Yesterday we reported on theboxing match to be held last night at Las Vegas. Today we can report that AndreWard is the best in the world. TKO. Full Stop. A Champions Trophy Final will beplayed between India and Pakistan, today in International Cricket, at The Oval. The Oval is, of course, perhaps the moststoried and historic Cricket Grounds, in Kennington, Lambeth, SouthLondon. It has seen the greatest in cricketsince its opening in 1845. Today spectators at The Oval willsee even more great cricket, a Champions Trophy Final. Pakistan's fast bowler, Mohammad Amir, is expected to make an impact in the game,having returned from an injury and having practiced well on Friday. Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan's bowling coach, saidAmir was fit but would not commit to playing him in the final. Amir, though, has been wicketless in recentplay, but Pakistan has others who could take up the slack. Amir has been a near-constant presence in thePakistan XI since his return to international cricket at the start of 2016,playing 47 out of the side's 57 international matches, across formats, in thisperiod. This is the first major tournament of the Virat Kohli era. Readers of this space willremember Kohli's standout season lastyear, and India has been reaping the benefists. India has become the leadingforce in the limited-overs formats, which the English County Leagues haveignored all together. It would seem thatfuture money lays there, as these limited overs matches are also limited intime. Rather than a five day affair,each match is played in a day, or rather five or so hours on the ODI circuit,or perhaps three hours in the Twenty20 format. While India will play well, asalways, on Sunday, Pakistan should have little fear ahead of Sunday’s final atThe Oval. In Bermuda: America's Cup Finals began yesterday betweenOracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand, who were the final qualifiers ofthe preliminary competitions. Racingcontinues twice a day, potentially until June 28th, with the first team toreach seven points taking all the glory. New Zealand, winners of this year's Louis Vuitton Cup, started thecompetition at -1, but won both races yesterday, so now leads with 1 point. Two races are on today's agenda. In US Open Golf,American Brian Harman leads, going into today's final round. Commentators are vexed because the majorchamps have all been left in the dust this US Open, while several golfers areon the hunt for their first major championship. Should be a great round to watch,if you are into golf and/or surprises. -- Posted By Rex to SR at 6/18/2017 09:02:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
