While You Were Asleep: Liverpool draw 1-1 vs Palace, Afghanistan degree collection with Ireland and Williams-Raducanu match postponed in Cincinnati

Liverpool dropped factors at dwelling because the Reds had been solely in a position to end 1-1 of their fixture with Crystal Palace at Anfield. Wilfried Zaha supplied the guests with a 1-0 lead 32 minutes into the match. The hosts had been extra threatening within the attacking third for the whole lot of the primary half however the scoreline mirrored in any other case.

12 minutes into the second half, Darwin Nunez was despatched off on his Premier League debut at Anfield for headbutting Palace’s Joachim Andersen. However, Luis Diaz supplied the 2019/20 Premier League champions with some consolation as he equalised with a stunner from outdoors the field.

1 – Darwin Núñez is the second Liverpool participant to be despatched off on his first Premier League look at Anfield after Joe Cole vs Arsenal in 2010, additionally on August fifteenth. Mist. #LIVCRY pic.twitter.com/pDF2Ahvks7

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 15, 2022

The outcome means Liverpool sit on the thirteenth spot within the factors desk after matchday two, with two factors, 4 lower than title rivals and desk leaders, Manchester City.

Afghanistan degree collection in Ireland 

Having misplaced the primary two T20Is, Afghanistan accomplished the comeback within the five-match collection with a win within the fourth T20I, beating the hosts by 27 runs in a rain lowered 11 over contest.

🚨 Afghanistan Win by 27 Runs 🚨
AfghanAtalan, led by @fareedmalik56 3/14, @rashidkhan_19 2/21 and @imnaveenulhaq 2/25, placed on a advantageous bowling show to defend their complete of 132 runs to degree the collection 2-2.
The collection decider to be performed on Wed, seventeenth Aug 2022 in Stormont. pic.twitter.com/lnpHB3ZCfH

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) August 15, 2022

The hosts received the toss and opted to bowl first. Najibullah Zadran was amongst the runs as soon as once more, scoring 50 off simply 24 deliveries. Rashid Khan too chipped in with the fireworks in direction of the tip of the innings with a 10-ball-31 that included one 4 and three maximums.

In reply, Ireland solely managed 105 of their 11 overs. Fareed Ahmed Malik picked a 3fer, whereas Naveen-ul-Haq and Rashid Khan picked a few wickets every. The collection decider shall be performed on Wednesday, August 17.

Williams and Raducanu match postponed in Cincinnati

The a lot hyped first-round match between Serena Williams and Emma Raducanu on the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati was postponed from Monday to Tuesday, resulting in frustration amongst followers given the stature of the Tennis stars concerned.

Serena Williams preparing for tomorrow’s first-round match towards Raducanu 💪🏾🎾 #CincyTennis

🎥: WTA IG tales pic.twitter.com/gOz3YbccKD

— Luis. (@serenapower_) August 15, 2022

A event spokesperson stated that the choice was “on account of a number of factors related to scheduling”. The match was merely omitted from the Monday schedule, with out no announcement of the postponement and refund to the followers.

The ongoing event is most probably to be Williams’s penultimate after she introduced her ideas on retirement final week. It may even mark the primary dwelling soil look from Williams in two years and with the 19-year-old Raducanu concerned, the competition had created fairly the excitement.