zaman were looking good before the former was bowled around his legs by Dwaine Pretorius for 24 runs....

India won gold in four team events, including men’s and women’s badminton, as well as volleyball. The Indian shooters also ruled the roost in Nepal as they won the gold in multiple events. Chain Singh and Sheoran Akhil won the gold and silver respectively in 50m Rifle 3 while the Indian women swept all the three medals in the 10m Air Rifle competition. Yogesh Singh and Gurpreet Singh finished in the top two positions of the 25m Center Fire Pistol to ensure that India’s medal tally received a major boost....

The defeat left second-placed South Korea four points behind leaders Iran, while fourth-placed Syria beat Uzbekistan last week to move within two points of an automatic qualification spot with four games remaining. “I think Syria are the most effective team in this final round. We’re only two points ahead of Syria, but this is a must-win match and they are the team that we must beat,” Steilike told reporters on Monday....

The Associated Press reported that two of the cases involving the new variant are linked to women who went to Nigeria and flew back to South Korea on November 23. The three remaining cases are connected to a couple who traveled from Nigeria to South Korea on November 24, and their friend who picked them up from an airport and drove them home. The couple was fully vaccinated, but the friend who picked them up and their teenage child were not vaccinated, said Choi Seung-ho, an official with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)....

The 23-year-old Norway international arrives as Mark Hughes’ second signing of the transfer window, following the capture of Stuart Armstrong from Celtic, and has penned a five-year deal at St. Mary’s. Elyounoussi has spent the past two seasons with Basel, scoring 23 times in 83 appearances and providing an additional 30 assists, and the Moroccan-born attacker is looking forward to developing in the Premier League. “I’m really happy to be here and I am really excited to get started....

With 10 goals in 23 Premier League starts for Southampton this season, Long was a key performer for Ronald Koeman’s side, helping them to secure a sixth-place finish and Europa League football in the process. Since his decisive strike in the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 over Germany last October, the Tipperary native’s level of play has improved remarkably, but his strong form appears to be nothing new to Ipswich Town forward Murphy....

That was the condundrum facing the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday. A storm during the day and a guarantee of icy roads at night prompted the team to take a drastic step: play in an empty arena. No fans allowed. MORE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashes in Charlotte storm, tells residents to stay off roads And at 5 p.m., about two hours earlier than the scheduled faceoff time, that’s just what the Checkers (an affiliate of the Hurricanes) and Bridgeport Sound Tigers (an affiliate of the Islanders) did at Bojangles’ Coliseum to complete a back-to-back....

Sony has championed the LinkBuds’ lightweight and compact form factor and their ability to enable you to control your audio with simple tap gestures. Sony has also advised that the LinkBuds are made from recycled plastic and other materials. • Read more: Best headphones (opens in new tab) Sony has worked with various partners to devise unique applications for the LinkBuds. Jarnail Chudge, an innovation architect at Microsoft, described how the LinkBuds will integrate with Microsoft’s Soundscape (opens in new tab) platform....

Sony’s PlayStation 5 is one of the most exciting products to hit the market in recent years, and not just because of its in-your-face futuristic design and larger than life dimensions. The PS4 is a great console that served us well over the past seven years, but let’s be honest, the gap between PC and console performance has been growing larger of late. That’s all set to change with the PS5, offering 4K@60fps gameplay without breaking a sweat, along with incredibly fast loading times via a custom-built SSD, a new controller with industry-leading technology, and a flurry of PS5-compatible games to play....

On Thursday, Imran Khan of Kinda Funny Games let slip in a video that Sony has been busy behind the scenes securing timed-exclusivity deals for a number of upcoming PS5 games, all in order to press the “PlayStation Advantage” it has begun marketing with Marvel’s Avengers. What these games are or how many of them there are, he wouldn’t say, but he teased that the scope of these deals is insane and includes “games that are widely accepted as multiplatform....

Ghost of Tsushima is being developed by Sucker Punch Productions who achieved considerable acclaim for the Infamous game series and this new project looks set to be a thematic departure from previous titles from the company. As a completely new title without many games to compare it with, Ghost of Tsushima has been the focus of a great deal of speculation. While there is still plenty to be revealed about the title, Sony has been sharing snippets and this prompted a response from one of its senior employees....

A statement from Sony explains that the company is always assessing the resources it has in place at various studios around the world. A recent review of development partners has led management to “make some changes to the European studios structure.” Sony hopes to reassign some staff from Evolution to other projects, and help others to find work within the industry. However, it’s been confirmed that redundancies will be made as a result of the closure....

Mourinho is a four-time winner of the competition and had never previously been eliminated over 90 minutes in his eight seasons in the country, but the 2-1 loss suffered by United to the second-tier Robins was a more than fair reflection of the evening’s proceedings as the holders were outdone for work ethic, character and attitude long before Korey Smith’s dramatic 93rd-minute winner. United looked off their game from the start....

Compared to other Soulslike games, Lies of P boasts a unique premise based on the children’s story Pinocchio. Players will take control of the puppet and are tasked with roaming the crumbling city of Krat as they look to unite with Mr. Geppetto. When Lies of P was revealed, the developers went on to mention a unique system that revolves around lying when participating in dialogue. Since then, Round8 Studios has remained tight-lipped, but the newest trailer has given fans plenty of information on what is to come....

Lords of the Fallen reviews weren’t nearly as positive as Dark Souls, with the game earning an overall mixed reception from critics. However, Lords of the Fallen does have its fans and sold reasonably well, so it makes sense that CI Games is pursuing a sequel. Lords of the Fallen 2 was first announced all the way back in 2014, and now it seems as though the game is finally nearing its release date....

In a free-wheeling chat with India Today, the 44-year old also compared Virat Kohli’s leadership skills with some famous Indian captains of the past such as MS Dhoni and Sunil Gavaskar. Also Read: Virat Kohli speaks about the possibility of playing Parthiv Patel as a specialist batsman Kohli has gotten off to a remarkable start to his Test captaincy with 12 victories and only 2 losses from 20 matches. Interestingly, Dhoni had exactly the same record as captain from his first 20 matches....

The switch-hit has come back into focus as Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell has been utilising the same to great effect in the limited-overs matches against India. Ganguly was quoted as saying in a Mid-Day report: The ex-India skipper was highly impressed with the manner in which Maxwell hit a six using the switch-hit during the third ODI against India at the Manuka Oval. He explained: On being asked whether he had seen any other batsmen play the switch-hit to great effect, Ganguly responded:...