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Sydney Morning Herald
27 minutes ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Hazlewood rips through West Indies as Australia take 1-0 series lead
A fourth day looked likely before Lyon went bang-bang to hand Australia a comprehensive victory. 'When Joshy got the two [wickets] in a row I thought we were half a chance. The wicket was just playing a lot of tricks,' Cummins said. 'I thought we'd make decent inroads today but didn't think we'd get 10. 'Give Joshy a wicket with any little bit in it and he finds it. He just hits the right area, ball after ball, and presents good seam. He was fantastic. I thought he was great at Lord's last week without perhaps the returns he deserves, so it's a huge asset to have on our side.' Mitchell Starc took the first wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite but Hazlewood was the chief destroyer, removing John Campbell (23) and Brandon King in consecutive balls before his hat-trick ball went through to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Hazlewood then snared Roston Chase (2) and Keacy Carty (20) to edge Australia closer to victory. At one point in his spell, Hazlewood took 4-4 from 16 balls. Resuming on 4-92 with an 82-run lead, Australian duo Travis Head (61) and Beau Webster (63) knuckled down for a commanding 102-run partnership to take the game away from the West Indies. The West Indies' terrible fielding in this Test was on display once again when Head was dropped on 21 by Greaves at second slip early in the day. It was the home side's seventh dropped catch in the slips across the match. Head and Webster's partnership was the first fifth-wicket century stand by an Australian pair in Tests since Mitch Marsh and Steve Smith put on 153 against Pakistan in Melbourne in 2023. Webster continues to prosper at Test level and now has a very tidy return of 305 runs at 43.57 from eight innings. Head, who was named man of the match, was out lbw to Shamar Joseph before Webster was unlucky to be caught down the leg side to the same bowler, leaving Australia at 6-208. Carey pushed the game along by crunching a 40-ball half century, which included two big sixes down the ground. There was a period in the middle session when Australia smashed 68 from 46 balls. Australia's wicketkeeper eventually perished for 65 as Joseph finished with figures of 5-87 for the innings to help bowl the tourists out for 310. 'I thought those three were brilliant,' Cummins said. 'They kept the scoreboard ticking over. That was the difference. Those guys took the game away from the West Indies.' Loading Joseph, who appeared to be carrying some kind of injury, pushed through the pain to pick up nine wickets for the match (9-133) in an impressive display after his heroics at the Gabba early last year. The West Indies' highest successful run chase in Bridgetown came in 1999 when Brian Lara made an unbeaten 153 to steer his side to a target of 308 against Australia with one wicket in hand. On this occasion, they never got close. A day after West Indies coach Daren Sammy slammed the performance of match officials, the side's captain Roston Chase also expressed his displeasure. 'There were so many questionable calls in the game and none of them went our way,' Chase said. 'We had some questionable calls and that really set us back in terms of creating a big lead on the total that Australia set. 'It's frustrating because as players, when we mess up, when we get out of line, we are penalised harshly. Sometimes we're even banned. You're talking about guys' careers.'
Malay Mail
5 hours ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Now relegated to Ligue 2, Lyon secure Uefa backing for Europe spot if demotion overturned
LYON, June 28 — Lyon have agreed a financial sustainability procedure with UEFA which will allow them to play in Europe next season if they win their appeal against relegation to the French second division, the club said on yesterday. On Tuesday, French football's financial watchdog (DNCG) demoted the club. Lyon, who finished sixth in Ligue 1 last season and qualified for the Europa League, said at once they would appeal. On Friday, they said that UEFA was prepared to accept them into continental competition. 'Olympique Lyonnais completed the financial sustainability procedure and signed an agreement with the UEFA Club financial control body,' the club said on their website. 'The club could therefore participate in next season's Europa League, subject to a favourable outcome of the appeal of the DNCG decision.' A source close to the discussions between the club and the governing body of European football added that Lyon would be subject to a 12.5-million-euro ($14.6 million) fine with a suspended amount of 37.5 million euros, to be lifted if the club achieves its financial targets. After the DNCG initially ruled in November that Lyon would be relegated at the the end of the season, UEFA began monitoring the club. On May 5, UEFA fined Lyon 200,000 euros ($234,400) for unpaid bills to other clubs, to employees, and to the tax and social security authorities. After the DNCG ruling confirmed its initial decision, the club said they had met 'all of its demands'. While they were unable to convince the French watchdog, UEFA has ruled Lyon could play in Europe. Lyon will have seven days to appeal from the date they are officially notified of the DNCG's ruling. The club said Friday they had not yet received the notification. — AFP
New Straits Times
5 hours ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Lyon can compete in Europe if they overturn relegation: Club
LYON: Lyon have agreed a financial sustainability procedure with UEFA which will allow them to play in Europe next season if they win their appeal against relegation to the French second division, the club said on Friday. On Tuesday, French football's financial watchdog (DNCG) demoted the club. Lyon, who finished sixth in Ligue 1 last season and qualified for the Europa League, said at once they would appeal. On Friday, they said that UEFA was prepared to accept them into continental competition. "Olympique Lyonnais completed the financial sustainability procedure and signed an agreement with the UEFA Club financial control body," the club said on their website. "The club could therefore participate in next season's Europa League, subject to a favourable outcome of the appeal of the DNCG decision." A source close to the discussions between the club and the governing body of European football added that Lyon would be subject to a €12.5 million (US$14.6 million) fine with a suspended amount of €37.5 million, to be lifted if the club achieves its financial targets. After the DNCG initially ruled in November that Lyon would be relegated at the the end of the season, UEFA began monitoring the club. On May 5, UEFA fined Lyon €200,000 euros (US$234,400) for unpaid bills to other clubs, to employees, and to the tax and social security authorities. After the DNCG ruling confirmed its initial decision, the club said they had met "all of its demands." While they were unable to convince the French watchdog, UEFA has ruled Lyon could play in Europe.
