Root backed to learn from his experiences; Croatia, England set to face-off in Moscow

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Farbrace insists Root still has a future in the shortest format of the game and will have a point to prove when the three-match 50-over series against India starts on Thursday.

Basketball

It’s official: LeBron inks four-year deal with Lakers

Even though the news was out hours after free agency began on July 1, it was made official on Monday when LeBron James signed a four-year contract worth $154 million to join the Los Angeles Lakers.

Cricket

Farbrace backs Root to come good in ODIs

England’s interim head coach Paul Farbrace believes that Joe Root’s exclusion from the deciding T20 against India will only spur him on to work harder.

Farbrace reiterated that Root remains one of the best players across all formats of cricket and that he sees him coming good in the three-match ODI series against India starting on Thursday.

Football

Croatia, England come face-to-face in second semi-final

The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow will be the setting for the 2018 FIFA World Cup’s second semi-final between Croatia and England on Wednesday.

The match might well be decided in the centre of the field with Croatia’s stellar midfield pairing of Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic up against the attacking threats of England, including the likes of Harry Kane, Jesse Lingard and Raheem Sterling.