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No cognizable offence of hate speech made out against wrestlers: Delhi Police to court
This comes after the Patiala House Court had sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the police on a complaint by a social activist and chief of Atal Jan Shakti Party seeking registration of an FIR against the wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik for pressing "false allegations" of sexual harassment against Wrestling.
WTC Final: Pujara will be disappointed with the mode of his dismissal, says Ravi Shastri
Pujara attempted to leave the ball from Cameron Green which swung in and crashed into the stumps, leaving the batter looking dejected as the stumps went down tumbling. Pujara got out for 14 and what would have disappointed the Indian team management more was that opener Shubman Gill too got out in a similar fashion, against Scott Boland, a few overs earlier.
It would be difficult for England to go Bazball against this Aussie bowling attack: Steve Smith
Former Australia skipper Steve Smith said it would be difficult for the England batters, who are currently following the high-tempo aggressive style of break-neck scoring runs introduced by former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and called Bazball if they come up against the strong Australian attack on a wicket like one they are playing at The Oval.
Football: Dortmund facing significant changes after Bellingham leaves for Real Madrid
While this move may not have surprised many, it adds to the long list of prominent departures the Black and Yellow team has experienced throughout its history. The departures of Ousmane Dembele (2017/Barcelona/140 million euros), Jadon Sancho (2021/Manchester United/85 million euros), and Erling Haaland (2022/Manchester City/65 million euros) have already established them as well-known figures preceding the highly sought-after 19-year-old midfielder.
FIH Pro League: Indian men down Argentina 3-0 to climb back to top of standings
India had slipped to the second spot after losing a couple of matches in London before coming back strongly to beat Belgium (5-1) and Great Britain 4-2 via a shoot-out. They started the Netherlands run with a 1-4 defeat here on Wednesday.
French Open: Muchova topples Sabalenka, makes first Grand Slam final
Muchova, a former Top 20 player currently ranked No.43, erased the match point while down 5-2 in the third set, then reeled off five games in a row to upset Sabalenka. Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open earlier this year, suffered her first loss at a 2023 Grand Slam event after starting the year 12-0 at the majors.
There was more pace in the wicket on Day 2: Md Siraj
Siraj, who was India's most successful bowler with four wickets in Australia's first innings, maintained that his team bowled well despite the opposition posting a total of 469. He said: "We also bowled well (compared to the Australians), otherwise they would have scored 500-550."
Junior Shooting World Cup: India finish on top of the medal tally
In a commendable achievement, India have now finished on top of all the ISSF Junior World Cups and World Championships held since 2019. Gold medal winners in this edition for India included Sainyam in the women's 10m air pistol, Dhanush Srikanth in the men's 10m air rifle, Amanpreet Singh in the men's 25m pistol, Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot in the 10m air rifle mixed team and so on.
French Open: Miyu Kato, Tim Puetz clinch mixed doubles title
The French Open is Kato's first Grand Slam title and capped off an emotional week for the 28-year-old Japanese doubles specialist, who was disqualified from the women's doubles competition after inadvertently hitting a ball girl with a ball in the third-round match.
India choke in WTC final
On the second day of the Test, they compounded their error of not batting first after winning the toss with a tragic top order batting failure. Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill looked comfortable. But the former was caught plumb in front to an incoming ball as he often is. His opposite number Pat Cummins benefited.
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