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Steve Smith suffers quad strain; likely to miss third ODI vs Sri Lanka: Report
"While not considered serious, the injury needed bandaging during the match and with the Test series due to start in just 11 days, Australia's medical staff are expected to take a cautious approach with him," a report in watoday.com.au said on Saturday. The charismatic batter's likely absence will pave the way for Josh Inglis to make his ODI debut after having played seven T20Is.
England pacer Katherine Brunt retires from Test cricket; to continue playing ODIs, T20Is
"I feel like as an athlete there is never an obvious time to step away from doing the thing that you love. But over the past two years thoughts of retirement have surfaced more and more, so I've decided to make a smart decision rather than an emotional one. Test cricket is my absolute passion and to retire from this format was truly a heartbreaking choice to make, but it allows me to prioritise white-ball cricket," said Katherine in a statement.
Ranji Trophy: Kartikeya leads Madhya Pradesh to 174-run win over Bengal, sets up title clash with Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh will now take on 41-time champions Mumbai at the Chinnaswamy Stadium from June 22 to 26. After picking up a six-wicket haul against Punjab in the quarter-final last week, Kartikeya sizzled again in the second innings of a Ranji Trophy knockout match this season, picking 5/67 in 32 overs to bowl out Bengal for 175 in 65.2 overs.
IND v SA: India, South Africa eye series victory in winner-takes-it-all decider
With head coach Rahul Dravid's mantra of consistency in the playing eleven, giving players time and making them feel settled in their positions, India have now started to benefit from it. After losing in New Delhi and Cuttack, the Rishabh Pant-led side resisted the temptation of making any changes to the eleven and with better execution of plans, registered victories by 47 runs and by 82 runs in Visakhapatnam and Rajkot respectively.
Nadal says he is optimistic about competing at Wimbledon
"I'm happy. I haven't limped for a week and the evolution of training is progressing," said the winner of 22 Grand Slams here."From day to day the pain has been different and that's progress. I have to wait a little. My intention is to try and play Wimbledon and this week has told me there is a chance," added the 36-year-old, who clinched his 14th title at Roland Garros recently.
World No. 1 Medvedev sets up Halle semifinal against home favourite Otte
The win was Medvedev's first against the Spaniard in four attempts. Bautista Agut was making his fourth quarterfinal appearance in Halle and produced some high-class tennis as he bid to match his semifinal run from 2018, yet he was unable to convert his break point chances as Medvedev sent down a barrage of big serves to frequently dig himself out of trouble.
I will continue to play even after winning the FIDE election, says Anand
The 52-year-old five-time World Champion insisted that he has already told the FIDE's top officials that he will not stop playing chess. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has unanimously decided to support the candidature of Anand for the post of deputy president of FIDE and if everything goes in his favour, it would be the first time that an Indian will hold a top post in FIDE.
India lose to Japan 90-85 in U16 Asian Basketball Championships
The defeat against the strong opponent meant India missed out on the chance of making it to the semifinal. The young Akatsuki Five led the entire way after claiming the lead after the first 21 seconds, but India never backed down. The lead was as big as 15 points in the middle of the match for Japan, but India closed the gap down time and again to even one point late in the game.
German Open: Coco Gauff overcomes Karolina Pliskova to reach semis
Gauff had lost her only prior meeting against last year's Wimbledon runner-up Pliskova, and she had also lost her last four matches against players ranked inside the Top 10. But that all changed as World No. 13 fought off four set points in the first set en route to victory over seventh-ranked Pliskova. At 5-4 in the opener, Pliskova ended a rally with a stunning forehand winner down the line to line up two set points.
Indonesia Open: Prannoy reaches semis with win over Rasmus Gemke
Prannoy, the only Indian still alive in the BWF Super 1000 event, beat Gemke 21-14, 21-12, to set up a semifinal clash against China's Zhao Junpeng, who beat Hong Kong shuttler Cheuk Yiu Lee in his final-eight clash. Going into the tie, both players had two victories each in their last two head-to-head meetings. It was H.S Prannoy, 23rd in the world badminton rankings, who dominated the early exchanges against his Danish opponent, whose mobility seemed to have been limited by an injury.
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