The call-up of Rehan Ahmed to the England Test squad in Pakistan has been met with excitement and intrigue. It has been a meteoric rise for the youngster, having been noted as a potential talent for a number of years. The XI for tomorrow’s first Test [if it takes place as originally scheduled] has been named, with Ahmed not included. But widespread illness among the squad may demand his selection.

As the first Test of the England’s historic Pakistan tour fast approaches, it remains an exciting unknown which bowlers Pakistan will select, and in particular which pace bowlers they will select. After Shaheen Afridi was forced to withdraw from the series with injury, Pakistan have been bold in their squad selection. The 19-year-old Naseem Shah will lead the attack for the first time in his Test career, and that alone is a tantalising prospect. But his supporting cast has raised a few eyebrows...

A seemingly impossible chase. A match- winning century – still the fastest in World Cup history. Audacious, mind- boggling shots against an England team which had tied with eventual winners India a few days earlier and would beat South Africa a few days later. Ask English cricketers, cricket writers and supporters of a certain age what ignited their love of the game and most will answer: the 2005 Ashes. For the Irish cricketing fraternity, that seminal moment came at Bangalore.

It's a question that has been asked for 50 years -- again and again. "Why do these people continue to make a mockery of our culture?" The question in 1970 was posed by Dennis Banks in reference to the use of Native American heritage being used for names and mascots for American sports teams. Banks was a Native American activist and a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM).

Super Bowl LV is scheduled to take place in Tampa, Florida on February 7, but right now the NFL's path to the Sunshine State threatens to be derailed by a global pandemic running wild in the US. According to Johns Hopkins University's tally there have been over 14 million cases of coronavirus in the US and more than 270,000 people have died.

As Gerard Pique broke away from the mass of Barcelona players and staff embracing each other and cheering, he looked up to the stands around him at Camp Nou . Grinning, the defender raised his right arm to the thousands of jubilant Catalans, his palm open and five fingers outstretched. On a rainy November night in Barcelona 10 years ago, Lionel Messi and co had just completed 'Una Manita,' literally meaning 'a hand' -- a sensational 5-0 victory over rivals Real Madrid, in arguably that garlanded team's greatest El Clasico performance.

Lewis Hamilton has made history. Now a seven-time Formula One world champion, the Englishman equaled Michael Schumacher's record with a stunning victory at a wet and tumultuous Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. Upon winning the race on Sunday, Hamilton was overcome with emotion and said over the radio through tears, to his engineers but to the wider world too, "That's for all the kids out there who dream the impossible. You can do it too, man! I believe in you guys." Hamilton's rise through motorsport is incredible because such a story is so rare. He is F1's first and only Black world champion in its 70-year history and a racing great from a humble background.

To his frustration, they talked about Patrick Mahomes' arm rather than his decision making as if brawn somehow mattered more than brain. Despite monetary success and awards, Black quarterbacks, past and present, say they still face an uphill battle against prejudice, especially when entering the league. For quarterbacks who threw for more than 3,000 yards in 2019, three of the top four -- as ranked by passer rating -- were Black: Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson.

In episode five of the blockbuster 10-part documentary series, "The Last Dance" we see Jordan nearly turn down Nike as his sponsor, potentially missing out on a billion-dollar opportunity. The conception of the Air Jordan line of sneakers is also documented, and in what the basketball star thought would be his final ever appearance at Madison Square Garden, Jordan laces up a pair of his first signature sneakers: the Air Jordan 1 "Chicago," a shoe that was 13 years old at that point in 1998.

Different colored marbles race down a path curved in a sandy beach, crashing into one another as they vie for position. A commentator excitedly narrates the action, breathlessly describing which marble is winning. At the time of writing it's a video that has garnered 34 million views. With the sports world in disarray -- amid the coronavirus pandemic -- has marble racing's time come?