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National shooting: Meghana Sajjanar wins Women's 10M Air Rifle T1 trials
Railways' Meghana Sajjanar won the T1 Women's 10M Air Rifle trials, defeating West Bengals Mehuli Ghosh 16-10 in the gold medal match on Friday. Meghana, a former India international, finished sixth in the first qualification round with a score of 628.8 after 60-shots, as the top eight moved to the final stages. Olympian and former world No. 1 Elavenil Valarivan had topped qualifications with 631.1, while Mehuli finished second with 630.9.
We're not frightened of Australia: Babar Azam ahead of second Test
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Friday brushed off suggestions that his team are afraid of Australia. Azam's comments come ahead of second Test at National Stadium in Karachi starting from Saturday.It also comes a day after the pitch for the drawn first Test at Rawalpindi was rated as 'below average' by ICC match referee Ranjan Madugalle apart from being given one demerit point.
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals appoint Malinga as fast bowling coach, Upton roped in as 'Team Catalyst'
Rajasthan Royals on Friday appointed former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga as their fast-bowling coach ahead of the upcoming IPL 2022 season. The 38-year-old T20 World Cup-winning captain Malinga, who represented Sri Lanka in 340 matches across the three formats and picked up 546 wickets, will oversee the preparation of bowling strategies in the build-up and during the season.
Women's World Cup: India search for batting returns while West Indies aim for hat-trick of wins
After a crushing 62-run defeat to hosts New Zealand, India's search for batting returns continues when they take on an undefeated West Indies in their third league match of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Seddon Park on Saturday. In both matches, India's top-order batting hasn't fired, resulting in lack of urgency in the first 10 overs.
Ind vs SL: Mental adjustments needed for Pink Ball Tests, but there are no set parameters, says Bumrah
Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said the cricketers need to make a few "mental adjustments" going into a Pink Ball Test but there are no set parameters as they have played all three day-night games in different conditions in the past.
Ind vs SL: Kuldeep hasn't been dropped, given break from bio-bubble, says Bumrah
Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah on Friday said that leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav hasn't been dropped from the Test squad and instead given a break from the bio-bubble to spend some quality time with his family before playing the two-month long IPL 2022.
German Open: Sindhu, Saina make early exits; Srikanth, Prannoy reach quarters
The Indian contingent had a mixed day at the German Open BWF World Tour Super 300 badminton event its hopes in the women's section ended with P.V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal exiting while Kidambi Srikanth and H.S Prannoy made it to the men's singles quarter-finals on Thursday.
Ind vs SL: KSCA allows 100 percent crowd for pink-ball Test in Bengaluru
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the second India-Sri Lanka Test, which will be a pink ball game and scheduled to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, starting here on Saturday. This latest development comes as a change from the earlier approved 50 percent capacity and the decision was taken by KSCA following the approval from the state government.
Women should call harassers out, rather merely blocking them online, says Sindhu
Sindhu said women should call it out, while tackling online harassment, and shouldn't merely block harassers. "You should go and complain to the authorities. You should confront it. As women, we can do anything and everything. At the same time, you have to be aware of your surroundings. You have to be in a situation where you have to take care of yourself. You have to understand situation and act accordingly," Sindhu told News18.
Aus vs Pak: ICC match referee Madugalle rates Rawalpindi pitch as 'below average'
The lifeless pitch in Rawalpindi became a talking point after only 14 wickets fell across five days and across three innings while 1187 runs were scored in total as the first Test ended in a dull draw. Pakistan, who batted for 162 overs in the first innings, posted 476/4 declared. Australia faced 140.1 overs for their 459 while Pakistan finished with 252/0 in 77 overs in their second essay.
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