Staggered by Adam Duvall's grand slam in the first inning, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept swinging, refusing to let their season slip away and rallying past Atlanta 9-5 early Monday to cut their Series deficit to 3-2.
India's pace-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah said bubble fatigue is a tough reality of the current times as he tried to explain the team's shambolic campaign in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Former India cricketers lined up to slate Virat Kohli's side after Sunday's crushing eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand left them on the brink of elimination from the T20 World Cup.
They are at two ends of the spectrum. England have been one of the stand-out teams of the T20 World Cup so far and a win against Sri Lanka on Monday will all but book them a spot in the semis.
New Zealand coach Gary Stead said his bowlers produced one of their best ever T20 performances in Sunday's eight-wicket victory over India, which put the 'Black Caps' firmly back on track for a place in the T20 World Cup semifinals.
"We need to be brutal here. I don't think we were brave enough with the bat or ball. Didn't have much to defend but we weren't brave when we walked out to the field. New Zealand had more intensity," a curt Virat Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
India's pace-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday said that the batters tried to play "an attacking game" in a bid to give extra 20-30 runs to the bowlers on a dew-laden surface as that was the communication from the team management for the match against New Zealand. India were handed an eight-wicket defeat in the end.
India suffered an eight-wicket loss against New Zealand in a 'Super 12' game of the ongoing tournament on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium, which have now seriously hurt the chances of Virat Kohli & Co reaching the semifinals of the T20 World Cup.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said the Dubai wicket wasn't an easy one to bat but the Kiwi openers made things easy for the side against India in their T20 World Cup game on Sunday. New Zealand went on to register a comprehensive eight-wicket win to revive their campaign.
As New Zealand, without any scoreboard pressure chasing 111, cantered along merrily, with Darryl Mitchell (49 off 35; 4x4, 3x6) at times toying with the much-vaunted attack, India's shoulders drooped, the faces went grim and their pre-tournament billing appeared manufactured.
It was just a snapshot in time but the results from this weekend's Skate Canada International figure skating competition provided an early picture of what Canadian skaters are doing well and where they need to improve, says Michael Slipchuk, Skate Canada's high performance director.
Ryan Getzlaf broke a tie with Teemu Selanne for Anaheim's career points record, assisting on Troy Terry's third-period goal in the Ducks' 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.
Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., who started the final round with a three-shot lead, failed to make a birdie in closing with a 76 to tie for fifth at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Josh Allen shook off the rust from a bye week off and a shaky first half to throw touchdown passes on consecutive second-half drives in leading the Buffalo Bills to a 26-11 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Montreal Canadiens forward Mathieu Perreault will miss two to three weeks with an eye injury, head coach Dominique Ducharme said Sunday.
By their own admission it was not the prettiest game for the Roughriders, but Saskatchewan nevertheless secured a playoff spot with a 19-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes.
A 93-year-old runner broke his own record Sunday morning, completing five kilometres in 36 minutes and 29 seconds.
Australia skipper Aaron Finch lavished praise on England team following the defeat of his side on Saturday in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Chris Jordan scalped three before Jos Buttler fired a stylish fifty to help England defeat Australia by eight wickets.
Barcelona's miserable LaLiga campaign continued as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by lowly Alaves on Saturday in their first match since the sacking of coach Ronald Koeman.
Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has been taken to hospital after he suffered chest pain and complained about feeling dizzy during his side's 1-1 LaLiga draw with Alaves on Saturday.
John Tavares had a goal and two assists, Petr Mrazek made 27 saves for his first victory with Toronto, and the Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night.
Timo Meier scored a power-play goal in overtime and the San Jose Sharks overcame the loss of seven players and their coach to NHL COVID-19 protocols, beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 Saturday night and snapping a three-game losing streak.
Scottie Barnes scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 97-94 on Saturday night. The Pacers' Domantas Sabonis missed a hurried 3-pointer in the final seconds.
These are two teams driven to similar states of desperation by defeat to the same opponent, Pakistan. Two teams with no lack of mutual respect, hoping to somehow claw and scratch their way past each other in Sunday's big-billing, winner-takes-all World Cup contest in Dubai.
