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Australian Open: Priyanshu Rajawat shocks Srikanth, Prannoy stuns Ginting; Sindhu ousted in quarters
India's top men's singles player H.S Prannoy also caused an upset, beating the top-seeded Indonesian Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in three games to storm into the semifinal where he will run into his compatriot, Priyanshu Rajawat. Prannoy defeated Anthony Ginting 16-21, 21-17, 21-14 in 73 minutes.
Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Indian men's hockey team hammers China 7-2 in opener
It was raining goals for India as Harmanpreet Singh (5', 8'), Varun Kumar (19', 30'), Sukhjeet Singh (15'), Akashdeep Singh (16') entered their name on the scoreboard while charismatic forward Mandeep Singh (40') achieved a personal milestone as he scored his 100th international goal.
1st T20I: Bowlers help West Indies beat India by four runs, take 1-0 lead
An impressive collective performance from bowlers helped India restrict West Indies to 149/6 in 20 overs after hosts won the toss and opted to bat first. Captain Rovman Powell (48) and Nicolas Pooran (41) top-scored for West Indies as other batters couldn't stay long on the crease.
Australian Open: India's Sindhu, Srikanth storm into quarterfinals with easy wins
Sindhu, who won a silver medal in the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and a bronze in Tokyo 2020, defeated compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap 21-14, 21-10 in a 29-minute encounter. Srikanth registered an equally comprehensive victory, beating Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei 21-10, 21-17 in a second-round match in Court 3 at the Quaycentre in the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.
Ashes 2023: Ready to have a beer with Aussie cricketers, coach Brendon McCullum makes U-turn
The former New Zealand captain McCullum, the architect of England's 'Bazball' tactics along with skipper Ben Stokes, oversaw the team's 2-2 draw with Australia in the 2023 series, their efforts to press home their advantage in the fourth Test thwarted by inclement weather.
Hasn't sunk in that I won't bowl another ball or hit another ball, says Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad announced that he would retire from the game after day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval. He got a fairytale finish to his career by claiming the last two wickets of the match on Day Five as England won by 49 runs to level the series 2-2 with Australia, with Broad taking 22 wickets across five games.
Hussain backs Anderson to find form, leave an impact on England’s Test tour of India
Anderson, who has the most Test wickets (690) for any fast bowler in the history of the format, has picked six of his 32 five-wicket hauls in Tests against India, with his average in the country being 29.32.
Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat return to India ahead of WFI polls
However, Bajrang came back a little early as his date of returning was August 5-6. A source told IANS that both the wrestlers are well aware of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, scheduled for August 12, and want to keep a close watch as Anita Sheoran, a wrestler from Haryana, filed her candidature for the vacant president's post.
Joe Root, Steve Smith move closer to top of ICC Men's Test Player Rankings
England's Joe Root featured on all three lists, advancing one slot to take second place behind New Zealand's Kane Williamson, in the batters list with 859 rating points, while sliding up three spaces for 64th position in the bowlers list (334 points) and moved up one again for his sixth position (286 points) among the all-rounders.
‘He’s born for Ashes cricket’: Nasser Hussain backs Stuart Broad's retirement call
Broad dropped a bombshell at the end of Day 3 of the final Ashes Test against Australia by announcing his decision to retire from international cricket at the end of the series. With a jaw-dropping 604 wickets as a pacer in the longest format, Broad walked into the sunset as one of the greatest players in modern-day Test cricket.
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