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Pakistan drops vice-captain Shadab Khan, opts to field against Australia at World Cup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Pakistan dropped out of form vice captain Shadab Khan as captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the fourth game for both teams at the Cricket World Cup on Friday.Shadab has been struggling to get wickets from his legspin bowling this year and was also unimpressive with the bat in Pakistan’s long middle-order batting line-up.Legspinner Usama Mir replaced Shadab in the only change Pakistan made from the team which was routed by archrival India in what supposed to be the marquee game of the World Cup.Babar played down the axing of allrounder Shadab before the midway point of the tournament, saying he wanted to try out different combinations.Pakistan, winner of the World Cup in 1992, started off its campaign with two victories over qualifiers – the Netherlands and Sri Lanka – before succumbing against India in front of a partisan crowd of over 100,000 in Ahmedabad.Injuries and illness has struck Pakistan since it arrived in Beng...

Crews battle building fire in North Attleboro

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

Firefighters from several communities battled a large fire that broke out in a building in North Attleboro overnight.Video from the scene showed crews using ladder trucks to battle the flames in a building on Robinson Drive.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Marques player: Junior has already scored 45 touchdowns

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

FAIRHAVEN – As the rain trickled down at Alumni Field, Justin Marques darted around the rain drops as if they were South Coast League tacklers.Rain drops, torrential rain, or even a Nor’easter doesn’t seem to have a chance to stop Marques from finding the end zone this season for the undefeated Blue Devils.Marques is a dual threat as a running back and linebacker for the 6-0 Fairhaven squadron. The junior captain has his sights set on a trip to Gillette after two consecutive first-round losses in the Blue Devils’ most recent state tournament runs.Marques has been destroying school records since his freshman year. He holds the single season touchdown record with 25 trips across the goal line in 2022, is tied for most touchdowns in a game with five and has accumulated 45 touchdowns with plenty of games left to play.The 45 touchdowns is already the career Fairhaven scoring record as Marques continues to slice up defenses like the pizza from Galaxy Pizza House down the road on Main Stre...

As Terrell Suggs prepares to enter Ravens Ring of Honor, teammates recall a ‘super raw’ rookie who was always the ‘life of the locker room’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

As much as the sacks and the laurels, Terrell Suggs remembers the frustration, the times when he felt less self-assured than he seemed on the surface, the older co-workers who lent helping hands.From the long view, Suggs’ career was seamless: No. 10 pick after he set a single-season NCAA sack record at Arizona State, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year at age 21, NFL Defensive Player of the Year at 29, Super Bowl champion at 30, Ravens institution by the time he played his 16th and final season in Baltimore.At halftime of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, Suggs will become the 12th Ravens player inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor.Put his first year as a Raven under the microscope, however, and the story is both messier and more interesting.“Yeah, you’re gonna get frustrated,” he said of his NFL beginning. “In college, you’re used to knowing everything you’re supposed to do, but when you get up there, you’re not top ...

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Bishop Stang golfers capture CCL crown

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

Bishop Stang captured the Catholic Central League golf title at Hillview Golf Course in North Reading.The Spartans fired a 277, defeating Bishop Feehan by 16 strokes (293). Archbishop Williams (296) rounded out the top three, followed by St. Mary’s (301), Bishop Fenwick (304), Arlington Catholic (306) and Cardinal Spellman (375).Bishop Stang dominated the individual competition as Matt Costello (65), Matt Oliveira (67) and Nathaniel Mello (71) took the top three spots. Bishop Feehan’s Gavin Walsh and Archbishop Williams’ Brady Sulivan (71) tied Mello for third.Field hockeyMegan Smith scored two goals assisted by Cat Rosseau and Maeve Richarson as Westport (12-0) took down Case 4-1 in South Coast Conference play.Ally McEneaney erupted for four goals while Chloe Egan added a goal and two assists, powering Barnstable in a 7-0 Cape and Islands League win over Nauset. … Alivia Barnes scored twice and set up another goal, Khloe Schultz dished two and scored herself, and Meghan Dwyer...

