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4 Nations Tournament: Clinical Indian junior women’s hockey team defeats Spain 2-1
Annu (21') and Sakshi Rana (47’) scored a goal each for India. For Spain, Lima Teresa (23’) was on target. The first quarter started with the action unfolding on both ends of the pitch. India got off the blocks with the intent to attack in the first quarter but solid defending by Spain kept the scores level.
Govt clears proposals by Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia for foreign training; requests them for new date of travel
The proposals were initially cleared subject to them providing a fitness certificate before going abroad.
'Never dreamed of debuting directly...', says Tilak Varma after Asia Cup selection
Tilak showed his immense promise when amassing 343 runs for the Mumbai Indians at the IPL earlier this year and further built on those efforts by making an outstanding start to his international career during India's recent white-ball series against the West Indies.
One thing I want in this team is to make sure everyone is okay to bat anywhere, says Rohit Sharma
"Ajit (Agarkar, chief selector) is new to the picture and he didn’t know what was happening before that. I have tried to keep him updated as much as possible. But one thing I want in this team is to make sure everyone is okay to bat anywhere. That's one thing we need to keep in mind. Now, cricket is moving in a different direction."
Warner, Wood, Shadab, Willey, Mujeeb, Anderson, Rayudu and Guptill picked for ILT20 Season 2
Australia’s all-format opener David Warner (Dubai Capitals) is amongst the full list of superstars that the six teams have signed for Season 2. Warner (350 internationals for Australia) is already a great of the game with his batting feats in the international arena. The left-hander has played 356 T20s around the world amassing 11695 runs with the help of eight centuries.
Shubman Gill bags three awards, SKY named T20 Player of the Year; Deepti Sharma is best women player
Besides being named the Men's International Cricketer of the Year, Shubman Gill was also named the CEAT Men's International Batter of the Year and the also the ODI Batter of the Year as the young Indian opener dominated the show thanks to his scintillating batting in the last 12 months.
Shooting World Championship: Sift Kaur Samra bags India's sixth Paris quota Baku
Aiming for the Baku Shooting Centre early on Monday, Sift won the quota after she qualified for the final with a national record score of 589, which she shot twice on Monday. She, however, missed a coveted World Championship medal despite heroic shooting.
18-yr-old Praggnanandhaa enters chess World Cup final, books seat in Candidates
The final score stood at 3.5-2.5 in favour of the Chennai youngster. After drawing the first two tie-break games, the Indian slayed Caruana in the third game and drew the next one.
It was difficult to fit two wrist spinners, Kuldeep is a little bit ahead: Agarkar on Chahal’s exclusion
But when the squad was announced in a press conference on Monday, Chahal’s name was missing, with India’s bowling composition being three spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, apart from six fast-bowling options. Asked about Chahal’s exclusion, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said it was difficult to have two wrist-spinners in the team, with Kuldeep being ahead of him.
La Liga: Barca scrape home while Betis and Atletico end goalless
The fixture hinted at the challenges awaiting Barca this season, with their Camp Nou Stadium under reconstruction. The vast open areas in the stands and a muted ambiance were palpable, especially against a resilient Cadiz that not only defended stoutly but also created scoring opportunities, reports Xinhua.
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