NAGPUR, India- - India captain Virat Kohli is "excited" Australia and New Zealand have agreed to play cricket's first day-night test and called the match starting on Friday at the Adelaide Oval a "landmark" occasion.
PARIS- - Former French football great Michel Platini, until recently seen as the man to lead soccer's governing body FIFA out of its worst ever graft crisis, could face a life ban from the sport if recommendations from FIFA ethics investigators are followed.
LONDON-- Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe cashed in on a horrendous defensive mix-up to give his struggling side a much-needed 1-0 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday.
The team with the worst away record in the top flight pinched all three points at Selhurst Park to ruin Palace's best start to a Premier League season thanks to former England forward Defoe's persistence in the 80th minute.
As Defoe tried to pounce on a loose ball, Scott Dann, trying to shield it, made a mess of his attempted clearance, poking the ball past indecisive keeper Wayne Hennessy into the path of the Sunderland striker who muscled through to tap into an empty net.
The three points enabled Sunderland to move up to 18th with nine points, ahead of Bournemouth on goal difference and three in front of bottom club Aston Villa. Palace lie 10th with 19.
"He is a classy finisher," Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce said of Defoe. "If you want someone to chase down what looks like a lost cause, it's him. Defoe not giving up is why the goalkeeper and defender messed up."
"I got that little bit of luck that you need for the goal and I was just delighted," Defoe added on Sky Sports. "The lads put in the work during the international break and it paid off."
Palace, for all their second half pressure, missed the chance of a win which would have moved them to sixth in the table and came nearest to breaking the deadlock fleetingly when Bakary Sako's speculative left-foot strike flew just wide.
Sunderland, though, under new manager Allardyce, deserved only their second league win of the season defending stoutly and being enterprising on the counter attack.
They had earlier come closest to scoring when defender Younes Kaboul's header from a corner was cleared off the line by Yohan Cabaye.
Allardyce added: "Defensively we were sound, rarely troubled in front of the opposition goal. We frustrated the crowd, we frustrated Palace and then we came out with a fantastic win, our first away win of the season."
Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor (5) throws a pass against the New England Patriots during the first half at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. Patriots won 20-13. (Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports.)
Highlights of Sunday's National Football League games
Lions 18, Raiders 13
Matthew Stafford scored the go-ahead touchdown on a quarterback draw and passed for 282 yards as Detroit edged Oakland at Ford Field.
Stafford scored early in the fourth quarter and the Lions' defense shut out the Raiders over the final 15 minutes to seal the win.
Matt Prater kicked three field goals for the Lions (3-7), who have won two in a row after firing their general manager and team president on the heels of a loss in London.
Quarterback Derek Carr was held to 169 passing yards as the Raiders (4-6) lost their third straight.
Broncos 17, Bears 15
Quarterback Brock Osweiler made it look easy in his first NFL start as he filled in for Peyton Manning with two touchdown passes to lead Denver over Chicago at Soldier Field.
The win ended a two-game losing streak for Denver (8-2).
Osweiler, on his 25th birthday, completed 20 of 27 passes for 250 yards and a passer rating of 127.1. The injured Manning did not make the trip to Chicago.
The Bears (4-6) had three chances in the fourth quarter to tie the game with a touchdown and two-point conversion, but failed on all three.
Panthers 44, Washington 16
Quarterback Cam Newton threw five short touchdown passes as Carolina won their 10th game in a row, smashing Washington at Bank of America Stadium.
The Panthers (10-0) scored after four Washington turnovers to continue the best start in franchise history and remain one of two unbeaten teams in the NFL as Newton threw a franchise-record four first-half touchdown passes.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 22 of 30 passes for 207 yards for the Redskins (4-6).
Cowboys 24, Dolphins 14
Quarterback Tony Romo, back after missing seven games due to a broken left collarbone, helped Dallas snap their seven-game losing streak by beating Miami at Sun Life Stadium.
Romo, perhaps a bit rusty, threw two interceptions but redeemed himself with his second touchdown pass, a 16-yard game-winner to wide receiver Dez Bryant with 14:55 left in the fourth quarter.
Romo finished with 213 yards passing, completing 17 of 27 throws to improve Dallas to 3-7.
Miami (4-6) was led by quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who threw two touchdown passes and completed 13 of 24 passes for 188 yards and one interception.
Texans 24, Jets 17
Backup quarterback T.J. Yates tossed two touchdown passes to DeAndre Hopkins as Houston unleashed a versatile offensive attack in their win over visiting New York.
The Texans (5-5) claimed their third straight win by challenging the Jets' stout run defense with surprising personnel packages, including deploying the Wildcat with running back Jonathan Grimes and receiver Cecil Shorts III taking snaps.
Hopkins produced five catches for 118 yards.
The Jets, whose quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was returning after having surgery on his left thumb, slipped to 5-5.
Buccaneers 45, Eagles 17
Quarterback Jameis Winston threw five touchdown passes, including four in the first half, as Tampa Bay rolled past Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field.
The victory gives the Bucs (5-5) a shot at an NFC wild-card playoff berth, while the Eagles (4-6) fell a game behind the idle New York Giants in the NFC East.
It was, by far, the best game of Winston's rookie year.
The first overall pick in the 2015 draft completed 19 of 29 passes for 246 yards, with no interceptions, and the five TD passes tied the NFL rookie record set by Detroit's Matthew Stafford in 2009.
Ravens 16, Rams 13
A sack and forced fumble by Baltimore linebacker Courtney Upshaw set up a 47-yard, game-winning field goal by Justin Tucker as time expired to give Baltimore the win over St. Louis.
Upshaw hit Rams quarterback Case Keenum from the blind side, and the ball was recovered by defensive end Lawrence Guy at the St Louis 41 to set up the winning kick.
The win over the Rams (4-6) came at a cost for Baltimore (3-7), however, as Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will miss the rest of the season with a significant knee injury.
The Ravens suffered another debilitating injury as starting running back Justin Forsett suffered a broken right arm in the first quarter.
Colts 24, Falcons 21
Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri celebrated the 300th game of his career by kicking a 43-yard game-winning field goal in a comeback victory over fading Atlanta in the Georgia Dome.
Veteran quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 23 of 32 passes for 213 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions to running back Ahmad Bradshaw for the Colts (5-5).
Atlanta (6-4) quarterback Matt Ryan threw three touchdowns in a game for the first time this season, but also tossed three interceptions. He finished 25 of 46 for 280 yards.
The loss, Atlanta's third in a row, was costly as running back Devonta Freeman left early in the first quarter with a concussion.
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