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Have full faith in the guys over there to really play well: Glenn Maxwell on Australian Test team
On Thursday, Maxwell was named in Australia's squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting on March 17 in Mumbai. It will be his first series in international cricket since breaking his left leg in a freak accident just after Australia's campaign in the Men's T20 World Cup ended last year. I might have been a chance (to be selected originally for the Test tour).
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups finalised
Panama beat Paraguay to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time after a hard-fought 1-0 win in the Group C Play-off Tournament final. Lineth Cedeno scored the only goal of the tense play-off, ending the hopes of their South American opponents, who were also chasing a maiden Women's World Cup appearance.
Ukraine announce to boycott World Championships over inclusion of Russian, Belarusian boxers
The amateur women's world championships is slated to take place from March 15-26 in New Delhi while the men's championships will be held in Tashkent in the month of May. "Our answer is clear: our athletes and representatives of the boxing federation of Ukraine do not perform where the representatives of the aggressor countries will perform - these are Russia and Belarus," vice president of FBU, Oleg Ilchenko told country's public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday.
David Warner to lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023: Report
With Pant still on recovery after his surgery and being ruled out of IPL 2023, Delhi was left without a leader. Axar Patel was a potential captaincy candidate but the management eventually decided to entrust the more experienced Warner with the job, a Cricbuzz report said. The report further said that the franchise also considered the point that Pant will be back next year.
IG Stadium to host All-India Taekwondo championship in celebration of 50 years of Korea-India diplomatic relations
This time All-India Taekwondo Championships as a sports exchange event between the two countries will be held for three days from February 24-26 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Wrestling Hall, Indira Gandhi Stadium here. This championship has been planned to commemorate the 50th year of diplomatic ties between Korea and India and to revitalize Taekwondo that has been stagnant.
Qatar Open: Murray cruises into QF after 3-hour marathon win over Zverev
Murray, a two-time winner at this event, took a rollercoaster opening set in the tie-break before being blown away in the second, but he earned the only break of the decider at a crucial moment late on before serving out successfully for a win. It makes a big difference for the players when we come and get a lot of energy and a great atmosphere from the crowd," Murray was quoted by ATP Tour website. "Hopefully that continues the rest of the week.
'Hopefully a positive decision coming sometime soon': Djokovic hopeful for Indian Wells and Miami despite being unvaccinated
Unvaccinated air travellers are still prohibited from entering the States until the middle of May. The US vaccine requirement for foreign is not expected to be lifted before the main draw begins at Indian Wells and the Miami Open later in the month. Indian Wells begins on March 6 ahead of the ATP event in Miami on March 19, and Djokovic is eager to continue his winning momentum after claiming his tenth Australian Open title last month.
There's no bitterness around': Ashton Agar vows to bounce back after being sent home from India
Agar Agar has flown home to Perth to represent Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup. He has been overlooked for the first two Tests in India with Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann, who was not even in the initial squad, preferred. It's not an ideal situation, but you just try and make the best of it, Agar was quoted as saying by news.com.au.
ISL: We need to keep this squad together, says Jamshedpur FC head coach Aidy Boothroyd
It was an all-important fixture for Odisha FC, with a point enough to put them through to the playoffs. But the Red Miners played their hearts out from the first whistle and deservedly got the lead through Harry Sawyer in the second half. Within a couple of minutes, Ritwik Das doubled the lead, helping Jamshedpur FC pull off an incredible away win.
Rio Open: Baez breezes past Bellucci to reach last 16
Baez won 80 per cent of points on his first serve and 65% on his second to take the match in one hour and 35 minutes on the outdoor clay of the Jockey Club Brasileiro, reports Xinhua news agency. "I received a lot of affection from you [fans] and I achieved much more than I expected," said Bellucci, who had earlier announced that this tournament would be.
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