Australia A 176 (Wildermuth 50*, Carse 3-50, Robinson 3-66) and 5 for 180 (Maddinson 52) trail England Lions 428 by 72 runs

England Lions closed in on a convincing win in their four-day game against Australia A, enforcing the follow-on as their seamers continued to impress at the MCG.

Resuming on 5 for 103, Josh Inglis continued to hold proceedings up alongside Jack Wildermuth before he was bowled by Ollie Robinson, and the wickets then came easily for the Lions, Brydon Carse and allrounder Tom Abell taking two apiece as the lower order offered limited resistance. Wildermuth did complete a 10th first-class fifty, but was left stranded as wickets fell around him.

Keaton Jennings did not hesitate to enforce the follow-on, and his faith in his attack was immediately rewarded as Craig Overton trapped Usman Khawaja lbw in the first over. Nic Maddinson, the Sheffield Shield's form batsman, made a quickfire 52 before falling to the same bowler, and then offspinner Dom Bess struck twice in as many overs to leave the hosts teetering at 4 for 85.

Robinson removed Inglis for the second time in the day before rain brought proceedings to an early close, and despite Kurtis Patterson's resistance, the stage was set for the Lions to wrap up a win on the final day.

"We've had another good day in the field but we know there's still work to be done tomorrow if we're to win the game," said Jennings. "Patterson and Wildermuth are good batsmen and I'm sure they'll do everything they can to frustrate us and take the game as deep as possible.

"Our bowling throughout the day was generally good and even when decent partnerships started to form we held our nerve to take advantage of any breakthrough and put the Australian batsmen under pressure. Winning any game in Australia is difficult, so hopefully we can push on to victory tomorrow."

Ospreys and Ulster's Pro14 trips to play in Italy at the weekend have been postponed as sporting bodies react to the spread of coronavirus.

Fears are growing that the outbreak could become a pandemic as more cases emerge around the world with Italy having reported a fourth death.

Ospreys were due to play Zebre in Parma with Treviso the venue for Ulster's game against Benetton.

Italy v Scotland in the women's Six Nations was called off last weekend.

In football's Serie A, Inter Milan v Sampdoria was among four postponed games and on Thursday, the Inter Milan v Ludogorets Europa League game is expected to be played behind closed doors.

Benetton v Ulster in the Pro14 has also been called off as sporting gatherings in Italy fall victim to the threat caused by the spread of the illness.

The Italian Rugby Federation has also suspended its National Championship and youth games for the weekend of 28 February-1 March.

Italy has the largest number of Coronavirus cases in Europe, more than 165, and announced a series of drastic measures over the weekend to try to contain the outbreak.

In the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto, a lock-down is in place in several small towns. For the next two weeks, 50,000 residents will not be able to leave without special permission.

Parma, where Zebre play, is in the Emilia-Romagna region, immediately to the south of Lombardy and Veneto.

Even outside the zone, many businesses and schools have suspended activities.

What are the symptoms?

The main signs of infection are fever (high temperature) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

What should I do?

Frequent handwashing with soap or gel, avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands can help cut the risk of infection.

Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue, binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease.

What does 'pandemic' mean?

It was quite uncharacteristic of India captain Virat Kohli to bring up the toss unprovoked at the post-match presentation after their 10-wicket loss to New Zealand.

Some might be tempted to look at it as an excuse - as was done by Faf du Plessis when South Africa lost in India - but if you scratch the surface, Kohli - and du Plessis - was only stating facts.

India, New Zealand and Australia are so strong at home that it has become nearly impossible for visiting teams to beat them if they lose the toss. The last time any visiting side won a Test after losing the toss in any of these countries was back in 2012, when a Kevin Pietersen masterclass made the difference against a transitional Indian team.

It has been more than a decade since New Zealand lost a home Test after winning the toss. Even Australia, for instance, who had a severely depleted side in 2018-19, managed to win the Perth Test against India when they won the toss.

The converse of this, unfortunately for visiting sides, does not hold true. When you are visiting these countries, winning the toss is no guarantee that you will go on to win the Test. The likes of India, New Zealand and Australia still manage to win home Tests despite losing the toss.

A few of New Zealand's wins despite losing the toss have come against Sri Lanka and West Indies. If they do lose the toss to India in Christchurch, they will want to replicate what they did against England at Bay Oval earlier in the season to make sure their strong record remains intact.

A word of caution, though: Virat Kohli, the captain, has never lost a Test after winning the toss. He has won 21 of the Tests he has won tosses in, and the record overseas remains just as impressive: eight wins after winning 10 tosses.

