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Top three: Sachin Tendulkar + Virender Sehwag + Sourav Ganguly vs Shikhar Dhawan + Rohit Sharma + Virat Kohli It is easy to find one word common to both the triplets – aggression. Be it in 2003 or 2013, the value of a strong start to an innings has only gained in significance. The triplet in 2003 was one that stood the test of time, one that cemented its place in the Indian side until Sourav stood down....

The match that took place on Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 20:45 CEST at theLuzhniki Stadium, in Moscow, Russia. This was the first European Cup final staged in Russia, and hence the easternmost final in the tournament’s history. The teams After Paul Scholes missed out on the Champions League in 1999, Alex Ferguson guaranteed him a place in the first team. He was accompanied by Owen Hargreaves in the right wing and Cristiano Ronaldo in the left....

Team Principal Vijay Mallya is optimistic about his team’s chances at the Montreal. “I think we are now knocking on the door of our first podium finish since 2009, and it’s time to do that all-important step. Montreal would be a great place to do so It is a track that favors overtaking and our car has shown the race pace to finish among the leaders, so everything is possible....

Ferrari had earlier hinted that they will be assessing the situation after the Singapore GP. A race win for Fernando Alonso could have allowed them to delay the decision but a third consecutive second place for him meant it was high time for Ferrari to shift focus on developing and testing some of the components for the 2014 season. That apart moving to South Korea and just six races remaining in the season, Ferrari would have to continue to fight hard to keep a charging Mercedes at bay and keep their second place in the Constructor’s tally intact....

For the first time, subscribers who use Comcast Corp.'s latest-generation X1 video set-top box will be able to access content that had once been "digital only." That includes use of the NBC Sports Live Extra app on big-screen TVs. This year, the app will include a buffed-up version of a live program called "Gold Zone." It will cut in and out of medal events and recap highlights. This time, it will also have hosts and a studio, similar to football's NFL RedZone channel....

Instead, critics of the U.S. bobsled team selection process are pillorying the choice of a woman who was a two-time Summer Games participant. Jones is hardly a virgin in the tussle of media criticism, but she's going to Sochi. Why? She got there the old-fashioned way: She earned it. Elena Meyers is among bobsled team members rising to support Jones. Meyers, one of three women who will pilot (not drive) a sled in the Games, posted the following on Facebook: "In a sport where medals are won and lost by hundredths of a second, it is very important to analyze all the numbers and make the best decision to try to win Olympic medals for our country....

Dukurs also won the sport's "Triple Trophy" after posting the fastest time in every heat over the season's final three races, earning him a bonus of about $137,000. His winning time Saturday was 1 minute, 40.83 seconds, edging his brother Tomass Dukurs by 0.82 seconds. Frank Rommel of Germany was third. For the U.S., Matt Antoine finished fourth, missing a medal by 0.16 seconds. John Daly finished 12th and Kyle Tress was 16th in the head-first slide down the track....

With the opening ceremony less than two months away, Bach said Sochi organizers notified him of the decision during their report to the International Olympic Committee executive board on Tuesday. Bach, chairing his first board meeting since being elected president in September, said the Russians would establish specially designated zones for "people who want to express their opinion or want to demonstrate for or against something." Bach said he didn't have any details on where the protest zones would be located or how they would be managed during the games, which run from Feb....

The 2015 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament is scheduled for March 11-15 at the United Center in Chicago, the site of the league’s 2013 tournament. The early-round action will be televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and the Big Ten Network, with CBS picking up the semifinals and the title game. MORE: Best players who did not win an NCAA title | Selection Sunday, March Madness info | Past SN Players of the Year Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans are the defending champions of the Big Ten tournament after defeating in-state rival and No....

Before you can say “Sabres tank to get the first pick,” know this: Nearly every NHL draftnik (yes, they do exist) has the dull Blades taking Connor McDavid, a center from OHL Erie, at No. 1. And for good reason. McDavid, according to Sportsnet.ca, “is the most heralded player available for the NHL draft since Sidney Crosby.” Something about having 120 points in 47 games, leading Canada to a world juniors championship and putting the Otters in position to win the Memorial Cup....

Not only was a new record set for shortest title fight but seven of the promotion’s 10 championships changed hands over the course of the year to seven new champions. The closest any recent year has come to matching this was in 2010, when three new champions were crowned when the UFC only had seven weight classes (and no female division). The overhaul in champions also ended three of the four longest reigns in the promotion....

The opening game saw Ekiring race away to an 8-2 lead before the Indian stormed back to level the scores at 8-8. He then took control of proceedings, first taking the lead then winning 3 more points on the trot to take a 12-8 lead. Then at the 14-10 mark Prannoy won 3 more points consecutively to go 17-10 up and eventually won the game 21-14. The second game proved to be a nail-biting affair, but it was Ekiring who was the first to take the lead, going 12-8 up before Prannoy slowly but surely started to get back into the match, chipping away with the points regularly....

Normally, our draft strategy when it comes to D/STs is to wait until the late-middle rounds (or later) and try to avoid busts, knowing full well that we’ll have to play matchups at some point during the season anyway. That’s what makes finding a true D/ST “sleeper” so difficult – even some of the top-10 defenses will likely have several weeks where you can’t/don’t want to use them. MORE 2016 RANKINGS: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Kickers...

The boys game, which will air on ESPN, set for 9 p.m. ET. The girls game, which will air on ESPNU, is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Here are the full rosters: MORE: The 31 best teams that didn’t win the NCAA championship BOYS TEAM EAST Head Coach: Jack Doss, J.O. Johnson High School (Huntsville, Alabama) Edrice “Bam” Adebayo — 6-0, PF, High Point, North Carolina (Kentucky) Udoka Azubuike — 6-11, PF, Jacksonville, Florida (Uncommitted)...

The Sixers also will get the Lakers’ first-round pick if it’s not in the top three, and Philly has the 24th (from the Heat) and 26th (from the Thunder) picks, as well. MORE: Who would each potential lottery winner draft first? No matter how Tuesday’s draft lottery, at 8 p.m. ET in New York, shakes out, one thing is clear. “We’re just not good enough right now as a team to hold anything back,” Sixers president Bryan Colangelo said (via Philly....

Shaun Livingston, who started in place of Curry, finished with 16 points and 6 assists on 7 of 9 shooting. Draymond Green filled the stat sheet as well with his 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. Another one who had a great game was reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Andre Iguodala who came off the bench to help himself to a big game with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals on 7 of 10 shooting....

Pandey was eventually dismissed for 235 off 301 balls and shared a 354-run partnership for the fourth wicket with D Nischal, who scored 195. Karnataka ended the day at 642/7 with skipper Vinay Kumar and CM Gautam at the crease. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who was released from the Indian side to take part in the Ranji Trophy, was on fire against Maharashtra as he took three wickets in three overs to reduce the opposition to 56/5 in reply to his side’s 419, thanks to Nitish Rana’s 174....

Or blame us, your call. We’re fine either way. The bottom line is Schwarber and Sanchez seem like locks for 25-plus homers. Posey has never hit that many and is coming off a season in which he clubbed just 14. Homers aren’t the only fantasy stat, of course, but they sure do matter a lot. Posey will always have an advantage on most catchers because he plays virtually every day and is a consistent high-average hitter with a high OBP, but Schwarber and Jonathan Lucroy, our No....