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Sydney: Third test cricket between Australia and South Africa ended in a draw.

Score: Australia declared 475 for 4 in the first innings. South Africa 149 for 6 in the first innings.

Marco Jansen (10) and Simon Harmer (6) are in the corner when play is stopped on day four.

Skipper and opener Dean Elgar (15), Sariel Ervey (18), Hentich Klaasan (two), Themba Bavuma (35), Khaya Sondo (39) and Kyle Virani (19) were out. Australian skipper Pat Cummins took three wickets and Josh Hazlewood took two wickets.

Opener Usman Khawaja (195 off 368 balls including one six and 19 fours) and Matt Nenshaw (five) declared the Australians’ innings at the crease. Steve Smith (104 off 192 balls) also scored a century. Marnus Labuschage (79) and Travis Head (70) scored half-centuries. Pat Cummins’ action of denying Khwaja a chance to score a double century was heavily criticized on social media.

London: Success for Manchester United in the English Premier League. Newcastle United are level with Arsenal at the top of the table.

Everton were beaten at home by Brighton & Hove Albion, while Leicester City were beaten 1-0 by Fulham in front of their home crowd.

AFC at Old Trafford Manchester United defeated Bournemouth. The victory was by three goals. Marcus Rashford, who continued his dazzling form alongside Casemiro and Luke Shaw, scored for the Red Devils. Old Trafford witnessed United’s fourth consecutive win following defeat by Aston Villa.

Casemiro scored United’s first goal in the 23rd minute. The goal was from a free kick. Christian Eriksen’s free kick from the left wing was taken by Casemiro with a superb volley into the Bournemouth net.

Alessandro Ganacho came on for United in place of Vande Beek, who limped off after colliding with Senesi just before the break. Luke Shaw doubled United’s lead in the fourth minute of the second half. The show completed the move that Ganacho started from midfield.

Subsequently, two golden opportunities created by Bonbouth fell before the excellence of David Dehaya. Marcus Rashford completed United’s tally with four minutes remaining. Rashford’s goal was assisted by Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes.

With the win, United have 35 points from 17 games. The AFC played one more game. Bournemouth have 16 points.

New Delhi: Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist Saina Nehwal will not participate in the National Badminton Trials. Apart from Saina, Malvika Bansod will also not participate in the rehearsals. The trials of the Asian Mixed Team Championship will be held in Dubai from 14 to 19 February.

Former world number 1 PV Sindhu and Akarshi Kashyap are on trial. The Badminton Association of India clarified that Ashmita Chaliha was invited to the trials in Saina’s place. Saina’s main challenge is the injury. Saina slipped to 31st in the world rankings as her form faded. Saina also did not participate in the Commonwealth Games trials held in April.

Tenjipalam: Advancement of Calicut University, hosting the Southern Region Inter-university Football Championship held at the University of Calicut.

In yesterday’s match, they beat Kerala University by one sided goal. Calicut’s progress is with six points. The match between MG and Kannur ended in a 1-1 draw.

MG with four points. The university is in second place. The first half of the match between Calicut and Kerala was goalless. At the end of the second half, Calicut stepped up their attack and missed several scoring chances. Akbar’s injury-time goal sealed victory for them.

Kannur took the lead through Vishnu in 27th minute against MG. In the 47th minute with Sal Anas, MG Balanced. Both teams stepped up their attacks but the match ended in a draw. Kannur will face Kerala in the match from 1pm today and Calicut will face MG in the match from 3pm. The championship will end today.

Mujeeb Chelari

Madrid: In the Spanish football league, the ex-champion Barcelona is tied. Espanyol drew Barça 1-1 in their home match at the Camp Nou. Barça took the lead through Marco Alonso in the seventh minute of play. Espanyol recovered a goal through Joselu in the 73rd minute of the match. The fight between Barca and Real Madrid, who each won 38 points in 15 games, was close. Currently, Barça are first and Real Madrid are second. Espanyol is in 16th place with 13 points. Barça players had the ball in 77% of the match. Roberto suspended

Lewandowski has been placed in the Barça squad thanks to a court-ordered suspension. The second half was eventful. The referee had to take out his card eight times. A total of 14 yellow cards were issued in the game. Three red cards. A red card followed. Mateo Lahoz, who issued 15 yellow cards in the match between Argentina and the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar, was the referee here.

Marcos Alonso was awarded a penalty for a foul in the box and Joselu found the net with ease after tapping the kick. Jordi Alba yelled at the referee and walked off after seeing the red card. Vinicius Sosa was also sent off for a foul on Lewandowski before Espanyol could exploit their manpower.

Barça attacked in extra time but missed the mark. Espanyol’s Cabria, Fernando Calero and Xavi Poudo and Barca’s Ferran Torres, Arnau Tenas, Rafinha, Anzu Fati, Gavi and Pedri were all booked.

Palakkad: Asian Games Gold Medalist PU Chitra got married. The groom is Shaiju, son of Nenmara Cheramangalam Antazhi Ramakrishnan and the late Kamalam. Muttikulangara KAP Shaiju is a civilian police officer in two battalions. He currently in deputation in the State Industrial Protection Corps (Thrissur). The engagement was in September. The decision was made during training at the Bangalore athletic ground.

Chitra is the daughter of Unnikrishnan and Vasantakumari in the house of Mundur Palakkeez. Senior employee at Palakkad Railway Division. She won gold at the 2016 South Asian Games, 2017 Asian Championship, 2019 Doha Asian Games and bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. The achievements were in the 1,500m dash. In the wedding held at Kalyana Mandapam in Mylapulli, Mundur, VK Srikanthan MP and MLA K. Shanthakumari, K. Premkumar also attended. The wedding took place during the preparations for the Asian Games in Bangalore. Chitra said she will return to camp soon.