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Lahore Test evenly poised after Pakistan openers make brisk start against Australia
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After toiling hard in the field while bowling, Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq gave their team a brisk start against Australia as the third and final Test match was evenly poised at the end of Day 4, here on Thursday. The visitors looked strong with the bat for the most of the day, with Usman Khawaja leading the attack with a fine Test hundred.
Asian Wrestling Championship trials: Ravi Dahiya gets walkover; Bajrang, Deepak book spots as well
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The men's freestyle and Greco Roman trials were held to pick the Indian teams for the event to be held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from April 19 to 24. Ravi, Bajrang and Olympian Deepak Punia got direct entries to the final. Ravi got a walkover from National champion Aman. Bajrang, who returned to competitive wrestling after the Olympics, defeated National champion Rohit. Deepak beat Vinod.
Golfer Hitaashee cards 7-under 65, moves into lead at 6th leg of WPGT
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Hitaashee Bakshi, who has one win against her name this season, equalled the first-round score of 65 by Gaurika Bishnoi, whose second-round 71 saw her slip to the second place. Hitaashee Bakshi's 65 was flawless too, just as Gaurika's in the first round. After the second round, Hitaashee leads at 9-under 135 with Gaurika at 8-under 136.
No regrets that my 175* was not recorded, it's still etched in my head: Kapil Dev
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The win in the '83 World Cup remains one of the greatest sporting achievements in Indian history. Scripting that victory would not have been possible if the then Team India skipper Kapil didn't come up with an epic knock at the Tunbridge Wells ground against Zimbabwe on June 18, 1983. But unfortunately for the Indian cricket fans, Kapil's innings was never recorded on camera because of a nation-wide strike by sole broadcasters BBC back then.
Dubai 2022 Para Athletics GP: Someswara Rao, Dharambir set Asian records, India claim 2 gold medals
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Overall, the Indian contingent won six medals on the day and set two Asian records, thanks to the efforts of Ramudri in the long jump men T64 final and Paralympian Dharambir in discus wheelchair men F51 final.
Moved by '83', Sir Richard Hadlee pens a warm email to Kapil Dev
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"Hi Kaps!" wrote Sir Richard to Kapil Dev, who, incidentally, bested the New Zealander's then record wicket haul of 431 to take the World No. 1 spot briefly. "It has been many years since we have seen or heard from each other. I have just finished watching '83' on Netflix and I was inspired to contact you," Sir Richard continued.
'A chapter fans will never forget': Kohli pays tribute to Dhoni as he steps down from CSK captaincy
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Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of CSK to Ravindra Jadeja ahead of the much-awaited season of IPL 2022. Kohli on Thursday shared a touching picture with Dhoni on KOO to pay tributes to the legendary skipper. "Legendary captaincy tenure in yellow skip. A chapter fans will never forget. Respect always," Kohli captioned the post on the KOO app.
Hockey Pro League: India to open campaign against New Zealand in new format for 2022-23
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India will host the first set of matches with the men's team starting its campaign against New Zealand on October 28 and Spain on October 30. They will play their return leg matches against New Zealand and Spain on October 4 and 6, respectively. Both the visitors New Zealand and Spain will also play a double-header against each other on October 29 and November 5.
Ashleigh Barty refuses to comeback after announcing shock retirement
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In response to a question about the prospect of making a comeback, the 25-year-old Australian said, "Well, you never say never, it's a long way off."Barty also hinted at a role with junior tennis in her home country, saying that 'seeing the smiles' of the faces of younger players taking up the sport had reminded her 'of why I started playing'.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals' Coulter-Nile and Mitchell aiming to excel in their new colours
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From the trans-Tasman to the pink of Rajasthan; Nathan Coulter-Nile and Daryl Mitchell are happy first-timers as they join up with the Rajasthan Royals squad this season. The two, though, come in with very different IPL experiences in their respective banks.
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