Karnataka will be bolstered by the addition of KL Rahul for their Ranji Trophy 2019-20 semi-final against Bengal at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after he was included in the 15-man squad for the match starting on February 29.

Rahul had asked to be rested from Karnataka's quarter-final match but is now available for the climactic stages of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka had already been strengthened by the addition of Manish Pandey for the quarter-finals, with both Pandey and Rahul having returned from New Zealand after India completed the limited-overs leg of their tour.

Last year's finalists Saurashtra will take on Gujarat in the other semi-final, at Rajkot. The other prominent players who will be part of the last four include Parthiv Patel (Gujarat), Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra) and Manoj Tiwary (Bengal).

Gujarat, Bengal, Karnataka and Saurashtra had finished on top of the combined Groups A and B table, and all four progressed to the semi-finals after dominating their respective quarter-final matches.

Gujarat beat Goa by 464 runs with a day to spare, and Karnataka induced a late collapse to beat Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs to register outright victories. Saurashtra took a first-innings lead of 283 runs against Andhra, and then set them an out-of-reach target of 710 runs in a little over two sessions. Andhra finished on 149 for 4 in a drawn game.

Bengal also progressed on first-innings lead against Odisha, bowling them out for 250 after they had made 332. Odisha were then set an unrealistic 456 to win but a combination of time running out and bad light meant they batted only 10 overs in their second innings.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 32 points, including a key basket in crunch time, and CJ McCollum had 41 points, a career-high 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 107-104 on Sunday night.

It was the first time Anthony scored over 30 points since Feb. 25, 2017, when he was with the New York Knicks. He made a jumper with Portland protecting a two-point lead with 21 seconds left.

Anthony remained focused on the playoff fight his Blazers are in. With Portland four back in the loss column of eighth-place Memphis, Anthony knew it was up to him and McCollum to make sure the Blazers didn't take a costly loss to the lowly Pistons.

"We don't have a choice," Anthony said. "We've got to go out there and do what we do to win games or put ourselves in position to win a basketball game. At the end of the day, it's going to come down to us, too, and saying, 'This is what we got to do.' This is the last quarter of the season, and we in a dog fight trying to get that spot."

Of the 27 points Portland scored in the fourth quarter, 21 came from Anthony and McCollum, who worked well together down the stretch.

"I'm very comfortable with that," McCollum said. "I like low pick-and-rolls, side pick-and-rolls. Melo is good in isolation, he likes 15-foot jumpers. I know if I can turn the corner, then his man is going to be more hesitant to help. So it's either I'm going to be finishing and he's going to have opportunities to score. I think we played pretty well together and figure out ways to put the defense at a disadvantage."

McCollum scored or assisted on 14 consecutive Portland points in the first quarter and finished with 15 points and five assists in the period. The Blazers led 40-24, with Anthony adding 12 points.

Anthony continued his strong night in the third quarter, scoring 10 points and hitting a pair of 3-pointers, but the Pistons would not relent. The Pistons scored 11 straight points in the final few minutes of the period to take a 10-point lead. McCollum scored seven straight points to close the quarter, with Portland down only 85-80.

A basket by McCollum put Portland ahead 99-97 with 2:49 left. After Derrick Rose's layup, another runner from McCollum put Portland up 101-99 with 2:01 remaining. McCollum hit a pair of free throws before a dunk by Wood cut Portland's lead to 103-101. An empty possession gave Detroit the ball with 45 seconds left, but Rose's drive was blocked by Hassan Whiteside. A midrange jumper by Anthony after the block put Portland up 105-101.

Despite the Blazers' disappointing 128-115 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Portland coach Terry Stotts liked what he saw from his squad, particularly in the second half.

"We did improve our transition defense and our defensive rebounding," Stotts said.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It was hours before Game 4 of the 2018 World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers star Manny Machado was in the weight room at Dodgers Stadium, prepping for one of the biggest moments of his life. But in an instant, all that was put on hold. Kobe Bryant, Machado's idol, was in the nearby locker room, waiting to meet L.A.'s third baseman -- while wearing a Machado Dodgers jersey.

You wouldn't think a major league star would get nervous meeting another pro athlete. After all, Machado has been in the spotlight since he was a teenager, when he was drafted third overall by the Baltimore Orioles.

But this was different, an opportunity to meet face-to-face with his idol. For as long as he could remember, Machado had loved everything about Lakers great Kobe Bryant, and in his telling of the story, the baseball star sounded as nervous as a 10-year-old boy.

