Stats – India finally end their rotten luck with the toss

India won their first toss in 21 ODIs, their first since the 2023 World Cup semi-final

Shubh Agarwal06-Dec-2025KL Rahul chuckled before tossing the coin up in the air in the third ODI against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. When the coin landed in his favor, he gave a little fist bump before stating that India will bowl first.The chuckle and the fist bump captured India’s wretched luck with the toss. They had lost 20 tosses in a row in ODIs before this game – a statistical oddity with a mathematical probability of 1 in 1,048,576 instances.The last time India won the toss in ODIs was in the 2023 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. It was 753 days ago (more than two years). Hardik Pandya was still with Gujarat Titans in the IPL at the time, Gautam Gambhir wasn’t anywhere near India’s coaching staff and India still hadn’t lost a Test series at home for over a decade. Now, eight Indian players have made their ODI debut since India last won a toss in this format.Netherlands held this unfortunate record previously. They lost 11 consecutive tosses in ODIs between March 2011 and August 2013. India were close to doubling it.Netherlands won only three ODIs during this phase, including an abandoned game and a tie. India, on the other hand, won 12 of the 20 ODIs during their dreaded streak (win percentage of 60%) alongside a tie. It includes winning the 2025 Champions Trophy undefeated despite the toss going against them every single time.India’s success rate with the toss was abysmal across formats. Since the 2023 World Cup final which started this streak, India had won the toss only 33 times in 96 completed matches.They lost 11 tosses in a row between November 2023 and January 2024. It included seven matches (two T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests) across their full tour of South Africa. Between January 31, 2025 and July 31, 2025, India went a few steps ahead, losing 15 tosses in a row, which included the England tour where they lost the toss in all five Tests.The previous record belonged to West Indies, when they lost 12 consecutive tosses across formats in 1999.In the two years prior to that (from Nov 15, 2021 until Nov 15, 2023, the semi-final against New Zealand), India won more than 50% of the tosses.

India have had six captains in during period. Rahul, who broke India’s streak had the lowest win percentage with the toss (16.67%). Among the full-time captains, each of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav won the toss less than 40% of times. Jasprit Bumrah is the anomaly here, winning the toss in both matches he played at captain (the two Tests in Australia). Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant lost the toss in the only match where he captained the side – the Guwahati Test against South Africa.

Among Full-Member nations, India’s percentage of winning the toss is the lowest since the 2023 World Cup final – 34.38%. However, defying the outcome of the toss, India are still at the top of the table in terms of win percentage during this period – 65.63%.

Not only that, India have won 64.91% of their matches when they have lost the toss, again the highest for a Full-Member nation, with only New Zealand and Australia coming close.

India have risen above the toss factor to consistently outperform conditions and opponents alike. However, New Zealand and South Africa were among the few sides who managed to exploit India’s streak, turning toss advantage into historic series wins in India. New Zealand made India chase on turning pitches in Pune and Mumbai, while South Africa repeated the tactic in Kolkata and Guwahati. India lost all four matches. The Guwahati Test resulted in India’s heaviest Test defeat at home by runs (408).

Enchentes invadem estádios de Grêmio e Inter, e jovens ficam ilhados; veja situação no RS e como ajudar

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A tragédia causada pelas chuvas no Rio Grande do Sul também atingiu Grêmio e Internacional, maiores clubes de Porto Alegre. Enchentes provocaram alagamento nos estádios dos times, e garotos das categorias de base gremista ficaram ilhados no CT, em Eldorado do Sul.

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São 134,3 mil pessoas fora de casa, 78 mortos, 105 desaparecidos e 334 municípios afetados, de acordo com informações da Defesa Civil. Todas as partidas de futebol de equipes gaúchas foram adiadas.

Veja como ajudar as pessoas em situação de emergência no Rio Grande do Sul

SOS Chuvas RS (Governo do Rio Grande do Sul – doação via PIX, em conta vinculada ao Banrisul)Doações de itens (colchões, roupas de banho e cama, cobertores…): Centro Logístico da Defesa Civil Estadual: Avenida Joaquim Porto Villanova, 101, bairro Jardim Carvalho, em Porto AlegreA Secretaria de Saúde também busca profissionais da área para se voluntariarem

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Sem energia elétrica e água, a casa gremista fica no bairro Humaitá, na zona norte de Porto Alegre, um dos locais mais atingidos pelas enchentes. O gramado acabou completamente alagado, e cerca de 500 pessoas deixaram suas casas para se abrigar na Arena. Elas estão sendo encaminhadas aos abrigos municipais.

