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IND v BAN, 1st Test: Pujara, Iyer smash fifties, carry India to 278/6 despite Taijul three-fer
In the first session, Bangladesh had taken out Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli to reduce India to 48/3 before Pujara and Rishabh Pant (46) led the recovery through a 64-run stand. But once Pant fell in the second session, Pujara joined hands with Iyer to lead India's recovery with a 149-run stand off 317 balls for the fifth wicket.
FIFA World Cup: No big celebrations, we still have one step ahead of us, says Argentina boss Scaloni
Julian Alvarez scored a brace and Lionel Messi converted a penalty as Argentina won their fifth consecutive match in this tournament after starting with a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia. "We'll celebrate because we know it's exciting to advance to the final," Scaloni said after the semifinal.
IND v BAN, 1st Test: Kohli, Rahul, Gill dismissed as Bangladesh reduce India to 85/3
For Bangladesh, left-arm spinner Taijul Islam picked two wickets while Khaled Ahmed had a scalp against his name in a wonderful morning session for the hosts. Electing to bat first on a seemingly good batting pitch, which had just a hint of nip and the odd ball stayed a tad low, Rahul got off the mark with an inner edge on the flick going through fine leg.
Richa Ghosh can't wait to emulate MS Dhoni-like heroics for India against Australia
While revealing in the pre-match presser that she idolized Dhoni in her growing-up years and saw him script great finishes for India, Richa also expressed her desire to meet him in the future. "Since childhood, I've followed Dhoni and how he used to finish the game. I haven't had the opportunity to meet him yet. There have been times when he would leave just before we were in for a camp or a match at a venue.
Pacer Kyle Jamieson looking to IPL 2023 for return to New Zealand set-up
Jamieson, who is returning from a back injury, was purchased in the 2021 auctions by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 15 crore -- the highest bid for a New Zealand player and the fourth-highest in IPL history. However, the 27-year-old had struggled to meet the price tag when playing just nine of RCB's 15 games.
French 'troika' Mbappe, Giroud and Griezmann hold key to Les Bleus success against Morocco
Griezmann's form, along that of While Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud, will be a key element when the defending champions take on tournament surprise semi-finalists Morocco on Wednesday night as they aim to become the first European nation to reach successive World Cup finals since Italy in 1938.
I-League: Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Kenkre share spoils with 2-2 draw
Mohammedan Sporting took the early lead thanks to captain Marcus Joseph's great long-range strike before Azfar Noorani equalised for Mumbai Kenkre at the stroke of half-time. Abiola Dauda's header put the Black and White Brigade ahead again at the hour mark but the Mumbaikars responded yet again with skipper Kiran Pandhare's goal 15 minutes from time.
FINA World Swimming Championships: Siva Sridhar breaks national record in 200m medley
Siva clocked 1:59.80s to finish first in heat 1 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. However, he was a distant 30th across five heats, which had 38 competitors. Notably, only the top eight made the cut for the final. South Africa's Matthew Sates won the championship in 1:50.15s with USA's Carson Foster (1:50.96) and Canada's Finlay Knox (1:51.04) winning silver and bronze, respectively.
IND v BAN, 1st Test: India win toss, elect to bat first; include three spinners with two pacers
After winning the toss for the first time on this tour, Rahul said India are playing three spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav -- along with two fast bowlers in Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj. "Looks like a good wicket and we'll put the runs on the board and use the footmarks later on to get wickets. They've been a few injuries but that gives an opportunity to the other guys," he said.
Many great players have failed to score': Lloris defends Kane's penalty miss
The Three Lions captain converted the first of the two kicks, to level both the match and Wayne Rooney's all-time England goal record, that his team got in regulation time but failed to get the second one past his Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris in the Les Blues goal blasting it over the crossbar and thereby missing the chance to make it 2-2.
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