Week 7 high school football preview: St. John’s Prep-Catholic Memorial battle figures to be a dandy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

Something will give on Saturday when the team with the state’s longest winning streak squares off against a team which hasn’t lost against in-state competition since 2019.Defending Div. 1 state champion St. John’s Prep (6-0) has won 13 straight game since a 28-17 loss last Oct. 15 to the team it will host this weekend, Catholic Memorial (4-1). The last Massachusetts team to knock off the Knights were the Eagles (21-14) in the 2019 Div. 1 state championship game.There may be no love lost between the programs, but the level of respect they have for one another is off the chart. St. John’s Prep coach Brian St. Pierre and his Catholic Memorial counterpart, John DiBiaso, know this is going to be a gridiron battle.“They’re so talented on both sides of the ball as well as special teams,” St. Pierre said. “They’re tremendous up front and so well coached. They have players who are capable of putting you in a bind.”St. John’s Prep might not have the s...

Week 7 high school football schedule

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

FRIDAY’S GAMESEnglish/New Mission at O’Bryant, 4Nashoba Tech at Lynn Tech, 5:30Rivers at Brooks, 5:30Braintree at Walpole, 5:45Bishop Stang at Archbishop Williams, 6Brighton at Randolph, 6Chelmsford at Westford Academy, 6Dighton-Rehoboth at Nauset, 6Durfee at Dennis-Yarmouth, 6Foxboro at Canton, 6Latin Academy at East Boston, 6Lynn English at Somerville, 6Marshfield at Plymouth North, 6Mashpee at Cohasset, 6Medford at Chelsea, 6Newton North at Barnstable, 6Norwell at Sandwich, 6St. John Paul at Martha’s Vineyard, 6Stoneham at Burlington, 6Wakefield at Wilmington, 6Xaverian at Malden Catholic, 6Apponequet at Greater New Bedford, 6:30Cambridge at Acton-Boxboro, 6:30Case at Bourne, 6:30Dexter Southfield at New Hampton, 6:30Essex Tech at North Reading, 6:30Franklin at Attleboro, 6:30Holbrook/Avon at Cape Cod Tech, 6:30Hull at Carver, 6:30Lawrence Academy at St. Sebastian’s, 6:30Lowell Catholic at Manchester-Essex, 6:30Masconomet at Danvers, 6:30Medway at Dedham, ...

The last time the Ravens played the Lions, Justin Tucker made history. He ‘put a lot of value on that particular kick.’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

Justin Tucker had made field goals to win the AFC championship game and give the Ravens a cushion in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. He was the most accurate kicker in NFL history, already talked about as the rare specialist worthy of selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.He didn’t need a signature moment, but he had a chance to create one as he lined up to kick a 66-yard field goal at Detroit’s Ford Field on the afternoon of Sept. 26, 2021.The Ravens will play the Lions again Sunday. The last time they did, Tucker put his stamp on football history.His field goal set a record and handed the Ravens a victory. More than that, it gave the New York Times Magazine and “60 Minutes” a hook as they lined up to profile Tucker, proclaiming him the greatest ever at his unusual trade.“Look, I’d be lying to you if I said I didn’t put a lot of value on that particular kick,” Tucker said Thursday. “It was a special moment for all of ...

Christine Sinclair hints at retirement in short video post on social media

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

One day after Canada coach Bev Priestman gingerly handled a question about Christine Sinclair’s future, the Canada captain offered a hint on social media Thursday.Sinclair posted a short teaser video showing a pair of soccer boots tied to a crossbar, gently swinging in the wind to a soundtrack of kids playing. The video then morphs into a black screen with a white Maple Leaf over Sinclair’s No. 12. The Maple Leaf turns red as Sinclair’s signature appears below.<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cymg0_NskOL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.i...

Male driver killed in crash involving two transport trucks on Brampton-Caledon border

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:24:08 GMT

One person is dead following an early morning multi-vehicle crash involving two transport trucks near the border of Brampton and Caledon.Emergency crews were called to the area of Mayfield Road and Goreway Drive around 5 a.m. Friday for reports of a collision.Paramedics tell CityNews it was a three-vehicle crash involving two transport trucks and a passenger vehicle.The male driver of the passenger vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the truck drivers was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The other truck driver was not injured.There is no word on the cause of the crash. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Caledon detachment are on scene investigating. The Caledon OPP say they are also on scene of a separate nearby collision that has closed Old School Road between Bramalea and Dixie roads.#CaledonOPP is on scene at 2 separate serious collisions. Please note the following closures:Mayfield Rd between Dixie Rd & McVean DrOld School Rd between Bramaea Rd and Dixie...