
Not since Queen teamed up with David Bowie has the New Zealand public heard so much about the adversity that comes from being under pressure. "For the New Zealand series, we are looking at him as the reserve opener behind Shikhar (Dhawan) and Rohit (Sharma )", Prasad said.

Alonso powered past three-time Indianapolis 500 victor Helio Castroneves to put his Cadillac DPi into the early lead in the twice-round-the-clock endurance race at Daytona International Speedway . Speaking after his Daytona win Alonso said he is already beginning to think about tackling other events. "I'm very, very proud of the job that we achieved, but it was not a one-day job, it was a one-month job", Alonso said.

Another tiny victory: It was the first time since 2008 that Woods broke par all four rounds at Torrey Pines. Knowing he needed something "special" after posting two two-under rounds of 70 on Thursday and Friday, Woods settled for a one-under 71 and a five-under total of 211 that left him languishing in a tie for 46th midway through the third round.

We're Man United , you should always aim to win the league. They are 16 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League table but are still in the FA Cup and Champions League . Solskjaer said he was not expecting any departures in the January transfer window, despite British media reports linking midfielder Andreas Pereira and right-back Matteo Darmian away from the club.

There was plenty of praise for Andy Murray when he announced on the eve of the tournament that he plans to retire in the summer . Broken in his first service game on Sunday, it was clear not everything was right with the Spaniard when at 4-2, he swung a forehand and completely missed the ball.
The Lakers are now 25-24 overall, 4-6 in their past 10 games and sit two games behind the Clippers for the eighth seed in the West. James has not played since he suffered a groin injury versus the Warriors on Christmas Day. "There's a lot of tension in that building", she said . "They're not too subtle about that". There's plenty of them and they've made it known. "But the Pelicans still have to cooperate, and it's not like Anthony Davis is going to say 'I want to go to the Lakers ...

DeChambeau, however, was a massive seven shot victor of the event, justifying his favouritism for the event and that he was the leading world ranked player in the field ahead of the event. The old record for lowest tournament aggregate was set previous year by Li Haotong (23-under par). "Especially under the gun with the heat of some good players coming up and playing well from behind me, I knew I needed to step on the pedal and that's what I did today", DeChambeau said.

She wasn't the only woman to compete in skill competition. She flew through the course and posted a time of 14.346, and placed 7th in a field that includes the best skaters in a world. "She beat me?" Draisaitl asked, per Larkin. "That's really impressive", Draisaitl said. Enter hockey manufacturing brand CCM, who announced Saturday that it will be providing Decker with her rightful earnings.

The Czech star was all class even as tears appeared in her eyes when thanking the team that has stuck with her in her comeback from two years ago. "I feel great. But Courier says Osaka now has "justice" after storming into the spotlight all by herself. The sulking that spoiled her exit in Brisbane earlier this month reared its head when she wasted three championship points and then got broken at 5-3 in the second set, slamming her racquet into her knees.

The closest the league has come to publicly admitting that something went wrong on the play came Friday when Robey-Coleman was hit with a $26,000 fine for an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit on Lewis. The pass was incomplete and the Saints were irate that a penalty wasn't called. "It was simple. They blew the call". "They said not only was it interference, it was helmet-to-helmet".

Ace discovered that those with less air flew farther, bringing him to the conclusion that under-inflated footballs gave him an advantage in the 2015 AFC championship game. The scandal resulted in a lengthy legal fight ending with a four-game suspension for Brady and $1 million fine and loss of two draft picks for the team.

In that game, Pliskova failed to take any of her five game points. Osaka has now won 59 straight matches when winning the first set and also trumped Pliskova on the service front. Williams chasing a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title, that will tie her with Margaret Court, said she was looking at winning. I was nearly in the locker room, now I'm standing here as the victor.

Niko Kovac's side sit six points behind Borussia Dortmund after 18 games and both teams are 10/11 (1.91 ) with William Hill to be crowned champions of the Bundesliga. The winger has sown great potential but hasn't been given enough opportunities at Chelsea due to the presence of established players. Bayern Munich are current frontrunners for the 18-year-old's signature after earmarking him as a long-term replacement for Arjen Robben .

Kvitova, who will now be ranked No. 2, proved to herself that she can be the player she used to be and can contend for Grand Slam championships. "I read notes before this but I still forgot the rest of what I was supposed to say", Osaka said with a laugh.
Nadal , who would trail Federer by two if he wins his 18th Slam, could become the first man to claim a second career Grand Slam in the Open era. He was telling me about Spider-Man. "The strategy was to be aggressive, try to be the one who's leading the point". "My son was talking about Spiderman - he was acting like a fish and doing different things - he just wished me good luck and said make sure you win".

The 30-year-old has not featured since the 2-0 FA Cup third-round win over Reading at Old Trafford on January 5, in which he set up Romelu Lukaku for United's second goal . Pogba captained United nine times under Mourinho and in the absence of Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young was named skipper for the first game of the season against Leicester.

As if to spite all the haters who have emerged during their remarkable, 18-year run, the Patriots will play in yet another Super Bowl , the ninth for Brady in 17 full seasons as a starter. Some national publications have given Ace's work attention in the countdown to the February 3 Patriots-Rams Super Bowl. In addition, Ace doesn't think Brady is the greatest of all time, as some have proclaimed, saying that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana is.

Chiarelli, 54, had been general manager since April 2015. Even after all those costly trades, at least Chiarelli left them with one more quality signing as a parting gift. "We believe in the organization, we believe in the dressing room that we can". Should the Oilers be trying to make the playoffs, or become sellers with an eye to next season? That's not good enough especially since they have one of the best players in the sport, center Connor McDavid .

The club announced that Franck Passi will take first team training this Friday. Thierry Henry's situation has grown increasingly precarious, and Monaco have been linked with a return for Leonardo Jardim , who was sacked in October. Monaco have brought in players in the transfer window but Henry's former Arsenal teammate Cesc Fabregas - who arrived from Chelsea - was at fault for Strasbourg's third, while fellow new arrival Naldo left them with an uphill battle after being sent off ...

George won a tiebreaker for the West's third front court starting spot over the New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis , who finished third on the players' and media's ballots but fifth in the fan vote. The league announced five starters from each conference for next month's All-Star game , which were broken down with two guards and three frontcourt players voted in from the East and the West .