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Sparta to host Europa game skittle out England for Italian club Roma sign forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea ROME, Aug 17, (AP): Italian club Roma signed forward Tammy 120 to win 2nd test at Lord’s Abraham from Chelsea for 40 million euros ($47 million) on Tuesday. Abraham replaces Edin Džeko, who Tourists take 1-0 lead in fi ve-match series moved to Serie A champion Inter Milan last week. “You can sense when a club really LONDON, Aug 17, (AP): wants you - and Roma made their interest clear immediately,” said Roaring in celebration, Abraham, who signed a five-year con- Mohammed Siraj removed tract with the Serie A club. the off stump he had just Abraham progressed through the ranks at Chelsea and scored 30 goals clattered and wheeled in 82 games. He also had loan spells at around the outfi eld in de- Bristol City, Swansea and Aston Villa. light at the home of . The 23-year-old Abraham, who has played six times for England, helped , the winning , Chelsea win the Champions League was just as animated as he punched last season. the air and pumped his fi sts amid Roma finished seventh in Serie A Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham, (left), his victory dance. last season and has not claimed a tro- looks at Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante A fi red-up India team sure enjoyed phy since winning the Italian Cup in during a training session at Wind- 2008. The team is now coached by sor Park in Belfast, Northern Ire- this rare win at Lord’s. land, on Aug 10. (AP) On a dramatic and highly charged José Mourinho. Day 5 marked by numerous verbal A group of fans directed monkey clashes between players, the Indians SOCCER chants at Monaco midfielder Aurélien skittled out England for 120 in less Tchouaméni after he scored the open- than two sessions to win the second ing goal in the first half, and again test by 151 runs and take a 1-0 lead “Roma is a club that deserves to be when the game was . in the fi ve-match series. fighting for titles and trophies,” Monaco coach Niko Kovac said his Abraham said. “I’ve had the experi- team was disgusted by the behaviour. CRICKET ence of winning major trophies and I Kovac’s team won 2-0 and followed want to be in those competitions again up with a 3-1 home victory in the sec- - so I want to help this team to achieve ond leg. “The tension on the fi eld really that and get to the level where Roma Sparta said it identified the fans helped us,” Kohli said with a smile. should be.” responsible for the abuse and banned Indeed, it could easily have been Abraham is the club’s fourth sign- them. a test match in Mumbai the way ing of the offseason, following the ❑ ❑ ❑ the Indian supporters in a crowd arrivals of goalkeeper Rui Patrício, Carli Lloyd made it official and of nearly 26,000 pushed their team forward Eldor Shomurodov and announced her retirement from soccer. defender Matías Viña. The 39-year-old forward for the US during another collapse by England, “Despite still being very young, prompted by a historic failure of the national team had long hinted she with a huge amount of potential to would step away from the game fol- top order. keep improving, Tammy has already lowing the Tokyo Olympics after a Set 272 to win in 60 overs after a played more than 200 games in his 16-year international career. declaration by India on 298-8 just career and scored over 100 goals - and Lloyd scored a pair of goals in the after lunch, England never intended won a number of major trophies, too,” US team’s 4-3 victory over Australia to chase that victory target but per- Roma general manager Tiago Pinto in the bronze medal game in Japan. formed hopelessly in defending it. said. “Choosing to leave the Premier Lloyd was the first American to Both openers, Rory Burns and League, and the club he grew up at, score in four different Olympics, and Dom Sibley, were out for 0 - the fi rst demonstrates very clearly just how her 10 total goals in the event set a new much he believes in this opportunity to record among US players. time that has happened to England develop his own game and show what at home in 143 years of She has appeared in 312 matches for he can do at Roma.” the national team, second on the all- - while and captain ❑ ❑ ❑ , the prized , fell in time list, and has scored 128 goals. the overs either side of tea. Sparta Prague will host its opening Lloyd is probably best known for then suffered the em- group-stage game in the Europa her three goals, all in the space of 16 barrassment of becoming the fi rst League behind closed doors due to minutes, to lead the United States to a 5-2 victory over Japan in the 2015 player to succumb to a king pair - racial abuse of a player by fans. Sparta said it won’t appeal the pun- World Cup final. two golden ducks - in the same test ishment by UEFA. She plans to play for the national match at Lord’s. The incidents took place during the team in a series of as-yet unannounced curbed his natural at- India’s bowls to England’s Haseeb