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Brendon Julian advises Australia to get Mitchell Starc bowl first change during Tests in England
Mitchell Starc has majorly opened the bowling for Australia in Tests in the last couple of years, including picking 30 wickets at an average of 30.86 while donning the same role in England. But he was out of playing eleven in four out of Australia's five Tests during the 2019 Ashes in England, as the tourists resorted to rotating bowlers throughout the series.
Ollie Pope ready to captain England in Tests if Ben Stokes misses out due to fitness issues
Stokes had a long-standing left knee injury flared up during the series in New Zealand in February, which limited his ability to use his right-arm pace bowling. He also suffered niggles while being a part of the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023, which limited his participation to just two matches.
Football U20 WC: Gambia stuns France to enter payoffs; England hold off Uruguay
Gambia stood strong on top of Group F with six points after two wins in two games, followed by Korea in second place with four points, while France is rooted at the bottom with no win under their belts.
Men's Jr Asia Cup: Indian hockey team gear up for Pakistan challenge
India registered a stellar 18-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in their first Pool A match and picked up a comeback 3-1 win over Japan on Thursday with Araijeet Singh Hundal (36'), Sharda Nand Tiwari (39') and Uttam Singh (56') scoring a goal each.
Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins 2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
The Norwegian Grandmaster, the World No.1, finished with a score of 24/36, taking home the $40,000 1st place prize on Thursday night. Placed second was local favourite and defending champion Jan-Krzyzstof Duda, who led until the final day and ended just a point behind with 23/36
Jason Roy eyes World Cup spot despite ending England contract
On Thursday, Roy confirmed that he has forfeited the final months of his deal with the ECB after agreeing to sign up with a new white-ball competition in the United States.
Manchester United thumps Chelsea 4-1 to confirm 2023-24 Champions League qualification
Carlos Casemiro gave United the perfect start with a header from a Christian Eriksen set-piece after just six minutes. While the visitors provided a threat in the first half, United laid another blow as Anthony Martial doubled the lead deep into stoppage time.
Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Prannoy storm into semis; Srikanth ousted in quarters
Sindhu and Prannoy, India's highest-ranked players in the women's and men's singles rankings respectively, were the only Indians remaining in the contention as Kidambi Srikanth's campaign ended in the quarterfinals, losing to Christian Adinata of Indonesia in three games.
Ashes series: Jimmy Pierson to join Australia squad as cover for Inglis after first Test
Josh Inglis, the squad's backup gloveman behind first-choice keeper Alex Carey, will travel over for the beginning of the Aussies' UK tour before returning home to Perth for the birth of his first child with partner Megan.
La Liga: Osasuna move into European places after beating Athletic Club
The Pamplona-based club reprised their win over the side they eliminated in the Copa del Rey semifinals, courtesy of second-half goals from Ante Budimir and Lucas Torro on Thursday.
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