The New EnglandPatriots will meet the Philadelphia Eagles at the home stadium of the MinnesotaVikings in the 52nd edition of the NFL Super Bowl today. American Football's crowning achievement eachyear is fought in this game, today played in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
| | | | The two teams seemevenly matched. Both have 15-3 recordsin the season so far. Both are teamswhich emphasize team accomplishment over individual glory. While the Eagles have not won an NFL Titlesince 1960, prior to the current Super Bowl format, the Patriots have fivetitles in recent memory. The Patriotsare adored by their fans and hated by a good portion of everyone else. The Eagles have never really been contendersenough to fire up hatred of others. Their fans, on the other hand are considered by many others to beobnoxious boors who do not know that sportsmanship extends beyond the endzone. It seems Super Bowl LIIhas never been about football, with ads and entertainment being top on many fanlists. The real question for manyviewers, though, is whether each team instrumentalized the game and politicsduring this season which has alienated so many fans. While the Patriots ownership and some playersare fans of President Trump, none of the Eagles fans ever knelt during the NFLtake-a-knee protests, ever. Not a singleEagles player sat or knelt during the national anthem, one of just seven teamswith perfect non-kneeling records. ThePatriots had 17 such incidents, towards the beginning of the season. (The other teams witnessing no protests were ArizonaCardinals, the Los Angeles Rams , theChicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets) India has very goodreason to be proud of their Cricketers these days. India won the Under 19 Cricket World Cup today as ManjotKalra hit an unbeaten century to lead country to win by eight wicketsat Mount Maunganui in New Zealand. OpenerManjot Kalra smacked an unbeaten 101 in even time as India easily disposed ofAustralia. This was India's fourth winin the U10 World Cup. With Kalra scoringfreely, India won by eight wickets as they chased down Australia's 216 all outwith more than 11 overs to spare. Theopener's century included eight fours and three sixes, and he was wellsupported by wicketkeeper Harvik Desai, who was 47 not out when he finished thematch with a boundary. Meanwhile, in SouthAfrica, the India team has redeemed themselves, in their present tour. They are acknowledged by all to haveperformed poorly in the three Test Matches of the Tour, although they managedto win the third and last Test by 63runs last Saturday. Whilst they performed poorly in some of thoseoutings, they have acquitted themselves well as the One Day International (ODI)portion of the tour starts. Captain Virat Kohlistruck a stylish century to lead India to a comfortable six-wicket victory overSouth Africa in the first one-day international on Thursday and end the hosts'17-match winning streak on home soil. ViratKohli hit a 'special' ODI hundred as India clinched that series opener. South African standout Faf du Plessis attemptedto captain his team to a victory, but this proved not to be enough. The second game of the series is at Centurionin Pretoria on today. In the absence of AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis,South Africa will have to find a way to get past Virat Kohli and India toprevent the series from drifting away. Both players were injured fingers in trying to catch Kohli out duringThursday's ODI, and will be out today, and probably for the rest of the series. South Africa now topsthe International Cricket Council’s ODI team rankings with India second. This series may determine a change. Whether you enjoy theSuper Bowl or perhaps Indian Cricket, this day's for you. -- Posted By Rex to SR at 2/04/2018 12:21:00 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.
