Sports Round Up December 26, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day

Hi and welcome to the live blog for the day. In this blog, we shall bring to you the latest happenings and sporting updates. So today we have a three Test matches lined up in cricket. First, we have the second Test match between India and Australia which will be held in Melbourne. Then we have New Zealand and Pakistan.

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26 Dec, 21:38 (IST)

East Bengal drew their second game on the bounce and moved away from the bottom spot after they shared the points with Chennaiyin FC. Ville Matti Steinmann's brace brought Fowler's men level on two separate occasions after Chhangte and Rahim had put Chennaiyin in lead.

26 Dec, 20:08 (IST)

Manchester United and Leicester City gain ground on leaders Liverpool as both teams share a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes gave put the Red Devils in lead on two separate occasions but the Foxes were brought back on level terms by Harvey Barnes and Axel Tuanzebe's own goal. 

 

26 Dec, 16:13 (IST)

A streaker invaded the Bay Oval Stadium in Mount Maunganui during the New Zealand vs Pakistan Boxing Day Test. He was later taken off the ground by the security officials.

26 Dec, 15:27 (IST)

Virat Kohli, who is back in India to attend the birth of his child, hailed team India's performance on Day 1 of the Boxing Day test vs Australia at the MCG. The visitors are on top in the game after budling out the hosts on 195.

26 Dec, 10:36 (IST)

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) paid special tribute to late Australian cricketer Dean Jones during the India vs Australia Boxing Day Test. Here's how Jones was honoured.

26 Dec, 10:05 (IST)

Hardik Pandya dressed up as Santa Claus as his son Agastya  celebrated his first Christmas on December 25, 2020. The all-rounder shared picture from their celebrations on Instagram. Read More.

26 Dec, 08:59 (IST)

Veteran Indian off-spinner Ravi Ashwin continued his dominance against Steve Smith as he dismissed the top-ranked Test batsman for a duck in the Boxing Day Test match. This was also Smith's first duck since 2016. Read More.

26 Dec, 08:11 (IST)

Former coach and player of Boston Celtics, KC Jones passes away at the age of 88. He played nine seasons in the NBA for Celtics, and won titles in eight of them. Read More.


Hi and welcome to the live blog for the day. In this blog, we shall bring to you the latest happenings and sporting updates. So today we have a three Test matches lined up in cricket. First, we have the second Test match between India and Australia which will be held in Melbourne. Then we have New Zealand and Pakistan. The match will be played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga. The third game will be played between South Africa and Sri Lanka. SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium will host the game between South Africa and Sri Lanka. India vs Australia Boxing Day 2020 Test: Indian Team Will Play 100th Test Against Aussies at MCG.

We shall bring to you the live updates of India vs Australia and New Zealand vs Pakistan. Talking about the world of football we shall have many matches in the EPL 2020-21. The footballers will be stepping into the field after enjoying their little Christmas break. The Premier League schedule also has matches like Manchester United locking Leicester city. Arsenal and Chelsea and Manchester City vs Newcastle. Talking about Indian football, we shall also have the game between East Bengal and Chennaiyin FC.

The SC East Bengal have not won a single game so far in the Indian Super League 2020-21 and will be looking forward to changing their fortunes in the next game. The team is placed on number 11 of the points table whereas, Chennaiyin FC is on number eight. Stay tuned to the page for the updates.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 26, 2020 08:04 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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