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Dhoni trains next generation of women cricketers at 'Cricket Clinic - MSD' workshop
The workshop was organised recently at the Wankhede stadium, where the former wicketkeeper-batter held a training session with 15 players and shared some valuable tips along with his on-field experiences and learnings. These players were selected through a social media contest hosted by Mastercard, the current title sponsor of all domestic and international matches in India, for young women cricketers.
IND v AUS: Panicky Australia under fire from media, ex-players over poor show, no warm-up game
Australia's tour of India has been nothing short of a disaster, with injuries to key players, baffling selection calls and usual batting capitulation in the face of quality spin bowling making headlines back home. All of this comes especially after opting not to play a single tour match. When Australia were skittled for 91 in the second innings of the first Test in Nagpur, it happened because the batters failed in trying to defend off the trinity of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Hayden ready to solve Aussie batters' spin woes in India
Hayden, who was the Pakistan cricket team's mentor for the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup, is in India as a commentator for official broadcaster Star Sports and has no formal involvement with the touring side. However, on Tuesday he told the Sydney Morning Herald that he is 100 per cent ready to help the Australian batters who have produced scores of 177, 91.
Indian junior women's hockey team beats South Africa 4-3 in shootout
A match, much closer than the previous encounters between both teams, ended in a draw after either team failed to score in regulation time. This resulted in a shootout that ended 4-3 in the favour of the Indian junior women's hockey team. Having won all their matches against the U-21 team they now focus on playing the A team, twice in quick succession.
USA Boxing condemns IBA's "False and Misleading" qualification system for Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already suspended recognition of the IBA in 2019 over its governance, financial transparency and sustainability, and the integrity of its refereeing and judging processes.
The IOC has administered boxing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 directly and is managing the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics as well.
IND v AUS: I thought Pat grossly under-bowled himself in New Delhi Test match, says Allan Border
Cummins, the current Australia Test captain, bowled 13 overs in the first innings as the visitors took a tiny one-run lead. But in defence of 115 against India after shockingly being bowled out for 113 in their second innings, Cummins didn't even take the new ball, and moreover, didn't bowl at all as Australia slumped to a six-wicket loss inside three days to be 2-0 behind in the four-match series.
Over 30 nations pledge support for ban on Russia, Belarus competing in international events
France -- hosts of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2021 hosts Japan, the 2026 Winter Olympics hosts Italy and the United States, which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics, are all among the countries involved. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last month that it was "exploring a pathway" for athletes from the two nations competing.
Border Gavaskar Trophy: With Warner yet to recover, Australia have to take big calls for Indore Test
Warner had suffered a concussion and was substituted by Matt Renshaw and it was later revealed a hairline fracture in his left elbow, which puts him in doubt for the rest of the series. With Australia's batters collapsing in a heap for an embarrassing six-wicket defeat in the second Test in New Delhi within three days, s, they have nine days to not only recover from the psychological.
Football: Striker Fati aims to stay at Barcelona long after 2027
The 20-year-old is still short of the brilliant form he showed before picking up a serious knee injury over two years ago, and although he started Sunday's 2-0 win at home to Cadiz, he was again slightly disappointing, reports Xinhua. Speaking at a beneficial event on Monday, the striker was asked about his future and said he hoped to stay at the club long after his current contract expires in June 2027.
PVL 2023: Kolkata Thunderbolts register thrilling comeback win over Mumbai Meteors
Ashwal Rai was named the Player of the contest for his all-round display as Kolkata quelled a stiff challenge from Mumbai to win the match. Mumbai's Hiroshi Centelles showcased aggressive intentions from the service line and helped the Meteors get ahead. But when Rahul started serving the ball for the Thunderbolts, the momentum shifted. Janshad and skipper Ashwal Rai combined to take over Kolkata's middle line.
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