"I'm working out," recalled Machado, now with the San Diego Padres. "I'm in the weight room getting ready for Game 4. And they come up to me and say, 'Hey, Kobe's here. He's in the locker room.' I'm like, should I stop what I'm doing? Or should I go say something to my favorite athlete of all time? I didn't know what to do."

Honoring the spirit of Bryant is the reason Machado felt the need to open up about his fondness for No. 8, the uniform number he chose when he was traded to Los Angeles in July 2018. If there was a silver lining to being dealt across the country, it was going to the city where Bryant was a star.

"I wanted No. 3 or 13, you know, kind of stay with my number," Machado said. "I saw [Max] Muncy had [13], and CT [Chris Taylor] had [3], so I gravitated to 8 because that was [Bryant's] original number. I have to wear 8. It was just meant to be. I was proud to wear that number."

Bryant was wearing that number when he arrived at Dodgers Stadium for Game 4 in 2018. But it wasn't his own name on the back of the jersey.

"He was like, 'No, no, no, I want a Machado jersey,'" the Padres third baseman said. "When they told me that, I was like, 'What!? Are you serious?' There's no words to explain that. Kobe wants to wear my jersey. I was going insane."

As Machado was hurriedly finishing his workout in the weight room, Bryant was donning his jersey and waiting for him in the locker room. But before Machado could complete his last set, Bryant found him.

"As soon as I'm about to finish, Kobe walks in, and I look over, and I'm like, 'Oh, man, there's Kobe,'" Machado said with a big smile. "Like, what am I doing?

"He goes, 'OK, OK, I see you,'" Machado raised his voice and became more animated while imitating Bryant. "'I see what you're doing. I see you working hard.'

"So I kind of, like, finish my set. And I finally get up. And I introduce myself. I say I'm a huge fan. We talked for a couple minutes, and honestly, it was awesome."

Machado's dream of meeting his idol had come to fruition. All those years of hard work and inspiration stood in front of him for the first -- and last -- time.

"Honestly, I just wanted a picture," Machado said. "He puts his hand over my shoulder and right before the picture, he's like, 'Hold up, hold up.' He turns around. He takes off his Kobe blazer [to reveal his Machado jersey]. He's like, 'Now let's take the picture.' I mean, there's just no words to describe that feeling."

It's a moment Machado will never forget.

Although he grew up in Miami, thousands of miles from where Bryant played professional basketball with the Lakers, Machado gravitated to Kobe in the way so many athletes have expressed since his death. Bryant transcended sports -- and, apparently, time zones.

"Honestly, it was either the Heat on TV at the time or the Lakers, at 10 o'clock at night," Machado said. "So once I got done with my homework and got done with my baseball practice, I would get home, watch the Lakers play, and every time you saw Kobe step on the court, you kind of just knew that presence that he had. That's something that, as a kid, as an athlete, you admire, you look up to. 'How does he make it look so easy? I want to be like Kobe.'"

Machado is just one athlete on one team, but through his eyes, as well as those of his Padres teammates, you can begin to understand what Kobe Bryant meant to others striving for greatness. Every night, the stands were full of admiring and rabid Kobe fans, but the inspiration he gave to aspiring athletes was just as powerful. The sports world and the public at large will honor Bryant and his daughter Gianna on Monday with a memorial service at Staples Center.

"My whole family is Lakers fans," Padres prospect Reggie Lawson said. "He's a living legend. I just got on the wagon, and when I started playing baseball, I just loved how he went about his business with that Mamba Mentality."

Lawson had been planning to get a tattoo of Bryant on his leg already, but in the days after the helicopter crash that cost Bryant and eight others their lives, he did it.

"When I came out for spring training, I got it," Lawson said. "I was going to get it regardless, but now it was even more important."

Machado, who has a dog named (not surprisingly) Kobe, and Lawson aren't the only members of the Padres who want to keep Bryant's spirit alive. Pitcher Chris Paddack is petitioning the league to allow him to wear cleats in the Lakers' colors that feature pictures of Kobe and Gianna.

The cleats, from Stadium Custom Kicks, are among the first of their kind, according to Paddack. When the picture of Kobe and his daughter on one side is scanned by a device, they appear in 3-D, and a song plays. Scanning the image of Kobe on the other side of the cleat triggers a recording of a pregame introduction of Bryant.

Paddack became a Kobe fan after reading the book "Relentless," written by trainer Tim Grover, who worked with Bryant and Michael Jordan, among others.

"I'm not a big reader, but I read that book cover to cover," Paddack said. "I just loved the way he went about his business. The legacy he's leaving, words can't describe.