Hameed during the fi fth day of the 2nd cricket test between first leg of the Champions League matches this fall, as well as finish out tacking instincts to lead a rearguard England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London, on Aug. 16. (AP) third qualifying round match at home the season with her professional team, effort with a 96-ball 25, helped by to Monaco on Aug 3. Gotham FC. a stubborn 35-ball knock by Ollie In the next over, Siraj enticed a after staving off what looked to be a that in similar scenarios I deal with Robinson. nick behind from Buttler to end his 2 likely defeat after a half-hour of play it better.” The pair was together for 12 overs 1/2-hour vigil and Jimmy Anderson in a fractious morning session, India Verbal clashes between Bumrah India to meet Pakistan in Group 2 and England just had to survive anoth- was the last man out, clean-bowled celebrated just a third test win at the and some England players - notably er the fi nal 10 overs, but Robinson’s home of cricket. , who attempted to rough - he was trapped lbw by a three balls later as Siraj recorded “When we got on top, the crowd up his fellow paceman, and wick- opening match at T20 World Cup clever slower ball by Jasprit Bumrah - fi gures of 4-32. England had been got behind us and we were happy etkeeper Jos Buttler - added spice , , Aug 23 to Nov. 8 and the top two teams in was the beginning of the end. knocked over inside 52 overs and, with the support. We fed off that to the occasion and fi red up Kohli 17, (AP): India will play Pakistan in each group will advance to the semifi- energy,” Kohli said. “It’s a day-late watching from the pavilion balcony. the opening Group 2 match at the nals to be played at Abu Dhabi on celebration for Independence Day. England lost its way when Bumrah International Cricket Council’s Nov. 10 and at Dubai on Nov. 11. It’s the best feeling we can give the arrived, targeting him with rough stuff World Cup in October, a Dubai will host the final on Nov. 14. Indians here and back in India.” apparently in response to Bumrah’s ag- day after Australia takes on South The defending champion West Earlier, and gressive attitude to Anderson on Satur- Africa and the West Indies meet Indies are in Group 1 along with Bumrah put on an unbeaten 89 runs day evening. Bumrah required two England in the first games of the Super Australia, 2010 champion England for the ninth wicket to frustrate Eng- mandatory concussion tests after being 12 stage. and South Africa. India and Pakistan land, which had reduced India to hit on the helmet twice. The ICC on Tuesday released the are joined by New Zealand and 209-8 and would have been hoping Shami brought up just his second full draw for both stages of the Oct. Afghanistan in Group 2. to be chasing less than 200 to win. half-century in 53 tests with a four 17-Nov. 14 tournament which is being West Indies T20 captain Kieron Resuming on 181-6, India had and a huge six in successive balls played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman after being shifted from (22) and before lunch, and he was 56 CRICKET (16) dismissed by Robinson and that when Kohli declared soon after the India because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. brought Bumrah to the middle along- players came out for the second ses- Bangladesh and 2014 T20 World side Shami. Their aggressive, fl am- sion. Bumrah was unbeaten on 34. Cup champion Sri Lanka are among Pollard said his team was excited to boyant shot-making took the game Neither player had passed 10 pre- eight teams involved in the first stage, begin the defense of the title after a away from England, whose tactics viously in this series, and they were which will feature double-headers on year-long delay in the tournament. and fi eld-placing became question- applauded back into the pavilion by six days at venues in Muscat, Oman, “We can’t wait to get started,” he said. able as its discipline turned ragged. the India team. and Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the “West Indian cricketers have always “A lot falls on my shoulders in “We know how priceless those UAE. played an exciting brand of cricket and I that respect,” Root said. “The game runs are and it proved the case to- The four leading teams in the first am sure our fans in the Caribbean and all could have looked very different at day,” Kohli said. stage will advance to the Super 12 over the world are highly anticipating England’s Rory Burns plays a shot off the India’s Jasprit Bumrah lunchtime if I had managed things The fi rst test was drawn at Trent round, joining tournament host India seeing us in action.” Virat Kohli’s India during the fi fth day of the 2nd cricket test between England and India at slightly different and I will learn Bridge. The third match of the series and seven other automatic qualifiers. squad will have a packed schedule Lord’s cricket ground in London, on Aug 16. (AP) from that experience and make sure starts Aug 25 in Leeds. The Super 12 round will from Oct. leading into the tournament.