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The Cote d’ivoire international scored four goals and made one assist to help Roy Hodgson’s men avoid relegation. Zaha received the highest votes cast by a panel of experts, Premier League captains and fans to beat off competitions from Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen, Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, Everton’s Jordan Pickford, Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and West Bromwich Albion’s Jake Livermore to scoop the prize. This is the first time the winger will win the individual accolade and the first for a Palace player since Andrew Johnson in 2004....

SPN’s sports channels SONY SIX, SONY TEN 2 and SONY ESPN will telecast MSL T20 matches, including the Play-Off and the grand finale on 16th of December 2018. Season 1 of the MSL T20 will also be available on GSC’s partner OTT Platform Cricket Gateway on app and website www.cricketgateway.com. The sports channels of SPN, one of India’s premium sports destination holds the broadcast rights of international cricket in various countries like Australia, South Africa, England, West Indies, etc....

A total of six teams will battle it out to lift the coveted trophy. The tournament has been structured in a double round-robin format, which will be followed by two high-voltage semi-finals and the final. While a majority of the fans are occupied by all the action taking place in the IPL, the CSA T20 will look to make its mark as well. Veteran Proteas batsman Hashim Amla will be seen in action, while JP Duminy will miss the initial part of the tournament as he is still rehabilitating a shoulder injury....

Despite being bogged down by a few personnel and form concerns, Chennai Super Kings did open their account in the very first game against Mumbai Indians. However, Sanju Samson and Rajasthan Royals spoiled the party for CSK, who suffered a loss earlier this week in Sharjah. Although they are still without Ambati Rayudu and Dwayne Bravo for this game, the Super Kings are well-equipped in all departments with the leadership of MS Dhoni also bound to play a part....

This game is effectively a dead rubber, as Roma have already sealed top spot in the group while Sofia have been eliminated from the competition with only two points from five games. After denying CFR Cluj with a goalless draw on matchday five, CSKA Sofia earned their fifth consecutive win in league action, defeating Botev Plovdiv 3-0 away from home. Thibaut Vion, Ali Sowe and Bradley Mazikou found the net for Sofia as they moved to third in the table, five points behind leaders Ludogorets Razgrad....

How Messi looks in your club’s colours Several notable stars have moved east in recent times, with the more notable names to have made the switch to the CSL including Hulk, Jackson Martinez, Carlos Tevez and Oscar among others. Reports suggest that Tevez earns €730,000 per week, with Oscar on €466,000 for the same period. Despite the riches on offer, Tebas does not foresee a dramatic exodus of star players from the Spanish top flight....

Havana - The Cuban Athletics Federation has warned that hurdler Dayron Robles, Olympic champion in Beijing 2008, is not authorised to represent any other country in the Memorial Primo Nebiolo, held at the Italian city of Turin. “Robles quit Cuba’s Olympic team last year, according to his own wish, and he does not have the authorisation of the national entity to compete for any other country, as established by the IAAF rules,” Alberto Juantorena, president of the Cuban Athletics Federation, said yesterday....

Known on Reddit as Mr0range_crafts, the Zelda fan showcased a new piece of art based on the Ocarina of Time. Using a cube diorama, the designer recreated a scene from the iconic game. Included in the design are amazing sprites of Link, Navi, and Zelda along with detailed trees and other scenery. Using these finely crafted elements, the creator managed to portray the scene in a classic 2D Zelda art style....

The two-game series will take place on June 13 and 14 at London Stadium, which is set to play host to MLB’s first games in Europe between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox on June 29 and 30. “It is an honour to participate in the MLB London Series and we are happy to support Major League Baseball’s effort to promote America’s pastime on an international stage,” Cubs executive chairman Tom Ricketts said in a release....

Baez led off the 12th inning with a towering home run and the Cubs beat the Rockies 6-5 on Tuesday night. Wellington Castillo also homered for the Cubs, who have won four of five. Baez, a prized prospect called up before the game, played his first game in the big leagues with his family sitting behind home plate. He struck out in three of his first five at-bats before hitting Boone Logan’s first pitch of the 12th an estimated 414 feet into the Rockies’ bullpen....

