Just a few more games are left in the regular season and both teams are looking to finish strongly. The Iowa Hawkeyes have won four of their last five games and are 3.5 games out of first place in the conference standings. Meanwhile, the Ohio State Buckeyes are half a game ahead of the Hawkeyes in third place in the Big Ten but have lost their last two appearances....
Here’s all the betting information you need to make your pick. MORE: Iowa vs. Stanford by the numbers | SN’s bowl picks Line: Stanford -6 Total: 53. Stanford has moved between -6 and -6.5 at most shops, but has not gone to -7. Check out our live odds page for up-to-the-minute numbers from Las Vegas. Trends Iowa: 12-1 straight-up, 7-5 against the spread, 7-5-1 over/under. Stanford: 11-2 SU, 9-4 ATS, 7-6 O/U....
Recently the rumored “iPad Pro” or “iPad Plus” are making waves as the next big thing for Apple though. The Features This upcoming iPad Pro is set to feature about 12.9-incher as its touch screen, according to Apple Insider. This lends much bulk to it over and above the earlier iPads that had 7.9-inches screen on the Mini 3 and a 9.7-incher on Air 2. The Air 2 wowed us with its 6....
Are the upgrades on offer from the iPhone 12 enough to tempt you away from the standard model, or has the iPhone 12 Pro been hoist by its own petard? I’ve been using the iPhone 12 Pro for a few weeks to find out. Design and build The first thing you’ll notice about the iPhone 12 Pro is the design. Gone are the curved edges of the iPhone 11 Pro, instead replaced by angular edges reminiscent of the iPad Pro and, more notably in the mind of many, the iPhone 5....
Read on for in-depth details on the new smartphone but don’t forget to check out our iPhone 5 liveblog for our full coverage of today’s event - including a look at the new iPod models. Made entirely of aluminum and glass, the iPhone 5 offers the expected leap in power over its predecessor, the iPhone 4S. The A6 chip at the heart of iPhone 5 is said to be twice as fast, and offer twice the graphical performance, of iPhone 4S’s dual-core A5 processor....
Among the new leaks, the best are the ones that suggest features in details about the Force touch feature, new display technology and stronger metal casing. The most talked about feature is the Force Touch technology which is supposed to let users pull up menus, access shortcut options and turning on other new functions. According to another video by MacManiack via 9to5Mac suggests integrated fingerprint sensor, inclusion of Force Touch feature and home button on the display screen....
The competition started with a group stage where each of the eight teams played a home match and an away match against every other team. The top four then progressed into two semi-finals and a final to decide the ultimate winner. The tournament was won by Rajasthan Royals in a final against Chennai Super Kings at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Here is a look at the best combined XI from the tournament and what they are doing now....
“I would love to continue batting at No.3. I am enjoying that responsibility of building an innings and scoring when needed the most. When I play at No.5 or 6, it gets difficult to hit from ball-one, whereas I have the time to shape my innings when I bat at the top,” said Ojha. “Bowlers at the death, at times, bowl in the block hole, which gets difficult for a batsman to hit; whereas, at the top of the innings when the field restrictions are still on, there is a scope to score more freely,” he added....
Squads: Mumbai Indians: Ben Dunk, C.M. Gautam, Ambati Rayudu, Rohit Sharma (captain), Corey Anderson, Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Pawan Suyal. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (captain), Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshal Patel, Ashok Dinda, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal. 0 votes
Also read: DD vs KXIP Match Prediction: Who will win today’s battle between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016 Match 7 “Dhoni is a cricketer, who gets support from every corner of the country but we too have some cricketers, who are popular in India and in Gujarat,” Raina said. These two players will square against each other for the first time in IPL history as both of them used to play for the same franchise in the previous editions of the IPL....
Also read: SRH vs MI Prediction: Who will win today’s battle between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, IPL 2016, Match 12 It had seemed like the RCB will run away with the game at one stage as they looked to bat DD out of the game. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers strung together a partnership in excess of hundred dismissing bowlers to all parts of the Chinnaswamy stadium....
Now, it has been revealed that the franchise have called two local all-rounders, Indian international Parvez Rasool and Tamil Nadu’s teenage all-rounder Washington Sundar to attend a trial in Pune on April 2. Extra cover: Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon could replace R Ashwin in the RPS squad “Yes, both Rasool and Washington are expected to attend a trial with Pune today. Washington is young and was impressive in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare trophy and Deodhar trophy....
They are expected to attack the bowlers right from the first ball itself and they have to put some pressure on the bowling side straight away. There may be field restrictions but it is not at all easy for openers to get the team off to a flying start in each and every game and it requires a special set of skills to do so. Some players in the list were middle order batsmen in the previous editions of IPL and some were not used as an opening batsman for the first few matches in IPL 2018 even though they opened the innings for their teams in the previous editions of IPL....
Rajasthan Royals emphatically won the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. The franchise is known to invest quite heavily in young Indian talent and this has been the feature of their campaign in every edition of the IPL that they have been a part of. However, in the player auction for this year’s IPL, we saw a change in approach from the management of the Royals. They went all out to sign some big-name foreign players at a hefty price....
This year’s franchises have also changed their squads quite significantly when compared to previous years. Royal Challengers Bangalore are a typical example of a franchise which has made sweeping changes to its previous squad in an attempt to finally win the coveted title at the end of the season. Another key feature of this season’s IPL has been the poor performances of several players who were expected to be kingpins for their franchises....
Both Warner and Smith were important players for their respective franchises. Smith’s absence may well be a blessing in disguise for the Rajasthan Royals as they will be able to accommodate their four overseas players. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have been taken aback by this decision and Kane Williamson or Shikhar Dhawan may lead the side. The replacements for both players are expected to be announced shortly....
There are many players who are left out of the buying list due to many constraints that come the teams’ way. While some players do not have much stats to show, there are others who get ignored even after performing consistently on the international level. On the other hand, some just do not fit in the scheme of things. However, the IPL rules give such a player another chance to sneak in through a way that of as a replacement for an injured player....
The likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Sanju Samson have come into the limelight with the help of the Indian T20 league. The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League has reached the halfway stage and many individuals have already made a mark with some stellar performances. Like every season, there are a handful of lesser-known uncapped Indian players who have performed exceptionally this season for their respective teams....
It was the fireworks from Shreyas Iyer (50) and Rishabh Pant (69) that helped DD post 196 in 17.1 overs before rain made another appearance. After a 30-minute delay, RR were set a target of 151 in 12 overs. Jos Buttler set the stage on fire as he struck a fine 25-ball 68 to help RR get an excellent start in their chase. D’Arcy Short who struggled for the most part of his innings, struck 3 sixes off Glenn Maxwell to keep RR in the hunt....
