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NBA All-Star Game 2021: Anfernee Simons wins the Slam Dunk Contest

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The 2021 NBA All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest may have been oddly placed (at halftime of the primary game) and marginally ailing in star power, however Cassius Stanley, Obi Toppin, and Anfernee Simons put on a serious act in any case. Simons looked fantastic with his Portland Trail Blazers logo and Oregon shirt. He was prepared to fly.

Stanley came up first in the opening round and threw down a between-the-legs windmill for a great score of 44…four 9’s and a 8. It was an extraordinary dunk; the appointed authorities were likely saving space for later scores, if necessary.

Toppin went second, losing the ball the floor between his feet, at that point getting it for an opposite jam on the opposite side of the edge. He scored a 48, three amazing 10’s and two 9’s.

Simons went last in the order. A field specialist utilized a plastic circle to stick a ball at the highest point of the square on the backboard. Simons rose and got it with two hands, making the accomplishment look excessively simple. He acquired a 46, with an ideal 10 and four 9’s.

The second dunk of the first round went arranged by score from the principal dunk.

Stanley lofted the ball from the three-point curve, gotten it midair, and attempted to windmill it between his legs. He flopped twice, at that point took two endeavors to do a similar throw with a less difficult catch and dunk. The adjudicators gave him a 37, for a joined score of 81.

Simons slipped on a Tracy McGrady shirt to duplicate an old McGrady dunk, throwing the ball, getting it, cutting it down, turning 360, at that point sticking hard. He scored a 49 (four 10’s) for a joined score of 95, promising him a spot in the finals.

Toppin brought out Julius Randle and his own father, hopping over both (by pushing away from of Randle) and windmilling it home. That acquired him a 46 for a consolidated score of 94. He’d face Simons in the finals.

The arrangement for the last round changes this year. Every competitor would play out a solitary dunk and the appointed authorities, rather than scoring them, would basically pick a champ.

Toppin leaped from around two feet inside the foul line—great, yet not progressive—at that point went between his legs for a straightforward hammer. This invited Simons.

Anfernee came from the side, skied high, and made like he was kissing the edge. He didn’t come extremely close to it with his lips, yet finished the dunk with his forehed over the edge, though again dunking too easily and absent a lot of power.

That dunk was sufficient to give Simons the nod over Toppin 3-2. This denoted the first run through a Portland Trail Blazers player had at any point won the slam dunk contest.

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Greg Chappell encourages Australia to not view the India trip as a “sideshow” because “there is red-hot fury and embarrassment among our fans”

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According to former Australia captain Greg Chappell, the team’s first two Test losses in India have left the nation’s supporters furious, perplexed, and ashamed.

After falling behind 2-0 in their four-match Test series against India, Australia has now lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy four times in a row. Australia lost both games in the span of three days, with India mercilessly exposing Australia’s hitters’ deficiencies against spin bowling. Although the second day of the second Test was a competitive match, the Australian batters meekly gave up in the third, and former captain Greg Chappell claims that the performance has disappointed the home crowd.

According to Chappell, Australian cricket as a whole has to start ranking India trips on par with or even higher than the Ashes. The fact that our squad has displayed such little grit thus far in the series has enraged the Australian public, and rightfully so. The sight of a batsman being out on the first ball while doing the reverse sweep and acting like this series is not important for the future pisses off. Australian cricket needs to understand that taking on India is not a sideshow but rather the main event, equal to or perhaps greater than The Ashes, he said.

Australia was bowled for 177 and 91 in its two innings, contributing to India’s 400-run victory in the first Test, which it lost by an innings and 132 runs. In the first two days of the second Test, they performed well, reaching 263 runs in the first innings and nearly gaining a commanding lead before being bowled for 113 runs on Day 3. India secured a 6-0 victory and a commanding 2-0 lead as a result. Since 2015, Australia has not been able to defeat India in a Test series, either at home or abroad.

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Highlights from the England vs. South Africa Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 semifinal: SA won the championship by 6 runs over ENG

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Highlights from the England vs. South Africa Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 semifinal: Up until South Africa rallied and advanced to the championship game’s final three overs of the innings, England was coasting along in the chase.

Highlights from the England vs. South Africa Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 semifinal: After holding South Africa to 164/4, England was coasting when the final three overs of their innings changed the course of the match. At the end of the 16th over, England had scored 131 runs, and even though South Africa claimed the important wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt in the 17th, England appeared to be able to continue scoring at the same pace. Ayabonga Khaka, collecting three wickets, bowled what might be remembered as the game-changing over of the tournament.

The victory was subsequently secured by Shabnim Ismail’s dismissal of England captain Heather Knight in the final over. Previously, South Africa’s powerplay inning got off to a poor start, but the openers picked up the pace and put up a stout defence. Ending with a half-century, Laura Wolvaardt’s opening partnership with Tazmin Brits produced 96 runs. With Brits’ second consecutive half-century, who had previously failed to reach 140 in this competition, South Africa grabbed control and was poised to surpass 170.

Following a sensational 19th over from Sophie Ecclestone in which she claimed two wickets, South Africa reached 164/4 after the 20th over went for 18. For the first time ever, South Africa has advanced to the T20 World Cup final, where they will take on the formidable Australia on Sunday.

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The change in African soccer

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African footballers are used to playing on the world’s football fields with only a handful of elite players who play in the best European leagues. What about the other lesser known players? They are trying to break through by taking side roads.

the results obtained by Morocco will have repercussions and will allow Africa to reap important gains in line with its footballing power.

I think that every African country should take an example from Morocco in the last world cup we saw Morocco go very far in the Competition.

Today we are going to speak mainly about Congo I think that they must begin by investing in the youth infrastructure construction of center there is so much talent in this country it is a pity that there is only one stadium in the capital of Kinshasa as a sports adviser all its young people have a dream is to come to play in Europe but before extinguishing this dream I think that the base must be solid a competition of age must be created for the young people so that it can evolve well from this moment there we will be able to consider to make the necessary (sports adviser, player’s agent) to go and see his young players in order to find the best talents to pass the next step

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