Chelsea suffer familiar failings as Leeds battle back for 2-2 draw
New coach, same problem for Chelsea.
Liam Rosenior looked on course to oversee the Blues' fifth straight Premier League win since his arrival before a depleted Leeds United battled from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The failure to hold on to all three points means Chelsea have now dropped 17 from winning positions this season, 15 of them at home.
Tottenham gloom deepens, Man Utd salvage point at West Ham
Yet another Premier League home defeat left Tottenham Hotspur looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone and manager Thomas Frank nearer the exit door on Tuesday as Newcastle United eased their own slump with a 2-1 victory in north London, Reuters reported.
Last season's Europa League winners and qualifiers for this season's Champions League last-16 were booed off after Jacob Ramsey sealed a rare away win for Eddie Howe's side.
Tottenham would have found themselves only three points above the drop zone had it not been for Manchester United's Benjamin Sesko scoring a stoppage-time equaliser to deny 18th-placed West Ham United a 1-0 win, according to Reuters.
South Africa begin T20 World Cup campaign with a commanding 57-run win over Canada
Captain Aiden Markram led with a half-century as South Africa kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable 57-run win over Canada on Monday, aided by Lungi Ngidi's four-wicket haul in a Group D clash in Ahmedabad, Reuters reported.
Canada's decision to bowl first backfired as last edition's finalists South Africa stormed to 213-4, despite Ansh Patel's three-wicket haul. In response, Canada could only get to 156-8, despite Navneet Dhaliwal's fighting knock of 64.
Markram (59 off 32 balls) started to fire early, putting together a 70-run partnership with Quinton de Kock within seven overs. The skipper completed his half-century in 28 balls, before falling to Patel (3-31), according to Reuters.
Pakistan agree to play India at T20 Cricket World Cup after scrapping boycott
Pakistan are poised to fulfil their T20 World Cup fixture against India on Sunday, having previously been instructed by their government to boycott the game in a move that could have cost the sport millions, The Guardian reported.
The crisis was triggered by Bangladesh withdrawing from the tournament last month – their place handed to Scotland – when a request to play their matches outside India on security grounds was rejected by the International Cricket Council.
In an act of solidarity the Pakistan government, led by the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, then stated Pakistan would forfeit the game against India in Colombo – a potentially damaging move given the fixture’s centrality to the ICC’s £2.2bn ($3bn) broadcast deal, according to The Guardian.