"I thought it would be cool if baseball would let us honor him by wearing the cleats."

The broad appeal of Bryant isn't lost on Machado or his teammates.

"It's so interesting because the West Coast thing, usually you gravitate to where you are, but I think he became a worldwide sort of name, like Michael Jordan," Machado said.

"As an athlete, you appreciate what he's done. I appreciate it even more now. I'm in the position he was in. I'm one of the older kids on this team. I have to lead by example. I have to lead this team to a postseason, to a championship. He did that.

"I'm learning from him. How he worked, how he pushed other players to be the greatest. You can't take that for granted. If you don't put that blood, sweat and tears into your craft, you can never accomplish anything. That's what he did as a player, as a family man, as a husband, as a dad. He just did it all."

Pole vault star attempts another world record at Perche Elite Tour, while Sasha Zhoya breaks world indoor U20 60m hurdles mark and Seville Marathon sees great depth

On one of the busiest weekends of the winter, action in the UK included national cross country competition and the British Indoor Championships (links to coverage below) plus age-group contests in Sheffield.

Here we list some of the many other highlights from around the world over the past few days.

Calum Johnson and Anna Emilie Møller win English National titles | READ MORE

Mhairi Maclennan retains her Scottish cross-country crown, while James Hunt is among the Welsh winners and Emma Mitchell gains a NI victory | READ MORE

Amy Hunt sprints into senior spotlight with UK 60m win | READ MORE

Dan Bramble goes fourth with another British indoor title | READ MORE

Sophie Cook claims emotional British pole vault win | READ MORE

Happy ending brings Guy Learmonth a third British indoor title | READ MORE

Jessie Knight makes the grade to win British 400m title | READ MORE

Lewis Byng among record-breakers in Sheffield | READ MORE

World indoor triple jump record from Yulimar Rojas | READ MORE

Ababel Yeshaneh smashes world half-marathon record in Ras Al Khaimah | READ MORE

Perche Elite Tour, Clermont-Ferrand, France, February 23

World pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis, who had soared over 6.18m in Glasgow the weekend before, cleared 6.01m to claim victory before three attempts at another world record height of 6.19m in France.

Former world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie and two-time world champion Sam Kendricks were second and third respectively, as Duplantis and Kendricks passed at 5.94m, while Lavillenie soared over it. Duplantis was confirmed victorious when neither Lavillenie or Kendricks could make 6.01m.

Britain’s Harry Coppell matched his PB from this winter with 5.80m to finish fifth.

World indoor champion Sandi Morris won the women’s competition with 4.80m.

British record-holder Holly Bradshaw cleared 4.66m to finish fourth.

Indoors done ✅

Great competition to be a part of, if you're an utter PV geek (which I am)! ?

466 SB ⬇️

Indoors was about playing around with a few variables before making a decision on outdoors. It's not exactly been what I wanted performance wise but I now have my plan ? pic.twitter.com/oKVGsanUZt

— Holly Bradshaw (@HollyBradshawPV) February 23, 2020

French U20 Championships, Miramas, February 22-23

Sasha Zhoya broke the world under-20 60m hurdles record with 7.34.

National senior championships, various, February 22-23

On a busy weekend for national action, Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the Ukrainian high jump title with 2.01m.

World long jump champion Malaika Mihambo won her event at the German championships with a leap of 6.77m and also clocked a PB of 7.22 to place second in the 60m.

Three-time world indoor champion Pavel Maslak won the Czech 400m in 46.12.

Zurich Maratón de Sevilla, Spain, February 23

Britain’s Jonny Mellor ran a big marathon PB of 2:10:05 in Seville as Kevin Seaward clocked a Northern Ireland record 2:10:09 close behind.

2:10:05 for @jonnymellor9 and 2:33:38 debut for @JipVastenburg – an awesome day for the Team in #seville @MaratonSevilla ????#TeamNB #OTEfuelled #NewbalanceUK pic.twitter.com/mvCZ04hxOu

— TeamNBMCR (@TeamNBMCR) February 23, 2020

The men’s winner was Mekuant Gebre of Ethiopia with 2:04:46 as the top 14 ran sub-2:08.

Marathon debutante Juliet Chekwel of Uganda won the women’s race in 2:23:13 as seven women went sub-2:28.

Both winners broke the course records.

Sir Graeme Douglas International, Auckland, New Zealand, February 23

World bronze medallist Tom Walsh won the shot put with a dominant 21.66m throw to win by almost two metres.

Canada’s Sarah Mitton threw a PB to win the women’s competition with 18.84m ahead of four-time world champion Valerie Adams, who threw 18.73m.