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Garotos das categorias de base do Grêmio ficaram presos na cidade do CT Hélio Dourado, Eldorado do Sul. O clube utilizou um helicóptero para levar alimentos aos atletas, e os cerca de 80 alojados no local estão seguros, segundo nota oficial publicada pelo Tricolor Gaúcho.

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O CT Parque Gigante e o Beira-Rio, centro de treinamento e estádio do Inter — respectivamente — estão alagados, assim como as estruturas do Grêmio. O Colorado chegou a treinar no estádio no sábado (4), mas a atividade deste domingo (5) foi cancelada.

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O Flamengo venceu o Atlético-GO por 2 a 1 neste domingo (14), no Estádio Serra Dourada, na estreia dos times no Brasileirão 2024. Os gols dos cariocas foram marcados por De La Cruz, em cobrança de falta, e Pedro, batendo pênalti; Luiz Fernando balançou as redes para os donos da casa. Assista aos melhores momentos no vídeo acima.

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Carrington's "best talent" is a big Sesko upgrade in the making at Man Utd

There’s a lot to like about Manchester United at the moment. Of course, many more improvements are needed before Ruben Amorim’s project hits the desired level, but recent results and, perhaps more importantly, performances, suggest a page may have been turned.

Amorim has stuck to his guns in the Old Trafford hot seat and received more than a measure of criticism and question marks in return. But are the signs of vindication just about appearing for the thought-filled tactician?

A summer well spent has seen first-team outliers cast away and upgrades in the form of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha arrive and work their stuff under the Theatre’s lights.

Benjamin Sesko is a talented striker, but the jury remains out in regard to his potential as the leading man for many years to come.

What Sesko has to prove at Man Utd

Sesko joined Man United from RB Leipzig for a £74m fee this summer, ending a protracted search for a new striker.

So far, the 23-year-old has only scored two goals and provided one assist across 11 matches, but his link-up play and presence in the area offer much promise.

Podcast host Adam Joseph noted that the Slovenian “needed a better touch” during Saturday’s hair-raising draw to Forest, unable to capitalise on the wizardry of Mbeumo. But this will come.

Mbeumo and Cunha, after all, are seasoned Premier League stars, whereas Sesko is only a few months into his career in English football and younger besides.

Bryan Mbeumo

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Casemiro

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Bruno Fernandes

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Benjamin Sesko

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Harry Maguire

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We know he can score goals. But Man United’s finest strikers in modern times have proved they have many more strings to their bow.

Take Robin Van Persie. The iconic centre-forward was hailed by Sir Alex Ferguson for his “sensational” shooting and for having “an impact as big as anyone” at Old Trafford after joining from Arsenal for £24m in 2012.

His movement and intelligence in the final third set him apart from the masses, and Sesko, tall and well-built, could emulate the Dutchman in that regard.

But there might actually be an up-and-coming Carrington talent with more potential than the summer recruit.

Man Utd's biggest striker talent since RVP

Last week, Amorim acknowledged JJ Gabriel publicly and confirmed he has been paying attention to the 15-year-old forward’s progress, even handing him an opportunity to train with the first team.

Hailed for his “exceptional skillset” by talent scout Jacek Kulig, “combining flair and confidence on the ball”, Gabriel hasn’t yet developed positionally, capable both on the left and in a central striking berth, but there’s so much to like and he could even make his debut in the not-too-distant future.

Already a regular for the U18s, Gabriel has shattered expectations with his prodigious technical ability and fleet-footed work on the ball. He’s too good for the youngsters around him, and journalist Nathan Salt confirmed that “one insider thinks ‘he’s already better than Premier League players'”.

Correspondent Steven Railston has even suggested that Gabriel “the best talent United’s academy has ever seen”.

Sometimes, you can just tell. Gabriel is a one-of-a-kind dribbler and is the top goalscorer in the U18 Premier League this season, with seven goals (and one assist) from just eight matches. Darren Fletcher has predominantly used him centrally, despite being schooled out wide, but the prolific potential of this young star suggests this might be a wise call.

