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Rahul to lead India in first Test vs Bangladesh in absence of injured Rohit; Saini, Saurabh replace Shami, Jadeja
Rohit suffered a thumb injury during the second ODI against Bangladesh on Wednesday. He missed the third ODI, flew to Mumbai to meet a specialist and has been advised appropriate management for this injury. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Abhimanyu Easwaran as Rohit's replacement for the first Test while Cheteshwar Pujara has been named as the vice-captain.
FIFA World Cup: Indian students in Qatar get chance to get close to their idol Cristiano Ronaldo
But many football dreams have been kick-started especially among the Indian community in Qatar as they got a chance to meet the football superstar, who is an idol to hundreds and thousands of young fans all over the world. The likes of five-year-old Ebenezer Fernandez, eat, dream and sleep football and think about their idol all the time but his dream of meeting Ronaldo did not become a reality.
2nd T20I: India Women beat Australia Women in Super Over, level series 1-1
After both India and Australia scored the same total of 187 in their respective 20 overs, the result was decided via Super Over. Riding on Smriti's quick-fire 13 off 3, along with Richa (6) and Harmanpreet (1), India scored 20 runs against the bowling of Heather Graham in the Super Over.
2nd T20I: McGrath, Mooney fifties power Australia Women to 187/1 against India Women
Put into bat first, skipper Alyssa Healy (25 off 15) gave Australia a flying start by dealing in boundaries. With fast bowlers not making much of an impact, Harmanpreet introduced spin of Deepti Sharma in the fourth over and it worked as Healy cut and got a leading edge, with Vaidya taking a catch at short third-man.
FIFA World Cup: Absolutely gutted...it'll take some time to get over it, says captain Kane after England's exit
The England captain had already levelled the score with a penalty to cancel out Aurelien Tchouameni's 17th-minute opener for France. In the 83rd minute, Kane had another opportunity to level from the spot after Mason Mount was bundled over by Theo Hernandez.
FIFA World Cup: England out in quarters, but Southgate should stay to guide young lions
England have now fallen in the quarterfinals seven times (more than any other country) with Qatar 2022 joining Germany 2006, South Korea and Japan 2002, Mexico 1986, Spain 1982 (which had a different competition format), Mexico 1970 and Chile 1962. What makes this year's exit tough to take for England fans is that it came in what was arguably the best match of the tournament to date.
BWF World Tour Finals: Yamaguchi beats Tai Tzu-Ying to clinch women's singles title
While the score was close Yamaguchi, who last won the season-ender five years ago, was unmistakably in the driver's seat during the 46-minute contest. With this, the Japanese became the first women's singles player since Ye Zhaoying in 1997 to claim the All England Open, World Championships and end-of-season finals all in the same year.
Australia complete West Indies sweep to close in on World Test Championship final
The World Test Championship pacesetters wrapped up the 2-0 series sweep late in the first session on the fourth day of the clash, with pacer Michael Neser completing proceedings by dismissing Marquino Mindley for a duck. It means Australia moves further ahead at the head of the World Test Championship standings, with the Aussies now boasting an impressive 75 percent win-percentage for the current period.
Australia spinner Jess Jonassen ruled out of India tour with injury, Wellington called up
The left-arm spinner has returned home to Queensland, will be replaced in Australia's 15-player squad by leg-spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington, who is expected to fly into India and link up with the touring party on Tuesday, ahead of the third T20I. Jonassen strained her right hamstring while fielding during Australia's emphatic nine-wicket win at DY Patil Stadium on Friday.
No regrets about starting Ronaldo on bench, says Portugal head coach Santos
Youssef En-Nesyri headed home on the stroke of halftime after Portugal dominated possession without finding a way past Morocco's defense in their quarterfinal here. Ronaldo, who started on the bench for the second game in a row, was introduced in the 51st minute as a replacement for Ruben Neves, and made an immediate impact.
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