Sydney Track Classic, Australia, February 22

At the World Athletics Continental Tour event, Peter Bol won the 800m in 1:45.85 from Joseph Deng with 1:45.89.

Eleanor Patterson and Nicola McDermott both cleared 1.94m in the high jump, while Matt Denny won the discus with 64.23m.

Bloemfontein, South Africa, February 22

World 400m record-holder Wayde van Niekerk continued his comeback with a 20.31 200m and 10.10 100m.

The marathon star’s new initiative aims to help youngsters start out in the sport

Paula Radcliffe hopes that her new Families on Track initiative will help youngsters to find a love for running that they might not otherwise have discovered.

The former world marathon record-holder was left shocked by statistics uncovered by a recent study conducted by the RunFestRun running festival and Families on Track relating to family activity, with the aim of the two events to offer opportunities for parents and their children to complete set distances in a fun and inclusive environment.

“Some of the stats that we found as part of this launch for RunFestRun showed up that only 22% of parents spend time exercising and being active with their kids but 49% would spend time watching TV with them,” Radcliffe says. “And one in six parents never exercise with their kids.

“It’s shocking, really, when you’ve grown up involved with sport and seeing all the benefits that sport can bring, at whatever level you do it.

“It’s all about encouraging families to have fun running together, exercising together and spending some quality time together as well.”

RunFestRun also encourages families to get active together with a three-day programme of runs taking place at Windsor Great Park on May 22-24 and Radcliffe will again be joined by her two children on the ‘butterfly’ team at this year’s event.

“That combination of the music and the festival with running, they were taking part in all sorts of events and loved the whole team atmosphere,” Radcliffe says.

On inspiring a new generation of runners, she adds: “I’m convinced that’s the biggest reason why we see countries like Kenya and Ethiopia have such a huge amount of running success at elite level, just because it pretty much is their national sport and it’s the sport that every kid goes into.

“Regularly (in the UK) we see people come and get their first taste of running in their late 20s or even 30s and 40s and actually find it’s something they are really good at and enjoy and wish they had found sooner.”

Chants of "Nazis Out" could be heard in stadiums across Germany over the weekend as supporters held a minute's silence for the victims of the Hanau terror attack.

On Wednesday, a 43-year-old German opened fire and nine killed people in a shisha bar within the city's Muslim community and later at another location. The man was subsequently found dead at his home next to the body of his mother.

- ESPN+ obtains Bundesliga rights from 2020

German football paid homage to the victims and anti-Nazi chanting could be heard at several top-tier stadiums, including Werder Bremen's Weserstadion and Hertha Berlin's Olympiastadion.

A banner made by Bayern Munich supporters and held aloft before their 3-2 victory over Paderborn on Friday read: "Nazis are murdering and all of us watch. That's the German core culture."

While, during their 2-0 defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund, Bremen fans displayed a banner with the words: "Remembering the 209 people killed by far-right violence. Stop right-wing terror!"

The protests and minute's silence for the victims of the recent terror attacks reached down into the lower tiers of German football.

In Berlin's regional division, several clubs took to the field with bi-lingual "It's Enough!" banners in German and Turkish, listing some of the far-right murders against people with Turkish background underneath.

"In football, inside the stadium and outside, hate, xenophobia and racism have no chance," DFB president Fritz Keller told German TV station ARD on Saturday.

There has been a rise of racist incidents in German football in recent months. Last March, Germany internationals Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane were targeted by two men who racially abused the Manchester City players.

At a recent cup match, Hertha Berlin defender Jordan Torunarigha said he was racially abused by parts of the home supporters at Schalke 04's Veltins Arena.

Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard will be sidelined for the remainder of the La Liga season, Belgium national team coach Robert Martinez has said.

Hazard, who returned on Feb. 16 from an ankle injury that had kept him out of action since November, suffered a fracture to his right distal fibula during Real Madrid's 1-0 loss at Levante on Saturday.

Madrid have not commented on how long Hazard will be out for, but when asked about the Belgium captain's latest injury, Martinez told reporters: "We are very sad, because this injury will leave him out of action for at least three months.

"A footballer like Eden should always be on the pitch. We have an excellent communication with Real Madrid's medical staff and we are anxious about Eden.

"It's a shame, because it has also happened before an important game as that of Manchester City."

Injuries have limited Hazard to only 15 games in all competitions since joining Los Blancos from Chelsea in a £150 million move last summer.

Madrid host City in a Champions League round-of-16 first leg on Wednesday.