Cubs manager Joe Maddon, a hitting coach for much of his big-league career, says hitters “swing the bat way too often,” and “too many times (it) develops into home run derby and really becomes useless,” the Chicago Tribune reported. MORE: Cubs want Obama to follow them back on Twitter Maddon traces the rise in batting practice’s prominence to the early ’80s when, he said, hitting coaches became more visible. Now, the Tribune pointed out, many teams have two hitting coaches, which means even more batting practice....

Cuphead charmingly combines exceptionally difficult run and gun gaming with 1930s rubber hose animation to create a sidescroller shoot ’em up that captivated players worldwide. It was noted for being challenging yet addictingly fun thanks to the unique vintage art style and entertaining combat. Originally, it was only released for PC and Xbox One is 2017 with a Switch version following in 2019, but sadly for Sony lovers, PS4 did not get a copy....

Behold, the new power ticket that’s going to sweep the Electoral College in three years: Yep, that’s a tee of Steph and LeBron, available for $24 (why not $30 or $23?) at BreakingT. MORE: LeBron says his voice more important than his knee “No Bums,” of course is a nod to LeBron James calling Trump a “bum” for disinviting Curry and the Warriors from a White House visit the team was leaning toward not making....

First there was the picture of his surgically repaired ankle, then his thoughts on evolution, and now he tweets he was stopped at the airport due to a fake grenade his son left in his bag. You can’t make this stuff up. Going out on a limb and saying he didn’t get to keep the fake grenade.

Curt Schilling made his third appearance on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this month. And or the third time, more than 60 percent of voters “forgot” to put a check next to the six-time All-Star’s name. BASEBALL HALL OF FAME: 2015 results | How to improve voting | Worst. Hall of Famers. Ever. Something is keeping Schilling from being enshrined in Cooperstown. Is it his outspokenness? His political beliefs?...

In that spirit, I spent the last month or so with a beta version of the OmniSky modem, a trim packet of electronics that clips onto the back of a Palm V organizer. I’ve been on the road for half a year, wishing for just what the OmniSky promised: wireless access to the Web and e-mail via the provider I already pay for the privilege. Early adopting has its dangers....

Vince Lombardi was dead wrong. Just watch this video of this kid who stops in the middle of a youth baseball game to tell his dad, who’s also the first base coach, “I love you.” If you don’t have a soul and are wondering why we’re posting this, well, the little guy’s wearing a Dodgers jersey. So it’s big MLB news. MORE: Classic photos of Yogi Berra | Red Sox name Mike Hazen GM I don’t know about you, but that warmed my heart....

We’re already off to a flying start on the prelims, with three of the four bouts being finished in the very first round. Darren O’Gorman picked up a buzzer beater victory over Salih Kulucan, which was followed up by a ‘deja vu’ type fight as James Webb finished Marcin Prostko with one second remaining in the round. The two results drew comparisons to UFC London just seven nights ago, when the same kind of thing happened with Paul Craig and Leon Edwards....

That, however, turned out to be a bad idea as the Indian cricket team fans rose to the defence of the Indian team, and decided to trend #ShameonTimesNow instead. Australia defeated India by a massive 95-run margin to book a final clash with co-hosts New Zealand at the MCG on March 29. Batting first, the Aussies, riding on a fine century from Steven Smith, posted 328/7 on the board. In reply, India were all out for 233 runs in the 47th over....

A lot of cricketing personalities, captains, former players etc have stated that England and India are the two favourites to win the World Cup this year. Both teams have been undeniably good since the Champions Trophy. While England haven’t lost a series since then, India have lost two - one to England in England and one to Australia at home. As India prepare for the World Cup, there seems to be have occurred quite some issues like the inexperience of Vijay Shankar etc....