Ryan Papenhuyzen scored four tries in a little over ten minutes. Photo: Photosport
Latest - The Canterbury Bulldogs have become just the second second team in NRL history to lose three straight games without scoring a point after succumbing 38-nil to South Sydney.
Canterbury have scored just 16 points scored in four games - the worst tally in almost a century.
The defending champions the Melbourne Storm had a 40 to 6 win over Brisbane with Ryan Papenhuyzen scoring four tries in 11 minutes.
He also added four conversions and his first-half tally of 24 points is the most by any player in a half since 1980.
Tendulkar admitted to hospital with COVID-19
India batting great Sachin Tendulkar said on Friday he has been admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure after contracting COVID-19 last week.
Tendulkar, who will turn 48 later this month, was previously quarantining at home after testing positive following mild symptoms.
"As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised," he said on Twitter.
"I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone."
Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 2, 2021
Wishing all Indians & my teammates on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win.
Former India captain Tendulkar retired from the professional game in 2013 after notching a still unmatched 100 international centuries in a prolific 24-year career.
He lives in Mumbai, which has been hard hit by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
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Last ball win for Pakistan
A run a ball century to skipper Babar Azam spurred Pakistan to snatch a last-ball, three-wicket win over South Africa in the first one dayer of a three-match series at Centurion in South Africa.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Babar scored 103 off 104 balls as Pakistan scored 274-7 in reply to South Africa's 273-6.
Rassie van der Dussen hit an unbeaten 123 for the home side after they were put into bat but his efforts proved to be in vain.
Azam featured in a 177-run partnership for the second wicket with opener Imam-ul-Haq, who scored 70.
Pakistan went into the final over needing only three runs but they made heavy weather of securing success before Faheem Ashraf secure a single off a wide delivery to secure victory.
The second match in the series is in Johannesburg on Monday.
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Diving World Cup in Tokyo called off after 'worrying' COVID-19 strategy
The Diving World Cup in Tokyo has been cancelled by the sport's international governing body because the organisers' planned Covid-19 precautions "will not properly ensure" athletes' safety.
Photo: AFP
In a letter seen by the BBC, FINA also criticises the Japanese government which, in its opinion, "did not take all the necessary measures to ensure successful and fair" competition.
The event was scheduled to run from 18-23 April, and was due to be the final Olympic qualifier and an official test event for the postponed Tokyo Games.
"Fina sincerely regrets this situation," read the letter.
"Despite all best efforts and understanding from Fina, the Executive was obliged to take this drastic decision."
Fina informed national federations earlier this week after receiving what it describes as "worrying" information about the organiser's proposed Covid-19 strategy.
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MMA fighter has finger re-attached
A Canadian MMA fighter has had a finger surgically re-attached after it was severed during a fight in Philadelphia.
Khetag Pliev, a former Olympic wrestler was fighting Devin Goodale and dislocated his finger in the first round of the middleweight bout before it was left hanging by the skin at the end of the second.
There was an announcement made at the venue to search for the stray digit before it was found lodged in Pliev's glove.
Goodale was ruled the winner by a second-round technical knockout.
"In the second round, he (Goodale) caught my glove with one hand and held it," Pliev was quoted as saying by ESPN.
"I felt my finger snapped. He kept pulling my glove and my finger snapped. We kept fighting. When the second round was finished, I see my (bone) was out in the open.
"I wanted to keep fighting because I felt like I had this guy. But the doctor saw that and stopped the fight."
Goodale said he did not remember what happened.
"I got hit by something big, I don't remember what happened. I'm just being honest," Goodale was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
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