Though he’s not physically developed, nor has he tried his hand on the senior stage, Gabriel has so much potential, and there’s no question that his ceiling reaches higher than Sesko’s.

Could the teenager turn out to be United’s best since Van Persie? It is far too early to tell, but the signs so far are more than promising, to be sure.

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Ruben Amorim has a job on his hands to put one Manchester United player on the right track.

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Caoimhe Bray's hat-trick keeps Sydney Thunder winless

Seamer Bray finished with four wickets after Dunkley’s 43 helped Sixers to 142

AAP15-Nov-2025Sydney Sixers rising star Caoimhe Bray needed to be told she’d taken a hat-trick as the 16-year-old added another WBBL highlight in a thumping derby defeat of Sydney Thunder.Bray took a wicket on the last ball of her second over and the first two of her next over in Sydney on Saturday, the third thanks to a fantastic diving catch at point from Erin Burns. The excitement of that wicket may have been to blame for Bray and her team-mates’ poor maths, who were all shocked to hear of the feat when the ground announcer informed them over the speakers.Bray is also the Junior Matildas goalkeeper and hit the winning runs as a 15-year-old in her WBBL debut last year. She took a classic catch earlier in this tournament and on Saturday finished with 4 for 15 from her four overs and Thunder were restricted to 118 for 8 chasing Sixers’ 142 for 9.”It’s pretty crazy. I didn’t realise; one of those weird ones that was at the end of the over,” Bray said. “I want to play sport professionally for as long as I can (but) oh yeah, it’ll definitely have to come [to a decision between football and cricket].”Women’s sport is getting more and more professional. If you want to go to the highest level, you can’t be doing that forever.”Maitlan Brown was also effective on a night that favoured the bowlers but Sixers will wait on scans for New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr, who injured her quad in the warm-up and was forced out of the game.Sixers had Sophia Dunkley (43 off 35) and Mady Villiers (24 not out) to thank for scraping together their total, while Alyssa Healy (26 off 15) threatened to explode.But Thunder’s star-studded batting order failed to fire in reply, with 18-year-old debutant Lucy Finn (49 not out off 34 balls) valiant in a losing cause after they had slipped to 49 for 7.Finn (1 for 27) also picked up Ashleigh Gardner’s wicket but Thunder joined Brisbane Heat at three defeats in three outings.

خاص | حلمي طولان يتخذ قرارًا جديدًا تجاه أحمد عاطف قبل مباراة مصر والكويت

كشف مصدر داخل منتخب مصر الثاني المشارك في بطولة كأس العرب، أن حلمي طولان المدير الفني للفراعنة اتخذ قرارًا جديدًا تجاه أحمد عاطف.

وكان منتخب مصر أعلن استبعاد أحمد عاطف من قائمة منتخب مصر المشاركة في بطولة كأس العرب بعد التواجد في معسكر الفراعنة من بدايته، وتقرر ضم مروان حمدي مهاجم بيراميدز بدلًا منه.

وبعدها خرج أحمد عاطف بتصريحات قوية ضد الجهاز الفني لـ منتخب مصر، مؤكدًا عدم معرفته سبب خروجه من قائمة الفراعنة في كأس العرب، وقال أنا لا أعاني من أي إصابات كما خرج من مسؤولو منتخب مصر.

طالع | أحمد عاطف لـ “بطولات”: جهاز المنتخب أجرى فحوصات لإثبات إصابتي دون علمي

وقال مصدر لـ بطولات في تصريحات خاصة: “حلمي طولان قرر استمرار أحمد عاطف مع بعثة منتخب مصر الثاني بقطر في بطولة كأس العرب بعد اعتذاره إلى الجهاز الفني”.

واضاف المصدر: “اللاعب مستمر مع منتخب مصر الثاني حتى نهاية بطولة كأس العرب وحلمي طولان وافق على استمرار اللاعب”.

ويستعد منتخب مصر الثاني لمواجهة منتخب الكويت في الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات من بطولة كأس العرب، وذلك في الرابعة والنصف غدًا، بتوقيت القاهرة، ضمن مباريات الجولة الأولى.

Fans Call on Dodgers to Sign V From BTS After K-Pop Star's Impressive First Pitch

Every member of the Dodgers bullpen was put on notice Monday night when K-Pop star V from the blockbuster boy band BTS threw a surprisingly epic first pitch at Los Angeles's game vs. the Reds.