The Guardian
6 hours ago
- Lifestyle
- The Guardian
Victoria's best new residential architecture
Winner of the Harold Desbrowe Annear Award. 'Living spaces and the landscape spaces are as fluid as possible,' says Lyon about this family home in Melbourne. 'Even the walls themselves are quite monumental.' Photograph: Rory Gardiner/Studio Bright The house is shaped like a Tetris T-block, with the bedrooms running along the main length of the property, and the living room and kitchen in the smallest wing. This layout 'challenges the conventional idea of a house,' says Lyon. 'The relationship between the garden and house has become blurred.' He says it's a great model for suburban living that counteracts the stereotypical McMansion that has yards at the front and back of the house. Photograph: Rory Gardiner/Studio Bright Commendation. This family home is a graceful place, Lyon says. 'It's a well-crafted, delicate house and the clients here were looking for something the family could live in comfortably. Everything is well-thought through.' Photograph: Pier Carthew/markowitzdesign + Stavrias Architecture Inside feels like a continuation of the materials used outside, adds Lyon. Bedrooms for the parents and kids sit at opposite ends of the property, with the main living zones in the middle. Photograph: Pier Carthew/markowitzdesign + Stavrias Architecture Commendation. Traditional rural materials, such as galvanised steel, have been elevated in a sculptural way here, says Lyon about the South Gippsland holiday home. 'It's a farm house, but it has that cutting-edge quality.' Its cladding exterior is a bushfire-resistant solution too. Photograph: Tom Blachford/Neil Architecture 'The exteriors are an ode to the working rural farm shed, but inside it's warm timber, inviting you inside,' says Lyon. Photograph: Tom Blachford/Neil Architecture Architecture award winner. 'This one has a nostalgic quality, of what we remember a childhood visit to a beach house to be like,' Lyon says. 'It's informal, quirky, indoor-outdoor – you're in the trees, with the gravel outside.' Photograph: multiplicity The property also won the architecture award in the interior design category: 'You're allowed to walk around with your thongs on and wet bathers,' says Lyon of the practical and joyful design. 'That's a deliberate decision, to be able to use the house without fear.' Photograph: multiplicity Commendation. Both a working sheep farm and a home, this property is an example of architecture that works with the environment. 'You get a sense of which parts are the house and which are for working, but it is unified and that is primarily because of the consistency of the colour of the Colorbond, which goes well with the green of the land,' Lyon says. Photograph: Dave Kulesza/MRTN Inside is a place for the owners to retreat from their work, says Lyon, without losing that connection to the land. Photograph: Dave Kulesza/MRTN Architecture award winner. 'The concrete is an aesthetic choice but also a choice of requirement,' says Lyon about this bunker-style holiday home. 'It's a representation of the high-flame zone requirements [for the area].' The jury noted it was 'a call to rethink how and where we build in a fire-prone future', as the project was initially deemed unbuildable. '[It] addresses risk with resolve,' they said. Photograph: Sharyn Cairns/KTA 'You have this amazing, infinite view of the horizon from the inside,' says Lyon. Photograph: Sharyn Cairns/KTA
The Sun
6 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Lyon can play in Europe if relegation appeal succeeds
LYON could still compete in European football next season if their appeal against relegation to Ligue 2 succeeds, the club confirmed on Friday. The decision follows an agreement with UEFA on financial sustainability measures. Earlier this week, the French financial watchdog DNCG demoted Lyon despite their sixth-place finish in Ligue 1, which initially secured Europa League qualification. The club immediately announced plans to appeal. 'Olympique Lyonnais completed the financial sustainability procedure and signed an agreement with the UEFA Club financial control body,' the club stated. 'The club could therefore participate in next season's Europa League, subject to a favourable outcome of the appeal of the DNCG decision.' A source familiar with negotiations revealed Lyon faces a 12.5-million-euro fine, with an additional 37.5 million euros suspended pending financial targets. UEFA had been monitoring Lyon since November when the DNCG first flagged financial concerns. In May, UEFA imposed a 200,000-euro penalty on Lyon for unpaid dues to clubs, employees, and tax authorities. Despite failing to sway the DNCG, UEFA has provisionally cleared Lyon for European competition. The club has seven days to appeal once officially notified of the DNCG ruling. Lyon confirmed they are yet to receive formal notification.