Veteran Thunder Bay, Ont., skip Krista McCarville is heading back to another Olympic curling trials, her third appearance, after winning the A-side qualifier at the pre-trials in Liverpool, N.S., on Saturday night.
Canada's Keegan Messing was in medal contention entering Saturday's free skate at the Skate Canada International figure skating event but a couple of falls and some stumbles dropped him to fifth.
Seven members of the Sharks and coach Bob Boughner were placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Saturday, delaying the start of San Jose's game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Watch live on television and online on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET as the Vancouver Canucks take on the Seattle Kraken on Hockey Night in Canada.
Three-time world champion Nathan Chen of the United States claimed his first Skate Canada International men's Grand Prix title Saturday in Vancouver.
Alex Iafallo had two goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings ended a six-game losing streak by beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday.
Rookie Dion Pellerin's two-point convert earned the Toronto Argonauts a stirring 31-29 overtime win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday afternoon.
Fabio scored a game-winning goal in second-half stoppage time as the New York Red Bulls beat CF Montreal 1-0 on Saturday. Montreal (11-11-10) had drawn its last three matches with two of those featuring 95th-minute equalizers.
Kevin Durant was fined $25,000 US by the NBA on Saturday for forcefully throwing the ball into the stands, a play that a referee acknowledged should have led to the Nets star's ejection.
Glover Teixeira stopped Jan Blachowicz by submission in the second round at UFC 267 on Saturday night, with the 42-year-old Brazilian veteran claiming Blachowicz's light heavyweight belt and becoming the oldest first-time champion in UFC history.
Watch live on television and online on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET as the Detroit Red Wings visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada.
Joshua Navarro scored twice to lead Forge FC to a 4-1 victory over Halifax Wanderers on Saturday at Tim Hortons Field. Navarro staked the hosts to an early two-goal lead in the Canadian Premier League matchup.
Taylor Pendrith's big game is working just fine on the PGA Tour's shortest course, giving the Canadian a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the 2008 first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach two years later.
Sidney Crosby is back and will make his season debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night against the visiting New Jersey Devils. The 34-year-old had left wrist surgery on Sept. 8.
American qualifier Frances Tiafoe rallied from a set and 5-2 down to beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 Saturday and set up a final against Alexander Zverev at the Erste Bank Open.
Watch as Canada's best short track athletes compete against the best the world has to offer at the World Cup event in Nagoya, Japan.
Watch live coverage of the rhythmic gymnastics world championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.
The Ashes is the holy grail for any England or Australian cricketer. But that’s six weeks away. What’s more, much of the England squad who will face Australia in the T20 World Cup on Saturday in a Super 12 Group 1 clash do not play red-ball cricket. Only five of them (Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood) will be on the plane to Australia. Yet, both teams would like to score some brownie points in the blockbuster clash.
New Zealand will need to adjust quickly to the pace of the Dubai wicket if they want to defeat India when the teams meet in their crucial Twenty20 World Cup clash on Sunday, bowler Tim Southee said.
Rookie Ian Anderson and the Atlanta bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, and Austin Riley and Travis d'Arnaud drove in runs to beat the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
Josh Norris scored two goals in his U.S. NHL debut, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.
‘Unconventional’, ‘freak’ and 'ridiculous' are just a few words that are casually used to describe Rishabh Pant’s game. His audacious approach towards his batting has often bordered on recklessness.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam had no doubt that Asif Ali will deliver when required as the dashing batter went on a six-hitting spree to seal a five-wicket win against Afghanistan in a T20 World Cup game in Dubai.
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi pleaded for T20 World Cup calm on Friday after thousands of ticketless fans tried to storm the Dubai Stadium for the high-profile clash against neighbours Pakistan.
South African off-spinner Keshav Maharaj described 'take a knee' rebel Quinton de Kock as a man of "calibre" on Friday and claimed the controversy has helped the team "bond and gel even stronger".