The left-handed pitch—which was deemed a strike—sent stan Twitter (as it is still colloquially known) into a frenzy, as surprised Dodgers fans, meanwhile, called on the front office to sign him.

MLB's initial post has an eye-watering 72,000 retweets. That's the power of the BTS Army, baby.

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Fortaleza conquista tricampeonato e empata com o Ceará em títulos da Copa do Nordeste

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E o Fortaleza conseguiu, enfim, vencer uma decisão por pênaltis. Com 100% de aproveitamento, o Laion bateu o CRB e conquistou o tricampeonato da Copa do Nordeste. Agora, com três taças, a equipe empatou em títulos com o Ceará e ficou a um troféu de Bahia e Vitória, maiores campeões.

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Agora é 3 a 3!

Com o título do Fortaleza, os dois rivais cearenses estão empatados em número de taças da Copa do Nordeste. O Fortaleza foi campeão em 2019, 2022 e 2024, enquanto o Vozão levou as taças em 2015, 2020 e 2023.

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Final – Copa do Nordeste
🗓️ Data e horário: domingo, 9 de junho de 2024, às 16:30 (de Brasília);
📍 Local: Estádio Rei Pelé (AL);
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🟨 Árbitro: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida (BA);
🚩 Assistentes: Alessandro Álvaro Rocha (BA) e Daniella Coutinho (BA);
🖥️ VAR: Pablo Ramon Gonçalves (RN).

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CRB (Técnico: Daniel Paulista)
Matheus Albino, Hereda, Saimon, Fábio Alemão e Matheus Ribeiro; João Pedro, Falcão e Gegê; Facundo Labandeira, Léo Pereira e Anselmo Ramon.

Fortaleza (Técnico: Juan Pablo Vojvoda)
João Ricardo, Brítez, Kuscevic e Titi; Yago Pikachu, Matheus Rossetto, Zé Welison, Moisés e Bruno Pacheco; Lucero e Pochettino.

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Rays Prospect Set to Become MLB’s First ‘Bob’ in 15 Years

When the Rays called up prospect Bob Seymour on Thursday, they inadvertently ended one of Major League Baseball's greatest droughts: lacking players who go by "Bob."

Remarkably, no major leaguer has gone by Bob since relief pitcher Bob Howry retired in 2010 according to MLB's . That's 15 years without a single Bob gracing a major-league diamond. That is, until Thursday.

Sure, the great Bob drought isn't a complete surprise with less and less Roberts deciding to go by Bob, but the name was once extremely popular across the MLB. There's Giants manager Bob Melvin, legendary Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson. And as pointed out in their Bob-less baseball investigation in '19, five members of the 1971 Pirates World Series team went by Bob.

You'd think there'd be at least one Bob to play in the major leagues in the past decade-plus, but no Bobs until Seymour.

Our latest Bob was drafted by the Rays in the 13th round of the '21 MLB draft and has slashed .263/.327/.553 with 30 home runs and 87 RBIs in Triple-A Durham this season. Per the ' Marc Topkin, he's expected to join the team in San Francisco Friday ahead of the Rays' weekend series with the Giants. That means Seymour's debut could miraculously come against another Bob—Melvin. Hopefully the two link up for a photo to commemorate the historic moment.

Welcome, Bob.

Cubs' Nico Hoerner Had the Best Reaction to Notching a Check-Swing RBI

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoener wasn't expecting to hit a low slider by Reds relief pitcher Yosver Zulueta in the eighth inning of Wednesday afternoon's game. He attempted a check swing, but ended up hitting the ball instead of avoiding contact.

Luckily for Hoerner, his swing had enough power behind it for him to hit a single to left field. As he eyed the ball to make sure it dropped, Hoerner got extremely excited when he realized his mistaken hit was turning into an RBI for him and a run for the Cubs. He was able to bring in his teammate Matt Shaw from second base to home.

Marquee Network caught the perfect shot of Hoerner's reaction once he realized his hit was a happy accident.

Hoerner's RBI single brought in the sixth and final run of the day for the Cubs. Chicago beat Cincinnati 6-1, pushing the Cubs to a 66-48 record to secure a stronger second-place hold in the NL Central behind the MLB-best Brewers.

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