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Women's World Cup: Smriti Mandhana hails 'inspirational' Bismah Maroof
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On Sunday, after India defeated Pakistan by 107 runs at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Mandhana along with vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh and Richa Ghosh were seen playing with Maroof's six-month old daughter Fatima. There was also a video of reserve India player Ekta Bisht playing with baby Fatima just after the end of the match.
India vs SL: I would give Rohit 9.5 out of 10, Gavaskar praises India captain
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The hosts hammered Sri Lanka inside three days. After posting 574/8 declared in their first innings, India dismissed Sri Lanka for 174 and 178. During the match, Rohit made some strong decisions, including that of holding back seamer Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings and backing Jayant Yadav even as Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were running through the visitors' attack.
Spanish Para badminton: Pramod Bhagat wins 3 gold, Kadam bags two medals
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World No. 1 Pramod Bhagat struck gold in all the categories he participated in, while Sukant Kadam, the World No. 4, continued his good run and ended with a yellow medal and a silver at the recently concluded Spanish Para badminton International II.
Jolt for England as pacer Ollie Robinson ruled out of first Test against West Indies
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England's in-form pace bowler Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here from Tuesday after the 28-year-old hurt his back while bowling in a warm-up game against a Cricket West Indies President's XI last week.
Premier League: Arsenal survive tense moments in 3-2 win over Watford
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Martin Odegaard (5th min), Bukayo Saka (30th min) and Gabriel Martinelli (52nd min) scored for Arsenal while Juan Hernandez (11th min) and Moussa Sissoko (87th) scored for Watford. With this win, Arsenal now has 48 points from 25 matches, trailing Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. After the drama of their last Premier League clash some 10 days earlier against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Cairo Shooting World Cup: India shoot gold in Women's 25M Pistol team event
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In a thrilling gold medal match-up in the Women's 25M Pistol team competition on the penultimate day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, India registered a 17-13 victory over Singapore to claim their third gold of the tournament. Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan made it to the title round on Saturday after topping the second qualification stage along with the Singaporean trio of Xiu Hong, Shun Xie and Ling Chiao Nicole Tan.
Asian Youth & Junior Boxing: Krrish, Ravi march into semis
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Indian Junior boxers Krrish Pal (46kg) and Ravi Saini (48kg) advanced to the semi-finals with contrasting victories at the 2022 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Sunday. According to information received here, Krrish, who hails from Chandigarh, was up against Philippines's Robert Jamero in the quarter-final bout.
Premier League: City overpower United 4-1 in Manchester derby
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Two goals by Kevin De Bruyne ensured City edged a keenly-contested first half, going 2-1 up. Pep Guardiola's side shifted through the gears in the second-half. Riyad Mahrez added two more goals to his tally in the second period, with Guardiola's men utterly dominant and perhaps a little disappointed not to have won by an even bigger margin. With less than five minutes on the clock, Kevin De Bruyne provided Manchester City with a superb start.
Indian women's team shares a heart-warming moment with Pak skipper Maroof's daughter
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India's 2022 Women's World Cup campaign got off to a brilliant start on Sunday as they thrashed Pakistan by 107 runs here. After the game, the two teams shared a heart-warming moment when the Indian women gathered around Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof's seven-month-old daughter Fatima. With this win, the Indian women's team maintained its unbeaten record against Pakistan. They have played 11 matches and won all so far.
1st Test, Day 3: Khawaja, Warner and Labuschagne fifties take Australia to 271-2 at stumps
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Half-centuries by Usman Khawaja (97), David Warner (68) and Marnus Labuschagne (69 not out) took Australia to 271-2 at stumps on Day 3 and helped reduce the deficit in their first innings of the first Test, here on Sunday. Australia were 205 runs behind Pakistan's first innings total when the stumps were drawn with Labuschagne and Steven Smith (24 not out) at the crease.
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